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  1. Pyxis machine and nurses diverting meds.....

    backtowork replied to docpsychrn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If the pills are missing under your ID in the pyxis, they can fire you, report you to the board, and to the police. A clean urine will help, but it does not get you off the hook from them accusing you...

  2. 4 quick questions about starting with First Lab

    backtowork replied to backtowork's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you TX..as always..you are a bright beacon for me in this maze..I so much appreciate your

  3. Working with stipulations

    backtowork replied to backtowork's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you so much Viva..you are spot on with the minute to minute hang on. But, it gets better everyday and I am so thankful. Bless

  4. Almost had a coronary..

    backtowork replied to backtowork's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks TXRN2 friend..your next..can't wait to hear of your successes :hrnsmlys:..we are on our way. Thank you for al your support and kind words.

  5. Almost had a coronary..

    backtowork posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    OMG..my first week on my new job and my first day of having my own patient to care for.. after 3 years of fighting with the BON, thousands of dollars spent, a trip through Hell and back, and a board...

  6. Almost had a coronary..

    backtowork replied to backtowork's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you Esme12 (I love your dog, reminds me of my old Weim Shultz!!) It will just take some getting used to..I so much appreciate your support and kind words..great advice.. manually count count...

  7. Almost had a coronary..

    backtowork replied to backtowork's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hey Vernon42..ya..it was like too crazy for words..like a twilight zone episode when the aliens come and take you away ..crazy. But I guess we all have to be a little crazy to go down the road of...

  8. Almost had a coronary..

    backtowork replied to backtowork's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you sweet

  9. Almost had a coronary..

    backtowork replied to backtowork's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Interesting..Well here in Texas the computerized Pyxis system is pretty standard in one form or another..but it is not fool proof. I know of a hospital that has a fingerprint scan and one that is...

  10. Almost had a coronary..

    backtowork replied to backtowork's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Wow I had know idea how much different hospital varied on narcotics counts/checks.. thank you for the insight and the

  11. Can I be a nurse with a criminal history?

    backtowork replied to recentLPNgrad's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    OOoo need alot more info before even attempting an answer..can you share what you were arrested for and I am sorry..I don't know what an Alford plea

  12. Almost had a coronary..

    backtowork replied to backtowork's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you JMO..you have been here with me from the beginning of my posts..sending good warm hugs to you too. Your turn next!!!

  13. Almost had a coronary..

    backtowork replied to backtowork's topic in Nurses Recovery

    What a very kind thing to say..thank you Kenyanese...I am going to give it my

  14. Almost had a coronary..

    backtowork replied to backtowork's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you OCNRN63..I am sure gonna give it all I have. So grateful to be working

  15. Almost had a coronary..

    backtowork replied to backtowork's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Point well taken..Do ya'll in Australia have Pyxis type machines that dispense narcotics with a password..or are they in a locked

  16. U Can become a RN with Crim. Hx..I'm Proof

    backtowork replied to Blessed2BeARN's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Agree totally with FLmom...way too much power put in the hands of cops to arrest,,then let the courts sort it out..it is the arrest that kills us with the board and prospective employers. Where there...

  17. HELP!!! TX BNE ordered chemical dependency assessment

    backtowork replied to brandirn2000's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The best advice I have received on this subject is to NOT choose any evaluator on the BON pre approved list. Hire an attorney and let him find you an evaluator who he has worked with before in similar...

  18. Working with stipulations

    backtowork replied to backtowork's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you JMO..you turn is next..We will make it through this and I am behind you all the

  19. Working with stipulations

    backtowork replied to backtowork's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you rngaltx..it helps so much to know others have been through this. Thank you for your

  20. Tired of Testing

    backtowork replied to tiredoftesting's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi TOT..Did they say why they were continuing your testing for so long? is it worth contacting a lawyer about? I vote yes..even if you need to borrow money to do so. Just some thoughts. I am not sure...

  21. Working with stipulations

    backtowork replied to backtowork's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I am happy to say I have landed a job with a company who is willing to work with my board stipulations. I am tentatively excited and relieved, but am cautious to not be overly optimistic because I...

  22. Retired, now what?

    backtowork replied to sueff's topic in Retired Nurses

    I am not quite retired..but may very well be soon by the nursing job market as a beat up old nurse of 55. While I am still applying for work, I fill my "nursing needs" by volunteering for CASA as an...

  23. Malicious and untrue complaints made against me to the board

    backtowork replied to elgin1962's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You are so wise to get a lawyer before you agree to anything..fist thing my lawyer told me is that I was not going to ANY of the "board approved addictionologists". He spent a lot of time getting the...

  24. Are Male RNs or BSNs Preferred for State Prisons?

    backtowork replied to Shane505's topic in Correctional

    I cannot speak for Cali, but I worked at private owned prison with state of Texas offenders and I did all the hiring for 3 years, The state of Texas does not care if you are male or female, ASN or...

  25. Urine screens killing me!!!

    backtowork replied to jmo1231's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I never imagined when they called urine "liquid gold" in renal ICU..how true that was!! lol. I hear ya JMO..right, wrong, or indifferent..there is a bunch of money to made off the us addicts. But as...