SororAKS ADN, RN

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    This is CRAZY

    SororAKS replied to peachfuzz's topic in Nurses Recovery

    But you aren't responsible. They are. Don't take responsibility for their
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    OIG/National Practitioner Database reports

    SororAKS replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Five years is the minimum time penalty that the OIG will impose on practitioners from what I understand. The actual time it takes to get one's name off the Excluded list is relatively short if all...
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    Scared! Report to OIG and/or NPDB?

    SororAKS replied to paidmydues's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you kindly, I hope so
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    Nursing Supervisor is Inappropriate

    SororAKS replied to Shelby, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Many people have already stated what I would about this: Passivity and ignoring the problem will not stop it. He likely knows exactly what he's doing and relies on your silence (as well as the silence...
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    Prior discipline. Now in Nurseys for public view.

    SororAKS replied to danij040866's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You're preaching to the choir. It's not just nursing boards. There are physicians that have these issues. I feel that if there are no further issues after a number of years, there should be an option...
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    Scared! Report to OIG and/or NPDB?

    SororAKS replied to paidmydues's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm still in the middle of solving the matter with the BON, and since this is a public forum, I try to keep personally identifiable information to a minimum :) But yes...the wheels of bureaucracy...
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    OIG/National Practitioner Database reports

    SororAKS replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have been able to get my name off the OIG list, but am still working on the rest. Long story
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    Dog had emergency surgery last night.

    SororAKS replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Its not easy to be the parent of a fur baby, even if we are medical professionals. I had a vet tell me that even though I am educated and do know a lot about human medical and traumatic issues, there...
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    OIG/National Practitioner Database reports

    SororAKS replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Awww, thank you Daisy :) I'm glad this forum is here now, so that those who find themselves ensnared in these things will find a place where they can get support, questions answered, and hopefully...
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    Scared! Report to OIG and/or NPDB?

    SororAKS replied to paidmydues's topic in Nurses Recovery

    LOL yes. It's quite an odyssey. I think you would have known if you'd been placed on the OIG list by now, and if you're not there on the website, you didn't miss a letter from them. As to the NPDB...
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    OIG/National Practitioner Database reports

    SororAKS replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You are most certainly NOT alone. Don't apologize. These things are very difficult. Dealing with the ramifications of the issues we face on a personal level is one thing. Finding out just how far...
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    Scared! Report to OIG and/or NPDB?

    SororAKS replied to paidmydues's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Usually one will receive a letter from the OIG letting them know about a pending Exclusion and giving them a time period in which to respond. I agree on the scary part. Scary because it seems as if...
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    National Standards?

    SororAKS replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Here's another article: Are PHPs Still In Our Corner? - Emergency Physicians Monthly Again, its tailored to physicians, but it speaks to issues those who post on this subsection face. I've also not...
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    Scared! Report to OIG and/or NPDB?

    SororAKS replied to paidmydues's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The OIG is the one that will prevent you from working in a facility or entity that accepts Federal or State Medicare or Medicaid funds. NURSYS and NPDB are, as far as I know, permanent. Agencies are...
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    This is CRAZY

    SororAKS replied to peachfuzz's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That sounds rather strange. So there are no Nursing Supervisors, Unit Managers, or nurses in Nursing Administration that have more than 2 years experience? Sounds like a railroad job. Out of...
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    OIG Help

    SororAKS replied to Jnorth RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    nicki: Depends on what your circumstances are, as to whether you will be placed on both the NPDB and OIG. One can be placed on the NPDB and not the OIG. They are not necessarily together in this...
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    Feeling like giving up right now

    SororAKS replied to nurse_kee77's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I saw the case filed against HPRP and am watching it with interest. It seems as if people are coming out of the woodwork that have been affected by it. The outcome of this case will be interesting in...
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    Scared! Report to OIG and/or NPDB?

    SororAKS replied to paidmydues's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes. It does seem like overkill, doesn't it? If a professional manages to recover and maintain that, if their license has ever been disciplined it is as if that difficult period in their life remains...
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    OIG/National Practitioner Database reports

    SororAKS replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi there Daisy :) It depends on why you were reported to the NPDB as to if the OIG will place you on the Excluded list. For Probation, no (at least not that I know of). Usually its for Suspension or...
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    Substances to avoid

    SororAKS replied to SNB1014's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Also, it might seem silly to say this, but when you get all of your stuff (contract, any and all correspondence) read everything start to finish. Do that with everything, continuously, for the...
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    Good things coming

    SororAKS replied to Twoyearnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    So glad to hear this. You do a lot for those that are still entrenched in the intricacies of their contracts and trying to find jobs with stips on their licenses, and those of us that are just trying...
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    How old is too old to become a new RN?

    SororAKS replied to CathyH's topic in General Nursing

    If you are physically able to do the clinicals and have a desire to do it, go for
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    I'm so freaked out about hidden alcohol

    SororAKS replied to nurse_kee77's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I was pretty freaked out about incidental exposure too. Here's something that helped me: http://www.talbottcampus.com/pdf/MedGuide.pdf, and also a lot of search threads here on AN that discuss this...
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    Ecig causes false positive

    SororAKS replied to nurse_kee77's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Don't kick yourself too hard. I've seen plenty of those "substances to avoid" lists, on here and in my own monitoring program, and not one of them lists E cigs as a possible source of incidental...
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    10 year old died after I performed CPR

    SororAKS replied to MjHudd's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry this happened to you. I know others have said this repeatedly, so I won't belabor the point; but from what you report about the situation, I can't think of anything else that you could...