lpn in pa

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1. Nurses with DUI's...

   lpn in pa replied to Megruca15's topic in Recovery

   first i would like to say i can empathize with your circumstance....because three years ago i found myself in the same position. i can give you advice only from my personal experience. first, if time allows, before your renewal is up.....get your re...

2. BON said my urine was diluted!!!!

   lpn in pa replied to lovess's topic in Recovery

   sorry to hear of difficulties with your state board. i too once received a letter stating my specimen had been diluted and that if it where to happen again i would be tested further or in a different manner than just a urine test. however, i didnt m...

3. Please help

   lpn in pa replied to reinka's topic in Recovery

   i would like to know that also, just curious. however, i can help you with your question regarding licensing in the future. within our fine state of pa, if any such actions have been taken upon your current license and/or your are put on the excl...

4. NCBON: Is this an Invasion of privacy ?

   lpn in pa replied to Got2B's topic in Recovery

   wow!! that is very extreme. not even in the rehab center do they make you lift your shirt, turn around or stand on your head to prove that it is actually your urine in that specimen cup. i must agree with some of the other comments that is up to the ...

5. giving up vrp?

   lpn in pa replied to lpn in pa's topic in Recovery

   well i havent really had much success with finding out further information if i were to surrender my license. i did contact a nurse attorney who really couldn't advise me of what actions would be taken if i did decline from participation in vrp with ...

6. ? about FirstLab or drug testing...

   lpn in pa replied to sl33y's topic in Recovery

   sorry to say i dont know what any of the options look for and would also like to know, but it doesnt really matter, you just need to go drop the specimen anyway. i too am in pa and get tested very regularly, at least once a week. still not working a...

7. Discrimination?!

   lpn in pa replied to ohrecovern's topic in Recovery

   i feel your frustration. i find myself denying a very well needed trip to my doctor to ask for an antidepressant. i have suffered in the past with bouts of depression and anxiety but have been okay for quite a number of years without medication, unti...

8. giving up vrp?

   lpn in pa replied to lpn in pa's topic in Recovery

   Jack, thank you for the information and the provided link. i intend to look into it and see what further education i can obtain for my own use. i am sure that the other posters with some of their own questions will be able to benefit from it also. ...

9. giving up vrp?

   lpn in pa replied to lpn in pa's topic in Recovery

   thanks phillynurse, you sound like your in the same boat i am. i thought about getting an attorney even contacted my old attorney from the dui. however, can we really fight city hall?? the state has their regulations and not sure what can be done to ...

10. BON Appearance

    lpn in pa replied to waldo_1984's topic in Recovery

    congrats to you. good luck with the monitoring program. wish you well

11. giving up vrp?

    lpn in pa replied to lpn in pa's topic in Recovery

    well, i am still on the fence with giving up... getting more and more pushed to the giving up part. twice this week for urine testing and its only march 4th. spoke with my cm and she just said "oh, boy". then referred me to the bureau of occupationa...

12. giving up vrp?

    lpn in pa replied to lpn in pa's topic in Recovery

    thank you vehn, i have spoken to cm on this subject. she says she will release me to return to work upon my counselors approval.... however, she(my counselor) is the one who will not release me. she states she does not know me well enough to know if...

13. The LPN trap

    lpn in pa replied to madfowl's topic in LPN/LVN

    i am an lpn for 15yrs. started out in a hospital working med surg. went to work everyday praying not to kill somebody and crying every night over feelings of being inadequate. that lasted about a year. i ended up working agency for the next 9yrs and ...

14. giving up vrp?

    lpn in pa replied to lpn in pa's topic in Recovery

    thank you very much for your reply. i can understand how you feel about the process you are going through. were you ever stopped from working related to the dui? i have been a nurse for 15 years and i think its the only thing i know how to do anymor...

15. What is your favorite quote used in recovery

    lpn in pa replied to AimeepawsRN's topic in Recovery

    while in rehab i saw a quote that said "nothing changes if nothing changes" which has become my particular favorite now a days. things changed and so did i.:yeah: