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    Obtaining My RN license in California with 2 felonies

    Persephone Paige replied to LizzyGizzy's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Another thing to consider is whether the hospitals where the school conducts clinical will allow you to be in their facility. You need to investigate every avenue. The college will allow you to apply,...
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    Types of questions...

    Persephone Paige replied to Randomnurse3's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I didn't get an MMPI test. I was interviewed and I they are always looking for denial. I'm not sure what your situation is, but I have been through a couple of these. If you have been referred for an...
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    Clinging To Hope

    Persephone Paige replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hey All, I actually love Psych nursing. Thus far I've probably put in about 100 applications, perhaps more. At first, I focused on the hospitals because I felt they would more easily be able to...
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    Positive Drug Test TNPAP

    Persephone Paige replied to Bevel_Up's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Levofloaxin?spelling can cause false positive. Ask for a hair sample, best way to refute a false
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    Clinging To Hope

    Persephone Paige replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks all who took the time to reply. I live in a small town, so the smaller places I have had the potential to work for don't have the freedom to staff the extra RN that might pass my narcotics....
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    Clinging To Hope

    Persephone Paige replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank You, RecoveringRN. I have been steering clear of Oncology because I imagined all the people in the hospital being in pain and narcotics out the waazoo. But, that would just be inpatient stuff. I...
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    Got into IPN while with FH, now changing jobs... IPN HR question

    Persephone Paige replied to Rileysmama's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You may be okay because you already work for them, but in my area, Florida Hospital wants nothing to do with IPN nurses. I don't know if it's different in other parts of the state, maybe it is. I am...
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    Older Student, Unprofessional Nurse During Clinical

    Persephone Paige replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in General Students

    It's just like life, some people hit you the wrong way. Life doesn't stop being life when you walk through the hospital doors. It's always the goal to be very professional. But, every once in a while...
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    HPRP unfairly being treated

    Persephone Paige replied to Wolfpuppy31's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My personal opinion is that you will have no choice. I have seen so many nurses with DUI ( OWI ) get contracts for monitoring. In Florida, it's different for everyone. Most DUIs I know have a two year...
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    Thinking about returning to nursing

    Persephone Paige replied to setsuna92's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    This is a great post and I think you might be surprised at the nurses with mental health issues that seek out jobs in psych or psych related fields ( like say, addictions ). Who best to care for these...
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    The pain scale has been harmful

    Persephone Paige replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse and a part of the Opioid epidemic. I have been clean now for 4 1/2 years. I have been very fortunate not to have had pain severe enough to need narcotics since getting clean and I live in...
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    Isolating, Obsessing, Life on hold

    Persephone Paige replied to Recovering_RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    We are not allowed to do home health, or any job that would take us out of direct supervision. I don't have to have someone looking right over my shoulder, but I basically have to stay in one spot. No...
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    Isolating, Obsessing, Life on hold

    Persephone Paige replied to Recovering_RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I just wanted to add that if I had a job, I'd be counting. I'm 3 years in on July 26th and because it took be so long to get my license back ( things kept coming up that I had to take care of before I...
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    Starting the IPN in Florida

    Persephone Paige replied to sheracraft's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It's completely individualized. I've seen some first time people be arrested, intervened on and the whole nine yards get approved for outpatient ( simply because they were poor). Hell, we're all poor!...
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    Isolating, Obsessing, Life on hold

    Persephone Paige replied to Recovering_RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I can relate. My obsessing isn't about the monitoring part of it, but the finding a job aspect. I am having a very hard time finding a job after a 12+ year lapse in employment. I got cancer during a...
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    How many have been arrested?

    Persephone Paige replied to DistressedRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Don't answer! You've admitted your problem to the peer assistance program... If they want to officially charge you, let them do the investigation. That's what they are paid
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    Hospice morphine overdose

    Persephone Paige replied to Robbie8121's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    *TRIGGERED* My grandmothers both passed recently, one more peacefully than the other. Both were in Hospice at the end an my mother refusing to accept that my grandmother was not going to recover was...
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    Will marijuana ever be okay in nursing?

    Persephone Paige replied to Bakingismylife's topic in General Nursing

    The problem is that we chose a profession that doesn't tolerate any sort of weakness. We are supposed to be "on" even when we're off. There is very little to be done about that. I do believe there are...
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    Tpapn missed check in

    Persephone Paige replied to TexNurse777's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I've checked in "outside my window." The window is 4 am - 2 pm EST for me. The kids were off school for some reason and it felt like a weekend, when I finally remembered it was 3 something. I pushed...
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    In TPAPN and currently in IOP. Tested pos in IOP...do I need to tell my CM?

    Persephone Paige replied to JustBreatheRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Just be honest... It may set you back the time you've accumulated thus far, but so what. Lesson learned.... I can tell you that all the things you listed: lethargy, apathy, lack of interest are...
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    Nurses Smoking: Compassion Instead of Judgement

    Persephone Paige replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    I am a smoker and I want to a be a non-smoker. I am currently looking for work after a 13 year hiatus, I am glad that most every campus I know about is Non-smoking. Because I can do without a...
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    Weekly Support Group Meetings

    Persephone Paige replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I just zone out if it's boring. Sometimes someone will have a problem and discuss, but no one I know borrows trouble just so we can have an exciting meeting. If it's interesting, I'm engaged. If the...
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    RN support group

    Persephone Paige replied to rnfarmer's topic in Nurses Recovery

    $40/month or $10/week if you have trouble letting go of the $40 all at once at the beginning of the month. I live in Florida and I think that's a pretty standard amount, at least for central...
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    Help with board complaint

    Persephone Paige replied to FrenchieB1986's topic in General Nursing

    I have been to many a board meeting in Florida ( I realize it's not MS ) and never have I seen anything regarding an affair with a coworker. If you were caught having sex on the nurses station...
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    "I am a nurse!"

    Persephone Paige replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It's strange how people are so different. I hate for anyone in healthcare to know I'm a nurse. I like to come in as just a regular incognito individual and if I have a question, I ask it. No need to...