AesthesiaSeeker

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  1. Managing chronic insomnia with RX meds while on TPAPN?

    AesthesiaSeeker posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    So I’m going to start Texas’ peer assistant program and clearly drug testing is going to be a part of it. I’ve been reading through the information packet and it’s very, very sensitive to just...

  2. Not going to sign TPAPN Participation Agreement. What comes next?

    AesthesiaSeeker posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Got my psych evaluation done for Texas’s TPAPN program a couple of weeks ago and it’s finally come around to signing time. Been going to AA for over a year, went to in-patient treatment, got my...

  3. Not going to sign TPAPN Participation Agreement. What comes next?

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Nurses Recovery

    @TriciaJ You are brilliant! My license was initially delinquent because I was in Minnesota which is non-NLC and I was looking to renew it. I’m just going to let it lie, give myself 1+ years of being...

  4. Not going to sign TPAPN Participation Agreement. What comes next?

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm not too worried about the licensing issue; I'm looking to go back to school for my master's in bioinformatics and work in health data science. You bring up a good point about consulting with an...

  5. Is this TPAPN order fair?

    AesthesiaSeeker posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hey y'all, I'll put it to you straight: I voluntarily submitted myself to the Texas BON. Got DWI in Minnesota last year. I immediately started attending AA meetings. Since April 2019 I've been going...

  6. Is this TPAPN order fair?

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Nurses Recovery

    ***EDIT: Before I go any further, I want to specify that by "fair" I mean fair compared to other TPAPN board orders people have received. Yes, I did wrong; yes, I must face the consequences - I have...

  7. Managing chronic insomnia with RX meds while on TPAPN?

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Nurses Recovery

    So I can’t be in TPAPN because I take sleep meds for insomnia and have been for the past twelve years? What next, are they going to tell me I can’t join because I have autism? Because I have that...

  8. Managing chronic insomnia with RX meds while on TPAPN?

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Honestly I am going to fight that tooth and nail. They are not going to dictate what prescriptions I take. I will hire a lawyer if I have

  9. Non-bedside nursing jobs while in TPAPN?

    AesthesiaSeeker posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    So I'm a nurse who for all intents and purposes should probably have not become one - I have Asperger's & did fine in nursing school & clinicals - but completely couldn't perform working full...

  10. Informatics? Please help me because I'm 100% lost

    AesthesiaSeeker posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    So this is actually going to sound really stupid (I know that there are people out there who might tell me to search this forum and find answers on my own - I hear ya, I've got Asperger's/HFA so bear...

  11. Good area to relocate to?

    AesthesiaSeeker posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So I've posted my story a lot on here and it's probably not worth repeating. I recently spoke with a nurse recruiter and she told me my chances at getting hired in my area (DFW) are extremely slim...

  12. Got the dream job, not quite sure if I'm walking into failure

    AesthesiaSeeker posted a topic in Critical Care

    Hey y'all, I gotta back up a bit because I need to give this a little context: In 2016 I was a new grad and started a Neuro PCU residency. Problem is, that only lasted 6 months. A family member got...

  13. Got the dream job, not quite sure if I'm walking into failure

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Critical Care

    Thank you. Seriously, thank you. I have always wanted to do ICU nursing and I can't think of a better place to do it. I also kinda have Asperger's so learning can be a little difficult as I remember...

  14. GN Residency Texas Health Resources- February 2019

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to Hallie_renae's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Applied for OR, had interview this past Thursday. I vaguely remember them saying I would hear something back by Saturday but no word yet. The waiting is the hardest part

  15. Do nurse residencies hire non-new grads?

    AesthesiaSeeker posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    So I've posted here several times about the situation I'm in (HR thought I bribed a patient for a DAISY award) and after taking care of a family member I've been on a nursing hiatus for 18 months....

  16. Do nurse residencies hire non-new grads?

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thank you for the post @beekee, I really appreciate the advice. I've actually used a lot of what you wrote as a pitch to employers who ask me about my work

  17. Do nurse residencies hire non-new grads?

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I like this, I really do, and I know at the end of the day that's all that counts. But these past 18 months have really been hell. My sister developed a drug problem and my parents wanted me home to...

  18. How to make yourself more marketable after taking a break?

    AesthesiaSeeker posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi y'all, So I've been on an 18 month hiatus from nursing. I lost my job, moved back home to help out my family and take care of my sister, and a lot of other stuff that's gotten in the way of me...

  19. How good are nurse refresher courses?

    AesthesiaSeeker posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    To make a long story short 18 months ago I got fired over an 'ethics' violation (pt's Mom wrote me a recommendation letter after I gave a hope necklace to her deeply depressed son; HR called it a...

  20. How good are nurse refresher courses?

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I was in nursing for 9 months. My license is current. My state requires me to disclose my bipolar diagnosis but my doctor isn't entirely sure I have it. I do have Asperger's and depression but I don't...

  21. 5 Reasons Nurses Get Fired and How to Avoid Them

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient who was a pre-med student with cystic fibrosis. He was very lonely and deeply depressed. He thought his hospitalization would distract him from his classes and that he'd never get into...

  22. Is it time to give up the dream

    AesthesiaSeeker posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hey y'all (sorry from TX can't help it), I've got to ask for advice. Long story short I love nursing. I loved nursing school, I loved clinicals, I loved being with my patients and I loved the path I...

  23. Informatics? Please help me because I'm 100% lost

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Nursing Informatics

    @llg: Thank you, I hadn't really thought through it all in the perspective. It really makes a lot more sense, I just kept getting stuck in a

  24. How strict are managers on the 12 months experience for jobs?

    AesthesiaSeeker posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    So I am no stranger to this forum and I've found a lot of helpful advice from people here. In short I was fired from my first position at 9 months experience (I won't bore you with the details here,...

  25. Would this be a good way to increase my chances at an ICU job?

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Critical Care

    @JcRNclin3: I'm in Plano, north of