stickybun

I've tested once since my contract went into effect and it's been three weeks since I've had to screen. This can't be normal.

Probably could log and leave. I thought about that as well and then wondered if there was some kind of way they could track how long you were actually there.

I'm required to attend two a week in addition to my nurse support group, after care and therapy. That's five obligations/meetings a week. We use affinity/spectrum and have to log in at the meeting. GPS logs your location. Sometimes I get something o...

I don't have any experience or know any nurses who have worked in a GI lab. Is this an area a nurse with narcotic restrictions could work in?

Thanks! I've got 6 months, too. I applied to a GI lab job today.

Are there any safe weight loss supplements for those of us being monitored out there? I feel like I just need a kickstart.

Flexiril and zofran aren't allowed in my state unless an addictionologist sees you and okays it.

Absolutely! I have a perianal abscess. Right now. Mofo HURTS. I've been trying to manage it myself here at home. Lancing, sitz baths, and a round of oral antibiotics that I was put on for an inguinal abscess. Inguinal is nearly gone, other one still ...

My gynecologist has me on birth control pills to manage my adenomyosis. I had to have that med verified. Ridiculous to have to do so for hormonal meds. I also do not have a dentist. I've been blessed with good teeth and it's to my advantage because I...

Bah. I only need to lose 5-10 pounds. I'll just keep to calorie counting.

I'm a TNPAP participant. What I'm going to tell you will save you a lot of stress, time, and money. Don't do the evaluation. Go ahead and admit yourself inpatient to an approved rehab facility. An evaluator is going to cost you $400-900. It will slow...

My monitoring agreement was just activated yesterday. I've read through the handbook and am well aware of what foods to avoid to prevent a false positive. Last night was my first weekly nurse support meeting. My husband called right before it started...

Curious...do the programs you guys are/were in not require you to work in the field of nursing for a predetermined number of consecutive months before they will let you out of your monitoring contract?

Just curious how you all manage to get your drug screens complete while working. I should be signing my monitoring agreement this week and was looking ahead to whenever I am finally working again. LabCorp seems to be where I'll have to go and they ar...

If you feel that way just tell them you had a personal matter. Personally I feel like it doesn't do people any good to keep quiet on these issues but I respect people's wishes to remain private. It is a personal choice. Typically when you say somethi...

For some crazy reason I had it in my head that we weren't allowed to work nights but I looked back at the agreement and it isn't listed as a no-no. So that could be the answer for me.

That was my thought. The only experience in nursing I have is working in a hospital. No way would that fly where I have previously worked.

I'm guessing to start your day and check in asap. Still, if you can't even donate until 7:30 or 8 and the lab closes at say 5p, how do you get there to provide a sample if you're working that day?

A hair follicle test along with a IDS will help. Do it. I'm about to sign a contract with TNPAP.

Yes. I am new to all of this but that's my understanding. If I comply with the monitoring the board does not get involved.

Looking at my options regarding school for when I get back from my rehab facility. Any of you do school while monitored? I'm interested in psych NP but know I'll be required to let the school know I'm in the monitoring program? Is that usually a prob...

It's my understanding that I will not be reported to the board of nursing. I will have restrictions on passing narcotics and where I can work for the next three years. I'm not looking at even applying to the NP program for a year. I'm just wondering...

I'm not supposed to have a mark on my license. My monitoring program does require I inform any university of my being monitored. The school I'm looking at is conservative/Christian. I have a great GPA, good references, and am competitive academically...

Made a new account for this forum even though I don't post much under my other one. Some questions. I had a UDS and it's going to be postitive. I do have a problem. I do want help. I'm going to self report at work before my UDS comes back. It'll be ...