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What I hate so bad is, im so stupid and thought using THC on a vacation right before a travel contract was a good idea. So I had issues with the pre employment drug screen. I hired a lawyer and everything thinking it would help my case but instead I got 1 year of monitoring and have the disciplinary action no my license and it does not say it was for thc. It's just vague and says a drug related but or something along those lines but doesn't say what. I don't know im it would even matter to if it did or not. I was under the impression after finishing my year of monitoring and paying all the fines I would have the record dropped. Either way im so mad at myself. I wasn't even employed at the time of the drug screen. I know it's wrong bc thc is still a drug but this has hung over my head this whole time and I feel so embarrassed.

I was I the same boat. My one year was Feb 6 2023 I couldn't log in anymore after the 10th or so and then was officially done on Valentine's Day. Good job for making through! Good luck!

Located in kentucky. My license says that I have drug testing going on and once I was finished it says reprimand cleared or something. But it offers a link to the nurses national database and in there says what happened with failing a pre employment drug screen. I was gonna self report the company who reported me gave me a chance to. Like a two week period. But I was advised not to and paid 5,000 for an attorney. IDK if the attorney helped or not.

Mine was pre employment too and I hired an attonery. And I got 1 year of monitoring and that's it but my stuff is public and I just finished my year and it's still public just says my case is cleared.

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Okay sorry y'all! I feel like I've posted so many times in here. But I really look to y'all for help. so if anyone has read my other posts I enrolled into the KARE program due to issues with a preemployment drug screen involving thc. I ended up with a year of drug screens and a financial penalty. That being said my year has passed and I've been advised to keep checking into affinity. My case manager said that she has sent a recommendation of completion to the Board and it's pending. That I should receive a letter of completion in the mail and possibly by email sometime. However I may get locked out of affinity before that happens but I'm still to abide by my agreed order. 1. affinity has yet to lock me out and it's been 3 days past my year mark 2. my agreed order clearly states 12 months 3. I remember when this all started it took 3 months for my licensure to ever reflect an investigation and a whole year for me ri actually become enrolled in the program and not on my part. My stuff classes, certifications, the review by a drug counselor and letters of recommendation were all done and submitted before the investigation was even completed. all that being said anyone have an idea of how long it may take to actually be complete and receive the letter? Have a similar experience? does her saying she sent a recommendation for completion mean I'm not complete and they could refuse or deny me completion? I didn't know it was a recommendation since my agreed order said 12 months. Or is that just wording? TIA

I think we all go through that. I'm not in RAMP I'm in the KARE program for thc. But I think we all probably consider leaving the profession after all this. I think there's a lot of guilt like we don't deserve to be in the profession. I think we also go through Man I don't think I can be in a profession where I'm being watched constantly and now have even more of a target on our back. I also think we deal with alot of embarrassment and fear of peers finding out. I felt all those at least. But I tell you, you gotta focus on you and healing and doing what's best for you. Whether that's stay with the program or not. No it's not easy but if you want to keep your license even a little bit try to do it. Everyday that goes by it gets easier and becomes more of a part of life and you don't really even think about it. I did leave the profession while I went through the program but I'm at the end of mine and glad I stuck through. I think if you quit it'll ge hard to get licensure elsewhere or in another profession. I believe you can also surrender your license at any point during the program so maybe give it a few months.

I think it's bs but I'm in the same boat and tbh just be honest just say you've used on several occasions I wouldn't be like super specific on amount whether it's daily or every once and awhile but I wouldn't say it's just once unless it was just once. Also don't say you have a ton of mental growth issues or that will open a whole new can of worms that if you are so mentally unstable you need to partake in subastance abuse are you stable enough to work as a nurse. It's okay to say you mental health issues but don't make it seem like you can't get out of bed in function for example. Honestly you'll get probably some kind of reprimand. I did I got a year of drug testing and a penalty of $1000. I wasn't even currently employed when this happened it was for a pre-employment drug screen. It's so crazy man... I'm still like pulling my hair out over it like how did I get into this over just thc. But it is what it is and I'm sorry you are dealing with this as well. I hope it goes better for you and maybe you'll get more of a slap in the wrist.

Mine was for using THC socially. I failed a preemployment drug screen.

I just posted recently but I had another question y'all may be able to answer. So February 6th 2023 is the one year mark being in the KARE program consequently ends my contract or whatever with them. What will that look like? I'm sure we discussed in the beginning but a lot of time has passed and a lot has happened in my life so I can't quite recall. Will affinity give me a message or certificate of completion? Should my case manager message me? Is there exit interview? Should message her close to that date and ask the next steps? TIA

So I'm coming up on the end of sentence with the KARE program. I only had to do a year and my year is up February 6th 2023. I missed a check in yesterday. Which 1 of 2 in the whole year. I didn't miss a drug test though and I am sure of because I can only be tested twice in one month and have already been tested twice for January. The first check in I miss I messaged my case manager. She said that missing a check in puts you at risk for missing a drug test which makes you no compliant. Do I bring up this second missed check in with her? What do y'all think? Am I okay? You think this will mess anything up. I'm gonna be so upset if it does. I'm a week from being done.

I’m in the Kare program 6 months in of my 1 year sentence due to thc. Smh which every time I say that just makes me want to scream. Like I wasn’t even caught at work but with a preemployment drug screen. it’s just frustrating because I feel like I’m being treated like I’m a drug addict when I’m far from that not judging anyone who has addiction issues just saying I feel like I don’t deserve to be in the position I’m in but I guess most of us feel this way. And from some of the stuff I’ve read I guess I got let off pretty easy comparatively. However After reading someone’s post about how much the kare program and the people involved lack empathy I came here to say I couldn’t agree more. My case manager hasn’t checked up on me once unless I’ve reached out. Actually a matter-of-fact I just checked my email to see if she emailed me just to make sure and the last email I have from her was from June 30 because my son was hospitalized for three days. My newborn was hospitalized!! And all she wanted was at discharge summary which is great but never asked how he was doing or how I was doing. That was two weeks after he was born. But you can bet your bottom dollar they didn’t fail to drug test me right before and right after I gave birth as well as right after I got discharged from the hospital with my sick newborn. But prior to entering the program I was informed that I could be tested up to two times a month it could be every month it could be some months it could be one time a month it could be no times a month it just varied but six months and I have been tested twice a month every month faithfully. I have had one questionable test due to dilution and since then they’ve all been fine. And I know some of you may have it a lot harder than I do and I’m not here to compare it all sucks for all of us. And as far as we’re concerned I feel like it’s just a money scheme. I pay close to $200 a month and drug test along with a civil penalty of $1000 by the end of this I will have invested $2500 if I’m drug tested twice a month for the rest of the time. Like why can’t this be like jail when we get off on good behavior. I’ve done everything I was supposed to do and I’ve done it correctly. It just sucks all the way around and I’m just holding on till the end I’m halfway there. My thoughts go out to all of you going through this as well and I’m sending good and positive vibes your way and hope you can make it through.❤️

Does anyone know what 764007. It wasn’t one of the ones to choose from. My issue was thc and my last screening was diluted so I don’t know what they’re testing for this time

Are you doing travel nursing?

I’ve been reprimanded for thc due to a preemployment screen. 1 year of drug screens and a fine. Anyone been through something like this? From ky FYI too