markko

markko

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  1. Any nurses with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)?

    markko replied to newenglandcna's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have Asperger's and ADHD. I was diagnosed in 2005 at age 45. In 1993, I chose to go to nursing school and work has been good. I have a few strange ways of thinking, mainly the thought process to...

  2. Job after surrendering license?

    markko replied to Lauren21bk's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I was two years into my five year monitoring program and had to drop due to financial trouble. I became a grocery store manager and, later, a Walmart manager. After getting fired from the Walmart...

  3. Who uses Labcorp/FirstSource Solutions?

    markko replied to StillRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Just a false positive for hydrocodone three years ago that I protested with proof of potential misdiagnosis in certain

  4. HMMMM.....What the Heck!

    markko replied to mimifromtx's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I snail mail everything to a monitor's specific name. Communicate by email and hard copy all

  5. Marijuana

    markko replied to JadaM96's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have them use axillary

  6. Drug diversion

    markko replied to Jshaneyfelt's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I took one of my mom's tramadol tabs just before a test once... long before it became a Schedule narc. I didn't even know it was one of the monitored meds. IT ALONE was the reason one state denied...

  7. 22 days No Drug Test

    markko replied to Kel65's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I once went 29 days with no

  8. What changed?

    markko posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I took two years off from monitoring to make a little money to resume testing. A month ago, I resumed monitoring and testing. In the past, I was on tramadol and every test report came back positive...

  9. Affinity question

    markko replied to Indiana RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I keep copies of everything except for employer and therapist reports, which I never see. However, I make sure that I give an addressed and stamped envelope with 71-cents of postage (2 ounces) to my...

  10. It all depends on how you look at it

    markko posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I curse the state trooper who stopped me in 1996 for speeding. I blew a 0.10 on the portable breath test. He should have hauled me to jail. Instead, he drove me home. His decision to help me out...

  11. It all depends on how you look at it

    markko replied to markko's topic in Nurses Recovery

    No. I was never drunk at work... just hungover every day. There's an epilogue to my story. It's true that I have never consumed alcohol again, but I was hit with a PTSD-inducing crisis two years...

  12. Ok I am FREAKING OUT

    markko replied to JxoRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I haven't had 5 years of nursing work in those ten years. I have two more years to

  13. Working non nursing jobs while in contract

    markko replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I took some time off from the monitoring program for financial reasons. I worked as an assistant grocery store manager. The department monitor said I could come back anytime and just pick up where I...

  14. Hair test

    markko replied to Alabama/RN,Vdap's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Urine tests are cheap. I pay about $350 for each annual hair

  15. Bad messed up

    markko replied to pcbeachbum's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Be proactive. Get an AODA assessment on your own. Go to a couple of AA meetings and get signed notes confirming attendance. Bring all that to the DA and be honest and open. If the AODA shows a...

  16. New to Recovery program and not good news

    markko replied to Beazy's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Never, ever admit a mistake to the Nursing Board. The Nursing Board is not forgiving. I don't mean to sound nasty, but they grab onto every bit of evidence that they can get their hands on. If...

  17. Ok I am FREAKING OUT

    markko replied to JxoRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I've been monitored since 2008. Fun, fun. Anyway, I had a positive for hydrocodone about four years ago. I hadn't been anywhere near hydrocodone. I was prescribed Robitussin AC at the time. I...