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That is absolute crap! I am starting to worry myself. I will be done in July, while hopefully this is over by then I know the board has suspended all meetings. I have continued to check in as normal but have yet to get sent for a screen

Hey all, I am finally coming down to the end of my probation. FINALLY, it has been torturous and full of anxiety but I am looking forward to the end in July. Just wondering if anyone who has finished can give me an idea about what their process was like at the end?? A little nervous that this issue with COVID may effect the ending of my contract. Although my monitor is still working, the actually board of nursing is shut down in Ohio.

As far as I know yes, I notified my monitor and apologized immediately. This happened in November and I have not heard anything since then. The one silver lining of COVID is the Ohio board nursing is mostly shut down with the suspension of board meetings. I am coming to the end of my contract in you, fingers crossed.

I completely agree. Walking on eggshells worried that one wrong move is going to either cause more time or license suspension is completely miserable. You are given zero guidance but are expected to obey at all cost. I have 9 months left, as long as this missed check in doesn’t completely ruin it.

Thanks for the advice all. I did send an email to my case manager. It seems like we are damned if we or damned if we dont. But I didn’t want to be accused of not self reporting. Now I wait for a not some timely short answered response which what I’m sure is what I will get. Turned around time seems to be at least a week. *cue the over analyzing and anxiety

In search of some reassurance. I have been in my program for over a year. Getting on the home stretch. I haven’t had any issues other than getting management to get my quarterly reports on time. Yesterday I missed check in-was not selected. I am completely terrified. Has anyone else had this happen to them. Particularly in Ohio? My thoughts were to email my monitor with an apology and reassurance that it will not happen moving forward. Any help would be appreciated!!!!

Wow that’s crazy!! Those damn hair tests!!! I’ve had three in 8 months! They add up I ended up getting through to the lab, the person who administered the test didn’t sign the paperwork, so the chain of command was broken. First source did say it wasn’t my fault but followed with the board of nursing could see it that was because ultimately it’s our responsibility! I’m expecting another test soon!

Hey all, has any non had a flawed test result come back from a uds? Or know what that means?

Being an Ohio nurse as well, get a lawyer now. Do not talk to anyone from the board without your lawyer present. Comply with everything work asks of you. Even the sucky stuff. Do not surrender your license, no matter how bad they scare you.

I agree! my only saving grace throughout this whole process and I have EAP assigned to me through work, who is basically another board monitor. I appreciate all your insight, this is such a terrifying process and it’s nice to hear from people going through the same things

I’ve had everything sent over to the lab. Actually the liaison through the lab is the only person I can get ahold of and she told me it was up to my monitor to give me my results unless I initiated the mro. Now I’m just waiting on my monitor to give permission for it. Ugh! She said their docs call immediately it’s waiting on monitors response.

I initiated my mro today and I’m just waiting. My monitor has to approve it before they can call me. This is a nightmare, I am making myself sick worrying, feeling crazy trying to get ahold of anyone. My monitor has yet to even acknowledge the postive screen even though first source has sent him all of my documentation. My only response was a short three sentence email as well that my paperwork from my MD per usual was not sent in the right way.

Exactly i send a monthly report of my screens to my employer and I cannot send her a report with a positive confirmed and no way of showing her what it is positive for. It’s crazy that we have no access to our own information!

Hey all, I’m in a monitoring program in Ohio and have read the horror stories of the dreaded false postives. Luckily I haven’t experienced anything until this month. I was recently put on adipex for weight loss which was reported to my monitor and can show on a screen as an amphetamine. I had a positive confirmed show up on my Uds from earlier this month. I immediately called the testing company and my monitor. Not surprisingly the only person I can get ahold of is the testing company who can’t release any results to me. Now over a week later I still have no clue what’s going on after multiple calls and email sorry to my monitor. Anyone have any advice or personal experience?

Of course! It’s all about what they can prove and how good of a lawyer you have. They have to really be able to prove diverting, regardless of what you test positive for. A lot of hospitals have employee assistance programs for this kind of stuff. But trust me the process of that is rigorous too. Good luck!