CryssyD

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  1. What would a single payer system look like?

    CryssyD replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    With all due respect, that is nonsense. Our health-care statistics in this country (USA) are abysmal, and you can't blame it on personal irresponsibility, smoking, or stupidity. Other countries have...

  2. When should nursing homes be allowed to evict residents?

    CryssyD replied to Emergent's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Also near where I live: a residential facility for civilly-committed convicted sex offenders who have served their criminal sentences. It's a real problem that sex offenders have such a hard time...

  3. Personal Values as a nurse

    CryssyD replied to ksurette's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse, you are more than a trained mechanic; machines and robots will never be able to do our jobs, because it is our humanity that makes us healers and not just tools for fixing broken bodies....

  4. When should nursing homes be allowed to evict residents?

    CryssyD replied to Emergent's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There is a long-term geriatric psychiatric facility not too far from where I live. It is state-run, no doubt at great expense and surely it runs perpetually in the red. My family, who have lived...

  5. Religiously, On AllNurses

    CryssyD replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    I feel you--I think this site is totally awesome, too. Nurses are some of my favorite people, and I love being able to hear from so many on every kind of topic. AN

  6. California RN DUI success story

    CryssyD replied to TitoG's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I'm glad it worked out so well for you--congratulations, and I mean that sincerely. Unfortunately, that was not my experience, and if you read through the Nurses/Recovery forum on this site you will...

  7. Drug tested question

    CryssyD replied to ModSquat's topic in Nurses Recovery

    As RNMOM said, once it comes up positive for benzodiazepines, they'll find out which specific one you took. So, if you don't have a script, you could be in big trouble. What comes next depends on...

  8. PA DUI, what to expect?

    CryssyD replied to Whats next's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Unfortunately, most of these programs aren't individualized at all--you will be slotted into a cookie-cutter program with the same requirements and restrictions as everyone else, I'm afraid. BON's...

  9. Inserting an NG tube post arrest

    CryssyD replied to abidingpanda's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with MunoRN. Lift the patient's head up when first passing the tube--I don't know why, but it seems to help. OG is better for long-term, definitely, but NG's are acceptable for intubated...

  10. We shall not regret the past ......

    CryssyD replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Venting is a good thing! It keeps us from stewing in stinkin' thinkin'. It's a shame your former employer doesn't understand the nature of recovery and that people really can change, but what can you...

  11. PNAP / drug testing

    CryssyD replied to EDPHRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    How awful--I lived in terror of a false positive for this exact reason. You really can't do anything about it. VA doesn't allow you to know what you tested positive for without a court order,...

  12. Chemical dependency evaluation and lab drug alcohol screening?

    CryssyD replied to SandyOh1967's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congratulations on getting through school and passing boards--those are awesome accomplishments! Sorry to hear you don't want to pursue nursing now--it's such a shame that past behaviors can cost you...

  13. nursing jobs that are narcotic free...dialysis?

    CryssyD replied to ICURN80's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Dialysis is a common area for nurses in recovery and/or with no-narc stipulations. Day surgery, pre-op, and endoscopy nurses often have to give sedation and pre-anesthesia meds (narcs). Some prisons...

  14. lost license, now what

    CryssyD replied to rnnolonger's topic in Nurses Recovery

  15. Petition to Governor to stop HPRP abuses

    CryssyD replied to carollucas1776's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Exactly! I think the truth is that the BON may care more about appearing to protect the public than actually doing it. Actually addressing the problem is complicated and probably expensive;...

  16. positive for pot

    CryssyD replied to my own worst enemy's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Have to disagree, respectfully. You will test (by urine screening) positive for alcohol for days; you will test positive for marijuana for a month or more. You are not impaired days or weeks...

  17. How much does monitoring cost you?

    CryssyD replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nurses Recovery

    2 evaluations (addiction specialist and psychiatrist) prior to starting, approximately $300 each; about 3 years of twice monthly counseling, thankfully at no cost, then 2 years of monthly sessions...

  18. San Quentin RN – Possibly applying, need feedback please.

    CryssyD replied to capnurse's topic in Correctional

    Call HR at San Quentin and schedule an interview--you don't have to go through with the entire application process if you don't like the answers you get. I'm sure they'll be happy to speak with

  19. ohio bon consent agreement trouble

    CryssyD replied to amanda-panda's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I had to do this for Florida's IPN. I did a Google search for board-certified addiction specialists in my area and got several names. I called their offices and explained my needs--they were all...

  20. cravings

    CryssyD replied to StillRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Pick up the phone! Call someone who will remind you why you're in recovery and how to stay clean! Other ideas, some of which I liked to do when I would get cravings: 1) Go for a walk. Especially...

  21. IV Benadryl......

    CryssyD replied to nico2843's topic in Nurses Recovery

    What hppy said. Get with your sponsor. Talk it out. Why did it happen? What did you learn from it? What are you going to do the next time you feel the urge to get high? (I can answer that: Pick...

  22. Got my contract in the mail..bad timing

    CryssyD replied to StillRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Lyrica is considered potentially addictive--that's why monitoring programs discourage it. However, you should remember that you can take any medications you need with a doctor's Rx--it's just that you...

  23. Accused of being impaired, fired, now told I can't practice

    CryssyD replied to IsabellaRN2's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Sounds like such a mess!...Sorry you're going through this. I have to admit I don't understand how you can get in trouble for "acting impaired"--one would think your employer would need some kind of...

  24. New hospital nurse... needing advice

    CryssyD replied to rn1115's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you're having such a rough time. Cardiac in general scares the holy bejeebers out of me--just not my strong suit and never was. I started out in peds, where the patients usually don't...

  25. What would a single payer system look like?

    CryssyD replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Ah, usable insurance--you mean cheaper? Keep in mind that you really do get what you pay for. The wait time for surgeries probably depends on the surgery--I mean, people who need a triple bypass or a...