Athenaray replied to CoffeeYogaNurse's topic in Nurses Recovery
First, I hope this response helps and I wish you all of the best and have been in your situation. I have sympathy and empathy and compassion for you!
1. If you are advanced enough in your...
Athenaray replied to Nursinggirl17's topic in Nurses Recovery
Increased testing in the last 6 months is evidenced based or at least there is some evidence to support it, but continuous Peth Tests are no evidenced based. I can see one Peth Test per month in the...
The answer is no, it will not. You have came into contact with the mental health system already and admitted a history of suicidal ideation. Right off the bat, the BON would say something is wrong...
Athenaray replied to Nursinggirl17's topic in Nurses Recovery
I have no idea if helps or hurts the monitoring participant or whether it's a money grapping, etc? I'm just telling you the rationale as to why some monitoring programs increase testing in the last 6...
Some nurses get out of monitoring early because there is no one size fits all for nurses that have an SUD or for those that do not. People in prison have different sentences. Some get out early and...
Your restrictions are few compared to many nurses. Saturate the market with applications. Place 25 applications and set a goal to place 5 apps per day. The problem will not be with individual nurse...
Athenaray replied to Quickstepper's topic in Nurses Recovery
For Profit Monitoring Programs are morally wrong. But, look at our society in general. We have for profit prisons, hospitals, and several other institutions that one could argue should not be for...
Athenaray replied to Nursinggirl17's topic in Nurses Recovery
Highest risk for relapse for nurses who have a SUD is between 6 months before graduation of a monitoring program and 6 months after completion. Even for nurses who don't have a true SUD and were...
Toughest part of a monitoring program is not the testing or checking in daily or absence of drugs and alcohol Those are somewhat routine and easy. The toughest part is the work required by us nurses...