Eris Discordia BSN, RN

Eris Discordia BSN, RN

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  1. Sepsis protocols causing a future superbug??

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to Alexx_xox's topic in General Nursing

    Ironically, this is EXACTLY how it is done at my hospital! An overhead page, followed by room number. It pages lab STAT to the bedside, as well as a pharmacist, and a RN supervisor. Pharmacist has the...

  2. Double digits! 99 days.

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to Recovering_RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Now, I'm not much of a social butterfly in terms of going out, and most people I know are aware of my situation, so I don't often have to explain the alcohol thing, but there is one notable...

  3. Acute in patient psych gowns vs street clothes

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to sister zyprexa's topic in Psychiatric

    I think patient dignity has a high value here...this is psych, after all. There is just no medical need for a patient to remain gowned. I cannot imagine denying a patient the right to wear pants or...

  4. On Call Vs. Commute

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to kpalo's topic in General Nursing

    No call, hands

  5. Still waiting....

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to mississippiRN71's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah, if I were you, I really would be wondering if my file fell in a black hole. I just cannot imagine criminal happening at this point. As for the Board, their memory appears to be longer, but...

  6. Have I proceeded correctly?

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Persephone, This is just the epitome of awfulness. I applaud your ability to keep it together so gracefully. I admit, stories like these have me obsessive about everything I touch, ingest, or...

  7. DWAI 20 years ago, Florida wants details for endorsement

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to muggs's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have no clue for Florida, but all I can say is that I pray to everything good and holy that they won't make you do monitoring for something that happened 19 years ago, before nursing!! Especially...

  8. Benefits over passion?

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to KJCnango's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, absolutely, YES! Benefits matter a whole bunch when it comes to job satisfaction. My benefits are crappy and even though I enjoy my job, it takes a lot out of that satisfaction when the benefits...

  9. Sick.. need medicine!

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to Nursealc123's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Ironically, if you were at work acting weird from sleep deprivation, all the money in the world says that they would report you for being impaired and even with a clean drug screen, you would be...

  10. Any actual success with attorney?

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to nurse_girlie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Wow, I guess I was super fortunate in my situation. First off, I was definitely a legit drug addict, so if anyone should have been strapped with a long evaluation, it should have been me. That being...

  11. How much do new psych nurses make?

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to nina12345's topic in Psychiatric

    It's simply impossible to say. It depends on your state and it depends on the city within your state. It depends on the saturation of the job market you are working in. It depends on whether you work...

  12. Death and Repossession

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    My husband's car got repossessed on Wednesday. We were two months behind because I got called for blood and nail tests and that ate up our monthly budget. We both work long distances from home so we...

  13. Will I be punished forever

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to skinnedknee's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My last 3 hospital jobs ran credit checks. I can't say what would exclude someone for a job with one though, because I have every kind of bad credit and have gotten those jobs. My current job even...

  14. Will I be punished forever

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to skinnedknee's topic in Nurses Recovery

    For what it's worth, my credit score has never stopped me from getting a job...and I have a bankruptcy, a repo, countless old medical debts, and several judgements against me. I will never get it...

  15. Will I be punished forever

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to skinnedknee's topic in Nurses Recovery

    When I decided to go to grad school to get my license as an addiction practitioner (a branch of counseling), I called the licensing board and they told me that I had to have a clear nursing license,...

  16. Nevada now testing 2x/month and "witnessed" tests

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to dr. eatbox's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I second the call to play nice with others here. The "DUH!" was rude. My state tests minimum of 50 times a year. First was observed, others not. I have been called for blood and nail tests with never...

  17. Option 4

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to Big Blondie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Options are which specific urine screen is ordered. My program have 15 options that can be ordered, for

  18. And you think it can't get worse

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    14 months into my five year contract and I just got "randomly" assigned today to a NAIL drug test. Yes. NAILS. No dilutes ever. No positives ever. Kind of curious how this is gonna go down...

  19. Any Buddhist Nurses?

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to CriticalJ's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I am a Buddhist as well...I find that the general principles of mindfulness along with a solid meditation practice help me stay much more grounded, particularly at

  20. Have I proceeded correctly?

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm very lucky. My facility doesn't use alcohol based sanitizer anymore...they had a sentinel event where a patient coded after drinking hand sanitizer off the wall in their room, so they switched out...

  21. Have I proceeded correctly?

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Persephone, I have a question. Do you routinely use alcohol based hand sanitizers? I just read a really interesting study that studied the Etg test and hand sanitizer...about 50% tested positive for...

  22. Have I proceeded correctly?

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    This article is interesting. It explains what the various levels can mean. Seems like your level still seems like it could be a heavy incidental exposure. Also, it says that the Etg should NOT be used...

  23. Bipolar and tpapn

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to Foxynurse5006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I would add that some inpatient psych facilities will report known nurses for having an inpatient stay for mental illness..mainly, the one I work at. It's beyond a crap thing to do, but for whatever...

  24. RN just completed probation. Can't find a job

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to Emod's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Seconding what others have said...I found a good job in psych. Not my favorite and a two hour commute one way, but it pays my bills and keeps me in nursing. I plan on keeping it until I'm done with...

  25. Just sayin!

    Eris Discordia BSN, RN replied to Big Blondie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    3/2021 47 months 1,410 days 33,840 hours I went browsing on Indeed for jobs other than nursing. Just reaffirmed that if I want to make more than $13 an hour, I'm stuck in this