Jammer52

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1. Just got the dreaded phone call

   Jammer52 replied to Nursefailure's topic in Recovery

   Been there, done it. Please take encouragement from the information and support you find here. That feeling of waiting for the board to find out is the absolute worst. All of this is much easier to deal with, if you're sober/clean, so I would start t...

2. Kratom and TPAPN

   Jammer52 replied to Jjpount862's topic in Recovery

   It's one of those tests that have to be ordered specifically, it's not on the routine panels, so I think the only way they would do it is if they suspected a nurse was taking that drug for some reason. I have read about physicians being tested for a ...

3. Practicing in other states after completion

   Jammer52 posted a topic in Recovery

   Thanks in advance to anyone who might have info on this. I am halfway through my contract in WA state. Two DUI charges from 2016, and a positive opiate test at the beginning of 2017, well documented sobriety since. After this is all done, are some st...

4. WA State Monitoring

   Jammer52 replied to Jas10's topic in Recovery

   Hey, I wrote a reply and tried to PM you, but the system wouldn't let me, because I haven't been a member long enough or something? Anyways, I'm going to post it below, it doesn't have information specific to you so I figured you'd be ok with me post...

5. Are we limited on this?

   Jammer52 posted a topic in Recovery

   Hi all, This questions is for nurses who are in monitoring programs, as am I. I live and work in Washington state. I am about two years into a five year monitoring contract through WHPS, the professional recovery program for nurses here. As most of y...

6. Cared for MRSA patient without PPE

   Jammer52 replied to emnicole's topic in General Nursing

   Be aware of what you touch, (where they cultured MRSA from), wash your hands, and don't worry about it is my 2cents. Longtime ICU who cared for a ton of isolation patients here.

7. ETOH based hand sanitizer

   Jammer52 replied to RN2364's topic in Recovery

   I personally used it all the time, and have passed many etg urine tests, and peth blood tests while using it frequently. It sounds like some others on this forum haven't been so fortunate however.

8. WA State Monitoring

   Jammer52 replied to Jas10's topic in Recovery

   Hello, I have been in WHPS for a couple years now. I actually think pretty darn highly of them, they have dealt very compassionately with me, and if you're willing to follow the terms of your contract and submit your required reports, they pretty muc...