SororAKS ADN, RN

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    Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    SororAKS replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Leather Four Point restraints and Posey's. Not sure if these are still used? Finger
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    Union gave away random drug testing

    SororAKS replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I thought about the language and conditions as well. I also wonder if they have other conditions attached to it. If the union was savvy, they were able to negotiate some conditions or policy behind...
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    PEth false positive

    SororAKS replied to Friendofbill's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Friendofbill, I got your second one too lol. The messaging app does that on occasion. In a few years they will have figured out that PEth isn't the Holy Grail either. Gabby if you can post links to...
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    Union gave away random drug testing

    SororAKS replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Reasonable suspicion and for cause, different from purely random drug screening and with objective criteria for defining what constitutes
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    PEth false positive

    SororAKS replied to Friendofbill's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Your message got through. I'm PM'ing you
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    Non-negative drug screen

    SororAKS replied to Ash2213's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes you are sober. Good! At least you don't have the fear of being found out hanging over your head and having to face a relapse. That was such a confusing thing for me when I was going through my...
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    All I do is cry

    SororAKS replied to Bsn10's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Indeed, welcome. There are a lot of good people here. This site has been a lifesaver and helped me out a great deal when I was in
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    Non-negative drug screen

    SororAKS replied to Ash2213's topic in Nurses Recovery

    *Hug* One of the things I had to battle with during the month long odyssey to clear things up and actually complete my program, was to remember that I didn't do anything wrong and that this had...
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    I'M DONE, as in SUCCESSFULLY

    SororAKS replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'd love to do that
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    Pain medicine to drug addict?

    SororAKS replied to MrBlueSky's topic in Patient Medications

    This ^^^^^^ I would add also that a fair amount of healthcare practitioners don't have a decent or balanced understanding of the principles of either addiction medicine or pain management. Thusly,...
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    I'M DONE, as in SUCCESSFULLY

    SororAKS replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you. I still have some unfinished business with the Board of Nursing in the state I'm licensed in, but this is a big piece of the pie. Then, hopefully, my new state of residence will endorse my...
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    I'M DONE, as in SUCCESSFULLY

    SororAKS replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Well put. I always enjoy reading your posts :) I was just thinking about Gratitude this morning, and how even if I feel off kilter, I can still be grateful for what I have and for being alive. Oddly,...
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    PEth false positive

    SororAKS replied to Friendofbill's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I PM'd you
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    911 Debrief

    SororAKS replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    You made the right call. She's fortunate to have a good school nurse. Good
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    Pain medicine to drug addict?

    SororAKS replied to MrBlueSky's topic in Patient Medications

    All this and more. The attitude of the nurse giving only Tylenol is unconscionable. We are there to give nursing care, which means we don't make the patient justify their need for that. Properly...
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    Union gave away random drug testing

    SororAKS replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    This thread reminds me of what happened post 9-11 that has resulted in this "Security State" we call the US. We all just wanted to feel "safe". But at what price? Wiretapping was justified in the name...
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    Non-negative drug screen

    SororAKS replied to Ash2213's topic in Nurses Recovery

    A non negative, at least in the program I was in that used Affinity, means they ran a preliminary uds screen and had a positive. Then they ran something such as an Etg and/or Ets, for example, that...
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    I'M DONE, as in SUCCESSFULLY

    SororAKS replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm not 100% sure, but I want to say yes they do the split. I don't mind questions. It is precisely for the relevancy to others that might get caught up in the Positive test Spin Cycle, that I posted...
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    PEth false positive

    SororAKS replied to Friendofbill's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I just got through with a program that was even more draconian. They cannot stop you from getting another test at an independent lab. It may be worth your while to consult with an attorney experienced...
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    Anyone available to talk?:(

    SororAKS replied to Bsn10's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I will PM you as well.
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    PEth false positive

    SororAKS replied to Friendofbill's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Fight it. Get an independent lab and repeat the
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    All I do is cry

    SororAKS replied to Bsn10's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Great advice here. You CAN do this. It is oft repeated but still appropriate: One day at a
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    Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    SororAKS replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    MAST
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    I'M DONE, as in SUCCESSFULLY

    SororAKS replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Wow. I'm so honored, all of you awesome people :) Much is said about nurses bullying each other. I am so pleased to see the level of support and well wishes that have been all over this forum for me...
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    Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    SororAKS replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Non computerized NCLEX exams, waiting for months to receive either a large brown envelope with a wall certificate and wallet license, or heaven forbid only a