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    Need help!!

    Persephone Paige replied to alan74's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Don't admit to anything, get an attorney. The only time I would now admit to anything is if I were living under a bridge and admitting it would get me 3 hots and a cot (treatment). That does not mean...
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    Drug test funds

    Persephone Paige replied to Oldpro1985's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Here, in Florida, nail testing can take the place of hair testing. They also don't need to take hair from your head. For Affinity, which may not be the same in Texas, we can deposit when we are...
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    Drug test results?

    Persephone Paige replied to RNEulogy's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You might do better making your own thread. Many of the posters don't come back once their questions receive an answer. By starting your own thread, your question will be seen and if someone has an...
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    90 day countdown.

    Persephone Paige replied to Kel65's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congratulations!
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    PLEASE HELP!!

    Persephone Paige replied to jazij14's topic in Nursing Career

    How many patients do the staff nurses usually have? Safety is where I would start. No matter how much you enjoy a specific area, if they have staffing concerns and no plan for addressing it except to...
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    What to expect before application with criminal hx

    Persephone Paige replied to Charliesmomma95's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Was your school a 'for profit,' private nursing school? The first thing that usually makes me happy is when I hear someone has made it through nursing school with a criminal history. Because that...
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    Arrested as a juvenile but fingerprinted as an adult ! Now I have a issue

    Persephone Paige replied to Angierenee_'s topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    What's a wonder
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    I need some help

    Persephone Paige replied to Sunwillcomeout64's topic in Nurses Recovery

    To OP, hang in there. One thing to get used to is that whether or not you can afford anything they request is of no concern to them. It's pointless to even bring up finances. Their standpoint is if...
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    I need some help

    Persephone Paige replied to Sunwillcomeout64's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Can you afford an attorney, if so get one before you sign. If you can't afford one but you want to keep your license, no choice but
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    Why is the general feel to this board that the Board of Nursing is 'out to get' us

    Persephone Paige replied to RecoveryNurse2015's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The panel of the "Board" is wonderful. They are fair, or they were to me. The people we are actually supposed to work with in building that houses the employees that work for DOH/MQA never know...
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    Nail Tpapn

    Persephone Paige replied to Oldpro1985's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I would tell them what you told us. They know we can't sleep. Stop now though... Melatonin is what I use. Benadryl is terrible for sinuses, I always ended up with stalactites hanging from the roof of...
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    Florida IPN saga continues

    Persephone Paige replied to Ipnsux's topic in Nurses Recovery

    And even if you go the route of dealing with the BON directly, taking a 2 year suspension, whatever... There's nothing saying they won't just refer you back to IPN. It all runs in circles. Just be...
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    Did I ruin my chances of ever becoming a nurse?

    Persephone Paige replied to Moonbaby79's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I too have gotten meds into and out of a country. My point is how people in positions of authority tend to view it. They never err on the side of compassion, they always think the worst. It was...
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    Accused of Intoxication-HELP

    Persephone Paige replied to Awhite24's topic in Nurses Recovery

    No, to IPN. If a nurse self reports to our state monitoring program in Florida, they avoid BON involvement. If they don't, the BON steps in and makes them get help or strips them of their
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    Accused of Intoxication-HELP

    Persephone Paige replied to Awhite24's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You're welcome, good luck. Keep us posted... Nurses search our forum for answers to their questions, so come back an let us know the outcome of your situation. If by chance you get referred, this is...
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    Accused of Intoxication-HELP

    Persephone Paige replied to Awhite24's topic in Nurses Recovery

    No, no write up. I was given the choice of self-reporting. If I hadn't self-reported, I would have gotten in some kind of trouble. I dropped out of IPN for 10 years, I wasn't working as a nurse. When...
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    Accused of Intoxication-HELP

    Persephone Paige replied to Awhite24's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The pharmacy labels warn lay persons not to operate a vehicle, heavy equipment, etc... We are held to much higher standards. They will never believe us when we feign ignorance of the effects of...
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    Accused of Intoxication-HELP

    Persephone Paige replied to Awhite24's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I worked impaired and I got caught. I was referred to IPN and admitted I had a problem. I did not get sober until many years later though, and I'm in an IPN contract. Each state is different... but...
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    Accused of Intoxication-HELP

    Persephone Paige replied to Awhite24's topic in Nurses Recovery

    All of my drugs were prescribed too. The gray zone is "prescribed" The black and white is if you were impaired. Or should have known you would still be under the influence when showing up for work....
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    Accused of Intoxication-HELP

    Persephone Paige replied to Awhite24's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If you have a documented kidney 'clearance' issue, this would be the time to produce proof of it. It's gonna depend on the person who reported you. If they are the type of person who is fine with...
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    Accused of Intoxication-HELP

    Persephone Paige replied to Awhite24's topic in Nurses Recovery

    A monitoring contract is when a nurse has either admitted to or been caught using drugs, they are 'monitored' with drugs screens and meetings for continued sobriety. Many of us here are in monitoring...
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    Did I ruin my chances of ever becoming a nurse?

    Persephone Paige replied to Moonbaby79's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You're not a nurse yet, where are they going to send you? It's not illegal to have a positive drug screen for Xanax. Where it may get complicated is if you push through to go to nursing school. Then,...
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    Accused of Intoxication-HELP

    Persephone Paige replied to Awhite24's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If you were already in a monitoring program, it would fly. If you aren't already in a monitoring program it's a bit more complicated then just 'accusing' someone. You may be terminated by your...
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    Hair Test

    Persephone Paige replied to Scollins2's topic in Nurses Recovery

    In Florida, we get nail tests if enough hair isn't available, or vice versa. Only on evals have I seen them take both from
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    Hair Test

    Persephone Paige replied to Scollins2's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes, 90 days. It's called Matrix testing, I believe. Cutting hair short won't help, it's in the Matrix of the hair shaft