I'm completely monitoring!

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So some of you know I have been in monitoring for the last 2 years. It was very disheartening saying that I don't have a substance abuse issue. It was because of a traffic stop years and years ago that was dismissed dealing with alcohol. It was a little easier as I didn't have to attend groups or AA meetings.. just check in daily and get performance evals done by my employer and I had to do 6 weeks of IOP. I have come to realize that the board of nursing in my state consist of horrible mean people with no compassion. Every interaction was an unpleasant one. I stayed under the radar never missed a check in and did as I was told. I completed my monitoring the Monday and after arguing with my board I was finally released this Thursday. What I don't get is when the board sends correspondence they tell you reply back in a certain amount of days or your license will be suspended, but they take no urgency when it's matter affecting us nurses. I have not learned anything from this program and it was not beneficial to me . I want to say it helped to interact with you guys while doing my time. I can say I can finally do as I please, treat myself when I'm sick with actual meds.. and it felt even better to delete that affinity app. Keep going guys your time will come and you can live life as you please. God bless you all! 

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Congratulations. I can't wait until I'm done 

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Well, you can do one of two things, move on and don't look back, or work with Legislatures to stop this ridiculous money grab on nurses that don't have a substance abuse or mental health diagnosis that is a risk to public safety.  I'm a two time graduate of my states assistance program.  I honestly needed a program that kept me accountable and I got what I needed from it.  I encourage nurses to challenge the Board and the assistance program when they are being wronged.  In my state it is called a peer assistance program, and that is exactly what it should be.  Not a punitive, we got you where we want you program.  The costs involved, and not just financially, should not outweigh the benefit of the program.  I am thankful that I was allowed to participate and keep my license even though I clearly was a risk to public safety both times I was allowed to enter the program.  It is clear that is not the case for all that are railroaded into monitoring.  I hope that more nurses will step up and stand up for people like you who are forced into a program that is not one size fits all.  Congratulations!  whew!

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How did you not end up doing meetings, AA and such? I want to get this deal! I really don't think I can do all these meetings.... 
 

congratulations, I hope you celebrate the best way you deserve it! 

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Nurselee22 said:

How did you not end up doing meetings, AA and such? I want to get this deal! I really don't think I can do all these meetings.... 
 

congratulations, I hope you celebrate the best way you deserve it! 

Baby I had a blast LOL time of my life .. see it by circumstance..the incident was years before I applied for NCLEX and it was diversion or anything my state kind of has two types of monitoring programs. 

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Nursinggirl17 said:

Baby I had a blast LOL time of my life .. see it by circumstance..the incident was years before I applied for NCLEX and it was diversion or anything my state kind of has two types of monitoring programs. 

Meant it was not diversion * 

maybe this is why I only had to drug test and go to iop 

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I had no diversion.  I didn't have to do IOP but have to attend meetings.  Maybe it's specific by state 

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Healer555 said:

I had no diversion.  I didn't have to do IOP but have to attend meetings.  Maybe it's specific by state 

Every case and state is different I suppose 

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Nursinggirl17 said:

Every case and state is different I suppose 

In my state we all do the same awful things, it's really cookie cutter.  I would have really hated IOP.  The meetings I can do on Zoom which is easy, pointless but easy

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Healer555 said:

In my state we all do the same awful things, it's really cookie cutter.  I would have really hated IOP.  The meetings I can do on Zoom which is easy, pointless but easy

I put it on on my phone and didn't listen LOL 

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Nursinggirl17 said:

I put it on on my phone and didn't listen LOL 

OMG that's awesome. I didn't know you can do that. I'm dreading these 'meetings ' so much. At least goin to test it's like 5 mins and move on, these meetings are time consuming. Also, did you attend the same meetings all the time or switched it up? 

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Nurselee22 said:

OMG that's awesome. I didn't know you can do that. I'm dreading these 'meetings ' so much. At least goin to test it's like 5 mins and move on, these meetings are time consuming. Also, did you attend the same meetings all the time or switched it up? 

I was told the days and times when signing up for iop it's the same group of people . At some point he told us to pay attention LOL I only spoke when spoken to LOL and anytime they would ask if would say my week has been great LOL

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