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I am a travel nurse living in an RV. I love it. Cheap rent, so I take the stipend giving me more money in the bank. My husband can often get work for the park which makes our rent free. There is something to be said for getting rid of all your "stuff...

during charlie, the hospital where I worked allowed family. The accomodations were not good, many did not have beds and it was very crowded and chaotic. Food was in short supply. I would recommend having your child stay with relatives. Who will watch...

You wrote the solution right in the paragraph: "The people I work with now love the crap out of me because I'm good at what I do, I'm good at understanding what THEY do, I'm good at getting everyone and everything to work together and I make the work...

The nurses at my hospital are represented by the National Nurses Organizing Committee which is a part of National Nurses United. National Nurses United is the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in America. Its purpose is ...

I am a member of this union, you get a bonus for belonging to a union? Most hospitals in this area would not be pleased with it!

I have a fb page for my friends, and a separate one i keep mainly for family and peers. The friend one does not list my association with a hospital and i dont talk shop there at all. The friend page is heavily private. On a second note, I cannot imag...

I would not want to be pulling narcs for agency staff, thats crazy! temporary codes can be given to agency staff and if i were in a facility where they didnt have access, i would be advocating strongly for that.

bedside scanning is a lifesaver, as long as we dont bypass it. At my hospital we scan the patient armband and then the med, we use an electronic mar. It is virtually impossible to give the wrong med if we follow the procedure. I still do a 5 rights a...

My favorite of all time is: if the doctor doesnt come to see me right now, I am leaving! I want to say "do you promise?" But what I actually do is grab the AMA form. LOL

With patients like this, it really does no good to argue with them. I can humbly apologize whether I am right or not. I then ask them if there is something that would make their stay easier, remind them of how to get help, and offer comfort measures ...

I have done nights for a long time and I live 50 minutes from work, when I feel sleepy while driving, i find that if I get out of the car and walk around it a few times, it wakes me up enough to make it home. 1st shift after a few nights off is alway...

Lovenox, omeprazole, metoprolol, amlodipine, dilaudid or percocet and restoril or ambien med surg tele ortho neuro night shift hence the sleepers for everyone!

I have worked nights for over twenty years now, i switch back and forth, i take a nap on my first day back to work and i stay up longer on my first day off. I try to do three in a row so that my days off are all in a row too.

I think my best advice would be to take an attorney with you who has experience before the board. Whatever the cost it will be worth it.

if you are working in a "drug free workplace" you have protections if you reported rather than being "caught", so i would suggest you lawyer up. The drug free workplace designation would be on signs in your facility probably in HR and it would be in ...

The fact is you can take any medication even narcotics while under a monitoring contract, you just cant work impaired or while taking the medication, you have to have a doctor who is aware of your participation prescribing the medication and you may ...

most of the state programs for addicted professionals are in place to first protect the public and second to assist the professional in recovery. In the old days you just lost your license or the public was left at risk. I am grateful for the chance ...

your group does not have to be affiliated with na/aa, you can start a nurse support group for nurses in recovery and still attend aa/na meetings. IPN in florida requires weekly attendance at both a facilitator led nurse support group and 3 twelve st...

thats awesome, a great poem for anyone in recovery or not there yet

The mission of IPN is to ensure public health and safety by providing an avenue for swift intervention/close monitoring and advocacy of nurses whose practice may be impaired due to the use, misuse, or abuse of alcohol or drugs, or a mental and/or phy...

thank you for sharing, what 12 step program are you a member of?

I am a pickle, I was a cucumber once a long time ago. I am guessing that a lot of us on this board thought someone had stolen their story when they read Longhorn's post. I can tell you that I identify and it takes me back to when I had three years cl...

Originally Posted by steelcityrn I personally have a zero tolorence for a nurse who has stolen medication and or uses drugs and is able to keep a nursing license. How lucky you are! Then I think it is safe to say you are not an addict. Those of us...

There is not a nursing union in Florida. In fact if you go to work for Florida Hospital, you will sign a statement saying that union activity, organizing, etc. is prohibited and grounds for termination. Florida Hospital is owned by the Seventh Day Ad...

Wow Jack, That is one of the most intelligent posts on this topic that I have ever seen. You are an amazing writer and I wonder if you have considered doing a book? I have tried to find books for addicted nurses and come up completely empy-handed. I ...