catsmeow1972 BSN, RN

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    Have I proceeded correctly?

    catsmeow1972 replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Generally speaking, lab personnel know the importance of chain of custody requirements. Those that don't know or don't care truly do not realize that their sloppiness can cause what Persephone just...
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    Have I proceeded correctly?

    catsmeow1972 replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah, I find thier "support" to be soooo underwhelming. Attend more meetings? I get minimal to zero use out of what you make me go to now, why the blazes would I go to more?????? Some clown wanted to...
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    Have I proceeded correctly?

    catsmeow1972 replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    So they're just not going to say anything? Like just a generic form notice that you are 'no longer refrained from practice." Or something asinine like that. Absolutely zero admission that they were...
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    Have I proceeded correctly?

    catsmeow1972 replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Will the right thing include a refund check for the $1000+ You've spent and an apology? I seriously doubt
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    Finally recieved received more communication

    catsmeow1972 replied to nurse_girlie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It seems to boil down to (and this is my opinion...) program? Fine. stupid and unnecessary but you'll do it just to get on with your life. Treatment ...dumb, unnecessary and nothing but a money grab....
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    Need ideas for safe Insect repellent

    catsmeow1972 replied to Kel65's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Spanked, you don't pretend that you're all about recovery (and I do so respect how straight up front you are about it.) Now if only these programs would also do the
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    Finally recieved received more communication

    catsmeow1972 replied to nurse_girlie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Alex, I'll take dumb, uncaring and incompetent for $500 and somebody trying to do some major CYAing for the daily
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    Have I proceeded correctly?

    catsmeow1972 replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Here's an idea...since the PeTH was negative and all the crap taken at the eval will be negative, the only excuse they will have is a 'not very reliable ' (read even the manufacturer warns to not use...
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    Finally recieved received more communication

    catsmeow1972 replied to nurse_girlie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    ^^^this^^^ From about year 2 or so onward (right about when I figured out these people were not to be trusted) I started keeping a log of EVERY interaction. I have every scrap of paper and a printout...
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    Sick.. need medicine!

    catsmeow1972 replied to Nursealc123's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Supposedly we can't take any antihistamine with -D attached because of the pseudoephedrine. Ok fine, no sudafed (see earlier post about not being allowed to treat common cold symptoms.) While shackled...
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    Sick.. need medicine!

    catsmeow1972 replied to Nursealc123's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Ha. Not allowed to treat ourselves, despite being nurses. Being told NO on medication prescribed by my doctor by a program that claims to not be able to interfere in what my doctor recommends....
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    Sick.. need medicine!

    catsmeow1972 replied to Nursealc123's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah, we medical professionals can't even treat a common cold without asking permission. I'm not sure if it's a take and inform after or have to ask "mother may I" beforehand. If that's the case then...
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    Nevada now testing 2x/month and "witnessed" tests

    catsmeow1972 replied to dr. eatbox's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I do not have a dislike of AA itself so much as I do of the fact that programs utilize the 12 step thing as a twisted means of beating thier version of recovery into people. The boilerplate way that...
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    Death and Repossession

    catsmeow1972 replied to Eris Discordia BSN, RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I am very sorry to hear of the loss of your father. You've have been so strong through all of this. My prayers are with
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    Have I proceeded correctly?

    catsmeow1972 replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That's freaking awesome!!! I only hope that they don't continue to pull poo on you and claim it as not admissible because THEY did not order it. It sounds stupid, even though it was done at the same...
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    Nevada now testing 2x/month and "witnessed" tests

    catsmeow1972 replied to dr. eatbox's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I will partially agree with the 'scam' sentiment that 98% of the way these monitoring programs are run is indeed a scam. I leave the 2% because the original idea of monitoring and advocacy of impaired...
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    Have I proceeded correctly?

    catsmeow1972 replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't get how ANY lab test, blood, pee, whatever other bodily fluid can take weeks to test. What exactly is happening to that specimen while it's sitting
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    Have I proceeded correctly?

    catsmeow1972 replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I always wonder about that idea because number one, we already know that 'supposedly' in absence of anything else awry, a stand alone +etg should not be indicative of relapse (though apparently that...
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    Have I proceeded correctly?

    catsmeow1972 replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    This is the kind of stuff that, when you try to explain it to non nursing folk, are shocked as to how it can even be legal. I honestly don't think most of it is. But when they are holding everything...
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    Have I proceeded correctly?

    catsmeow1972 replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The best I can do is a virtual hug from here...... It makes me go "huh" that the very same test that they use to see if you've been drinking, they will not allow you to use to prove your innocence....
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    Bipolar and tpapn

    catsmeow1972 replied to Foxynurse5006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have never used the "I'm a nurse" shtick to weasel out of a speeding ticket, generally because well...When I get stopped, I am speeding. The officer finds out that I'm a nurse because my license...
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    Have I proceeded correctly?

    catsmeow1972 replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    They've had your pee for over 2 weeks now? Stuff has to have evaporated by now. Test, retest, positive, no wait, don't know, yeah positive, maybe not, oh here this ones negative. Can't these people...
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    Confused

    catsmeow1972 replied to Nursj68's topic in Nurses Recovery

    From what I've observed "under investigation" is just by the board, not criminal/jail time. If any criminal thing we're ongoing, I don't think it would be published on any website for sure. The...
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    Bipolar and tpapn

    catsmeow1972 replied to Foxynurse5006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    This kind of thing just blows my mind (like a lot of stuff associated with this ****.) A person could wind up inpatient for a reason that has NOTHING to do with thier job and is transitional, perhaps...
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    Have I proceeded correctly?

    catsmeow1972 replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    What's going to happen on Friday when the split finally comes back, regardless of what it is, AFTER you've spent all this money and worry and the evaluators stuff comes back negative? Will there be...