sissiesmama ASN, RN

No doubt! I agree Viva! Shame - I would love to have assistance with things but am not able. Anne

Sweet! Never been, but it's definetly on my bucket list! Have fun!

No doubt Far! DH and I've been fighting the resp "funk" all week. Anne

Right - I also have chronic health conditions that I have been dealing with for quite a few years. I was working in a busy ER/Trauma unit and ended up having a CVA at work. Transported upstairs to the ICU - after d/c I realized I wasn't going to b...

Yes - never thought I would. Hubby no. 1 is a pilot for Continental Airlines. We met when we were both in school. Met when we both were working at a local pizza delivery place. We were married 5 years. Hubby no. 2 was a local PD officer. He a...

This!!

I'd always heard this too about the insurance might not pay if the patient left AMA. Had to find out myself in July of this year. I have a history of an ASD repair, a CVA and an MI - had a syncopal episode at church one Sunday. Was going to be ad...

Hi! So glad to talk to another AN nurse from Louisiana! I was under contract thru the La RNP from 1999 to 2002. I did meet someone else in a situation similar to yours in a meeting. They did like u said and were able to maintain 100% on the UDS a...

Hi whodatme! Oh my heart hurt reading your post! That was SO me after I was caught diverting meds at work. When I got called in to the DONs office and terminated, I went home terrified! She told me I "could be reported to the DA" but she didn't ...

Hi! I'm from Louisiana also - we live in north La. My hubby and I both went thru the RNP back in 99 - I'm sure a lot has changed since then. I was caught diverting at work and terminated. - Sounds like if u can go with the EAP and contract that ...

Amen! My mom finally taught me that lesson not long after entering our state's RNP in 99. Anne, RNC

Oh she's beautiful!

Ugh! Where's the Phenergan when you need it! Anne, RNC

Sissie, Ella, Bea and Belle - they definetly keep me (halfway) sane. Anne, RNC

How often do u count the Pyxis? All the facilities where I have worked that have the Pyxis, we didn't count every shift - pharmacy came an did an audit on their schedule but u haven't seen nurses on a shift counting since the facility implemented th...

This! One reason behind this is no matter how large a city u live in, the medical community is a lot smaller. Word gets from one facility to another, can happen innocently enough - didn't believe it until I saw it happen to an old co-worker who did...

Hi - I don't know about Hermann - we live in Louisiana - I took a pre-employment DS and had a script for Halcion and hydrocodone (I had a root canal a few days prior and my pre-employment physical) and I wondered about that too. I brought my script ...

Hahahahahaha! Deserves the "post of the day" award! Anne, RNC

Oh I'm so sorry! I'm in tears right now after reading your post. How much longer do you have on your contract with the BON? Anne, RNC

I went ahead and set up my eval next Monday to see if I qualify. Fingers crossed that I do qualify. 😎 Anne, RNC

Me too - I don't think anything good would come of it. Anne, RNC

I am SO very sorry! I am in tears reading your post. I was one of those that tried to get pregnant and it just never happened. I can't imagine the pain u were - and are still going through finding out u were pregnant and then losing it. U are goin...

This! Sounds like your DON is a nut!! I'd be looking for something else super-stat! Anne, RNC

Hi! Some of the ones hubby and I use are - Wild Iris Medscape NetCE.com NurseCEU.com I think all of the ones on Medscape are free, as well as some on Wild Iris. Hope that helps! Anne, RNC

This!! Like cat says, please don't give them your 4th step if u don't have to - Cat, the RNP people wanted my sponsor's cell number so they could "spot check my sobriety and step work". She wasn't thrilled but said ok. After the first month or so ...