nolongeranurse

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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 coworkers.
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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 think you are better than them and someone gave yo...
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   I hate being in a monitoring program

   nolongeranurse replied to dancinginthedark's topic in Recovery

   yes that is normal. Yes- you may get a few tests close together. Some weeks you may not have any tests and some weeks you may have more than one. It's somewhat random, however there is usually a set number of how many tests you will have per month or...
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   I hate being in a monitoring program

   nolongeranurse replied to dancinginthedark's topic in Recovery

   and if you really, really hate it- don't do it. There's more in life than Nursing. It's a big world out there and there's lots of other jobs.
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   I hate being in a monitoring program

   nolongeranurse replied to dancinginthedark's topic in Recovery

   I did write in the end of my comment that this is not for everyone so I don't know if it needed to be voted down but I realize that comment is harsh. it is helpful for people like me because I really didn't understand why this whole thing was happeni...
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   I hate being in a monitoring program

   nolongeranurse replied to dancinginthedark's topic in Recovery

   This is what my counselor told me "you can look at it any way you want to but in the end if you want to be a nurse you need to participate in the program so you can prove that you are not using drugs and that you are mentally stable and not at risk t...
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   I hate being in a monitoring program

   nolongeranurse replied to dancinginthedark's topic in Recovery

   I am not sure if guilty would be the word I would pick, but yes I was using a substance and I was a nurse.
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   I hate being in a monitoring program

   nolongeranurse replied to dancinginthedark's topic in Recovery

   please excuse the typo and spelling. I am on the bus writing this
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   I hate being in a monitoring program

   nolongeranurse replied to dancinginthedark's topic in Recovery

   you have to understand that you can hate something but it can still be good for you. it's not like any of us make wise decisions all the time. sometimes the universe decisions for us that we don't like but in the long run they are the best thing tha...
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    I hate being in a monitoring program

    nolongeranurse replied to dancinginthedark's topic in Recovery

    I participated in the program once for 5 years. I was reported by my ex husbands girlfriend a second time and refused an assessment. I was then reported to the board. anyways my stipulations from the board were no different than what the program wou...
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    You can get out of monitoring early

    nolongeranurse replied to Joshua Compton's topic in 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 prerogative. Personally, I believe you've been taken a...
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    You can get out of monitoring early

    nolongeranurse replied to Joshua Compton's topic in 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- so what was the purpose of a 2 day evaluation? Di...
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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 differently?
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    You can get out of monitoring early

    nolongeranurse replied to Joshua Compton's topic in 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 all of that for 6 months early out?
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    Just got the dreaded phone call

    nolongeranurse replied to Nursefailure's topic in 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. Get whatever help you can. if you can go into inpati...