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The BON will not take a report without proof from a credible source. If they did, they wouldn't have the time to do anything but investigate claims of drug use. Think about it. If they did, then any nurse that's vindictive could report someone they d...

francescafree, I would humbly suggest that you focus on yourself and stop worrying about your friends and their problems. Yes, it's wrong for your friends of many years to abandon you at this time and especially cruel for your friend to expect you to...

For those of you who say they have zero tolerance for recovering nurses I have this to say. Be careful. I was once just like you with the same closed minded attitude. And then a tragedy happened to me and I found myself not being able to cope. In par...

Well, I'll be! I read the book and being a recovering addict some of it did ring a little hinkey. Like the part about the dental work with no novacaine. I've never heard of that before....one doesn't get high on novacaine and I don't think it would ...

Tweety, 80% of the nurses in Florida's IPN successfully complete the program....due in part to caring IPN facilitators. Tell your spouse that he is a God-send to those of us in need and we appreciate his help. The job pays little, but the help these ...

I saw that author on Oprah and he presented himself as having actually lived through the experiences he wrote about. It was compelling. Are you saying that he lied? I'd be interested in a link to this subject if you know of one.

I also work for a corporation that's unrealistic. I recently went to a meeting with the big wigs where one idiot suggested that my nurses should be doing skin sweeps every day for at least a week on any new admission. Her reasoning is that boggy heel...

I am the DNS of a 120 bed facility....all of about one week now! I was the ADNS for several years, though, so I basically know the job , the staff and the residents. I feel pretty comfortable so far....I have a great team and I work for a wonderful a...

I am currently in a program for nurse addicts and I would like to give you a little bit of advice. GET AN ATTORNY.....NOW!!! I personally know several nurses who have made the mistake that you discribe and have had their lives turned up-side down be...

I don't know for sure, but I think the answer would be "yes". It makes a difference. The person I spoke to on the phone that day I called simply gave me the number to my states assistance program and didn't even take my name....not that I offered it!...

Gianna, I posted a reply to you on another thread. I forgot to add that many state attornies will defer charges pending successful completion of a nurse peer assistance program with the understanding that if you screw up, you will then have to face t...

Gianna, I am a recovering nurse addict. When I read your post, I wanted to just cry. I will tell you my story in the hope that it can help you in some small way. I have been a nurse for many years. My background was in acute care. I had a tragedy in ...

Where I work we do indeed have CNA's that stay on the floor to toilet residents and answer call lights when needed. I believe it would be cruel to tell a resident they have to wait until everyone is done eating. Our bodies just aren't made that way. ...

I agree with kjaee. A unit manager is in charge of that unit 24 hours a day and the 3-11 and 11-7 supers work for the unit managers. At least it's that way where I work. The unit manager should make more money......SHOULD....LOL!! But you say you wor...

In Florida, we also would never be allowed to use one of those beds. No way could we use wrist restraints or posey restraints. The protocol in our facility is for everyone to have a personal alarm for the first 72 hours after admit and then as needed...

CapeCodMermaid, I thought I was the only ADNS that worked in the kitchen...LOL!! I agree with you...not all facilities are the same. My DNS is at work by 8am and is usually there till 7 or 8pm...and I never leave her side. We work together on everyth...

Chicklet2, you will NOT lose your skills in a long term care facility. In the facility I work in, we have mediports, PICC lines, PCA's, patients with HDY, TPN, wound vacs, trachs....you name it. In fact, you must learn excellent assessment skills as ...

I am an ADON in a long term care facility. The above posters comments are excellent! I worked nights for a long time. I never had a problem with my CNA's. I think if you treat them with respect, they will be just fine. They are adults and professiona...

I'm a manager in a large LTC and I manage on average 30 to 40 CNA's on any given day. Sounds to me like this CNA is having some personal problems. The best approach may be to pull her aside and try to find out what's going on. There's no excuse for c...

I am a nurse manager in a LTC facility. One of our house supervisors is 64 y/o and has been nursing for 40 plus years. She has heart problems and narcolepsy among other issues. I've had several concerns from family members thinking she is intoxicated...

Hi, Sleepless. I just wanted to give a word of encouragement. I am also in a peer assistance program for drug addiction in the state of Florida. I've got three years in the program this August. Our program is five years and has been a life saver for ...

I started out as an Army medic, then CNA, then ADN, then BSN. I can't tell you how valuable that CNA training was and still is for me. When I worked in critical care, we didn't have CNA's or techs on the units....it was all total care. I am now A DON...

I am the DNS of a 120 bed LTC facility. I can tell you that not all facilities are like this. I can also tell you that good, moral character has nothing to do with education levels or socio-economic levels. One of my very best CNA's spent several yea...

1984. Fresh out of school. First day on the job. Report for duty and I am handed a tube of vaginal cream and told it is for pt. So and So in room number such and such. I go in to the room and approach the pt. I explain why I'm there. She protests, sa...

I worked nights for many years. The only way I could do it was to maintain that night schedule even on my days off. When my kids were little, I slept while they were in school and got up when they got home. That way we still had the afternoons togeth...