iceangelred86 replied to beaujacques's topic in Nurses Recovery
I'm in recovery (although not in TNPAP) and recently started a job at an inpatient drug detox facility. I know they hire nurses there that have restrictions. Perhaps you could try something like
iceangelred86 replied to nurseash412's topic in Addictions
Nurseash- I was so happy to see this thread! I'm in a somewhat similar situation to your own. I graduated nursing school in August of 2012 and ended up in a long term drug and alcohol rehab shortly...
iceangelred86 replied to iceangelred86's topic in Nurses Recovery
Thank to those of you who have responded. Just by way of an update, the day after I posted this I actually landed an interview at a detox/rehab center in my area. I met with the nurse manager and told...
Here's my story...I've been in recovery for a little over a year now. I graduated from LPN school in August of 2012. I was in my first week of orientation at a long term care facility when I was...
I am an LPN currently in recovery. I was arrested for a Tier 3 DUI (Driving under the influence of a controlled substance almost a year ago. I was subsequently drug tested and terminated from my job...
I too was fired from a nursing job, and that was after having only worked as an LPN for a couple of weeks. I too knew exactly why I was fired. To say I was heartbroken is an understatement. After a...
I for feel that I will. However, I have several classmates who have told me that they don't like their clinicals and don't think that they will like nursing either, but are sticking with it because...
iceangelred86 replied to iceangelred86's topic in General Students
Yes, fortunately I can take the course again next fall. My instructors actually all really want me to come back, as I was doing well overall, I just had a really bad day. They even told me they think...
iceangelred86 replied to iceangelred86's topic in General Students
Well, I met with the director of nursing here, and she was very kind about everything, and told me that they want me back next fall (and all I can think of is $$). I did share things from my...
iceangelred86 replied to iceangelred86's topic in General Students
I will need to repeat the whole course next fall (Yea, the school I go to doesn't offer it in the spring). I'm just devastated because nothing like this has happened to me before, and my clinical was...
On a positive note. Thank you so much for being so supportive when I failed my Med-Surg course due to a med error. It means the world to me that even people who I did not get along with stood up for...
So here's my situation. I failed my clinical on Monday. First of all, we get on the floor at my clinical site at 6:30 AM. I had a patient with 0700 Insulin to give. Last week a nurse on the floor told...
It doesn't matter who your parents are, or how bad you want to be a nurse, if you fail, YOU FAIL!! Your parents calling your instructor the chew them out because YOU couldn't meet the grade...