AimeepawsRN

I know that quotes are just one vital part of my recovery. What is yours? One that I like is " the worst thing I have ever lived through never happened."

Yes, reading women who love too much is great along with Al-Anon meetings. I do have to say that my husband would have left me if I didn't get help and would have taken my children. Fortunately I got help but that is always not the case in all circum...

Same in my state!!! If you are on the meds you are not working while being monitored...

Yes!! I wish I would have contacted an attorney before the board. Very wise advise. Good luck to you and your daughter. So glad you reached out for advice.

You would make a great flight nurse. You may need a few yrs od CCU nursing but hey that's not bad. Do what you think is right. Good luck.

In my state it doesn't matter if you self report or not. If the employer reports and the BON finds you guilty, you will have adverse licensure actions. I found that they do go easier on you if you self report, meaning probation vs.suspension or revoc...

Hmmmm. This would have to be brought by your CM. In our state the participant needs to see an addictionologist. Not sure how it is done anywhere else.

This I great advice. I would not go back there!!!

Are you all speaking of "state" positions? Where are you all getting low salary??? The salary is great in this field at the present time. If you work for an insurance company or contract out. The contract(independent) nurse QA were making $30/hr revi...

I am a Diploma nurse with three years of straight clinicals plus all of my BS required courses. I went through the "diploma" program first because of the intense clinicals and have run an ER with my diploma degree (not as a new nurse though) ! I am n...

My pay isn't bad at all. I am an RN and CPC. I do alot of QA. It may be alittle less then I made at bedside but my quality of life has changed tremendously. You will also need to factor in the great hours, no holidays or weekends. I started out with ...

I am an RN,CPC. I love it!!! I work for an insurance company auditing and teaching docs how to code. What state do you live in?

They are not for kids. Has anyone heard of a gag gift???? They are not for kids. My medication is locked up and this would be in the closet with my "gag gifts". All Nurses, you are the best. I guess when you work so long in a critical care area, you ...

Oh my!!! It's for adults!!!!!!!!! Keep your kids away from it. They sell that stuff in malls!

Nothing greedy about it!!! Agency will help you become well rounded in your career. Just let both employers know.

Listen to Jack!!! Recovery, though hard, is very rewarding. I did not loose my license but it was on probation for a time and I will always have adverse actions on my license. I had to let go of that and work on me. My life has forever changed and it...

I love it!! I do not keep pill bottles around my children. I would definitely buy the pill bottle with candy for a gift. I teach my kids what they should and should not touch!!!!

I don't think anyone has ever said she should be reported. Every case or situation is different.

This is the only nursing site I will follow. I recommend this site for all my fellow nurses!! Congrats allnurses

Merry Christmas and please let us know how your daughter makes out.

Just let's take care of our patients!!!!!! Assess their pain and medicate per dr's orders. We are not supposed to be labeling patients as addicts. Let an MD do that. Jeesh, assess the pain and medicate if needed, Simple as that. Yes it is good practi...

The post clearly was not read correctly. As I stated before, you did everything right nicenurse and did not abandon your patients. As your post clearly states that. My understanding of your question is "can they say no?". Yes they can but you took th...

I have been a nurse for 15 years in critical areas and have never heard of or experienced a group of nurses that would not work with their own during an emergency. I have also been in charge of a very busy ER and circumstances do occur. This woman ha...

Addiction is a very serious condition. It baffles me everday that nurses can be so judgemental. Recovery is a wonderful thing and it sure teaches you that the judgemental individuals can not steal your joy and are the ones with the most skeletons in ...

Wow! 12 steps saved my life. Addiction is a disease. Hey Jack, where are you and can you provide that info on addiction and how it is a disease? I am sure there are plenty of anti 12 step blogs out there for the individuals that feel it is a cult. Fo...