DharmaLynn

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1. What is the drug of choice in your area?

   DharmaLynn replied to Momma1RN's topic in Emergency

   What is spice? This coming from a former substance abuse nurse...

2. Should mental health nursing be grouped with addictions nursing?

   DharmaLynn replied to hatchit's topic in Addictions

   There are not enough resources to create a unit for every single patient. That's why overlapping diagnoses are put in a unit. Individual care plans are established to cater to each client's needs.

3. Should mental health nursing be grouped with addictions nursing?

   DharmaLynn replied to hatchit's topic in Addictions

   I feel quite differently about this. So many of our clients are dual diagnosed. So often when the families want a place to help their mentally ill family member...this is where they get them admitted. They don't get admitted detox...being placed righ...

4. escaping hprp

   DharmaLynn replied to brayrn's topic in Recovery

   PS...I had no experience or contact with the Board of Nursing. Since HPRP was so pricey I didn't want to want to waste money on an attorney that didn't seem to help anyone.

5. escaping hprp

   DharmaLynn replied to brayrn's topic in Recovery

   ALOT of people ended up working in Dialysis. Our group was kind of close, some kept in touch after completing the weekly group meetings with our therapists. I never heard anything about permanent black marks on their records...some got good jobs once...

6. escaping hprp

   DharmaLynn replied to brayrn's topic in Recovery

   Hi Mcm79. My monitoring was in Michigan. There was only 1 person who retained an attorney while I was being monitored. She paid a fortune, no changes were made in her agreement & then she dropped out of HPRP. I never had an attorney. While ...

7. escaping hprp

   DharmaLynn replied to brayrn's topic in Recovery

   For what it's worth....I never say anyone helped at all by an attorney. It just cost ALOT!!

8. escaping hprp

   DharmaLynn replied to brayrn's topic in Recovery

   I completed Michigan HPRP a couple years ago. Barely drank, but after a daughter's wedding (had drank there) was in an MVA. ER nurse recommended call them. I was I honest about drug experimentation in the 60s. I'd been a nurse since the 70s and had n...