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  1. Addiction eval

    1sttime replied to Starm's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My evaluation included a "voluntary" release of information for all of my medical records. There was a cognitive test involving remembering names, drawing hands on clocks, etc... There was an intake...

  2. Case Management Jobs?

    1sttime replied to willow14's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I know a nurse who got a case management job. I work in a telephone triage center. Other places Ive heard are dialysis, private practice MD office- once you are off narcotic stipulations I know of...

  3. Get off the phone

    1sttime replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    I always ask myself- would they act this way if an MD walked in the room. If not then it is about my schedule to make sure I have time for other patients. Its also about respect for the fact that you...

  4. Pixus waste never witnessed

    1sttime replied to bella14k's topic in General Nursing

    When it comes to drugs of any sort it is best to treat the pyxis like a cash register. You would not get cash out of the company till and put it in your pocket anticipating that a customer might need...

  5. It can be done!

    1sttime replied to Oogie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    How is it a month in to freedom? Do you feel like you are forgetting to do something everyday? What I'm most curious about is do you feel different about yourself? I feel pretty good about myself,...

  6. Denial of stipulated agreement?

    1sttime replied to Stressnewgrad's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thats seriously screwed up... sorry- Best of luck to

  7. What Makes A Better Pediatric Nurse? Life Experience vs. Credentials

    1sttime replied to JNURSCO's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I always invoke the connection I have to my nieces and nephews. Most parents want to hear that they are not being unreasonable in their concern- then they want the advice that a reasonable health...

  8. LPN for 15years with no complaints\ reporting on my license.

    1sttime replied to sboston20's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I got benefits during my crisis- after paying into the system for 20 years I used the insurance that is there. It is not "gaming the system", without the insurance that I paid into I would have had a...

  9. LPN for 15years with no complaints\ reporting on my license.

    1sttime replied to sboston20's topic in Nurses Recovery

    When I was first caught it was terrible- you don't know what is going to happen- there is little support... If you are like me there will be many days of doing nothing, many days of feeling depressed....

  10. Would you tell the BON about brief relapse?

    1sttime replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My slip up was a side effect of my dishonesty with myself: it was self sabotage. Did the BON care about all of the actions that led up to the slip up? Did my workplace monitor ever pull me aside and...

  11. Nurse felon needing a job

    1sttime replied to kandikissesrn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    When I was a manager I had an applicant disclose to me that she had a felony- I wish I had hired her to give her a chance- but she said she had meticulous attention to detail and had errors on her...

  12. Pain Scales

    1sttime replied to GPSteiner's topic in General Nursing

    One of the things that we encouraged over the past 10 years was for patients to be pain free- setting the expectation. For some people- myself included- one might never be pain free... If the promise...

  13. It can be done!

    1sttime replied to Oogie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    569 days and 7 hours left to go... I am always encouraged to hear people completing their

  14. Disclosing IPN after job offer

    1sttime replied to Jcrb123's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I waited until after I had the job offer- the interview is not a place to bring up issues (Unless mandated by the state). It would most definitely change the entire focus... It is technically illegal...

  15. Positive drug test letter from BON

    1sttime replied to Sandsponge's topic in Nurses Recovery

    In our state if they do not hear from you they send a certified letter for response- I think you have 30 days from the certified letter delivery. The BON might have cleared you from their books, maybe...

  16. The crazy hits again!

    1sttime replied to Twoyearnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes- of course we all have those days. For all the benefits this has brought me (and there are many)- it is hard and makes one want to cry. Two days ago I was with husband on a very difficult hike, on...

  17. Would you tell the BON about brief relapse?

    1sttime replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I can't believe that this one issue should be dealt with by the board: Unless you have been in a monitoring program you have no idea how invasive the BON can be. There are so many actions by nurses...

  18. Male Nurse Interactions

    1sttime replied to MikeRN84's topic in Men in Nursing

    Again- you miss the point that this attitude is perpetuated by other nurses through active discrimination (OB departments), or through indifference (heterosexual male privilege). It is maddening to be...

  19. Complaint filed against me but not heard from BON

    1sttime replied to KCLow's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have to respectfully disagree here: my first attorney almost cost me my license. He wanted to go head to head with the board. I explicitly told him that I wanted him to guide me through the process...

  20. Male Nurse Interactions

    1sttime replied to MikeRN84's topic in Men in Nursing

    Online discussion forums and universities are some of the places you are supposed to give a huge big crap about various topics- be it plastic model horses, fantasy football, or discrimination. You...

  21. Male Nurse Interactions

    1sttime replied to MikeRN84's topic in Men in Nursing

    I totally agree- I have honored the wishes of patients to the best of my ability assuring them it will not impact the care received. However the fact that nurses defend this is right and just,...

  22. Male Nurse Interactions

    1sttime replied to MikeRN84's topic in Men in Nursing

    I meant you people who defend discrimination- as opposed to us that live in the modern world. Muah ha

  23. Male Nurse Interactions

    1sttime replied to MikeRN84's topic in Men in Nursing

    A good test of this is to insert other classes of people into the "preference" justification. I prefer a white nurse. I prefer a thin nurse. I prefer a young nurse. I prefer a non-handicap nurse. I...

  24. Male Nurse Interactions

    1sttime replied to MikeRN84's topic in Men in Nursing

    When the personal preference enters the public realm. If you went to a private pay hospital that did not receive federal funding then discriminate all you want. I see you are 65- what if my preference...

  25. Dansko, Sorry, DO NOT GO WITH DANSKO

    1sttime replied to suzyqart's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My best nursing shoes were Birkenstock Boston- I rolled my ankle badly in Dansko shoes as well. It was an expensive