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    Lost New NP

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

    No I actually did not apply for the job and never had an inpatient rotation. My employer paid for my DNP so I owe them years so they assigned it to me. I hope you are right. I’ve been at my place...
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    Lost New NP

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

    The DNP truly just means you wrote a paper with statistics and conclusions. I got my DNP because it was a bricks and mortar school with twice as many clinical hours needed to graduate. The paper is...
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    What does my future hold?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to TravelingRN21's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Do NOT smoke the weed. You will get jammed up. I personally think weed is wonderful. I never liked it for myself but as mind altering chemical go it probably is the safest. It’s against federal...
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    Attn Florida IPN Nurses

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hey Paige thank you!!! I’m not in florida as I’d witnessed by the cold and snow today but if I can help let me know. I actually think you are addressing two distinct and rotten realities of...
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    Lost New NP

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

    I work for a huge hospital system they have plenty of outpatient postings and trust me I’ve applied for them
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    Lost New NP

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

    I’m done with school. I graduated and took my boards. This is the job my employer placed me in. I’m in an inpatient role as a cardiology np. I deal with the very acutely sick with many...
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    Intoxicated staff member

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to tining's topic in School

    Well if called you have to testify. I would not offer opinions only facts and then only the facts as written in your documentation. It seems to me their case is either made or broken based on the...
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    Lost New NP

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

    Oh i will. I really have no choice. I’ve met with my union folks. I’m meeting with the big bosses next week and then if necessary grieve arbitration then litigation. I’m old and have many...
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    Lost New NP

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

    Oh I
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    Lost New NP

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

    I’m meeting with them next week. I’ve been honest with them all along. Thank you so much for responding to
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    Seeking advice/information

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Nurse2007's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah I gotta say when I got in trouble with pnap. I knew exactly what I was in trouble for. I don’t know if you are getting the whole story. I also advise that you put some distance between you...
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    Seeking advice/information

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Nurse2007's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That was indeed a good
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    Seeking advice/information

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Nurse2007's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm pretty sure that insurance will pay for none of the
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    Party safely

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Bethedr's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hospice patients are not full code by definition where I work. To get hospice services you need to be
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    Party safely

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Bethedr's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah if you wanna get a somewhat sickly elderly patient really sick then send them to an inpatient setting. Many of these folks are immune compromised and many Er docs will admit just to cover their...
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    Hair Test

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Scollins2's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Blood tests can detect etoh use (binge and chronic use) for weeks. It’s a Peth test and doesn’t look for the etoh itself but that which is left after consumption I think I had three so far or...
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    Party safely

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Bethedr's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hey happy!!! i did finish my DNP and im in a job in an inpatient specialty service. Tough first gig for a brand new np and the transition is rough but I’m hanging in. Still got a few more months...
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    Party safely

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Bethedr's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah as a long time er nurse I agree. You cannot simply routinely send patients to the ER because you don’t know what to do with them and the onstaff docs don’t wanna deal with them. We routinely...
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    Party safely

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Bethedr's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Who are you sending to the ER and from
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    a All these urine drug screens!!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to mississippiRN71's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It is Meagan. I had a descent set of circumstances when I got my dui. Almost 1000 hours of sick / vacation time built up and a union job so I didn’t get fired nor miss a paycheck although they...
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    a All these urine drug screens!!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to mississippiRN71's topic in Nurses Recovery

    No but the money thieves that are in league with the folks that run the monitoring programs do. I spend about $200 a month on testing at the end of my monitoring that will total about $8000. Really...
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    a All these urine drug screens!!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to mississippiRN71's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah I just had three in the last week or so myself. I hope they slack off a little as it’s hurting my wallet during the
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    NP in recovery

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to joey1979pa's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi Joey I’m an np in pnap. I won’t say I’m in recovery as the choice to quit drinking was a condition of continuing my career and not entirely my choice. I’d Be glad to talk to you and help...
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    Meltdown at work, does TPAPN need to know?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to N377311's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I’m not sure what they would report and even if they did what would that prove? You got emotional at work because some slob abused you. You are far from the first nurse this has (and will have )...
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    Meltdown at work, does TPAPN need to know?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to N377311's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I’m not in the same monitoring program as you but I’m sure I missed a check in or two along the way. So far nothing bad has happened. Now I’ve checked in hundreds of times and I’m pretty...