K9lover ASN, RN

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    What would you be in another life?

    K9lover replied to NurseYoshi's topic in General Nursing

    I would be born wealthy. Absent that I would have followed in my fathers' footsteps as he wanted me to do and been a police officer. I would be retired now
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    Arrived in assigned city, getting the runaround?!

    K9lover replied to guest2117's topic in Travel

    When I did travel I never paid for UDS, PPD
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    Too old?

    K9lover replied to FFBean68's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

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    How I prepared for NCLEX, Passed in 75 Questions.

    K9lover replied to youlovenurseclaudia's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats! I just took it ASAP after graduation with no study. I surmised I wanted that two years of RN program fresh in my mind. I am glad the study worded for you but have seen many for whom the...
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    Failed NCLEX 11 times.

    K9lover replied to Mtng's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Scares me given I am end of Baby
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    Am I overreacting?!

    K9lover replied to CrazySchoolNurse's topic in School

    With each passing year I feel safer working in jail, no one is
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    Aint sobriety grand! As my sponsor used to say ;-)

    K9lover posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Call me crazy, 'old school' thinking but it is my belief that sobriety should be rewarded rather than punishment heaped upon punishment. Now, I am not talking about giving out little gold stars above...
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    Patient Ratio 1:8 and no tech!

    K9lover replied to newgradamy's topic in Travel

    It has been @ 18 years since safe staffing laws passed in California and we fought hard for them, we also had a democrat as governor in Gray Davis. The hospital association claimed that we could not...
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    Bad messed up

    K9lover replied to pcbeachbum's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Grand larceny? How much is a single 0.5 mg Xanax worth? Grand larceny is greater than $950, I should think it would behoove the facility in which you worked how they can attach a $950 charge to a...
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    Most of the time I am bitter! TPAPN

    K9lover replied to Ash2213's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Opiate hysteria. Epidemics...the sky is falling! This is life in the US wherein we are compelled to launch a crisis as a small percentage of middle/upper class white kids OD'd on heroin (last I...
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    CA nurses help !!

    K9lover replied to Alllirn05's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That is a sad state of affairs when a nurse cannot be upset over something without being accused of being loaded. I place the blame at the totally overblown 'opiate crisis', scarcely a day goes by...
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    No alcohol. NONE

    K9lover replied to Nursebry91's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I just tell them I drank up their share, my share and the share of the guy panhandling outside the liquor store before the 1980s were up. My wedding and honeymoon were much better for
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    San Francisco Living as an RN?

    K9lover replied to didi22's topic in Nursing Career

    Northern California jobs pay better than Southern California but the cost of living is insane in
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    Can't get a job

    K9lover replied to Dadrie's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You need a lot of experience for travel, it is one day orientation at most so new grads cannot do
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    Overwhelmed & Recovery?

    K9lover replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I do not believe sobriety can be forced upon anyone. I was lucky in that I had an employer to whom I owe a debt of gratitude I could not repay in a dozen lifetimes and all he demanded of me is that I...
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    Nurses don't do their 3 med checks?

    K9lover replied to OsceanSN2018's topic in General Nursing

    COPD is the 3rd cause of death, not med errors. 1.Heart disease 2.Cancer (malignant neoplasms) 3.Chronic lower respiratory disease 4.Accidents (unintentional injuries) 5.Stroke (cerebrovascular...
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    Are you better off?

    K9lover replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Indeed, that 9% likely do consist of those with the worst problems. I knew two nurses who had very bad problems and neither one made it through the 1st 6 months. I was vaguely aware they were addicts...
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    Are you better off?

    K9lover replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Happy for you! I felt same way but I was a waitress so worst mistake I was going to make was spilling a drink on a customer. I could not live with alcohol and could not live without it. Intellectually...
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    Rehab Success Rate???

    K9lover replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It is pretty low, I think less than10%. Hard to measure given AA is 'anonymous' and people are diagnosing/treating themselves. DUIs are not an accurate measurement, too many non-alcoholics get DUIs...
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    How Working the Night Shift Can Be A Death Sentence

    K9lover replied to Carol Ebert's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I did it for 5 years and grew more miserable by the year. I never knew if I was going to be exhausted at 3 pm or wide awake at 3 AM (not leaving much to do as this was before the net and I had to be...
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    Tempted to Tell the Truth in Exit Interview

    K9lover replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I'd keep it simple and courteous. As for her drinking it sounds as if she sort of thinks she has a problem, people for whom alcohol is an issue can and do get sober all of the time without the BON....
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    Mother of 6 Lost Nursing License X 2 and Job

    K9lover replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I get real suspicious of a story that starts out, "I was sittin' on the porch readin' my Bible and didn't do nuthin". You gave me a good laugh with this
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    How has nursing changed you?

    K9lover replied to thoughtful21's topic in General Nursing

    Changed me dramatically which I did not expect. Some bad, some good; compassion for what friends and family go through; I feel like a nurse all of the time. The gal who runs a local thrift shop set...
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    A Pause at the Moment of Death: Your Thoughts

    K9lover replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    That is nice, I worked in oncology for 10 years and we never did that. Moment of death a family member would run out to nursing station a total wreck and I would comfort them (I never made it through...
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    Nursing Shortage!! It's real and it bites (new grads, can't find a job? Read this post!)

    K9lover replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    SoCa is definitely saturated. I saw posts on FB for the county I live in offering $10 less than I made in 1999 for experienced RNs. They are jumping all over it, I leave FB comments to myself. Half...