celesteanne

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   Visitors to our little corner

   celesteanne replied to Twoyearnurse's topic in Recovery

   I have no issue with visitors here, as long as they play nice and don't try shaming others for their issues. I believe that there would be fewer diverters or addicted nurses if this whole topic was brought out into the light and talked about. It wasn...
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   lpn

   celesteanne replied to dreama123's topic in Recovery

   I agree. Labelling someone an addict may or may not be accurate. For example, what about the first or second time someone diverts? Assuming that I was not obtaining drugs outside of the hospital, if I had been caught at that point, no one could have ...
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   Any luck fighting PA BON?

   celesteanne replied to gradrn1's topic in Recovery

   Can you go to the courts and appeal to have your old conviction expunged? That would make it disappear and the BoN would have no case.
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   New grad, required monitoring...where do I look for a job?

   celesteanne replied to gradrn1's topic in Recovery

   I'd be tempted to hire a good attorney and see if there is any way the state board will change their mind. There is no way you should be held responsible for something 14 years in the past. Especially if you have remained clean since that time.
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   AA meeting and addicts

   celesteanne replied to RNMSN51's topic in Recovery

   That is so frustrating to hear. I've been lucky and have not encountered people who were rude or crass about my drug use. I make it a point to attend only open meetings of AA, and I have never been told I had to identify as an alcoholic. In fact, I t...
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   What is dilute

   celesteanne replied to RNMSN51's topic in Recovery

   I don't know what the perimeters are, but you could probably google it and find out. One of my tests came back dilute. They didn't make me retest because it was the first time and I didn't know that was an issue. I drank lots because I was sitting ar...
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   Adderall addiction

   celesteanne replied to wondergirl22's topic in Recovery

   I've suffered from garden variety depression for most of my adult life. It manifests as lethargy, sluggishness and mental 'fogginess'. This is how I know if my anti-depressant isn't working anymore. I've had to change the med a couple of times when i...
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   Sober 140 days and dealing with TPAPN

   celesteanne replied to RNMSN51's topic in Recovery

   I have never had to test on a holiday or weekend. I'm sure there is probably a place somewhere that would be able to process a specimen, but in my state we are not expected to do so on a weekend. I think they feel fairly safe in that, as they have to...
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   Our 12-Step Meetings...How Do You Feel About Them?

   celesteanne posted a topic in Recovery

   Someone posted recently that they felt a bit disconnected as a nurse at regular 12-step meetings. This is not the first time I've heard this. It got me wondering if there had been other posts about our 12-step meetings and I did a search and found a ...
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    Nurses Who Smoke Marijuana

    celesteanne replied to NenaRK's topic in Recovery

    My state recently voted to make the possession of small doses and use of marijuana legal. This has opened a whole can of worms in relation to the workplace. The hospitals and other healthcare agencies have already made rulings that regardless of the ...
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    Introduction and Looking for Support

    celesteanne replied to celesteanne's topic in Recovery

    Thank you! I will look into dialysis. I assumed they would require RNs only.
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    Any nurses in recovery in Austin /San Antonio texas area

    celesteanne replied to RNMSN51's topic in Recovery

    I'm not in Texas, so I can't help you there, but I hope you find others you can connect with. It's interesting that states have different requirements. I am required to meet weekly with others in my area. Everyone in the program must attend one peer ...
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    Introduction and Looking for Support

    celesteanne replied to celesteanne's topic in Recovery

    I would be happy with that sort of thing, however the contract prohibits operating a healthcare business and it requires that I work as an LPN under a site monitor for one year. I cannot graduate from the program without working as a nurse under a mo...
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    Introduction and Looking for Support

    celesteanne replied to celesteanne's topic in Recovery

    Well, I wasn't caught diverting, but I was caught thinking about it. My supervisor knew I was thinking about it and I just confessed. They recommended I self-report myself which I did, but they also filed a report. They had suspected I had a problem ...
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    Introduction and Looking for Support

    celesteanne posted a topic in Recovery

    Hi, I'm Anne, an LPN. I'm sort of new to this forum, but not to the program. I used to post a long time ago, but it's been years, so I'm starting over. I'm halfway through my program. I'm not sure of the exact name, but I'm under contract with the st...