frankpjrd

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1. License Surrender

   frankpjrd replied to frankpjrd's topic in General Nursing

   :imbar How right you are. I'll be 53 YO next week and it's time I grew up. Trying to be a tough guy is just stupid. I spent 34 years combined in the oilfield and nursing without a single lost time...

2. License Surrender

   frankpjrd replied to frankpjrd's topic in General Nursing

   Oops. Sorry. I didn't mean to ask something inappropriate. I'll just keep looking for a lawyer. I am probally putting the cart before the horse anyway. I'll have to recover some financially before I...

3. License Surrender

   frankpjrd replied to frankpjrd's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks For your reply. No I didn't have my own malpractice insurance. I never thought I would need it. What a lifesaver that small investment would have been. I showed your reply to my wife (she's a...

4. Nursing..THE GOOD & BAD as Male

   frankpjrd replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

   I love being a nurse. When you can make someones pain go away it's like getting paid right then. One word of warning. Its not a job for someone with a bad back. If your a guy you get ask to help lift...

5. License Surrender

   frankpjrd replied to frankpjrd's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks to iwannabeanrn. I apreciate that info very much. I have never had to file worker's comp before. I'll start calling my providers tomorrow. I have called several lawyers who have advertisements...

6. License Surrender

   frankpjrd posted a topic in General Nursing

   On March 9th, 2005 while working on the step-down unit I was injured by a combination of bending, twisting and lifting a patient up in bed. I felt something give way and a sharp pain in my lower back...