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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

    I'm going into my last semester of my DNP studies. I've been an ER nurse for a long time. Will that experience help me? Yeah I think it will. Do I think that it is necessary for becoming a...
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    Nursing student with recent DUI. Need advice

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to BCE2802's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I hope you can get the charges reduced to reckless driving. If that's possible I believe that's a traffic offense and nor reportable to the BON. I agree with Lisa consult an attorney and get ready...
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    this should be interesting..

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to OhioRN1234's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I agree. False Positives are real & thankfully there are backup tests to refute some of this bad information. Unfortunately we are stuck in this hell and all we can do is react to such...
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    Frustrated and Lost

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Genafaggion's topic in Nursing Career

    Yeah. Nursing is a tough job. I think the reality of what we face everyday and idealized notions of what nurses should be are two vastly different things. Many of these issues we bring on...
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    this should be interesting..

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to OhioRN1234's topic in Nurses Recovery

    YEP!!!! I couldn't agree more. This program is an out of control dumpster fire causing much, much more damage than it does to help people. In your case the pathetic half-wits maybe didn't even read...
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    Nursing student with recent DUI. Need advice

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to BCE2802's topic in Nurses Recovery

    First of all this stuff is very state specific so check with Illinois's Board of Nursing for input. However, I'm pretty sure you can finish school at the very least. I'm also pretty sure they are...
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    12 step meetings

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Ornurse1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah I truthfully don't care about my anonymity either but I don't consider myself a member of a group that has anonymous as half its
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    Trouble with New Grad Orientee

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to FrancescaF's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yeah. This is a fit that doesn't work. Have her orient with somebody else. If your manager won't allow a itch the three of you need to talk this through & put all your cards on table. We...
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    Therapeutic Gossip

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I think there is a difference between word of mouth communication at the workplace regarding policy issues and talking about other people behind their backs. 99% of all gossip I've heard over the...
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    Nursing Spirituality

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to EGspirit's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I'm a non-believer but I feel that everybody is entitled to whatever they believe in. Personally I can't stand the zealots on either side. On the one side you have the hard-core "you gotta believe...
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    How to get nursing school paid for?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Beautiful_Beginnings's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Go to work for the VA. Like you I already had a ton of student loans when I decided to switch careers and become a nurse. I went to 13 months of community college to become an RN. I applied to an...
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    this should be interesting..

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to OhioRN1234's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah. Without knowing what you tested positive for I don't see how you can explain anything. They do the same thing here in Pennsylvania. I "failed" my first Pee Test coming out of rehab. My PNAP...
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    RN in IPN waiting for HR

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Tuts00RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah Good Luck here from the frozen Steel City. Happy New
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    12 step meetings

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Ornurse1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah getting the paper signed bites. You would think for a bunch of folks who value anonymity wouldn't want to sign such a thing much less aid in depriving you of your anonymity of being there by...
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    12 step meetings

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Ornurse1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Cats, How do you get them to sign the stupid sign-in thingy before the meeting ends? You must be a hell of a lot prettier than me because I gotta sit through the whole tedious
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    this should be interesting..

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to OhioRN1234's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Alright, stay calm. Let your lawyer earn the money you are paying him or her. Remember that some meds cause false positive for other banned substances. See if the prescribed med can cause a false...
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    12 step meetings

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Ornurse1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    What town do you live in? I thought they had AA meetings just about everywhere. I have no use for them but god knows they are
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    12 step meetings

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Ornurse1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You don't have to go to the meeting with your sponsor. I'm not talking about gaming the system. I dutifully attend the 12 step meetings & read the sports page on my phone. However, isn't that...
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    Nursing Spirituality

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to EGspirit's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Not at all. I believe the jolly green giant is more real than any flavor of deity. However, the fact that I'm a non-believer doesn't give me license to be a nasty, uncaring individual. I choose...
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    HIPAA Violation?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to peppers2's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Oh yeah that's a violation. That patient is not in her care and she has no need or right to see those records. The busy-body nurse is no doubt one of the reasons HIPAA was
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    HIPPA violation if the patient isn't in your facility?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to MoonlightRose's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Oh wait!!!! You spilled your "private" information on the internet???? You really have nothing to say about nothing much less about HIPAA violations and professional conduct. If you want things...
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    this should be interesting..

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to OhioRN1234's topic in Nurses Recovery

    good!!!! workout and talk through your
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    12 step meetings

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Ornurse1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Why not? I thought it was whenever two or more alcoholics gathered
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    this should be interesting..

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to OhioRN1234's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Ok it sounds like you tested positive for maybe two things or perhaps drew some false positives from the cold meds. Lets start with the booze. You had a drink but your contract doesn't prohibit...
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    Holy pay cut shock!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Scorchednurse's topic in School

    Yep my primary motivation is to earn a paycheck from my job. If not I'd spend all my free time helping the sick like Mother Theresa. I ain't Mother Theresa just Spanked. In fact I'd do it for free....