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Jessica
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Date Posted: 06:45:39 01/19/08 Sat
Author Host/IP: 24-241-115-198.dhcp.gnvl.sc.charter.com/24.241.115.198
In reply to:
millie
's message, "Re: Using Nurse" on 01:07:42 01/19/08 Sat
>I will play the advocate here... why is everyone
>assuming that she is abusing, depemdamt and impaired?
>
>Many people use drugs and are not addicts. aide from
>the legal issues, would you be asking this if she took
>xanax bid, or took a vicodan and saw pts? or had a
>drink for lunch and was called in?
>
>Not ALL drug use leads to negative consequences. my
>grandparents had 1-3 drinks daily, on occasion more
>and lived into their 90's. My BIL smokes pot daily and
>owns a profitable painting business and is 56 yrs old.
>
>If uyou see that she is impaired and shows symptoms of
>dependance or abuse, take action ( I suggest employer).
>
>What is your motive? Does she need help or is it more
>about her using when you cannot?
>
>millie
>>>>>I have a question. I know a Home Health Nurse that
>>>>>uses marajuana everyday. She has smoked before
>>seeing
>>>>>pateints. This has been going on for at least 2
>>>years.
>>>>>Should she be reported to the BON or her employer ?
>>>>
>>>>Maybe if she knew the consequences, she would stop.
>I
>>>>would discuss it with her, give her the Voy Forums
>>web
>>>>address, and give her a chance. Since it is not
>>>>addictive, she should not have a problem.
>>>I have already tried to but she is not receptive to
>>>this at all. I am a recovering nurse and she
>certainly
>>>understands the consequences. I just really don't
>know
>>>what else to do! I really can't. Maybe her life is
>not
>>>unmanagable yet! She does not even think she has a
>>>problem. I can't make her go into recovery but I
>>>certainly hate to see her reap the consequences of
>her
>>>behavior. She is also a single parent with two
>>>daughters age 7 and 10.
>>
>>You are right to be worried. If there is one thing I
>>have learned in the past 10 years, is that you WILL
>>have negative consequences as a result of using.
She needs help because she is an addict. She is the primary caretaker of her two children. I care for her and I fear for her consequenses. She has tried to stop but says she just can't do it now and will not seek out any measures for a recovery plan. I do not desire nor am jealous that she is using and I cannot. I am very strong in my recovery and just celebrated 8 yrs. I do not desire to relapse and try to help those in the bondage that I lived in at one time. I don't really care how much your grandparents drank or how sucessful your pothead BIL is. Neither one had delivered patient care or suffers from having the livelihood of a career jerked out from underneath them while raising two children alone.
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