dirtyhippiegirl

dirtyhippiegirl BSN, RN

PDN; Burn; Phone triage

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  1. MO BON & marijuana

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to js89923's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm in KS -- all I know is that they don't have any sort of alternative to discipline program so if the BON decides to punish you, it will be a public mark on your license. I'd hope they wouldn't but...

  2. Positive ETG

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Wrighttashan's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Soy sauce has around 2% but some brands can have a higher

  3. Diversion/license surrender

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to PurpleRN1227's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Purely ancedotal but a few of the nurses in my monitoring program had their criminal charges reduced and their sentences deferred because they chose to work with the BON's monitoring

  4. Placed on Monitoring as New Grad

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Insperation's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Welcome to monitoring! You can appeal until you are blue in the face but it won't get you anywhere. There ARE monitoring friendly hospitals but be forewarned that most acute care jobs will drop you...

  5. It seems like everyone but nurses make more money

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    Economists who write articles on wage compression cite nursing a lot as an example. I guess the trade off is that beginning wages tend to be a bit higher than in other entry level jobs that require a...

  6. Legalized Marijuana/ Medical Marijuana

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to RN2364's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Kansas lets you use controlled substances while under monitoring. It just requires more documentation. I think I've explained this once or twice to you, in

  7. Monitoring board as a mental health roadbump.

    dirtyhippiegirl posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm just irritated and ranty. I have pretty substantial (at times) comorbid mental health issues. I was on psych meds for a while early on in my program but stopped, in part, because the hurdles to...

  8. Monitoring board as a mental health roadbump.

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Mood stabilizers etc should be okay but still require a note from my treating shrink, me to sign a release of info, having to provide a copy of my script every 3 months. It's a huge hassle. I tested...

  9. inpatient years later?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to OhioRN1234's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Some of it will probably depend on your

  10. Where are all the "older" nurses?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to tjcnurse2b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work in a hospital-based PAT clinic doing 10 hr shifts. No weekends or holidays, minimal heavy lifting, and we make hospital base pay. The average age of the nurses in my clinic is probably 55-60....

  11. Feeling Isolated while on Monitoring

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to gnurse2089's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm so sorry for your loss. You have a powerful way with words and very eloquently stated a lot of what is fundamentally wrong/frustrating with these sorts of programs. You are in my

  12. Whatever Happened To Online Forums?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Soliloquy's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a member of various BBS and MUDs since the mid-90s. Trolling and flame wars were just as prolific back then, at least among the people I hung out with. I do think that as the internet...

  13. Affinity, KARE, abnormal

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to tarab333's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Made me take a pETH test (alcohol is my doc otherwise I think it would have been a hair test?), which I passed. That's kinda new. Previously they would have just made me repeat the UA. It's not that...

  14. Affinity, KARE, abnormal

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to tarab333's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Different state but we also use affinity -- I've had a dilute come back as "abnormal" in the

  15. AA sheet audited?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to RickG85's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Agree that I love the social aspect of meetings, and I like to hear the stories that people share. Especially listening to newcomers -- it really centers me, reminds me of where I could easily be...

  16. AA sheet audited?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to RickG85's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Meh. Technically the tradition is that anonymity should only be maintained at the level of press/radio/TV. Otherwise it's not in violation of the spirit of the program to break your anonymity on a...

  17. Feeling Isolated while on Monitoring

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to gnurse2089's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I can relate to feeling like your life is on hold while being under monitoring. I love to travel but even a weekend trip across the state is a huge, stress-filled hassle. I just want to move on in so...

  18. 3 Strike Rule: Non-Compliant Patients

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to cocoa_puff's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I am frustrated by patients like this (because let's face it, these same patients are often less than nice people to boot) -- I remind myself that there are few inherently bad people and that...

  19. I am not proud of my track record.

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

    I'm surprised no one has mentioned that some BONs move pretty slow -- you may still be hearing about the original fraud complaint in the next few

  20. What is your definition of health?

    dirtyhippiegirl posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    So the theme of my sobriety journey has been achieving some sort of overall health. I am 5'4" and was probably 140-145 lbs a few months into sobriety between my psychotropic medications,...

  21. Union gave away random drug testing

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    No, you are wrong. It's already been pointed out that you are wrong. Continuing to post wrong things does not make those things the truth. Why do people spread so much misinformation. You'd think this...

  22. Union gave away random drug testing

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    If they want to give you a hard time, they will. I have a friend who is now under monitoring because they did a chart audit on him after a random UDS came back positive for a med that he had a valid...

  23. Union gave away random drug testing

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    As a legit alcoholic in my state's monitoring program, I find this sort of stuff disheartening. It picks up a lot of pot smokers and people with expired scripts that then get thrown into the mire of...

  24. School nurse in TPAPN?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Ash2213's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If your stips require you to have direct supervision/you can't be the only nurse on duty, than

  25. Alternative to AA?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to safenurse10's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Oh man, I hadn't thought about Overeater's Anonymous in a while. I went to a few OA meetings while very anorexic, not really realizing that they are effectively prayer-driven Weight Watchers meetings....