How common is inpatient treatment ordered

Indiana RN, BSN · Jul 27, 2018

I was caught diverting and was given outpatient treatment. 36 sessions ( 3 months, 3 days a week)

catsmeow1972, BSN, RN · Jul 27, 2018

It seems to depend on where you are sent for the evaluation, wether or not said evaluator is financially attached to some kind of treatment facility and if ability to pay (either insurance or cold hard cash) is sniffed out somewhere in there. Sad to say, entirely too often it seems that the actual needs of the individual are not the primary concern in the 'recommendation.' As I think many of us find painfully obvious, much of the whole 'rehab machine', these programs included, is more about the almighty dollar than anything else.

BoardofNSG, BSN · Jul 27, 2018

Well, I hope they go off more than just that. I have a friend who is in TNPAP, and he had to go inpatient (Accused of stealing drugs, which he didn't, his urine test came back clean, and he messed up and got a DUI which was his first ever arrest in 38 years). I know what I did was pretty bad, My employer got proof that I have been having a good friend (who is also a nurse practitioner) give me my psychiatric medication. I was stable on the medication so instead of going to see someone I just took the easy way out and they called it in for me to grab. A lot of **** has been going on and I asked them to call me in some Klonopin (I saw that same friend 3-4 years ago for Klonopin).

To top it off my employer found some proof I had been using marijuana. So I am being reported for marijuana usage, and treating my own psychiatric needs as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and having a friend give me a controlled substance (I still have 17/30 pills from 3 months ago).

I really don't need any type of inpatient treatment, I don't really need any treatment at all. I made a mistake, and I know I am still going to have private insurance when I go to be evaluated... I am scared