LilRedRN1973

LilRedRN1973

ICU, psych, corrections

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  1. please be honest! has any nurse continued working in direct patient care

    LilRedRN1973 replied to nite hawk's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I worked as a dialysis tech while waiting to apply to get my license back. It didn't pay as well as an RN but I still made about $15/hr. Plus, they held a spot for me at the dialysis clinic; the...

  2. Question for Jackstem..Suboxone

    LilRedRN1973 replied to zofran's topic in Nurses Recovery

    There is a book I read recently about an addict who said pretty much this same thing. He was given suboxone in rehab and once he was discharged on it, figured out a way to abuse it and get "high",...

  3. Question for Jackstem..Suboxone

    LilRedRN1973 replied to zofran's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Here is one of the main problems I have with suboxone: new folks who may not have tried any other way to get sober or find recovery FIRST. I had a discussion with a client recently (some may call it...

  4. What hours do you work?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    I work Monday through Friday 7-4pm with an hour for lunch....I LOVE my hours I work in an outpatient psychiatric

  5. Question about addiction development

    LilRedRN1973 replied to lylenrn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I was first prescribed vicodin in my 20's for my menstrual cramps. I have severe dysmenorrhea and would be laid up for about a day each month, even with the pain meds. That went on for about 7 or 8...

  6. Celebrated 2 years yesterday!!

    LilRedRN1973 posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    It felt wonderful to hit my favorite meeting and pick up my 2 year chip :redbeathe I started my day off with my husband waking me up by presenting me with a silver key that has a calendar for the...

  7. Celebrated 2 years yesterday!!

    LilRedRN1973 replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks, everyone :redbeathe Amazing to thing, to put together day after day for a total of 730 days. Taking things one moment at a time keeps me sane, that's for

  8. Reintering Nursing after 5 1/2 years out

    LilRedRN1973 replied to tobster70's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congratulations on both your 5 years and passing the boards.....a second time around!! :clpty: I went from ICU to dialysis to a psychiatric facility (my current job). Even without restrictions, I...

  9. Just starting recovery

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Kirsti1181's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you for sharing your story, Kristi. I can identify with your story all too well. My disease became painfully apparent after I was prescribed pain medication for my rheumatoid arthritis. I was...

  10. So for 23 1/2 months, I've been an addict, not an alcoholic.....

    LilRedRN1973 replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you....both of you. It's funny how I was so accepting of other things such as gambling (it's a HUGE trigger for me, both for my brain and my particular addiction...I would use and go gamble so...

  11. New book regarding addiction in nurses

    LilRedRN1973 replied to jackstem's topic in Nurses Recovery

    This is the same thought shared by author Benoit Denizet-Lewis who wrote one of the books I'm reading now called America Anonymous, Eight Addicts in Search of a Life. His introduction is an...

  12. Finally Quit Smoking For Good!

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Magsulfate's topic in Nurses Recovery

    AWESOME!!!! I have never smoked but watched my mom struggle with it EVERY single day. We didn't even know she had started smoking again until the day she was in the ER from her ruptured aneurysm and...

  13. New book regarding addiction in nurses

    LilRedRN1973 replied to jackstem's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It's called "denial". I once lived there myself. Pretty cool place to live. Uh, yeah...not so

  14. New book regarding addiction in nurses

    LilRedRN1973 replied to jackstem's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Ordered the book last Thursday and it arrived on Monday! She's fast on the shipping Anyways, I'm more than halfway through it and love it. It's like reading my own thoughts in many of the stories....

  15. New book regarding addiction in nurses

    LilRedRN1973 replied to jackstem's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The facilitator for my nurse support group was quite happy to get the information on the book, as well as the study done by the author on the risk assessment tool (SHUNT) for nursing students. She's...

  16. New book regarding addiction in nurses

    LilRedRN1973 replied to jackstem's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks, Jack! I just ordered it and look forward to reading it. The last book you recommended (can't think of it off the top of my head) was wonderful and really hit home. It was as if she was...

  17. Finding a new sponsor

    LilRedRN1973 replied to SassyErRn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    When I first started out, I had certain rules I set for myself.......she had to be in NA (I was a drug addict), had to be a nurse, etc. So I went out, found someone in NA who was a nurse. Within a...

  18. Work? is it available

    LilRedRN1973 replied to OutofTime's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I work at an outpatient psychiatric medication clinic. The name is kind of deceiving as we really don't give out medications; we only do haldol, prolixin, and risperdal consta injections. The...

  19. Curiosity

    LilRedRN1973 replied to KinshuKiba's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks, jack! I'm not "counting my chickens before they hatch" but it is miraculous to have come this far when previously, I couldn't go more than 3 hours without putting my drug of choice in my...

  20. night shift

    LilRedRN1973 replied to alive_again's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I wouldn't work nights again if you paid me twice what I make now! Which is ironic considering I have always said I was such a "night owl" and didn't "do mornings", etc. I HATED being up in the...

  21. Curiosity

    LilRedRN1973 replied to KinshuKiba's topic in Nurses Recovery

    No, the curriculum isn't any different....or it wasn't when I went through school (graduated in 2005). In fact, when I entered into my state's recovery program, I remember saying to the woman who is...

  22. Social Worker Wants Me In an Impaired Nurse Program--I am NOT Impaired

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Mezcalero's topic in Nurses Recovery

    These two statements completely conflict with one another. Or at least, what I've been taught what "recovery" and "recovered" is. So, no...you are not "recovered" if you are still drinking. I...

  23. Anyone see the movie last night about the start of AA and Al-Anon?

    LilRedRN1973 posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I watched it with my kids and husband and was more than moved. It was a great way to end the weekend, seeing as I finished up my 5th step and moved onto Steps 6 and 7. It was really amazing seeing...

  24. Tested positive for dilaudid

    LilRedRN1973 replied to bobertsmith's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I would also be interested to know why you didn't test positive for a medication you ARE taking (i.e. the Adderall). You should have tested positive for this. I work in an area of nursing where we...

  25. Violation of the Traditions?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to MizChelleRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm confused....are you talking about something separate from the nurse support group required by your IPN? My state requires me to attend a weekly group that consists of nurses who are all in...