rninmi

rninmi

Trauma/ER, Dialysis (yuck!)

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  1. RN taking prescription benzo's for sleep

    rninmi replied to fireball72's topic in Nurses Recovery

    "Alcohol is a drug..." I know more "12 step"...but it's true. I have a thinking problem/disease, of which the side effect is using opiates in large, large doses! If you are an alcoholic, then you...

  2. RN taking prescription benzo's for sleep

    rninmi replied to fireball72's topic in Nurses Recovery

    No prob...I hope you get the sleep you

  3. RN taking prescription benzo's for sleep

    rninmi replied to fireball72's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm gonna have to go with the "minority" here....this is a forum that is supposed to be about nurses in recovery....I'm assuming that means we are all addicts!!!!! Now, my program taught me that a...

  4. Finally Made It!!!! Now what???

    rninmi posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I received a call from my monitoring specialist today from HPRP he said, "Andy, I am calling to tell you, you are offically a free man!" I cannot tell you how awesome I felt, I sat in my pt's room...

  5. Finally Made It!!!! Now what???

    rninmi replied to rninmi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah, more like 1,000 lbs....I just got the official discharge letter.....not gonna lie, I actually started crying when I read it.....It's wierd.....I was at a wedding this weekend......everyone...

  6. Finally Made It!!!! Now what???

    rninmi replied to rninmi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Chief.....are you talking about hprp? (don't have to answer that) just curious. How is your program shaping

  7. Please give me your opinion

    rninmi replied to menardspsychnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Talking about people who don't "get it"....that's so true....I have traded one addiction for another lately....running. About 3 yrs into my recovery I discovered a legal way to release endorphins and...

  8. Finally Made It!!!! Now what???

    rninmi replied to rninmi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks to everyone...still kinda wierd. Sassy, good luck...the second year was the fastest for me...I had fallen into the routine and actually started looking forward to group on Monday nights!...

  9. Hospice Home care ?

    rninmi replied to Rascal1's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Right on.......After 5 yrs of being clean, I can still use tomorrow....My wife and I lead a al-anon type Christian support group, and last night, this topic came up. "once an addict always an...

  10. jobs for nurses in recovery?????????

    rninmi replied to dfhcih's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That is the field I went in after starting recovery. It has (and I have no data at all to support this) some of the most nurses in recovery in it. It is a good option. Good

  11. Fresenius starting pay

    rninmi replied to tralyn's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Davita Acutes in MI around

  12. What to assess?

    rninmi replied to KY RN's topic in General Students

    Pulse rate can be affected by too many other factors. Temp, pain, fear, anxiety....all of which your "severly dehydrated" pt will most likely have. I would go by urine output and spec. gravity of...

  13. Detox and Nursing???

    rninmi replied to twicexmommy's topic in Nurses Recovery

    ETA: You don't have to reveal that history to anyone in your nursing education program - it will only become an issue when you apply to take the NCLEX, but is in absolutely no way or form a...

  14. New grad seeking "low abuse risk" specialty advice

    rninmi replied to shopgirl44's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I entered Dialysis as an option after getting caugh diverting from a trauma center....I so often miss the fast pace and turn over, but to this day, 4yrs clean I can not hold a tb syringe without...

  15. What is your opinion/knowledge base on recovery programs?

    rninmi replied to Magsulfate's topic in Nurses Recovery

    In Michigan, it is called HPRP. I just completed my 4yr. contract...I would have been done in 3 yrs, but kinda stopped the requirements (long story.....I basically only did my drops and stopped...