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    The state of nursing now

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. Nursing and Medicine are businesses now & cutting expenses looks good on the next quarterly report. What can you do about it? That depends. If you are OK with them cutting your pay then...
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    Trouble for taking Doctors candy

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to zynnnie's topic in General Nursing

    Ha!!!
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    Will they require a DNP in the future to be a Nurse Practitioner?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to TAS2354's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Nursing Education needs a complete overhaul. My BSN was largely an exercise in busy-work that did not make me a better nurse at all. My DNP was like two courses of study. The first part was the...
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    Filing a complaint question

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Randomnurse3's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I self report I have no
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    Is it legal for your boss to dictate where you poop?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    That would be rude. You gotta do it in a desk
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    Trouble for taking Doctors candy

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to zynnnie's topic in General Nursing

    No shame in shameless hussy-dom. I'm a
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    Healthy Weight Week

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to JanineKelbach's topic in General Nursing

    I'd finish reading this article but somebody brought in free
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    Are NPs expected to be happy and cheerful?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Soliloquy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yeah I suck at the whole fakey fake smile stuff as a nurse. It hasn't really hurt me and I do try to be genuine, friendly and business like but I'm not cheerleader material. I can't imagine that...
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    DUI in last semester of RN school- My journey.

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to madeamistake's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    DO NOT GIVE UP!!! You put yourself in a horrible position but this doesn't have to be a fatal wound. It's gonna leave a hell of a mark and hurt but you can survive this. Many of us do. I'm glad to...
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    Starting out in ER?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to YoursNursingly's topic in Emergency

    Go for it!!! Where I work you had to do at least one year of floor nursing (a long time ago) before jumping to the ER or ICU. That philosophy has changed now as both those units have expressed a...
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    Is it legal for your boss to dictate where you poop?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    They actually sell Poo-pouri? I thought it was a joke. We are so uptight & self-conscious that we don't want people to think our poop smells like poop??? WOW!!! To quote Dr. House "Everybody...
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    Why all the drama with nursing?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to dogmom2016's topic in General Nursing

    Good Luck
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    BSN or Associates Degree

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to raynpetal's topic in General Students

    Yep, here in Pittsburgh the big hirers want their nurses to have a BSN or agree to get
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    Former drug addicts becoming nurses?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yep booze is the big one!!! It is pervasive and a part of American life. You cannot go a block in Pittsburgh without finding several places to get a drink. Personally, I feel this example...
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    Why all the drama with nursing?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to dogmom2016's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I think quitting is a rational response if you are given the alternative of accepting the unacceptable or leaving. I think nurses owe it to themselves and other nurses to reject nonsense...
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    Nursing Grad dealing with the BON

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to nurse_girlie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes they are like sharks in the water. If they smell blood they will attack with little or no
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    Past DUI

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to mosweetp's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My only thought is that I hope they leave you the heck alone and let you practice the profession you educated yourself for. Here in Pa. they look back at least 12 years (that's the oldest such...
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    Checking in

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to mississippiRN71's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi Tiff!!! I pray that you don't get sucked into this nonsense. I would think at some point this issue would start to fade with the BON but what the heck do I know. When is your license due for...
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    suspended licence for owing taxes

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to passports's topic in General Nursing

    Wow!!! I had no idea that could happen. Get a lawyer & work out a payment plan I guess. How are you supposed to pay off anything without working? Sounds like the return of debtors
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    Suspended Licence

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to PRN4U's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Meq, I agree the anxiety associated with these programs are real and never ending. Hang tough and get through this
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    Bullying :Living well is the best revenge

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Oldmahubbard's topic in General Nursing

    No it should not. You are to be commended. You were in a horrible situation and you got out of it. I think if more nurses didn't put up with horrible nonsense there would be a lot less horrible...
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    Suspended Licence

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to PRN4U's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You are already in a monitoring program? If so they are gonna give you some level of punishment over and above what you already signed up for. The most recent addition to our support group failed a...
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    Military with history of discipline?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to 10yearnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Ha!!! You are giving me flashbacks. I served 8 years on active duty as a paratrooper in the Army. I presume that you are talking about joining the service as a nurse and therefore commissioned...
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    Male Nurse Disgusted by Female Nurses

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I don't view wrestling with the insane drunk guy or picking up a huge patient as discrimination at
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    Bullying :Living well is the best revenge

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Oldmahubbard's topic in General Nursing

    Why do you think it does go on and is