Persephone Paige ADN

If you are the recipient of, or know a nurse who is the recipient of unreasonable 'fitness for duty' refrained from practice referrals as the result of retaliation or vague 'complaints' from fellow nurses or case managers, please private message me. ...

And they have no governing body, nothing to prevent them from doing whatever they want.

^ I hear you. It would be different if I'd used IV drugs, but I never did. Not only did I never steal them, but I never bought them and shot up either. I've never shot anything up, ever! I was a doctor shopper and I paid my dues to society. I didn't ...

If I ever do get out, I don't know how I will ever write a letter about the 'good' they've done for me. 1. Forced a diagnosis of high functioning ASD then refused to allow me to hunt for a job better suited to my gifts. So, they'll force me right bac...

No, but I wasn't very interested in Vistaril either, so.

It really does help to go to Voc Rehab. They can help offset many of the costs associated with the monitoring programs. And I'm meeting with a job person (whatever that is) Monday. I was diagnosed with ASD of the Asperger's type and if IPN does this ...

Hey all, I've made it through orientation. After 22 years away from the bedside, I'm gonna be on my own for the very first time this coming Thursday. My job to work off my narcotic restriction is a busy med-surg floor, then 6 mos beyond to complete I...

Still no notices showing up in my inbox. In case anyone stops by, my advice at this time is to descend on Vocational Rehabilitation. Tell them you are with IPN and that some have already begun seeking their help and they will see more. Fill out their...

I just checked, no messages. Maybe it's because I haven't been on in a while... try a test.

Hi everyone, I'm sorry, I haven't gotten these notices. And I don't have any notices in my inbox. It's been a while, I'll check again and get back ASAP.

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State the facts (without emotion), state your part in it and what you have done to change your life. Make no excuses... It can actually be a very brief letter.

Do you even have to answer 'yes' anymore, if you've done your time? Or do you have a mark on your license?

On Affinity, 'no-result' for me has just meant that they haven't posted the results yet. Sometimes they lose specimens (it's happened to my friend more than once) and refund the $$, or fail to store properly.

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This is going to be another unpopular comment, but we're not allowed to be impaired physically, either. We are not allowed to be impaired from chemotherapy, we are not allowed to be impaired from Bipolar or Anxiety, we are not allowed to be impaired ...

Hmmm, that may be different then. Maybe your narc restriction will be over! I sure hope so.

They will probably send the urine off for levels testing (how high and how recently you used/drank). If they are recent enough and high enough you could be given the option to self-report to your state monitoring program or be turned over to the BON....

I had to shake my head when I heard this one. We aren't in jail anyway, but they use the fear of unemployment.

Nothing counts until your are actually in a monitoring program, but it looks good that you have obtained employment where there are no narcs. My guess is 'yes' to the narc restriction, since diverting was an issue.

Keep the questions coming, it never hurts to ask: Recent example: If you have had lie detector tests as a part of your evaluations, after false accusations, contact me through PM. Don't let these nuts ask you to prove a negative with junk science. T...

The longer you live, the more you learn that if a cop has grounds to stop you, they don't bother to discriminate between stopped at a red light while texting and actively driving while texting. I was once in Drug Court with a woman who had epilepsy a...

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What I don't think you understand is that the powers that be don't discriminate between appeared impaired and was impaired. If she appeared impaired to the person who reported her and she tests positive for a narcotic, for all intents and purposes, s...

No good deed goes unpunished... I would drop an anonymous note in the mailbox of the head pharmacist, as someone suggested. Make sure the complaint can't be traced back to you. You would be surprised the things that long term coworkers are willing to...