deehaverrn

deehaverrn

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  1. work while on narcotics?

    deehaverrn posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    i injured my back at work two years ago, so have the usual (it seems) hassles with worker's compensation delaying my treatments and trying not to pay me. I've all ready been to court twice to fight...

  2. Injured Nurses on Compensation

    deehaverrn replied to 2kewl's topic in International Nursing

    janfrn...what are CPers? not familiar with that one, also as far as the people going to neonatal instead..do they have a choice? just asking because when i was on light duty, some of my coworkers...

  3. Unable to find job due to restrictions - Advice please

    deehaverrn replied to RNinWI's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have back issues which led to me losing my job, since i am unable to sit or stand without pain, at least for any good amount of time (say more than an hour total), I can't work..although of course...

  4. Need a vent -- disabled parking

    deehaverrn replied to DolceVita's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    i have a spinal condition (too many things to go into detail) but it means than the only position that i'm reasonably comfortable in is reclining..i have pain meds ( a fentanyl patch continuously as...

  5. L&D charge nurses required to have patients

    deehaverrn replied to NM_Nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    my job..when i was in charge i was usually more busy with patients than other nurses..(300 del month) when it was busy..which was always..charge nurse would need to take the triage area..which...

  6. work while on narcotics?

    deehaverrn replied to deehaverrn's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have lots wrong in my back..I suspect that my pain is a combination of all of them rather than just one. Until recently, my pain was relatively well controlled if I didn't do much other than...

  7. work while on narcotics?

    deehaverrn replied to deehaverrn's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thanks for all the concern and well wishes. I haven't gone back to work, as my pain is not controlled even with medications. Last time I wrote I was taking Kadian (a kind of long-acting morphine),...

  8. Not following ASPAN guidelines

    deehaverrn posted a topic in PACU

    Just reading about standards due to problems i've been having after back injury (see my other post) which my hospital is exceeding my limitations. Anyway with reading the guidelines it seems that...

  9. 41$ an hour at Lehigh Valley for 1 yr exp. weekend?

    deehaverrn replied to student456's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    what is the regular rate for nurses ...like without any rotation..say with 20 years

  10. Impaired Nurses

    deehaverrn replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I can appreciate the thought here, however some states don't completely bar narcotics use in their NPA. Then what happens (at least when it is worker's compensation and the insurance companies are...

  11. Impaired Nurses

    deehaverrn replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I do think that it is interesting that our state BON and ANA have policies and assistance for impaired nurses who have addictions, while in my case they have nothing. I require medicaton to treat my...

  12. FIRED and REPORTED to the BON

    deehaverrn replied to MustangSallie1997's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    must first confess that i didn't read every page..just first and page 6, so i apologize if i missed important stuff if you are an "at will state" they can fire you whenever they want. but it does...

  13. What's more stressful, L&D or Med-Surg?

    deehaverrn replied to beachmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Land D can be extremely stressful, its not really "a day at the beach". I worked med surg for five years before changing to labor. While on med surg, I only ever had 3 surgical emergencies...which...

  14. It's sometimes hard being a nurse of color isn't it?

    deehaverrn replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, she was perfectly qualified for her scholarship because it was written at the time as for "spanish surname" which she did have as her name was Rodrigues. I'm not taking "one incident"...

  15. It's sometimes hard being a nurse of color isn't it?

    deehaverrn replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    My point was that "minority" scholarships and affirmative actions programs are supposedly established to promote diversity and provide opportunities for the disadvantaged. The fact that my friend who...

  16. It's sometimes hard being a nurse of color isn't it?

    deehaverrn replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    I agree absolutely that NO ONE should be discriminated against. I grew up with people around me of all colors--red, brown,yellow, black and WHITE and I think we should treat everyone with fairness...

  17. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    deehaverrn replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    While I don't practice in a LTC area, this issue has come up often in our area..Maternity. Some of my coworkers have refused to even care for these famiilies. I chose to care for anyone without...

  18. any nurses out there with back injuries

    deehaverrn replied to rehab nurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    all this is interesting to me, but i can't even get a doctor to take me out of work...i have several annular tears, and as undivided heart says (yes...exactly!!) i would get up in the morning with...

  19. work while on narcotics?

    deehaverrn replied to deehaverrn's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    my pain is spinal in nature...degenerative changes, several annular tears, 3 bulging discs, etc... right now i haven't been back to work since a. i'm still in too much pain following a procedure and...

  20. Back injuries?

    deehaverrn replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    Don't be fooled by the myth that proper body mechanics means that you should be moving more than 50 lbs on a regular basis...the human body is not built for this stress. Nurses need to start refusing...

  21. work while on narcotics?

    deehaverrn replied to deehaverrn's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    i have continued to work despite severe pain, but it is getting harder and harder for me to do so. being in pain also becomes its own distraction. it is difficult to attend to sometimes trivial...

  22. anyone have advice about IDET procedure?

    deehaverrn posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I had an Idet procedure done last week in a surgical center by my Pain management doctor who is certified in that area and is a anesthesiologist. My problem is that I have had crappy post...

  23. back support?

    deehaverrn replied to texascowgirl's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    The false assumption, which is perpetuated by hospital administration, physical therapists, and many nurses is that the reason we (read as nurses) have back pain is that we don't use proper body...

  24. back injury advice please

    deehaverrn posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    After 18 months of chronic back pain due to a work injury, and after trying physical therapy of differing types, Tens units, facet nerve ablation, and medications,(only the meds ever helped but they...

  25. I am SO not a happy camper!

    deehaverrn replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    We used to be able to say that something wasn't appropriate to our unit due to the possiblity of infection. Then a few years ago, a new infection control nurse maintained that as long as we used...