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  1. Your Worst Mistake

    sleepless in norman replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    By far, my worst mistake was comming to OKLAHOMA to practice nursing, I've worked in 5 other states and never had any problems, with employers or coworkers, I come to OKLAHOMA and my license is...

  2. Has your Nursing License ever been in Jeopardy?

    sleepless in norman replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    In the state of oklahoma, the PEER assistance department is supposedly a entity seperate from the BON, however, I found that all the PEER department administrative staff were former BON investigators...

  3. Has your Nursing License ever been in Jeopardy?

    sleepless in norman replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    There is a lot of truth to the old addage, " People Who Live In Glass Houses Slhould Not Throw Stones " the BON is totally outside of any Constitutional Law regarding Human Rights, due to it being an...

  4. What's you highest...?

    sleepless in norman replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    I have one question, Where have these patients received their previous medical/behavioral care, these quantitatives are outrageous. 's with

  5. Treated badly in ER of hospital I work at!

    sleepless in norman replied to missmolly's topic in General Nursing

    I've had three surgeries to remove a Lotts pin form my right tibia, all unsuccessfull, the ladder resulted in a interogate fx of the tibia, cellulitis set in one wekend, my doc was in Kansas at a...

  6. Has your Nursing License ever been in Jeopardy?

    sleepless in norman replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    First, you don't want to claim addiction, if there is no addiction, so many of these posts are the essence of my plight, Please read my story entitled " Down and Dirty in The Oklahoma State Board of...

  7. Has your Nursing License ever been in Jeopardy?

    sleepless in norman replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    In 10/1999 I received a deferred sentence to a plea of Nolo Contendre to a single count prescription alteration charge, this being an RN for 14yrs and having no other offenses on my record- not even a...

  8. Please hear me out. Anyone! No one seems to give a rip.

    sleepless in norman replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    Trust is earned over time, move on. Good luck.

  9. Knowledgeable RN's please help!!!

    sleepless in norman replied to fantom's topic in General Nursing

    Any and all State BON are not there to help you, they are there to take your license, in the future if you have any legal questions regarding your personal life or career, seek the advice of a...

  10. Please hear me out. Anyone! No one seems to give a rip.

    sleepless in norman replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to the real world, we are heatlthcare workers, but human, some evil, always go to a supervisor/charge nurse with a situation such as yours at the very onset, that is their job to protect the...

  11. Calling all Nurses who were hippies.

    sleepless in norman replied to HarryPotter's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from a southern cal coastal town in san louis obispo county, saw " Dazed and Confussed" so true, my hat is off to the script writers, all of us who played in the backfield of the HS...

  12. "Some Dude" sure gets around!

    sleepless in norman replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    You see, that proves our point, if the fellow had blamed it on "Some Dude", there would have been no questionig his story, for we all know "Some Dude" is an elusive creature and never will be brought...

  13. DUI and licensure in Texas?

    sleepless in norman replied to tamuqt1's topic in General Nursing

    First, is your attorney a Healthcare Law Attorney? The BON can restrict your license due to the nature of your offenses, they still can make you join TPAP due to the alcohol related offense, and with...

  14. "Some Dude" sure gets around!

    sleepless in norman replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I worked the ER at a University town for years, and it never failed every weekend some guy would be brought in with his face looking like it went through a meat grinder. When asked what precipitated...

  15. Trouble with Board

    sleepless in norman replied to Nurse4TG's topic in General Nursing

    Obtain an attorney, prepare for another career, employers as wel as the BON in my state are under the impression that nurses are a dime a dozen, next thing the BON will be submitting her name to the...

  16. Open heart ICU

    sleepless in norman replied to Kiwi's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I have precepted many new grads into the SICU open heart unit and many of them were LPN's prior to RN and some weren't, but as long as they have a willingness to learn and fully understand the...

  17. Open heart ICU

    sleepless in norman replied to Kiwi's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I have precepted many new grads into the SICU open heart unit and many of them were LPN's prior to RN and some weren't, but as long as they have a willingness to learn and fully understand the...

  18. what stethescope do you recommend

    sleepless in norman replied to lifeLONGstudent's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have been in healthcare since HS, I haveused a littman cardioscope since graduating from RN school, littman cardioscope II is excellant for respiratory auscultation and heart tones, it's exspensive...

  19. what stethescope do you recommend

    sleepless in norman replied to lifeLONGstudent's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have been in healthcare since HS, I haveused a littman cardioscope since graduating from RN school, littman cardioscope II is excellant for respiratory auscultation and heart tones, it's exspensive...

  20. Has your Nursing License ever been in Jeopardy?

    sleepless in norman replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I feel as though I was setup by the OBN, when they reported me to the OIG using my old address, knowing I would not receive any formal notice from the OIG, the nurse investigator and I were extremely...

  21. Has your Nursing License ever been in Jeopardy?

    sleepless in norman replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I feel as though I was setup by the OBN, when they reported me to the OIG using my old address, knowing I would not receive any formal notice from the OIG, the nurse investigator and I were extremely...

  22. Tell It To Oprah

    sleepless in norman posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been battling with the Oklahoma State Board since 2001, recently they submitted my name to the OIG exclusion list, I in turn submitted a complaint to the OIG Judicial Complaint Department,...

  23. Tell It To Oprah

    sleepless in norman replied to sleepless in norman's topic in General Nursing

    I have been battling with the Oklahoma State Board since 2001, recently they submitted my name to the OIG exclusion list, I in turn submitted a complaint to the OIG Judicial Complaint Department,...

  24. How many nurses here have their license currently suspended?

    sleepless in norman replied to Sheba817's topic in General Nursing

    My story is an all to familiar one, originally titled " Down And Dirty In The Oklahoma State Board Of Nursing " on this forum, I am currently litigating with the OIG through the OIG Judicial Compaint...

  25. Urgent Question about Urine Drug Test

    sleepless in norman replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in General Nursing

    The thing to be concerned with is a change in your urines concentration, if a change in your urines dilution occurs, they will think you are trying to dilute your urine, Imodium is not a narcotic,...