TXRNC

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1. TPAPN time limit

   TXRNC replied to 1nurse4job's topic in Recovery

   You have to have 1 year working for your monitoring to end if you got a 3 year contract they are telling you get a job they will extend your contract until you work a full year as a nurse

2. Melatonin ok?

   TXRNC replied to Ash2213's topic in Recovery

   I took it without any problems but just to be safe I listed it on my self report along with Advil and Tylenol if I had needed to take it just to cover my bases

3. TPAPN...ETOH and other questions

   TXRNC replied to barbs23's topic in Recovery

   Take a breath just read your contract and follow it to the letter once you sign there is a time frame which you have to set up with Recovery Trek. I always did the be safe not sorry rule bought my own hand sanitizer changed mouth wash etc. as for tra...

4. Renewals

   TXRNC replied to Twoyearnurse's topic in Recovery

   In Texas it states that if you are in a alternative program i.e. TPAPN you can answer no

5. TPAPN Advice

   TXRNC replied to johngray575's topic in Recovery

   If it's a nursing job you could be found not in compliance with the program. They are very big on follow the rules. But take heart go to the eval start whatever treatment they recommend if it's outpatient treatment you can ask for a release to return...

6. All I do is cry

   TXRNC replied to Bsn10's topic in Recovery

   Everyone feels this way at some point it is almost like the stages of grief,

7. Pending TPAPN Nurse

   TXRNC replied to safenurse10's topic in Recovery

   The best attitude is keep copies of everything thing, do all paperwork early or on time , I didn't know is not ever going to be the right answer. That being said keep your head down and do the work and you will survive ,if your in the right say so bu...

8. TPAPN Texas Nurse

   TXRNC replied to TexasNurse2014's topic in Recovery

   If you had to do any mandatory stuff classes,rehab ect to get out of it Texas still requires monitoring even with a expunged charge you are required to report and they investigate good luck.

9. TPAPN Texas Nurse

   TXRNC replied to TexasNurse2014's topic in Recovery

   You will have to set up an account with the testing company provide payment information and such after that you are fair game from day 1. It was Recovery Chek when I was in the program

10. Can I take Sudafed? Well I did..TPAPN

    TXRNC replied to Ash2213's topic in Recovery

    Only ones on list are Allegra and Claratin not the ones you sign for just plain OTC kind and yes they test for Sufafed because it is used to make other street drugs and my old case manager said no go even with Rx

11. Tpapn RN in corpus christi

    TXRNC replied to symtz's topic in Recovery

    Apply everywhere even places you would have never imagined, I finally got hired at a LTC that was know as desperate. That where I have worked for 2 1/2 years it is what you make it

12. FirstLab

    TXRNC replied to GreenFeather's topic in Recovery

    They use Labcorp in Texas

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

    TXRNC replied to paidmydues's topic in Recovery

    I am on the data base and yes you can work , the only problem if you where lucky enough to have nothing on your license after completing you contract you would still have all of it on the Date base FOREVER!

14. Substances to avoid

    TXRNC replied to SNB1014's topic in Recovery

    I took Advil and Prilosec daily without any problems for my entire contract

15. Testing during travel/vacation TPAPN

    TXRNC replied to Ash2213's topic in Recovery

    My first vacation request they denied because it would have been 2+hour drive but that was early in my contract toward the end I went on a cruise and my CM said I had enough good time they suspended my test for that week so I can change