RN117

Hope this help the next obvious thing is don’t smoke anymore, or at-least until this is behind you as one of the things the lawyers/attorneys recommend is doing follow up drug testing with reputable companies to have documented negative results which will only be negative if you stop ASAP I’ve found that with a low cal diet and some cardio it’s been undetectable at 20ng after 3-5 days for me. Buy yourself some test kits to familiarize how long it takes for you thus planning your smokes far enough apart from possible tests

You’d be surprised, I tested negative and was tested with 4 days. But if it all comes to worst I would recommend finding a nurse attorney; they specialize in this and can be a great source of info. Don’t try to talk your way out of it just stay quite and request to speak to an attorney. Don’t sign anything with speaking to one first

So I ended up testing negative(thank god) but for those of you reading this in hope of getting some guidance during this time I would just say stay strong. It was a nightmare just waiting when expecting a positive. You’ll get past it just keep on going and please don’t let fear mixed in with “bad” thoughts get the best of you. goodluck on your journey, for those of you who smoke and want to know if it’s safe while working the profession at the time it most definitely is not, all we can do is support legislation that treats us fairly. We are people who choose to be nurses I don’t believe that should limit our freedoms after all intoxication at any workplace is never acceptable but what we do in our homes is our business!

So recently at work I was randomly drug tested due to a discrepancy with fentanyl. I want to get ahead of it, I know that I will test positive for THC as I had smoked the weekend prior. I am not a regular drug user, I do not even like to drink the night before work because I don’t sleep well. I have been reading horrific stories about IPN. I can honestly say that nursing is my passion and I absolutely love what I do; currently I’m terrified, stressed, and anxious of what is to come. I have never and would never show up to work under the influence but now because of something I did on my time off there’s a possibility my whole career is at stake. I just bought a house and I don’t care about getting drug tested every day if it came to that but the cost of IPN and the manner in which they conduct their monitoring is scary to say the least. I have yet to receive notice from my job or anything really but I really feel like I need help and advice. Please if anyone has any recommendations or personal experience with this I’d love to hear about it. thank you in advance