luvche

luvche

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  1. Any PEER nurses from OK out there?

    luvche posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have been in (very successfully) for a year now. Entirely voluntary to get help with alcohol. I thought getting help from a place that is run by my peers (hence the name) would be helpful. Now I...

  2. I am sure it's been asked

    luvche posted a topic in Aesthetics

    So if anyone could point me in the right directio: I am an RN. For 10 years I have done everything from Oncology to Psych. I would like to learn how to do chemical peels and the like. Not for a full...

  3. I am sure it's been asked

    luvche replied to luvche's topic in Aesthetics

    Oh, yeah. I would definitely be open to interning. Yes, the peels I am wanting to do are the superficial. Such as the light ones that are offered with some facials at regular

  4. I am sure it's been asked

    luvche replied to luvche's topic in Aesthetics

    Hmmmmm, if I got my aesthetician license, and didn't advertise my RN credentials, maybe. Ugh. This will probably end up being a phon cal. To both the BON and cosmotology board. It totally sucks that I...

  5. I am sure it's been asked

    luvche replied to luvche's topic in Aesthetics

    So what about these salons that do the superficial chem peels. I know they don't have physicians. Is it the fact that I have an RN license that now makes it need an order? It is a gray area on that, I...

  6. I am sure it's been asked

    luvche replied to luvche's topic in Aesthetics

    GrrlRN, I also found that. But it addresses specifically laser hair removal and micropigmentation. As far as chemical peels: would it be considered medication. If so, then who is doing these peels in...

  7. I...made....it!!

    luvche posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    In July of 2009, I turned myself into the Peer program. Not as noble as it sounds, as I knew I was going to be reported for working while impaired (which ultimately was showing in my work). I valued...

  8. Doing GREAT...In recovery, but written up today at work.

    luvche replied to code3rnval's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I was going to ask why it might affect your status in IPN also. in my state, we have peer. They don't care about your job if it is non-nursing. They don't need reports or anything from them. They only...

  9. do you HAVE to work as a nurse when you are in the program?

    luvche replied to Junebug59's topic in Nurses Recovery

    In our Peer program where I am, we have to do a minimum of 1 year supervised nursing (once approved to go back to work) with 6 consecutive months of that time handling/having access to...

  10. Admitting To Rehab & Going Before The Nursing Board

    luvche replied to pholda's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It may not help, but perhaps a statement from you physician or a drug/alcohol counselor or psychiatrist as to their opinion of your place in your recovery so far, your ability to work as a nurse, and...

  11. Your thoughts?

    luvche replied to luvche's topic in Nurses Recovery

    When they made me cease practice again and get a psych eval, I told them "I am pregnant and can't even afford enough food for myself.". They said "In order to get well you may have to make sacrifices....

  12. Your thoughts?

    luvche posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    As of a couple months ago, anyone who joins the Peer program in Oklahoma has a denotation online that shows they are in Peer when their license is looked up. This is something the public can see....

  13. Your thoughts?

    luvche replied to luvche's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah, well, at the end of that quote is an unwritten "Unless you are on the Peer committee...". The constant living in fear of doing something "wrong" in their eyes. Answering a question "wrong". it's...

  14. Your thoughts?

    luvche replied to luvche's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You will love THIS then: someone I know knew a nurse that ended up being disciplined by the board. Because s/he was once in peer, the peer records NOW became un-confidential and sent to the board. It...

  15. Pyxis machine and nurses diverting meds.....

    luvche replied to docpsychrn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Where I used to work, they always treated Ultram as a controlled substance and it had to be counted. Even way back in 2004 when I started there. I can see, now, where this extra precaution was a good...

  16. 4 quick questions about starting with First Lab

    luvche replied to backtowork's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Um...we have to call everyday, 365/24/7. Yes.....we get chosen on weekends, too. I have not yet heard of any of my fellow nurses being tested on Sunday. But we have had some Saturdays. We didn't used...

  17. Pyxis machine and nurses diverting meds.....

    luvche replied to docpsychrn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The Pyxis we had would not let you close a narc drawer after opening without first putting in a count. We could not simply "cancel" it. It is not helpful now, but in the future, I would advise always...

  18. Getting back into travel nursing!

    luvche posted a topic in Travel

    Well, this is my goal in the next year. I have done it before. Only to California. I loved it. So, my question is, where are the BEST states for travel nurses? Who is currently a traveler/former...

  19. ethanol vs etg

    luvche replied to ryliesmom's topic in Nurses Recovery

    probably not. if it were ETG, it usually says so. I know the Oklahoma PEER does not do ETG. Just the alcohol that comes with the regular testing. The opted never to do ETG a few years back. This is...

  20. ? about FirstLab or drug testing...

    luvche replied to sl33y's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I used to never have to worry about dilutes. I could pee no matter what. Now, I am nursing a newborn. I don't hydrate as I should, so I only pee once or twice a day....the rest is keeping my milk...

  21. iPN troubles

    luvche replied to agnescwal's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I can tell you that my supervisor at my job used to run one of the nurse support groups. This supervisor speaks on a monthly basis with nurse support group facilitators all over the state. MANY of...

  22. Would you ever be a scab?

    luvche replied to klone's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Sorry, but if the choices are losing my home, and not being able to feed my son or picketing, then I guess I'd be proud to be a scab and take care of my family than strike and lose everything. Some...

  23. Worry about the future

    luvche replied to mona1023's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I know where you are. I remember signing my agreement (minimal 2 years, but can be up to 5). I have 6 months left (God willing). It was/is a hard, long road. But i made it a year and a half. It...

  24. need RN travel agency that places in east tennesse

    luvche replied to beaujacques's topic in General Nursing

    Have you tried American Mobile? They may not pay as high as some travel agencies....but they have MANY contracts, good benefits...and when I last worked there, you got free PRIVATE housing (I noticed...

  25. On Probation-Can I Be a Dialysis Clinical Manager?

    luvche replied to RNZenpeaceful's topic in Nurses Recovery

    In our peer we may not be in a role to supervise other nurses, make schedules, or make hiring/firing decisions. However, I hae seen a peer nurse, near the end of their term, be able to be charge...