sissiesmama ASN, RN

ER, TRAUMA, MED-SURG

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    Is my coworker impaired?

    sissiesmama replied to sasha2lady's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I feel for you and the other staff working with her, and the patients she cares for. She's a timebomb just waiting ... I can't believe she's still employeed there just from the history I've read...
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    Hanging up my stethescope

    sissiesmama replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! I needed to hear that today.
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    I don't think I should return to nursing

    sissiesmama replied to LovebugLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I thought I was the only one going through this. I have been a nurse for almost 20 years and have finally come to the realization that my nsg career is ending, also for health reasons. Kind of...
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    Terrified...

    sissiesmama replied to sunnygypsy's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Sunny - Hello - My name is Anne and I'm an addict. I was caught in 1999 diverting narcotics and was referred to our state inpatient program. I had a 3yr contract and stayed afraid for muvh of the...
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    Where has everyone gone??

    sissiesmama replied to blueheaven's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi Susan. My name is Anne and I am an addict. Drugs, not food so much, but once an addict of any kind ... I thought it was just me, but I had kind of wondered if it was just kind of slow on the...
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    phenergan

    sissiesmama replied to chiefshewho's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Right - you're always better off asking the case mgr before taking anything you are in question about. I think they go with Zofran here, in Louisiana, and we weren't allowed to take Phenergan. One...
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    Any ideas? Please help!

    sissiesmama replied to hippienurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Great post, Mag! I was one of the "unlucky" ones that did not have a nursing job to return to. My facility fired me when I admitted to diversion. I went back to a former place of employment as a...
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    Nurses Self Reporting (MICH)

    sissiesmama replied to Tanlie226's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Right!!! Anne,
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    You guys pulled me through

    sissiesmama replied to Boj9's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Boj9 - I am SO glad to hear from you, and so very happy that your situation worked out so well!! That is great! I have also found such relief and peace talking to others on this forum. I live...
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    Nurses Self Reporting (MICH)

    sissiesmama replied to Tanlie226's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Just my .02, but in my situation, I self reported and ended up in a little better situation than the hospital calling and turning me in. I still ended up with 3 years of monitoring, inpatient...
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    Called narcotic in! NOT ME!!!

    sissiesmama replied to rninmi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I agree. The sooner, the better. Anne,
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    HIPAA And My Rights As An Employee

    sissiesmama replied to jprn7171's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    To the OP - I agree with the other posters on this subject, it seems like "the powers that be" were indeed out of line. Even if they did need to gain the information, they did access the...
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    If an ER patient is Not Sick, are we still supposed to treat?

    sissiesmama replied to ernoc333's topic in Emergency

    You're right! That's what our ER does, and we haven't had much of a problem with it. Some of the _____ people come to the ER with, and when a trauma comes in and you are having to move patients to...
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    New nurse - wrong specialty- very panicked

    sissiesmama replied to ringtail RN's topic in General Nursing

    I understand what you are going through. The same feeling hit me when I started working on OB/GYN. I wasn't fresh out of school, I had been on med surg, but as soon as I could, I left OB and...
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    Nubain question

    sissiesmama replied to q12RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OP - thanks for starting this thread. In all my yrs working, I had never come across this, and wouldn't have known if I had not seen it here. Thanks! Anne,
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    responding outside of hospital

    sissiesmama replied to pinky22786's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Newgrad and dianne, without equipment, there's not a lot you can do without the proper equipment. You don't want to end up libel for anything. Really the only type things I have...
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    No JOB- Spare time=LOSE WEIGHT!

    sissiesmama replied to k.morris's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey guys! I am just really disgusted by now. I was SO excited to see the thread, and about 1 1/2 weeks ago, I got the good ole GI virus and hoped that it would help me get rid of a few more lbs. I...
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    Pain is not a "vital sign"

    sissiesmama replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    That is really neat, and I bet you will be one heck of a nurse when you are finished. Thanks again, from an OLD nurse - I've had to quit working as an ER nurse after 19 years with cardiac disease and...
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    Pain is not a "vital sign"

    sissiesmama replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I did not know that, but thank you - I am probably in the minority, but I agree with you, and our hospital also follows that train of thought about it being the 5th vs. Anne, RNC
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    Why did you retire or become inactive?

    sissiesmama replied to dlatimer's topic in Retired Nurses

    My dh is still nursing, he is a nursing sup at the big facility where we have both worked. He has decided he will be ready to retire within the next 2 or so years. We have decided that we will buy a...
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    Pain is not a "vital sign"

    sissiesmama replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    It is to me, too, because I have seen pain levels get ignored, whether it was on purpose or not, and I just really hate to see that happen. I know not long after I finished nursing school, I...
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    Pain is not a "vital sign"

    sissiesmama replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, Jo - the poster said exactly what I was attempting to say but their phrasing was much more eloquent than mine would have been. I know that not every hospital in every state isn't going to...
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    Are you where you thought you'd be?

    sissiesmama replied to stillearnin's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, Zuzi! It is SO beautiful - I have never seen anything as breathtaking as traveling to Hawaii. The scenery, the culture, the beaches, and on and on. I was able to go when Don Ho was singing, and...
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    New face of addiction in America

    sissiesmama replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Me too! The pain clinic doc I saw gave me the 10 min. exam, and I knew him from the hospital where I was working. When I tried to see him again as the pain mgmt policy stated, the staff said, "Oh, no....
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    Pain is not a "vital sign"

    sissiesmama replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah: Anne,