metnaj23

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1. New to IPN in FL - Looking for a little insight

   metnaj23 replied to NurseNicole75's topic in Recovery

   You will be expected to have an evaluation with a certified addictionologist. The cost is around 400-500.00 dollars. The doctors are very good in detecting deception in regards to use of alcohol and drugs. If a problem exists they will discover it. Y...

2. Dry Drunk needs to get back on track

   metnaj23 replied to Lori75's topic in Recovery

   5 years is fantsastic and you are very blessed. I have heard alot of slogans that were never in the Big Book of AA. Meeting makers make it!! was never in the first or any other edition of the Big Book of AA. Meetings are an important part of recovery...

3. phone interview

   metnaj23 replied to chiefshewho's topic in Recovery

   Im coming into the nursing profession with 4 years of recovery. The florida board of nursing is still making me jump through he hoops.I was evalauted by an IPN approved addiction medicine doctor. He asked me seveveral in depth questions. I answered o...

4. phone interview

   metnaj23 replied to chiefshewho's topic in Recovery

   Tell the truth!!

5. AA Meetings for Nurses

   metnaj23 replied to mare4322's topic in Recovery

   I think that forming a nurses group is an excellent idea. I was wondering if you had a sponsor? I have found that it has been a tremendous resource for me.A sponsor or (trusted friend) is somebody we can go to with all our deepest secrets in the proc...

6. so it appears i'm not alone...

   metnaj23 replied to averageJo's topic in Recovery

   Its crazy how things work out.It is so hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel when things are starting to go bad. You are fortunate it ended when it did.Everyone has to hit a bottom. I wasnt a nurse yet when I hit my bottom but I was a parame...

7. HPRP get legal advice first

   metnaj23 replied to Spike45's topic in Recovery

   nursing boards will usually work with you! you'd be surprised

8. HPRP get legal advice first

   metnaj23 replied to Spike45's topic in Recovery

   Most people who come to the attention of their states BON most likely have a problem. I would justify my drinking as partying! everybody parties.I would have to take several different pills just to calm down enough to make it into work the next morni...

9. Worried about telling people I'm in recovery

   metnaj23 replied to lovelynurse123's topic in Recovery

   I will be sober 4 years next month. I also have a crmininal history that I accumulated during the course of my drinking. I had to tell alot of people that maybe I didnt want to tell. I needed a letter from my program director to the board of nursing,...

10. Off the wagon

    metnaj23 replied to Elvish's topic in Recovery

    Good luck! Remeber that no one has abandoned their family, been to jail,or wrapped their car around a tree because of an extra piece of birthday cake:D Recovery gives us a whole new set of welcome worries! I overate at dinner and was grateful that I...

11. AA Meetings for Nurses

    metnaj23 replied to mare4322's topic in Recovery

    One of the geatest things about recovery is their really isnt any social order. A drunk doctor is no diffrent then a drunk off the street. We all share a common problem with a common solution. I would think its natural to feel mildly uncomfortable ar...

12. IPN evaluation

    metnaj23 posted a topic in Recovery

    I just recently went before the Florida board of nursing and they approved me to take my exam. The only condition being that I undergoe an evaluation by IPN. I have been sober for 4 years next month. I attend AA meetings 3-4 days a week. I have an AA...