SpankedInPittsburgh DNP, RN

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    Trouble for taking Doctors candy

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to zynnnie's topic in General Nursing

    Mock not the Cat In the Damn Hat mere mortals lest ye be smote to Dr. Seuss Hades. Yet more nurse sinful thinking on display!!! Replacing candy with soy-based poo-poo!!! That is punishable by death...
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    Don't bring your misery to work!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I respectfully disagree for several reasons. When somebody comes to work in an unprofessional manner it affects the workplace and our ability to help patients as a nursing team. For example, Nurse...
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    12 step meetings

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Ornurse1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah that thought resides in my mind. I loathe
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    Hopes for the New Year???

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That's a lot of pee!!! Cheap beer would help as I remember but its a poor
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    Hopes for the New Year???

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    rn1965: This too shall pass!!! You will make it through this and keep on trucking!!! My first incarnation as a college student was in Austin at UT. Is Otto's still there? It should be. My buddies...
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    Trouble for taking Doctors candy

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to zynnnie's topic in General Nursing

    Is the big blue gummy the judge? He should have a silk robe and a gummy
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    Nursing pay..Check this out!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to FrankRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    Yep totally agree. My son lives in San Francisco with his girl and they both make a pretty good wage. However, the cost of living is so high they live like poor folks in a rundown apartment whose...
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    So much for "step down year" in TPAPN!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Ash2213's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah its 5 years here and the nurse program is 3. It is
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    So much for "step down year" in TPAPN!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Ash2213's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have a buddy who is a doc here in PA. There program is fully funded by insurance. The reason being is that they get referred to an individual doc who makes appropriate diagnosis and orders...
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    So much for "step down year" in TPAPN!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Ash2213's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You can petition to drop 12 step meetings??? Are you in
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    Trouble for taking Doctors candy

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to zynnnie's topic in General Nursing

    I'd love to say this must be BS but I can't. I've seen petty write ups and feuds which have escalated through HR and all the way to the courts over such things as; appropriate footwear for office...
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    Trouble for taking Doctors candy

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to zynnnie's topic in General Nursing

    I knew one doc years ago who actually tried to write a nurse up for cutting in front of him at the Starbucks in our lobby. At the time this doc was head of our critical services and very used to...
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    Trouble for taking Doctors candy

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to zynnnie's topic in General Nursing

    Theft of Gummi Bears is permitted. Theft of Snickers is Punishable by banishment and even death if its from me before a night shift in my busy ER. So let it be written. So let it be done. Look it...
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    Why are they called, "Chucks?"

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to NPbyDay's topic in General Nursing

    They wanted to call them Bob's but he got
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    You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

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

    Very Very Good points Boston!!! The "measured" response is probably gonna be "but we don't approve". Do yourself a favor and stop caring. Many in nursing think they are owed an explanation by...
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    allnurses avatars

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    I love my avatar!!! How to I replace the stupid stock picture I have
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    Only certain departments in hospital got a pay increase?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to RNingBSNing's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, these MBA suits are a crock full of badness. However, they are smart and aggressive. They are going to pay a nurse the absolute minimum it takes to keep them performing a function for the...
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    Any info on suspension?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to mississippiRN71's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Tiff nobody can blame you for being nervous!!! Many of these folks sound like lying dirt-bags plus they have the added quality to being too dumb to know what is in there own contract
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    You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

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

    Thank You FullGlass!!! It's about time somebody said it. Nurses have this peculiar way of judging other nurses. Who really cares what some other nurse thinks about your qualifications to be an NP?...
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    Nursing student with recent DUI. Need advice

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to BCE2802's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Great Advice
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    So much for "step down year" in TPAPN!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Ash2213's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Oh god!!! We don't have a step down year here but if we did I wouldn't trust
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    Any info on suspension?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to mississippiRN71's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I would also think that if they were going to suspend your license they would have got around to it a lot faster than 2 years!!! My god what if you really were a danger to patients. Let her be a...
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    Doctors vs NP's?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to FrankRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    Yep Parrots world wide are mad at me. They are suing me in a class action case because they do not believe that any creature no matter how mentally deficient can keep repeating that they are a nurse...
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    allnurses avatars

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    HAHAHA!!! Wonderful & yes I was a bad
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    this should be interesting..

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to OhioRN1234's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Well I'm glad it worked out. Honestly I don't see how it couldn't as you did nothing wrong and fully complied with the terms and conditions of your contract!!! Happy New Years to you and yours &...