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  1. Scared! Report to OIG and/or NPDB?

    paidmydues posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Greetings! Have reached out a lot lately. Thank God I found this site. For 2 + years I have suffered alone (except for my recovery people, but they are not nurses). If you read my topic of a few...

  2. RN Licensure suspension

    paidmydues replied to Nurseypoo11's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Hi NurseyPoo: Once a year or so I get an update in my SPAM folder from Allnurses and I usually just ignore it. I just read your post and felt compelled to reply. I think you may be able to access...

  3. What probation did for me...for the better...

    paidmydues posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi All: Wherever your are in your journey, move forward a little each day. You can do it. The great news is that I officially finished a 2 year probation in Oregon and now hold an unencumbered...

  4. I'M Baaaaaaaaacccckkkk! HI license re do

    paidmydues posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi brave lovely nurses: You already know my story....cuz it is so much like yours! OK so 4 weeks later I am now in Hawaii. So don't feel too sorry for me. Finished probation in OR, hold unencumbered...

  5. Finished probation today!!!!

    paidmydues posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    ...am DONE! ...AND YOU CAN DO IT TOO!!! My Probation Monitor gave me a gift of 1.5 months off early in OR! I thank you all for your support from the bottom of my heart... Bitter sweet as CA (where I...

  6. I'M Baaaaaaaaacccckkkk! HI license re do

    paidmydues replied to paidmydues's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you all for your good wishes. Blessings to you too. Let's see what my contract looks like!? I will let you know... (((((HUGS)))))

  7. Celebrations of a joyous but quiet type

    paidmydues replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You are my mentor Soror. Deep gratitude for you and congratulations to you...

  8. Probation finished; Unencumbered RN in OR; HI licensure denied

    paidmydues posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Greetings brave friends: So, after working hard to successfully complete probation in OR and gain my fully restored RN license I applied for state-to-state endorsement in HI. To my shock it was...

  9. Wrongful termination or being put between a rock and a hard place!

    paidmydues replied to jrstephens1's topic in General Nursing

    What a toxic nightmare. Another venerable poster here has been sent down the rabbit hole with the IN BON. Soooooooo glad you have your good job at the VA with benefits. Yeah, right?! How are you...

  10. Professional Liability Insurance for Disciplined Nurses

    paidmydues replied to Rickcarter's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Oh yes I have checked...exponet iona llc more expensive, even when one is finished wire probation, unencumbered or fully reinstated. We remain a liability forever...never fully forgiven... í

  11. Do you feel safe at work?

    paidmydues replied to Nurse4babies's topic in General Nursing

    No, never do I let my guard down. Whether being sniped by toxic, crazy fellow staff members / managers or attacked verbally by a patient or cray cray family member...just last night I was a sitter...

  12. Good things coming

    paidmydues replied to Twoyearnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Your are on a roll sweetheart. After all the healing you have done, the shame and anger will be muchly processed. In hindsight I realize now that I had to work thru these painful things while I was...

  13. working while in monitoring program

    paidmydues replied to InHisArms's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi: I finished my probation in June. I think that if you have experience in case management, you could get a job, but frankly I realized the tough fact that I needed to scrape to get a job. ANY...

  14. I'm so freaked out about hidden alcohol

    paidmydues replied to nurse_kee77's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I got to the point where I just knew intuitively what to avoid. My monitoring program did not give me any lists of substances to stay away from. I avoided hand sanitizer, hairspray, poppy seeds et...

  15. "Rant"HOMELESS,sober,working RN. or "Can serenity feed you when your hungry?"

    paidmydues replied to ofsmit's topic in Nurses Recovery

    OFSMIT: How are you doing since your original post? We care about YOU!

  16. Grrrrr, just one of those days (rant)

    paidmydues replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Soror: so often you speak so well for all of us. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for quietly continuing your journey. We are with you sister. You have helped me Sooooooooo much........

  17. Can a nurse be Disciplined in every state

    paidmydues replied to ontheupside's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes friends it was a gradual realization for me that, after finishing probation in my home state and my license is unencumbered, I will not necessarily receive my unencumbered license in another. I...

  18. Can a nurse be Disciplined in every state

    paidmydues replied to ontheupside's topic in Nurses Recovery

    YES RN2364: In CA this is true. They make you do it all over again. Expensive. Endless punishment. Stay away from CA and TX. Love and

  19. Is money everything in this profession?

    paidmydues replied to WhyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Honey, one can make good money and still be ethical. Geeeez, I would need triple-pay to live and work way up in Yellowknife! You sound like a busy-body. By the way, love your quote: "A reputation...

  20. Eaten Alive in the ED

    paidmydues replied to MillennialNurse's topic in Emergency

    Bullying in nursing is a patient safety issue. Get the he** outa there and find a job in a nice smaller hospital ED where you know you can thrive. Leave the fancy-shmancy Level 1 trauma to the...

  21. Can a nurse be Disciplined in every state

    paidmydues replied to ontheupside's topic in Nurses Recovery

    YES! Two states I held a license in when I got charged with a DUI gave me discipline (I subsequently surrendered in both.) My state of residence where I was charged with the DUI (never convicted now...

  22. What happened to professionalism in nursing?

    paidmydues replied to NursebirdRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Honey leave the unit and/or the hospital. No job is worth the damage to your physical and mental health. Find something that works for

  23. Amber Does the Unthinkable

    paidmydues replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Will you mentor me Amber? A lot of us don't take no krap no more because there are enough studies to prove that it is unsafe! Good

  24. 1st year done, husband wants to move

    paidmydues replied to tinamayrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No. Go and live your life. Family comes first. Pay the money back on time and leave with 2-3 weeks notice in good standing. Life trumps a nursing job. Fly little birdie

  25. Am I supposed to hate my first nursing job??

    paidmydues replied to StevietheRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My dear one: Life is too short, even at your age, to let a job make you sick emotionally and physically and to suck your spirit dry. What you are experiencing can cause PTSD. As a new grad perhaps a...