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  1. Relapsed during furlough on suboxone now

    jnks replied to L79's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I’m in California and have gotten several jobs on Suboxone maintenance. I’ve never heard of a pre-employment screen testing for Buprenorphine. It does not come up as an opiate. I don’t know...

  2. Help: please respond to my poll about reporting

    jnks posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I live in California. I was fired at the end of October, 2018. My managers weren’t very clear about if they were going to report me or not. I got another job and have been saving as much money as I...

  3. Surgery while on Diversion?

    jnks posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    After being out too many times due to throat infections and URIs, my ENT recommended I schedule a tonsillectomy. I am going to wait until after the new year since the holidays are busy at work. I read...

  4. Meetings for the rest of my life?

    jnks replied to jnks's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That's good to hear. I've been hearing the "you need to do meetings for the rest of your life or die!" a little much lately. I have been disillusioned w/ the program, in part d/t many of the still...

  5. Meetings for the rest of my life?

    jnks posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I really don't want to come off as a whiner, but I just needed to get this out there and get some feedback. I have been in and out of recovery since 1999, w/ 3 periods of somewhat significant...

  6. First Lab Testing While on Vacation?

    jnks replied to nursling07's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You need to get more clarity from your case manager. Here in California, there are nurses in "Diversion" or "Probation." The Probation nurses have it a little easier. They can and do get tested on...

  7. Can they do this?

    jnks replied to Randomnurse3's topic in Nurses Recovery

    According to what you are saying, this seems terrible. I don't think I'd want to work for this place even if I had the option. However, you say you were already fired and reported from another job...

  8. ADD meds while on diversion?

    jnks posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have been previously diagnosed w/ add but do not take any medication currently for it. I have been on strattera (a non-amphetamine med) which did nothing for me. I am thinking about going back to...

  9. Medical Marijuana and nursing

    jnks replied to catempire's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't know the facts on marijuana cards and ADA, but even in California it is still kind of a grey area. Always better to be on the safe

  10. Treated any differently for street drugs?

    jnks replied to spizwink's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you for posting. I have a vey similar story. I used lots of street drugs, got clean in NA and became a nurse. After I relapsed was when I started using IV. I was primarily a heroin addict, but...

  11. HELP: taking medical leave for Bipolar Mania, what to tell boss?

    jnks posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have a history of rapid cycling bipolar d/o (dx'd 1999). Went off my meds (AMA) in 2002 and was fine until now, which led me to claim I was misdiagnosed. Flash forward to now: Just finishing up my...

  12. HELP: taking medical leave for Bipolar Mania, what to tell boss?

    jnks replied to jnks's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thanks for responding. I did speak w/ my boss briefly over the phone. I didn't have to say much, she already had the paperwork and she just told me I had to take care of myself before I could take...

  13. Can bipolar disorder get in the way of recieving lnursing licensure?

    jnks replied to sironside's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Yikes! I was hospitalized in 1999 and have a diagnosis of "rapid cycling bipolar I," so this is well documented in my medical records. I never told anyone through school or licensing or hiring, and...

  14. when do you call in sick??

    jnks replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, exactly! This is why mgmt drives me nuts. Too many mixed messages. Don't come to work sick, but we'll punish you for calling in sick. In other words, develop a super immune system or

  15. when do you call in sick??

    jnks replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    If I feel sick, I call in without a doubt. I could work an office job maybe a little under the weather, but not a 12 hour shift with a 30 min lunch break where I have to be on my game mentally and...

  16. How do you keep your hands in good shape?

    jnks replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    I have done all the above with mixed results, but have VERY DRY hands as well as occasional eczema breakouts on my hands when they get really bad. My lifesaver: Mimyx Cream. It is RX, I believe, as...

  17. Looking for help... desperate and tired

    jnks posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I posted on this board this summer after trying to "socially drink" after 5 years clean in 12 step fellowship and got some pretty good responses. Unfortunately, I didn't change anything my problems...

  18. interested in this specialty, any tips?

    jnks posted a topic in Correctional

    I am a new grad who just started on a med-surg floor in a California hospital. I plan on working one or maybe two years here, but it is in a very expensive place to live, and I want to move somewhere...

  19. Wasting Narcotics

    jnks replied to Gabe's GirlLVN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't think she has the right to be ****** at you, but as someone w/ just 3 months in, narcotics wasting is MUCH MORE LAX than I expected it to be, and it seems like everything is more lax than it...

  20. Who Watches ER?

    jnks replied to Satori77's topic in General Nursing

    I love ER, but my favorite (and oddly, more relatable) show is Scrubs! Scrubs shows nurses in an okay light, I

  21. question about ETOH

    jnks posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I started going to 12 step mtgs at age 19 and about 1 year ago relapsed with ETOH after 6 years clean. I have moderated it well, drinking infrequently for about 1 year. I convinced myself that I had...

  22. question about ETOH

    jnks replied to jnks's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks for the responses. Some of the things yall have said are weighing heavily in my gut which probably means they are true. Yes, my husband knows about the drinking, but b/c I got into recovery...

  23. What kind of questions should I ask in 1st interview?

    jnks posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad applying to a medical/surgical trauma unit. I have an interview on Friday, and over the phone today the nurse mgr asked me if I had any questions for her. I told her I didn't at that...

  24. What kind of questions should I ask in 1st interview?

    jnks replied to jnks's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the great responses. I appreciate the

  25. Accelerated BSN or associates?

    jnks replied to 2xtrouble's topic in Nursing Career

    I had a B.A. and did the local ADN program. WAY worth it!! I looked into the accelerated BSN as well. It would've been quicker but I would've had to move and spend a lot more money. You DO NOT...