Has anyone noticed a correlation between Spectrum's "fatal error" at log in the night before you're selected to test?
RN0904, BSN, RN 57 Posts Specializes in ED, Transplant. Has 19 years experience. Sep 23, 2018 I've have not seen an error message at log in before.
Kel65, MSN, RN 315 Posts Sep 23, 2018 That's when they do down time to update their system. Anyone trying to log in at that time is going to get that. I've had it happen five times and each time didn't test.
Red<nurse 66 Posts Has 1 years experience. Oct 3, 2018 Do positive test show "Positive" on online or always "Abnormal"?
Kel65, MSN, RN 315 Posts Oct 3, 2018 They use invalid, negative or positive. After an mro review, it would change to non-negative or positive. I've never had abnormal. I just had an invalid that came back on an EGT. I've never heard of abnormal and I don't think they use that term in the testing Market
Red<nurse 66 Posts Has 1 years experience. Oct 3, 2018 It's probably the same as invalid. Dilute. Of course this is my 3rd one...
Kel65, MSN, RN 315 Posts Oct 3, 2018 In TPAPN dilute an invalid are two separate things. invalid means there was something wrong with the urine that the test can't be run. Dilute is dilute unless they found something then it's dilute positive.
Red<nurse 66 Posts Has 1 years experience. Oct 3, 2018 I've just had "abnormal" results that they said were dilute. Of course I'm in Indiana. Not sure if it's different. There was just shift in the company running the monitoring program and I'm nervous on how they will handle me.
Indiana RN, BSN 171 Posts Specializes in Med/Surg & Psych. Has 15 years experience. Oct 4, 2018 In Indiana there is positive, negative, abnormal and dilute. Urine samples are called Abnormal if the creatinine is less than 20mg/do. Dilute if, in addition to the low creatinine, the the specific gravity is 1.0010.
Red<nurse 66 Posts Has 1 years experience. Oct 5, 2018 After the 3rd dilute in Indiana, are you automatically put on more frequent testing and extended 6 months or do they notify you?
RN0904, BSN, RN 57 Posts Specializes in ED, Transplant. Has 19 years experience. Oct 5, 2018 After the 3rd dilute in Indiana' date=' are you automatically put on more frequent testing and extended 6 months or do they notify you?[/quote']If you have had 3 dilutes, I'm interested to see what they say. According to IPRP new handbook a missed, unexcused, positive, or adulterated are all the same and they say there is a "3 strikes rule". I hope not, it's absolutely ridiculous! They are in no way advocating or supporting us....can't even take a vacation due to the new "no interruptions" rule!
Red<nurse 66 Posts Has 1 years experience. Oct 5, 2018 No one has contected me yet. The first 2 were at the beginning, before the new contract, I wasn't able to go early and drank too much coffee, apparently. This last one was...well, unexpected, we will say. I was scheduled to test today (which is 8 days after my last dilute) and was able to go early. It was another 16 panel so I assume the other was dilute and negative. I'm technically off criminal probation 10/6 so I'm hoping nothing interferes with that.
