SpankedInPittsburgh DNP, RN

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    Any false positives for PeTH test out there?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to AnnabelleP's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It seems to me that the problems in this scenario are chain of custody and reliability of the test itself. I would definitely advise you friend to get a lawyer in California who handles this sort of...
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    just did IPN eval

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Invincible summer's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't know about Florida because maybe be you guys are more decent down there but The whole "I ain't got the money" argument won't play here. I've seen nurses thrown out simply because they cannot...
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    just did IPN eval

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Invincible summer's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes success born from spite is what keeps me
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    just did IPN eval

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Invincible summer's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm not from Florida. However, I'm in a nurse monitoring program and a frequent flier of this site. All of these programs seem to have some differences in the way they are run. However, one thing...
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    Longest you’ve gone without having to give pee?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to stickybun's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Amen
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    Longest you’ve gone without having to give pee?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to stickybun's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I had to do the drug & alcohol pee yesterday but before that it was about 6 weeks. Honest to God. I got paranoid and actually called my case manager to see if anything was wrong on Monday. I...
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    Rehab Success Rate???

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I really don't see a non-punitive model / edge / component to these programs. If the monitoring programs wanted to ensure we weren't impaired while under them would random screenings accomplish that?...
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    Rehab Success Rate???

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You know what I appreciate her response. At least it wasn't BS. At some level these folks have to know that this doesn't work for the vast majority of people. They should take away the...
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    Life after monitoring

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    thank
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    Life after monitoring

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Damn right it counts!!! You self-reported a year ago and got yourself in a monitoring-program friendly jab that you have been practicing safely in for over a year. Of course I have no idea how the...
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    Life after monitoring

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You had a prescription and they still put you in a monitoring program? Why? Didn't they give you a chance to produce the prescription? WOW!!! That's
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    Messed up bad.....

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to OHRN2011's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you. At least there is some hope he won't be in there for 5
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    Messed up bad.....

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to OHRN2011's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It was just a question. I've heard Ohio had a 2 year program on-line here. I'm hoping for his sake that this is
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    Messed up bad.....

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to OHRN2011's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Do you know how long the Ohio program
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    Messed up bad.....

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to OHRN2011's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Good advice
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    Rehab Success Rate???

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Then that's a stacked number. The only people who would relapse when they know they are being monitored are the ones that truly need help & of course those are the ones who are discarded. My...
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    Rehab Success Rate???

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Of course there is a high rate of "success". PNAP claims a 91% "success" rate while people are in the program and subject to monitoring. I wonder what that number is when the nurse can make their...
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    Rehab Success Rate???

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I totally agree. I drank way too much so I'm sure my life would be better without it. It would be better if smokers quit & obese people took up healthy eating. In fact I started attending AA on...
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    Rehab Success Rate???

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That was a most excellent article. I'm hoping I get a copy of "The Sober Truth" in the mail today that the article addresses. I'm very much looking forward to reading it. I'm tired of pretending...
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    Messed up bad.....

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to OHRN2011's topic in Nurses Recovery

    they had family night once a
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    Messed up bad.....

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to OHRN2011's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Let me clarify my comment about rehab. I was in rehab from Oct-Feb. For the first 4 weeks I was sent to an inpatient setting. It was horrible and meaningless but nothing to be afraid of. Just...
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    Life after monitoring

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Eric: Loved your post. Specifically: "To sum it up, I'm going to be the same person I was before this whole monitoring BS started." I'm glad you have that attitude!!! I don't think a one-time DUI is...
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    Messed up bad.....

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to OHRN2011's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't know what Ohio's program is like. I'm from Pennsylvania & if its like anything like here you are in for a miserable trip to monitoring land. They will send you to be evaluated and then...
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    Life after monitoring

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm glad it helped you. Perhaps 8 years after I finish this I'll have something good to say about it with time for reflection but I honestly doubt it. I'm so glad somebody is taking up the vanguard...
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    Meetings

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Dear TrashPanda: Two things. First I don't know weather to be insulted or relieved as I was never propositioned at a 12 step meeting. I'm sure this has to do with the fact that I'm a big, old grumpy...