Mezcalero

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

   Mezcalero replied to Mezcalero's topic in Nurses Recovery

   ^ Hey babe, trust me--I am completely on your side. I was homeless, lost my family...everything. I had to fight like a mad dog to get back to where I am--a second chance at life, so to speak. Impaired...

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

   Mezcalero replied to Mezcalero's topic in Nurses Recovery

   I don't look at impaired nurses in a negative light at all. Look, we were both addicted and attained our degrees, were functional, took care of our kids, etc. I'm sorry if I offended you. Maybe what I...

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

   Mezcalero replied to Mezcalero's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Well explain 2 years clean after a 24-year addiction, with no desire to return to use. All without NA, AA, support groups, outpatient therapy, etc. Sure, the desire to stay clean has to be there, and...

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

   Mezcalero replied to Mezcalero's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Also, an interview with Dr. Deborah Mash:

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

   Mezcalero replied to Mezcalero's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Start here: http://www.amc.edu/research/CNN/cnnresearcher.cfm?ID=130

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

   Mezcalero replied to Mezcalero's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Thank you for the information, and the time you took to type all that out. But I should tell you that I quit cocaine on my own through 80% willpower and 20% through the use of an African psychedelic...

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

   Mezcalero replied to Mezcalero's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Agreed. In this case honesty was the worst policy and in my still-exhausted state I was naive about the nature of the "interview." My union reps tell me there is no case for an "impaired nurse status"...

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

   Mezcalero posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

   In 10/09 I was hired as a graduate nurse at a fairly large hospital. I was hired into the float pool, which made things even harder since I had to know different procedures for different units, etc....

9. I don't know what to do...

   Mezcalero replied to sunluvarn's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Anyone who would say this to a new grad (or even a seasoned nurse) has a serious stick up his/her **s, I if I were you I would tell her straight-out "I will not tolerate this kind of BS in a...

10. Recent New Grads: Job Search Poll

    Mezcalero replied to muesli's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm somewhat the anomaly, as I went to nursing school to backup a career that was still viable when I graduated: Graduated May, 2006. Passed NCLEX and was licensed September, 2008. After job searching...

11. 7 Months of Searching: Still No Job, About To Give Up

    Mezcalero replied to Mezcalero's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ^ Well I won't believe anything is for sure until I see the first paycheck, y'know? :) And I'll keep the hospital's name on the hush-hush because I think in situations like that, taking the high road...

12. 7 Months of Searching: Still No Job, About To Give Up

    Mezcalero replied to Mezcalero's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ^ Well Toronado, I still have to move 350 miles, but that's not a big deal. BTW, I love your blog, congrats on the new career and best wishes for your future.

13. 7 Months of Searching: Still No Job, About To Give Up

    Mezcalero replied to Mezcalero's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ^ Well thanks for the good wishes. The particular hospital I'm starting at is very cutting-edge, with electronic charting and patient-bracelet/medication barcodes for scanners--this is used to reduce...

14. New Grads: How was your day today???

    Mezcalero replied to Misslady113's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, these are great replies. I'm starting my orientation in September, and I'm a scared

15. Getting seriously depressed

    Mezcalero replied to rnffemtguy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Dude, read the last post in my "Loser Looking For a Job" thread (just kidding ) and you will realize that if I can do it, anyone can. I was told I had a bad attitude for not wanting to involve myself...