Just wanting some advice....

[NurseNicole75]

I recently wrote a post but no one has replied. I am going out of my mind. Isn't there anyone out there that can shed some light on what I am in for tomorrow? Im going for my IPN eval and have no idea what they are going to ask, drug test, etc? Please someone help me...

[rninmi]

If you feel comfortable, can you tell us a little more about what happened? I personally do not know what "ipn" is? I am sure others do. Is it your state's monitoring program? In MI it is called HPRP. Share what you are comfortable with. This is a great site and people will share their strength, experience and hope I am sure!

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

I guess it is hard to image what will happen as I would image each case is dealt with individually

[FLSmitty]

Hey Nicloe, there is nothing to the IPN eval., besides several hundred dollars, payable in cash only. Each evaluator is slightly different. I completed a long questionnaire about medical and drug use HX. Then a medical assistant went over the questionnaire and repeated a lot of the same questions, recording the interview on a laptop. They did have me give a urine drug screen (billed separately of course).

The doc then went through the HX forms and what the MA recorded with me. He did a mini mental status exam and cursory physical exam. It seemed to me, they were looking for inconsistencies between the questionnaire and the different interviews. Being honest and upfront is important in recovery, but I caution you to disclose wisely. This is probably not the best forum for extensive analysis of the minutia of familial dysfunction. You will at some point during "recovery" see a therapist of some sort. The more complicated the evaluation is, the more complicated the TX will be.

So, try not to sweat it. Hold your head up high, exercise some patience and this too shall pass.

Smitty

[FLSmitty]

Nicole, How did the evaluation go?

Smitty