esdrn

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1. Drug Abuse/Nurses/Kristi

   esdrn replied to PPL's topic in Recovery

   Hi Dianee.A very professional an intellectual attitude.The reason more nurses or other professionals don't seek help is because of the stigma attached to being an addict/alcoholic. Since I am in recovery myself, I guess I am just more empathetic to a...

2. Drug Abuse/Nurses/Kristi

   esdrn replied to PPL's topic in Recovery

   Hi PPL. I can only speak for myself on this issue. First of all, if I were still using while in nursing school, I would not have made it through nursing school. Also, should I start using today (BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I WON'T) I would not be working. Y...

3. Drug Abuse/Nurses/Kristi

   esdrn replied to PPL's topic in Recovery

   OK, her goes! The key to the second chance in the same hospital, is the fact that he is a doctor. Another factor which probably influenced the hospital's decision to rehire and restore hospital priveleges; he makes money for the hospital. You said it...

4. Drug Abuse/Nurses/Kristi

   esdrn replied to PPL's topic in Recovery

   My thoughts on why one esculates from pot at home to demerol at work is this:Think of it like this-when I initially began drinking at age 13, it didn't take much to get me drunk. However, as the tolerance built up it began to take more and more to ob...

5. Drug Abuse/Nurses/Kristi

   esdrn replied to PPL's topic in Recovery

   Bunky, I will not get into a shouting match with you in regards to a subject that you evidently know nothing about. However, I will make a suggestion, that is if you are really interested in learning. I suggest that you do some critique reviews of re...

6. Drug Abuse/Nurses/Kristi

   esdrn replied to PPL's topic in Recovery

   Bunky, My deepest aplolgies to you. As you might have figured out, one of my character defects is becoming defensive when it is not necessary. Again, I APOLIGIZE arrogance and rudeness. You have made several good points in your postings. I agree, tha...

7. Drug Abuse/Nurses/Kristi

   esdrn replied to PPL's topic in Recovery

   Bunky, Does progressing from CAD to Acute MI to cardiac arrest require a psychiatric diagnosis from you. I am a recovering alcoholic. However, I got out of treatment on friday and started college on a monday. This was in 1993. By the Grace of GOD and...

8. BSN vs. ADN

   esdrn replied to goldilocksrn's topic in General Nursing

   I think that the only person who would think this, is a person who does not have a BSN degree. By the way it is "responsibility" not responsabilitie. I knew this before the BSN degree. ------------------ ADJ