Almost finished with ipn

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Specializes in Main O.R. and CVOR.

Hi all!

I am a few months from the end of my contract... What do you have to do when finishing up?

No one in my support group has finished so I'm curious what hoops you have to jump through.

Just want to be ready!

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Congrats on finishing up your monitoring program. I have been clean since '96 (hard to believe it's been over 20 years!). I am a believer in "meeting makers make it." I go to no less than 2 or 3 meetings a week (NA) and am involved in some form of service, always. I am a CNRN (Certified Neuroscience RN) and currently getting my PhD in Nursing with a thesis topic of the Neurobiology of addiction and it's impact on the nursing profession. I have learned a great deal about rewiring and neurogenesis/neuroplasticity with meeting attendance, step writing, prayer/meditation and so on. What I do know is...5 years is just the beginning, not the conclusion. Whether it is good news or bad news, the reality is we have brains that just don't make enough Dopamine. Using makes that worse, recovery makes that better. Good luck and big cyber hugs to you! :) Suzanne

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Specializes in Main O.R. and CVOR.

Thank you for the well wishes. Congrats on your sobriety and accomplishments.

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I would of been finished also IPN 6/29/17. You usually get a letter from your case manager approx 2 months before your end date to tell you are eligible for completion. They have your group letter write a letter of support and you have to write something also. I am so upset still about being told I have to sign a 6 month extension contract over an abnormal urine 1 week ago.

Good luck. Call your case manager. Is this a 2 year or a 5 year contract?

Gabby

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What do you mean by "abnormal results." I don't know about your state, but here in Texas it's just a money skim. If I were you and know that I dint used or drink, I would challenge the 6 month. If you dont, it sold happen 2 or even 5 times. What is to make them stop?

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I got a letter about 2 months before end of my contract stating the board had approved my discharge date- I tried to log in that morning for a drug screen and I got the message my user number was not recognized. Wrote an email to be sure and got confirmation I was done. No hoops, no drama- just done.

As for the 12 step programs- I don't participate- I got a dog, spend time with friends, go to yoga, put myself first.

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What state are you from??

gabby

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When are you due to complete? I'm due in 3 months myself. Maybe you could keep me informed on the process, is appreciate it!

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I heard the send out paperwork approx 2 months before completion. Have you called your case manager?

Gabby

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No because I'm not due til end of July. I guess I'll maybe hear from them end of May.

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Several people in my nurse support group have gotten out of their IPN contract a few months early. In fact....pretty much all of them have, now that I think about it. Even those who had relapsed early on in their contract. Anyone else notice that? And I've also heard that it's really anticlimactic. You write your personal statement and get supporting statements from your NSG facilitator, employer, therapist if you have one, and then one day you log in to check in and you just can't. That's it, you're done. Just like that. That's gotta be surreal....

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Agree with heynow--it really is anticlimactic; after all the drama and worry and nitpicking, one day it's just over. No follow-up, either, which I find a little weird. They obsess over your every move for five years then drop you like a hot potato.

Anyway, so happy for you!!! Congratulations! :)

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