catmom1 BSN, RN

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    license reinstated

    catmom1 replied to RnTx09's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I recommend that you get a lawyer specializing in administrative law who has experience dealing with the BON. Do not "get honest" with the board until you consult with a lawyer. That said, if you...
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    why do nursing boards not recognize federal iop recovery

    catmom1 replied to monicaq's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You will need to check with the NM BON for the answer to your
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    Found a trigger...

    catmom1 replied to HunnieBadger's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi HunnieBadger- I can so relate to what you are saying. As I have mentioned before, I used to compulsively gamble and got in trouble with the BON for drug diversion 14 years ago. Anyway, one of the...
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    PNAP 41 conditions

    catmom1 replied to Dean2222's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My guess is PNAP is a monitoring program through the OP's BON. I would suggest that Dean222 contact the BON directly. You should be provided with everything in writing if you are going to be...
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    Working with stipulations

    catmom1 replied to moving4wrd's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I think it is a crime that one nasty coworker can cause such fear and pain in a person who is OBVIOUSLY trying to do the right thing and is owning past wrongdoing. Cartmom
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    Is the 3.0 a nightmare?

    catmom1 posted a topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Hi all you knowledgable MDS folks out there. I have about 3 years experience in MDS 2.0 that included a lot of PPS assessments for Medicare. I have been away from nursing since about the time the...
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    Is the 3.0 a nightmare?

    catmom1 replied to catmom1's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Thanks dbsue1954! If anyone else has any comment, I would love to hear from you. Catmom
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    Requesting to have my license suspended

    catmom1 replied to campus64's topic in Nurses Recovery

    For what it's worth, I have an unrestricted license (with a history of discipline) and an RN/BSN and I am having a very tough time finding a job where I live. Going for your RN is an expensive gamble...
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    Help me please!

    catmom1 replied to olchrustyone's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I believe Hunny was responding to Johnson103, who, by the way, used a lot "textspeak" which is against the Terms of Service (and a pet peeve of mine, which is why I am mentioning it). Catmom
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    Is the 3.0 a nightmare?

    catmom1 replied to catmom1's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Thank you so much for your encouragement! I needed a little boost today since job hunting can be demoralizing. Boosts can be had to come by so you have helped me more than you can know. :) Catmom...
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    It amazes me.......

    catmom1 replied to Junebug59's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Way to go virgojd! :) Keep us informed on how it's going. Catmom
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    Stipulations and no job

    catmom1 replied to tracy.bell5's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I cannot emphasize too strongly that I am in no way considering suicide now. If I were, I would not choose this anonymous forum to bring it up. In fact, I am feeling quite optimistic that I will...
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    Stipulations and no job

    catmom1 replied to tracy.bell5's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I was out of work for well over a year and a half. Unemployment had run out and I looked ahead and figured I would eventually have to commit suicide. I still don't have a nursing job but I got a few...
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    Need Some Advice...finding a job after long term rehab

    catmom1 replied to iceangelred86's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Does anyone have any idea how to explain working in a non-nursing job for a few years? My license is now unencumbered but when it was on probation, I was forced to work at a clerical job to survive....
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    It amazes me.......

    catmom1 replied to Junebug59's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi virgojd- Even though I haven't gotten a nursing job yet, I am rooting for you. Keep us posted on how it goes. **HUGS** Catmom
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    Does the rejection ever end?

    catmom1 replied to Junebug59's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi virgojd- I was lucky in the sense that I had no criminal charges for my wrongdoing but my license will forever be "marked." My understanding is that a felony conviction almost always keeps nurses...
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    Does the rejection ever end?

    catmom1 replied to Junebug59's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You are writing words straight from my heart. My license has been "free and clear" and "unencumbered" since Oct 2012, but my history of discipline is keeping me from working as a nurse. And I had...
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    Regarding the Medical Records of Nursing Students

    catmom1 replied to naderhofioni's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My advice is to keep it to yourself and tell no one. You are setting yourself up for a lifetime of trouble if you admit that you sought help 8 years ago. It is so wrong what nursing does to people,...
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    i believe it's time to call it quits......

    catmom1 replied to Junebug59's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It brings tears to my eyes even 13 years after the fact to remember that I "confessed all" to the BON back in 2000, thinking I would get help if I were honest. How sadly ignorant I was!!!! I will have...
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    i believe it's time to call it quits......

    catmom1 replied to Junebug59's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Virgojd- I hope you don't think that you aren't permitted to vent here. People who haven't been in our shoes cannot understand how tough it can be. If you can't share here among other recovering...
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    i believe it's time to call it quits......

    catmom1 replied to Junebug59's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi virgojd- I feel your pain. Before the economy took a dump, I managed to work enough on my probation to get my license unrestricted and I can't find a nursing job either. I am 53 so maybe age has...
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    HELP!! LVN with stipulations needs help finding a job.....

    catmom1 replied to Anxious Sally's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If you are referring to my conjecture about your story, there was no judgement involved. Since your original post was so vague, I merely suggested what the truth might be, based on a common scenario,...
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    HELP!! LVN with stipulations needs help finding a job.....

    catmom1 replied to Anxious Sally's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi sallyrnrrt- I am thinking maybe I shouldn't offer my .02 here...BUT...my suspicion is that the OP (AnxiousSally) diverted narcotics for her ex-boyfriend in a misguided attempt to be "kind hearted"...
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    Having trouble staying on point

    catmom1 replied to Umberlee's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I toed the line for over 6 years--observed urine screens at $77 a pop and on and on and haven't had a nursing job since 2010. My license has no discipline now but the history, the "mark," I guess,...
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    First interview since being reinstated!

    catmom1 replied to HunnieBadger's topic in Nurses Recovery

    HunnieBadger- You will be fine, trust me. Sometimes I think I should take my girlfriend's advice and not come to this forum in Allnurses because my state is SO punitive compared to others. It does...