Lisacar130

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  1. Bad messed up

    Lisacar130 replied to pcbeachbum's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Wait... how long has it been since you left the first facility? Do you know for sure if they reported you yet? My current sponsor back in the day was reported by multiple different places and was job...

  2. In trouble with the BON

    Lisacar130 replied to Humblednurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Also... we have a support group for ourselves (nurses in recovery)... one in Bolingbrook and one in Barrington. I go to both. Let me know if you're

  3. In trouble with the BON

    Lisacar130 replied to Humblednurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi Molleerose... I am also from Illinois. In IL, you have to self report before you are reported, even if only by a day, to have the chance to avoid probation. So you will almost for sure face...

  4. Bad messed up

    Lisacar130 replied to pcbeachbum's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi Molleerose... I am also from Illinois. In IL, you have to self report before you are reported, even if only by a day, to have the chance to avoid probation. So you will almost for sure face...

  5. Advice ASAP!

    Lisacar130 replied to Paigeperfect's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Here's an article for you... New Law Requires Reporting of Healthcare Workers Who Fail or Refuse Drug Tests - Tennessee Hospital

  6. Medication addiction treatment... are we circling the drain?

    Lisacar130 replied to guest940422's topic in General Nursing

    Vivitrol is pretty good... it's naltrexone in a once a month shot... and there's no way to reverse

  7. Advice ASAP!

    Lisacar130 replied to Paigeperfect's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have to delete my comment because I asked a question that I know the answer to so never mind... I'll see if I can find anything specific to

  8. Advice ASAP!

    Lisacar130 replied to Paigeperfect's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I would find out if your state considers a refusal to be a positive (I think most states do). If so, there's nothing to fight. Sign up. Save your license from having a mark on it. You could consult...

  9. Advice ASAP!

    Lisacar130 replied to Paigeperfect's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I know in my state a refusal is an automatic positive, no matter the

  10. Settlement and final order

    Lisacar130 replied to Kmrn27's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Well where I used to work when I worked on a medical floor if the pt was ON a PCA they weren't supposed to get separate IVP doses but you're saying the PT wasn't currently on a PCA at the time? Either...

  11. Should I delete job I was fired from from my resume? (fixed)

    Lisacar130 replied to sequinhat's topic in General Nursing

    A job you were only at for 3 months will look bad. It won't be seen as good solid med surge experience. Leave it off. It's hard to get into labor and delivery for even nurses who do have the med surg...

  12. Staff Retention Policies

    Lisacar130 replied to Positive_Outlook's topic in General Nursing

    Promising no floating or no holidays after X number of years will never work because a new manager can come around and change it like nothing, leaving the nurses who were counting on it happening with...

  13. Settlement and final order

    Lisacar130 replied to Kmrn27's topic in Nurses Recovery

    All states have slightly different nurse practice acts... but generally punishments are: public reprimand... which can include things like a fine and CEU's... I believe that is what you have been...

  14. Settlement and final order

    Lisacar130 replied to Kmrn27's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I've seen or heard of a public reprimand for really really stupid things... like missing CEU's for one nurse and for another it was saying something mean to a coworker. You would think a warning would...

  15. Settlement and final order

    Lisacar130 replied to Kmrn27's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I would just try to be positive about how you learned from your mistakes with documentation and emphasize that there was not an issue with diverting narcotics. Sorry this has happened. What does your...

  16. Settlement and final order

    Lisacar130 replied to Kmrn27's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hopefully your hospital job will keep you. I have heard that at least around here, home heath is more forgiving. I know someone who was on probation for taking drugs and she was able to get 2...

  17. Settlement and final order

    Lisacar130 replied to Kmrn27's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't know if this helps but my case manager has said that in my state (Illinois) some hospitals will keep the nurse and some won't. She did say that once the mark is there getting a NEW *hospital*...

  18. False positive!!!! Help

    Lisacar130 replied to RBBRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah my advise is to get a lawyer if this happens again. Hopefully it won't. They sound shady using a cutoff so low that it could be from products. Are they going to do any hair tests in the future?...

  19. False positive!!!! Help

    Lisacar130 replied to RBBRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The MRO said it's low enough to be caused by outside hair products so there you go. It sounds like something is wrong with the cutoff level they are using. Are they letting it go? It sounds like they...

  20. Ok I am FREAKING OUT

    Lisacar130 replied to JxoRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    PETH is supposed to only detect binge drinking... so you should pass if you had just one drink. But please be abstinent from now on... it's not worth

  21. Ok I am FREAKING OUT

    Lisacar130 replied to JxoRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The blood test is most likely a PETH test... it detects binge drinking within the past 3 weeks. By binge, I mean like 5 or more drinks within that time period. Look it up. Of course I cannot advise...

  22. Ok I am FREAKING OUT

    Lisacar130 replied to JxoRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I had a false positive for ETS (or ETG... I can't remember but it was only one of them). They did a PETH test (a blood test that goes back 3 weeks that detects binge drinking only), which was negative...

  23. No alcohol. NONE

    Lisacar130 replied to Nursebry91's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My favorite excuse is that I am on a medication that does not mix well with alcohol. You don't really have to elaborate more than that... but it's a realistic excuse. I think all of the anti anxiety...

  24. "For the Fallen" the 9%

    Lisacar130 replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Illinois will keep giving you a chance. You'll be suspended for a year if you mess up your contract but then will be allowed to continue with the program if you apply again. You'll have a mark but you...

  25. A little advice please

    Lisacar130 replied to smartassmommy's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't report the DON if it were me... she will retaliate and find stuff to report about you. I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to find something you missed or did late or whatever. Quit if you...