Having a hard time with work and TPAPN...Help!!!

Just remember to jump through the hoops and play the game. I am on the tail end of my two years and I think I have seen the light at the end of the tunnel. Good Luck

Awesome. Good luck to you!

Hi everyone, I am new to this website and it was suggested I seek other nurses w/ experience dealing with getting or keeping a job with a noted discipline history on my license. I'm not familiar w/ TPAPN. My event occurred in 1992 -was not hospital med. related --and I completed the Impaired Prof. Program in 1998 (there was a lapse due to a fire in Harrisburg in 1993 and I was told my file was destroyed until it was recovered in 1997) - My family relocated a few years ago in part so I could work flexible hrs to be home w/ my young children. I am so grateful that nursing has many options. But I feel discouraged because I have been denied several jobs due to this noted discipline history when employers verify my license. I have tried waiting to discuss the situation until after a good interview and I have told them up front - either way, the nurse managers want me and HR denies me. All they have to do now is look it up on the internet and send an email to the contact to receive all the information. I know of someone else who completed the IPP and her license does not show a discipline history. I have read the other posts here and appreciate the general encouragement and suggestions. I just still cannot believe it never goes away......... If I'm understanding correctly, it seems my pursuit of casual or per-diem positions (to have flexible hours around my husbands job) makes it even harder to get a job verses full time or in a non hospital setting........ I am just so discouraged. I am also afraid of my anonymity here so please accept only my 1st initial as my name -thanks.
J

Hey J. Hope you are doing ok with your situation. I am an RN and entered the La. RNP in August of 1999 and just could not imagine all my hard work up in flames. PM me if you can, I noticed you are rel. new, and I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

Anne

Hi, This is my first time sharing my story with anyone other than family and Doctors,
I have been drug free, sober for 10 months and seven days. Thank you God!!. Man, why do we punish ourself so badly? My addiction started with back pain meds. I had back surgery in 2004 and stayed on pain meds Kadian and morphine for over three years. During this time I went back to work in acute care and my Director was aware I was on pain meds as well as Employee Health Doctor. I was random drug tested at work. Well, one day after work I took a darvocet for a headache, But it was my mom's and I was drug tested the next day. It was positve for a drug for which I didn't have a prescription. I was pulled from the unit to Employee health, given my results by the new Doctor over that area. We had not developed any kind of relationship. I had worked in this hospital 14 years and pretty much knew everyone. I was told to go finsh my charting as I was crying and report to Assistant manager then to leave the premises. My director and I talked. I did not divert medication. I was fired, She advised me to self report and call her back to let her know. I felt like someone reached in my chest and pulled out my heart. Shame,embrassment, I understood why they fired me. But it took a long time to get through my head and addiction. I had six months to clean up and was doing great until the addictionologist told me he would not recommend that I get my license back to the board. He said I 'm sorry if your surgery failed. But I can't recommed you be reinstated. You see I was still on all my pain meds. Pain is what the patient say it is. Why did that not apply to me. Oh, addicts rationalize to keep using. I was in pain and I got a second opinion. 2007 had a second back surgery which I was terrified of having done. I stayed on pain meds until June 2008. I was in withdrawal when I went to PCP. I told him I had abused my meds and he said ok, Let's face the music and called my pain Doctor who had a few choice words, But would not refill meds until they we due. That was another seven days.
So, I recieved catapress patches,phenegran and told to notify my family. That I was in for a really ruff week which turn into two weeks because I chose not to have those pain meds refilled and went through pure hell coming off the meds. So thats my story. I apologize for it being so long. I'm preparing to apply for my license again. I still struggle and I'm so gald for this site. How do you feel about being exposed to meds again? I'm afraid
I just don't ever want to use again. I could have lost so much more. My husband has hung in there with me. Great man.

I am so glad that things worked out for you!!!

You know, there are so many obstacles in your way, but you just set them aside and keep going. This is good. You are strong and you will get through this. Just keep trucking along... do your VERY BEST... show them how good a tpapn nurse is... Show them how goood YOU are!

If you ever need to talk,, message me, I've been through it all also. It does end, and you WILL complete the program.

This posting is for Anne (sissiemamma) -- albeit I am very late in responding.......what did you mean to "PM" you? I really can't easily figure out my way around this website and could only get back to my original posting b/c you responded and it hit my home email......
Thanks.
Joyce

To be able to send a PM (private message) you need 15 or more posts to your account, you can however read them

This video may help you use the site Getting started on allnurses

how did you get a job in home health when you are under contract? Isn't that a restriction in all states or just a few?