SpankedInPittsburgh DNP, RN

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    Holy pay cut shock!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Scorchednurse's topic in School

    No way I'd work for that. I didn't go to school and gain experience in nursing to make what they do at Wally World. However, everyone has different values. The primary motivation of me going to...
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    HIPPA violation if the patient isn't in your facility?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to MoonlightRose's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I have seen facebook cause much more angst than it's close to being worth. Just because somebody finds something out it doesn't mean they have to share it with the rest of the world via the internet....
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    Recoverytrek option 6

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to IrishCMSRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If sugar & UTI's cause false positives you gotta wonder why they don't simply test for ETG. I always get Option 3 (well not always but just about). Truthfully I have no idea what they are...
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    Recoverytrek option 6

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to IrishCMSRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Well apparently coercion is not only part of recovery. So is bald-faced lying. These people are amoral
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    Merry christmas & thanks!!!

    SpankedInPittsburgh posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Merry Christmas Everybody!!! I just wanted to take a brief moment to wish all of you and the people you care about a very Merry Christmas. You have all provided much needed support for me regardless...
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    Merry christmas & thanks!!!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank You Wizzard & I appreciate all you insight and support
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    How did you get your ER position?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Emergency

    I didn't. I had to work as a floor nurse for a year & then applied to the critical care class offered in our hospital. After that I was assigned to the ER at my
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    Merry christmas & thanks!!!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you wonder!!! Good cheer to you and
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    orientation prob. bring it up with my boss or not

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to singleye's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah. You missed a MAP. You dropped the ball. Do not go whining to the boss about this or a crybaby reputation is gonna follow you for years. So your preceptor is an over-functioning,...
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    Thankful to be Working on Christmas

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm grateful to be one day closer to the end of this travesty and one day closer to happy
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    Drug testing...

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to JxoRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Oh God. ICE CREME IS MY LAST VICE!!!! I hate these
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    "Recovery" and public shaming

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to noctanol's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yep that's the ticket!!! It's a symptom of the larger disease process. Nurses hating
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    Drug testing...

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to JxoRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I check in everyday. Probably several times a day & we don't have to check in on the weekend. Who knows when and for what you are gonna get tested, It doesn't matter. Focus on your side of the...
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    Merry christmas & thanks!!!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    AMEN TIFF!!!
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    this should be interesting..

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to OhioRN1234's topic in Nurses Recovery

    What state are you
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    abandonment

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to guest1055037's topic in General Nursing

    Quit the job not nursing. Not every place is a hellhole. You worked too hard to be a
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    NP school liability insurance

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to 10yearnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    WOW!!!!! That is not a happy Christmas gift. I have clinical hours scheduled but its not with patient's its for the dreaded CAPSTONE. I'm glad I dodged that bullet. At least so far... Merry...
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    this should be interesting..

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to OhioRN1234's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I've actually heard of contracts that don't prohibit drinking. I want to say in Ohio or some Midwestern state but not here in Pennsylvania. Personally I don't see anything wrong with it. Alcohol is...
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    Meetings

    SpankedInPittsburgh posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hello all: I was curious in your particular program how many 12 step meetings are you required to attend? Do you guys get anything from them or have they helped you? How do you report these meetings...
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    Worried

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to cool88's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah. You just started a new job and fell asleep at work in front of your boss. That's bad no other way to put it. That being said you are human and I've fallen asleep in many a boring meeting when...
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    Christmas Bonuses

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

    Hell would freeze and a winged buffalo would fly out my posterior before stroking that
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    Will you volunteer at a primary care clinic just to get the experience?

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

    Never work for free. Move if you must to gain entry into the profession but never work for
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    How can I help educate floor nurses as a Hospitalist NP?

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

    There is a fine line between doing something you're passionate about and doing it for free. If you say from the beginning you will do it for free, that will be expected of you and then may turn into...
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    RN in IPN waiting for HR

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Tuts00RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I think much of this depends on the simple need for nurses to fun a facility. I know places here where nurses can get a job tomorrow. The problem is these places aren't offering jobs that most...
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    Meetings

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Wizzard, That is excellent information!!! I'm going to ask if I can attend on-line meetings. I had no idea they even existed. "InTheRooms" is the site?