nolongeranurse

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   Anyone else forced to get naked for supervised drug test?

   nolongeranurse replied to Mik Tea's topic in Nurses Recovery

   I am going to just be brutally honest here and say that you all sound like you have been in the drug testing program a little too long and It's affected your brains. There is a protocol that the...
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   What is the best area to work in for psych experience that is not psych?

   nolongeranurse replied to nathaliasosa's topic in Psychiatric

   If you work as a nurse or a CNA in a hospital you will encounter psych issues both with your patients and your
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   Homeless working the system, multiple admissions

   nolongeranurse replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Psychiatric

   listen- no one has the right to judge. If you were homeless for a little while- you would most likely be right there with them trying to get admitted so you "can live like kings". Your problem is you...
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   You can get out of monitoring early

   nolongeranurse replied to Joshua Compton's topic in Nurses Recovery

   I find it difficult to comprehend paying such a substantial amount of money to exit a 6-month monitoring period. However, if that's the choice you've made with your time and resources, it is your...
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   You can get out of monitoring early

   nolongeranurse replied to Joshua Compton's topic in Nurses Recovery

   What was the point of going through a two day evaluation with multiple drug tests? What were they trying to find out? You were following a program and you had only 6 months of monitoring to complete-...
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   Advice for dealing with addicts?

   nolongeranurse replied to garnetgirl29's topic in Addictions

   "Then there are others who have been there 7 times and think it's a joke. So they are treated differently based on needs." What do you mean by that. Can you explain how they are treated...
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   You can get out of monitoring early

   nolongeranurse replied to Joshua Compton's topic in Nurses Recovery

   3500 dollars to get out of monitoring for 6 months?? That is insane. I can't believe they charged you so much. It sounds like a scam to me. Why would you pay that much to go through...
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   Just got the dreaded phone call

   nolongeranurse replied to Nursefailure's topic in Nurses Recovery

   You can only make the decision for you. I am going to give you so advice that I honestly think will help you but you need to decide yourself. I say if you have a drug problem - take care of it now....
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   Refused UDS, what to do now?

   nolongeranurse replied to Redheadqueen00's topic in Nurses Recovery

   I would not be overly anxious. I would simply see it as : yes, you made the right decision. You did what you needed to do at the time. You have the right to refuse a urine test. You may not have been...
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    Refused UDS, what to do now?

    nolongeranurse replied to Redheadqueen00's topic in Nurses Recovery

    "You will end up like me having to walk away from 28 years of nursing and accept living in poverty.” With all due respect, never fall into that thinking above. You are...
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    Advice for dealing with addicts?

    nolongeranurse replied to garnetgirl29's topic in Addictions

    I guess I would like to also say- you are getting paid to be a nurse- so why don't you act like one. I don't know if you realize how you sound. Go back and read your post again. If you don't realize...
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    Homeless working the system, multiple admissions

    nolongeranurse replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Psychiatric

    You have a very negative attitude towards your patients. It sounds like you forget that you are getting paid to care for them- not judge them. I think someone needs to tell you that you are no better...
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    Detox nursing is sucking the life out of me

    nolongeranurse replied to number41's topic in Addictions

    you should quit your job and do something
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    Adderall addiction

    nolongeranurse replied to wondergirl22's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I agree. A lawyer would be a good idea. Don't be afraid to call a few different ones. It's important that you find one that you are comfortable with. Lawyers are expensive and that is a whole other...
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    Advice for dealing with addicts?

    nolongeranurse replied to garnetgirl29's topic in Addictions

    "Any person taking care of addicts needs to understand the disease process as well as how the addiction actually changes one's brain chemistry.” The problem with that...