TPAPN and EtG

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Does TPAPN really test for etg? I found Quest's Healthcare Professional Pannel that lists Options 1-6. Some include "urine alcohol" but none specifically say etg. I know there has been a lot of controversy regading the validity of etg testing.... maybe TPAPN just tells us they test for it to keep us away from alcohol??

Specializes in ICU,CCU,Med/Surg,LTC.

I used alcohol hand sanitizers at work all of the time, hairspray, hair coloring, etc. I just stayed away from mouthwash with alcohol and ingesting alcohol. I was tested for alcohol and ETG with every UDS and never had and issue.

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Good to know! I'm feeling a bit better :)

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Specializes in LTC, Management, MDS Nurse, Rehab.

BTW ive been testing for over 10 months and i am still nervous i will do something incorrectly and screw things up. I think it is a normal fear. So much is riding on completing the program with no problems.

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i, too, remained apprehensive the whole time- until i could look up that test result & see that all was well. i was 100% clean- so i had no worries there, but i did have a couple of dilutes, which is frowned upon- had to learn how to test & make sure specimens weren't dilute- so i always worried about that.

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Yes! I actually started a thread about anxiety waiting for test results. I really think that if it wasn't for etg, I would not be worried at all as I wait for results. I don't see how I could be accidentally exposed to anything that would cause a positive result for prescription or illicit drugs. My very first test resulted in a negative/dilute, so I do have to be very careful about that from now on. Did you ever have to do the renal exam for a second dilute? I hope I won't get to that point, but it is always a possibility....... :sour:

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Specializes in Many areas, currently adult psych.

In my state we aren't allowed to see our results.. Talk about nervous. Even though you know your clean its still scary.

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Wow, I wonder what the rationale is behind that?? What is the harm in seeing your test results?!?

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Specializes in Many areas, currently adult psych.

Who knows???? It's no fun.

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@ callahan_ my 2 dilutes were months apart- i did not have to do anything further. & i always looked up my results- more because of the dilutes than anything else- was nervous each time until i saw the results!! can't fathom why "they" wouldn't want you to be able to see the results- that's just a bummer.

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Specializes in Many areas, currently adult psych.

"They" is the AR state BON. They keep it very tight lipped about what they are testing for therefore you can't see results without there permission. The only person that I know that was able to get permission had to have a lawyer so it and it was for her child custody case. Even though I'm clean I would still like to see the word "neg" to was ease my mind...and I would like to know if any sample was called a "dilute."

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I am in Florida and we only see if our test results are Positive or Negative. If the test is positive we won't know what for until our case worker call's us.

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Yeah, it is the same for us in TX. Well, at least for the negative results.... I haven't had a positive yet, so I'm not sure how they go about informing us of that!

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