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Alternative to AA?

catsmeow1972 replied to safenurse10's topic in Nurses Recovery

I just thought of another example where the AA religious philosophy has leached into the nexus of the monitoring program. My nurse support group, that I attended up until recently always closed with...
Tpapn insight

catsmeow1972 replied to lynn21's topic in Nurses Recovery

^^^^^this^^^^ Remember that these people are not your friends and DO NOT have your best interest in mind. There is nothing rehabilitative about this stuff. You will quickly find that it is about...
I'M DONE, as in SUCCESSFULLY

catsmeow1972 replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

YAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!! it's about dang time. You know you will never see an apology from them or anything that even might hint that they were in the wrong to begin with. Congratulations on getting...
Good grief...I came up Positive

catsmeow1972 replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

Despite my non-desire (is that a word?) to play crusader rabbit and try to fix the world, I am tempted, when all is said and done to get myself on the docket for some BON meeting in the near future...
Good grief...I came up Positive

catsmeow1972 replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

I wrote a letter to my program director...she did write back...said she sent "my concerns" on to my case manager. Yeah, real useful. I wanted to respond with...way to pass the buck, if I'd gotten...
Alternative to AA?

catsmeow1972 replied to safenurse10's topic in Nurses Recovery

It's part of the contract. The one that I feel i was coerced into signing. Y'know, the one where you are scared out of your mind and the full implications of what you are committing to are not even...
Good grief...I came up Positive

catsmeow1972 replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

I tried the squeaky wheel technique...they just got nasty on me (rudely yapping in my ear and not letting me get a word in edgewise). Now that they know I have legal representation, I don't want to go...
Good grief...I came up Positive

catsmeow1972 replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

I really wondering if these people are trained in stalling tactics. Y'know..."let's doing everything we can, legal or not, to extend this as far as we can." I've zip progress on mine. Just sitting and...
NP's answering to Nursing Management?

catsmeow1972 replied to ohiosam2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

There are three problems i see right off with the premise of "NPs are nurses and can be managed by Nurse Managers." First, an NP is an advanced practice degree...ie: an MSN or higher., with further...
Alternative to AA?

catsmeow1972 replied to safenurse10's topic in Nurses Recovery

I agree with all of the above. My gripe is with the standard boilerplate set of stipulations. I don't and never have drank (can't even gag the stuff the down). and do not do drugs. I cannot "have the...
Alternative to AA?

catsmeow1972 replied to safenurse10's topic in Nurses Recovery

I hear ya, about the "God's plan" issue. Even my mother (who is a priest, ironically) snorts at the whole "spiritual, not religious" crap. I wonder if whoever coined the "spiritual, not religious"...
Terminated after giving resignation notice

catsmeow1972 replied to rn0817's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

Unless there is a policy in writing that says "4 weeks notice is required", she does not have a leg to stand on. In my state, If you put in your notice (unless specifically stated, 2 weeks is...
Alternative to AA?

catsmeow1972 replied to safenurse10's topic in Nurses Recovery

I personally do not like the idea of being mandated to something with religious overtones to keep my state issued license. i just think there is something very wrong with it. It does not even have...
RN badge

catsmeow1972 replied to BlancaRN's topic in General Nursing

a few of the places I've worked would make you a new badge if it was fading or the laminate was curling off. They only made you pay for it if you lost it and it was only like $5 or something. Paying...
Arghh, am I the only one is tired of systematic cheating

catsmeow1972 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

When I took ACLS for the first time, many, many moons ago, it was through the VA. They took the whole 2 days, went through the whole mega code with people switching out roles, etc. Quite nice and I...
Fired, no proof or investigation. Please help

catsmeow1972 replied to Fnj9977's topic in General Nursing

"How far will the bosses let this woman go in maltreating staff? Who is she sleeping with, who is she related to, follow the money to figure out why she is so damned powerful. Sorry to be crude. It...
Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

catsmeow1972 replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

There is a difference between being sharp/astute and desiring to ensure the newer folks come up to that level and torturing people. When the goal is ensuring superior patient care, I don't think it is...
My Story

catsmeow1972 replied to startingover2016's topic in Nurses Recovery

Yeah, most of us had some reason to get us where we are today. The very act of the monitoring things is not so much the issue as the inappropriate, one size fits all method. Following everything even...
Returning to Work While In Monitoring Program

catsmeow1972 replied to startingover2016's topic in Nurses Recovery

Just a few questions...is she going to work for you? Is she caring for your patients? is she going to help you with your aching self after a long day? Is she going to be there to listen after you've...
Jobs while in RAMP?

catsmeow1972 replied to mike856nj's topic in Nurses Recovery

Sadly, i think you have described a sizable chunk of the people in these programs, nationwide. As i believe you understand, there is a place and a situation where these things are appropriate and...
Federally employed nurses- Leaving service?

catsmeow1972 replied to magris's topic in Government, Military

I worked at a VA for not quite 2 years, as a federal civilian employee. Yeah, retirement benefits were great, if you could last the 30 years. The set of benefits for current employees were about...
Good grief...I came up Positive

catsmeow1972 replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

I dunno know on the law school. I think I would have a hard time defending someone that I knew darn well was guilty of some heinous crime (child abuse and the like). On the other hand, I am not a fan...
Wrong side for amputation(loss of license)

catsmeow1972 replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Patient Safety Issues

Just to settle a little discussion.....There was a certain hospital (somewhere in Florida) that hit the newspapers for amputating the wrong leg of a patient. As horrifying as that is, there are a few...
Drug test randomness???

catsmeow1972 replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

Oh yeah. Way to "advocate for the impaired
Nursing Admissions: A Frustrated Student's Manifesto

catsmeow1972 replied to medicapoetica's topic in General Nursing

This is all politics and social justice? Welcome to the world!! As above posters have said, the public schools (community colleges, state schools) have a pretty transparent system by which people are...

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