phone interview

metnaj23 · Sep 8, 2008

Tell the truth!!

SA Girl · Sep 8, 2008

Just be yourself and you can't go wrong.

chiefshewho · Sep 9, 2008

Thank you everyone. I had my interview. Now I am just waiting for my monitoring agent to take it front of the board in a couple of weeks. I was just honest. If the board approves me I will then sign my agreement with them. Im so nervous. I got alot of cleaning up to do. I go to my AA and follow my treatment plan with rehab. That is the easy part. I know the hard part is comming.

wubbzy · Sep 9, 2008

Been there and done that! The alternative program really isn't that bad....at least not here. I was on it and successfully completed it in 2004. This time, they probably will not let me on it again eventho I had 7 years clean before relapsing. I now have almost 4 months clean. Good Luck!

Brantine · Sep 9, 2008

Congrats on your interview and being honest. I agree with metnaj23...Honesty. In my state some of the members on the rehab committee are in recovery themselves. You know the saying, ya can't ******** a **********!! They would know if someone was 'fibbing'. Be true to yourself and you'll find everything falls into place. You're alive and fighting a disease that wants you dead. Keep fighting and hold your head up. We are all worth it. ODAAT!

chiefshewho · Sep 10, 2008

Wubbzy I hope you get in. Are you still waiting on them to tell you if you are accepted? Congrats on 4 months!

It seems like time creeps by. I love it but hate it. I love that im out mountain biking and all the stuff I love.

It was a hear say thing about do 90/90. I think im around 30. When I talked to my monitoring agent during the interview she told me what would be expected and that was not one of them. She said do what rehab told me to do which was 2-3 a week. I did not want to bluntly ask her she knows ive been going everyday. I wanted to stay out of town 2 weekends ago but we ended up going to the festival after my meeting then comming home that night. My husband and I wanted to leave for the weekend in a few weeks to go hunting. I know we will be in BFE. Is that just what the big book suggests or might it be in my contract? I dont want to mess up my 90/90 since im on day 30.

Have a sober day everyone, god bless

chiefshewho · Sep 10, 2008

Brantine,

I appreciate what you said. I was honest and feel good about it. I didnt want to say, oh I never used at work and so on.Its hard to admit our secrets. The only thing I had problem with was time frames and I told her I didnt know but she kinda wanted a time. When did you start abusing and questions like that. I just told her a round about time.

wubbzy · Sep 10, 2008

Thanks, Chiefshewho. I haven't dealt with the Board yet. I gave my license to my attorney and made my license inactive. My attorney and I will deal with them after all the legal issues are dealt with. I appreciate your input. WTG on your 30 days!!!!

metnaj23 · Sep 13, 2008

Im coming into the nursing profession with 4 years of recovery. The florida board of nursing is still making me jump through he hoops.I was evalauted by an IPN approved addiction medicine doctor. He asked me seveveral in depth questions. I answered over 800 computerized questions that ranged from sensible to ridiculious. I had hair and urine samples taken. I am still going to be on an IPN contract that most likely will reqiure random UA's and wekly nurse support meetings. This is with four years of documented sobriety!!!!! :confused: . They will not allow me to be anytype of nurse untill all parties involved communicate with each other(BON,Evaulator,IPN) Regardless of whether I pass NCLEX or not. I never diverted drugs or worked under the influence. We will always be looked at with some degree of suspicion but we cant afford to look at the world with suspicious eyes.The housecleaning is ours and our alone.It may take 4 years to repair only 1 year of damage. Its not awlays fair but its just that way. We sleep good at night knowing we are on a path to better places using better principles.Self pity is extremely intoxicating but all things can be overcome.