Steven Thompson

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1. Cupcake Frosting & Cake Icing Warning

   Steven Thompson posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

   Having worked for over 7 years in recovery Aftercare with about 250 nurses, physicians and pharmacists across the country, do you want to know the major culprit that I've seen far....far more likely...

2. Sorbitol

   Steven Thompson replied to Healer555's topic in Nurses Recovery

   No, it will not. Sorbitol, like Mannitol (used in the Medical field) is a sugar alcohol or polyol. Humans have sorbitol in our bodies naturally. The end product of sorbitol is carbon dioxide. Until...

3. CA Diversion Program Changes

   Steven Thompson replied to C Rizzle's topic in Nurses Recovery

   To answer your question, you absolutely can NOT simply go on probation. You are already on probation while in the program/monitoring and if someone drops out of monitoring, the license is suspended...

4. California Diversion Fit for Work Evaluation

   Steven Thompson replied to C Rizzle's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Bingo! Totally

5. I gave up and am living my best life

   Steven Thompson replied to california_rn's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Friend of mine had license suspended, is still in recovery and doing well 10 years later. She went into real estate. She had no issues. She told the truth about her past when she went to obtain her...

6. Careers for Nurses who Leave Monitoring

   Steven Thompson replied to Steven Thompson's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Solo drivers make nowhere near as much unless they are an owner (they own their own truck) then if you own your truck 200K easily. If you work for a company and are willing to drive as a team,...

7. Careers for Nurses who Leave Monitoring

   Steven Thompson replied to Steven Thompson's topic in Nurses Recovery

   There's a 100 percent certainty that there is risk with a new career, but that risk in my opinion outweighs the risk of not pursuing one, if the nursing career has ended. Several felons (forget about...

8. Careers for Nurses who Leave Monitoring

   Steven Thompson replied to Steven Thompson's topic in Nurses Recovery

   There's always a chance of a new career field employer finding out about your background. You might be surprised how many Non Nursing Fields don't care or doesn't make it a show stopper to hire you...

9. Can you work night shift?

   Steven Thompson replied to dancinginthedark's topic in Nurses Recovery

   The answer is YES for the most part. The answer is NO for the most part when first starting monitoring. All states are different but MOST (not all) but most will look like this. No nightshift or...

10. False positive peth

    Steven Thompson replied to Jtc4583's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Here is what I did when this happened to me while in monitoring years ago and I am NOT giving legal advice. I'm giving monitoring/nurse advice. I went immediately online and ordered my own Peth test...

11. Monitoring Program

    Steven Thompson replied to Nursinggirl17's topic in Nurses Recovery

    States are different on the chemical/substance use disorder evals. Some states (only a few, very few actually) have these evals tied into/already a part of, the monitoring program for that state and...

12. 6 more days

    Steven Thompson replied to JackieeD's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yep, was a crazy adjustment for me still waking up and checking in even dreaming about checking in and also dreaming/nightmares that I missed a check in and around 5pm in the afternoon, having anxiety...

13. 6 more days

    Steven Thompson replied to JackieeD's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congrats to you. Incredible accomplishment to get through a monitoring program and your achievement serves as a reminder and motivator to all nurses in the thick of it that this has an end and there...

14. CA Diversion Program Changes

    Steven Thompson replied to C Rizzle's topic in Nurses Recovery

    What is happening to you folks in California is sickening. I feel bad for you. I can say this which is within the rules. The lawyer for the Nurse Boards represents the Nurse Boards and that is...

15. CA Diversion Program Changes

    Steven Thompson replied to C Rizzle's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It's that way because in our profession, emotion so often rules the day to make decisions over evidence. Emotion isn't all bad by any means because who are the front line people that has to show...