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    Nurses with children always go home early?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Agatha12's topic in General Nursing

    That is nonsense. Nurses who have children (I among them) have no right to expect other nurses to help bear the burden of raising them. All nurses on a unit should be faced with the same...
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    oklahoma peer employment

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to 1nurse4you's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't know anything about Oklahoma but here in Pennsylvania long term care / nursing homes and dialysis providers seem to be big employers of nurses in monitoring
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    CA BRN: Experience getting MD to send CV to board?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to burtis's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Gotcha
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    CA BRN: Experience getting MD to send CV to board?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to burtis's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Really it's against some rule to post here. So we gave up our right to freedom of speech when we got drunk or
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    Are you and alcoholic / addict

    SpankedInPittsburgh posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Good Morning Everybody: Last night was a rare departure from what is usually my worst night of the week. My weekly "nurses support" meeting which is usually 1 & 1/2 hours of tedious "check in"...
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    Are you and alcoholic / addict

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I agree with your sentiments. First, this site had provided me with more support than I ever got from any other experience in this monitoring hell that many of us have been subject to. I thank all...
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    Clean but freaked out

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to CaliMSN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I've never seen a bag of morphine used. PCA's set on continuous but never a bag. Anyway, I doubt that you would catch anything this way as the flow of the fluid was headed towards the patient &...
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    Are you and alcoholic / addict

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Of course you are right. It ain't happening but its a pity. Thank you for the compliment & I like
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    Relationships after addiction

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to mississippiRN71's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you Tiff U will. That's what we do in this program. We hang on and survive
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    Relationships after addiction

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to mississippiRN71's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I️ i don't know if I'm depressed or just half crazy a lot of the
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    Relationships after addiction

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to mississippiRN71's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'll be honest. It is very hard for me to have any sort of relationship while going through this program. I'm really not myself under this microscope combined with the economic and financial strains...
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    Rehab Success Rate???

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Oh God!!! I'm truly sorry this happened to you. I comply with all the stuff I'm supposed to do and at one point even asked them if "I had to sing the company song" (ie lie) to move along in the...
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    Rehab Success Rate???

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Is A.D. your pnap
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    Rehab Success Rate???

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hell!!!!! I'm in the same boat then. I️ loathe this stuff and they damn sure know
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    Rehab Success Rate???

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    What state are u
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    Ex turned me in

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Singlemomrn95's topic in Nurses Recovery

    18 UDS in 12 months actually sounds like a reasonable plan. You needed a lawyer to get this deal? Honestly that is the first time I've heard of one helping. Good
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    Life after monitoring

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Tiff you have two years clean and you did complete an IOP. Apparently whatever you did it worked for you. Keep doing what you have to in order to stay sober. I really can't see (even in this warped...
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    Several Questions

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to jt3w's topic in Nurses Recovery

    tiff is right. If you get a dui you will most definately be placed in one of these hellish programs. You need treatment and that is first and foremost. This treatment should be confidential....
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    One Little Pill / Kudos

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Cat I owe you Kudos also for "The Sober Truth". I'm still reading it but it is very enlightening. It amazes me that in a profession that is supposed to be tied to evidence based practice the...
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    One Little Pill / Kudos

    SpankedInPittsburgh posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi all: Major shout-out to Drossi for recommending "One Little Pill" an documentary about using naltrexone to combat urges to drink. Finally an approach that involves medicine and neuroscience that...
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    Several Questions

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to jt3w's topic in Nurses Recovery

    These are very good questions. I hope I can at least give some insight. First, my understanding of confidentiality with respect to your medical records, conversations with a doctor and private...
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    Need advice from my fellow nurses in recovery!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to rn1965's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah, I can talk about the pee tests or mandatory meetings you may be forced to attend. I have a place that tests 24/7. I have to drive a bit to get there but I can always get a pee test done. They...
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    Rehab Success Rate???

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    AMEN!!!!
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    Rehab Success Rate???

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My god I don't know what to say. I'll pray for your friend. We are a miserable lot to turn our back on a fellow stricken nurse like this. It's sickening. I'm at a complete loss. Rabid dogs treat...
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    Rehab Success Rate???

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Are you kidding me?!?! I don't know where or when your point of reference is. What's this nonsense about returning to work after detox and then being able to return anywhere but an anesthesia...