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    Do you have plans for after?

    catsmeow1972 replied to Recovering_RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    This will probably sound really horrible and get me totally flamed for even saying it, but i will might go out for a nice dinner and order a glass of wine. The caveat is that it is extremely unlikely...
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    Florida IPN update

    catsmeow1972 replied to MFTinRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    ^^^^^^^This x
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    Discouraged TPAPN Nurse

    catsmeow1972 replied to TexasNurse2014's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Mine is actually another state, but i think these programs all run basically the same way. What happened was that when Job A (the scary one) fired me, (their reasons were absurd and rather hilarious....
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    Discouraged TPAPN Nurse

    catsmeow1972 replied to TexasNurse2014's topic in Nurses Recovery

    my first job, when saddled with this contract also was SCARY! in terms of safety issues. i wouldn't recommend that place to my worst enemy. They were consistently, dangerously short handed. They hired...
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    Nurses Notes - A Thing of the Past?

    catsmeow1972 replied to Smb411's topic in General Nursing

    The system my current hospital uses is actually pretty good. We have a decent amount of choices in which to do the click/check box thing, however there is also a place to do a note. Call me old...
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    What do you sign?

    catsmeow1972 replied to RunNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Given that my pen signature is pretty illegible (if I try, i can make it readable) I put catsmeow RN. My formal typed ala business card is RN BSN CNOR. I have an ASN and an AA but it's supposed to be...
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    Petetioning the board for early release

    catsmeow1972 replied to TXRN8400's topic in Nurses Recovery

    i'm in Florida and have been toying with the idea of doing the same thing. My reasoning is based on "substantial compliance." Other than an issue where they lied and cost me a job offer and I had to...
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    IPN Contracts

    catsmeow1972 replied to lightofthemoon's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I suspect this is another one that has more to the story than what is posted. IPN does not do discipline for "documentation errors." The BON? yes. I should think that the board could issue some type...
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    Florida IPN question

    catsmeow1972 replied to MFTinRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Once you self-report, you will get a letter with 3-4 choices as to where to go for the initial evaluation. it seems that some of the most common ones they use (Gainesville, tampa, etc.) are also...
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    PDN and family boundaries

    catsmeow1972 replied to gingah828's topic in Private Duty

    I did an extended care gig that was actually pretty nice for a while. Adult patient, TBI, wheelchair, etc. His/our routine in the AM was pretty lockstep...out of bed, shower shave, dress etc. (he had...
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    Peer program power trip...

    catsmeow1972 replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    gnurse, thanks for a response that does not spout slogans and junk at me. i appreciate it. I do try not to let it all get to me, but this whole mess has driven a big wedge between me an most of my...
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    Tolerating Abuse from Grieving Families

    catsmeow1972 replied to evelynkarirn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm not in hospice and i believe it takes a very special person to be able to do that. I don't even do funerals well at all. I get that grief exhibits itself in all sorts of ways. That being said,...
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    Following up with a patient who is transferred to another facility -- Kosher or not?

    catsmeow1972 replied to guest998179's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I recently had a young lady as a patient who also happened to be an employee of the facility where I work. After a shift of caring for her and actually being able to get her feeling better, I went on...
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    Have you or anyone you know ever sued for not having a lunch break?

    catsmeow1972 replied to YoutubeTheNP's topic in General Nursing

    We have assigned lunch buddies. It is considered impolite to leave your lunch buddy with scheduled meds and such. We leave a post-it note with bits on each patient (no needs/waiting for D/C, etc.) If...
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    You've Got To Be Kidding Me

    catsmeow1972 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    On my unit, when admitting a patient, we always ask what they would like to be called and then put that on the whiteboard. If I don't know (like if they are post-op drowsy) it's Mr/Ms. until they...
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    Drug testing

    catsmeow1972 replied to Lostitall's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If you even have to ask about it, it's probably prohibited. if you'd really like to chance it, make sure you've got another $1000 for an
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    I feel like what's the point.....

    catsmeow1972 replied to Treehugger444's topic in Nurses Recovery

    i do not see your post as a "poor me" pity party. I do not and will never understand why one gets "sentenced" to ANOTHER stint in a program after finishing the first one, just because of a move to...
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    Modification of probation in CA

    catsmeow1972 replied to kearsleyRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Most definitely true. Unfortunately, even when that evidence is flimsy and highly biased, those that can use it to their advantage
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    Drug testing, physical, and denying a job

    catsmeow1972 replied to Ck24's topic in General Nursing

    As others have said, you might be better off paying this and chalking it up to having a run in with a lousy staffing agency. You've got to remember, these people are not in this business to find you a...
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    Modification of probation in CA

    catsmeow1972 replied to kearsleyRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have heard of that "oft-quoted study" too. I have searched for it to no avail. The only thing I could find was a couple of highly biased, very small retrospective studies that more or less said...
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    Modification of probation in CA

    catsmeow1972 replied to kearsleyRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I find that these programs (and a lot of the attached "treatment") rely heavily on junk science, to justify multiple years of testing, As i recall this gem of an idea has minimal evidence to back it...
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    IPN- Advice Please

    catsmeow1972 replied to ThisGuyIsAnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    in terms of what medications you are prescribed, IPN cannot tell you what or what not to take. That directive would have come from the evaluator. IPN does strongly!! discourage any use of any kind of...
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    Job offer without telling me pay rates

    catsmeow1972 replied to nekoneko's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Errr..no. I would want any offer, in writing before i planned on showing up anywhere (including any health/physical exam stuff). While yes, it is illegal to discriminate against a person based on all...
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    school while being monitored

    catsmeow1972 replied to stickybun's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I toyed with the idea of grad school. my delightful program (sarcasm alert*) told me that while clinical hours would not count toward the hours per week limit that i am saddled with, i would still...
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    Transferring license after graduating??

    catsmeow1972 replied to RickG85's topic in Nurses Recovery

    i've come to the conclusion that no matter how you look at it, this is a never ending cycle of punishment. Confidential, my back end! Someway, somehow, you wind up having to disclose this mess if you...