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Had an incident today that kinda has me freakin out! Need to vent.....A little HX....I have been clean for 5 years this fall. I went through my state's monitoring program and have completed all the requirements. I work for an acute dialysis program...

This has come up a couple of times at my acute unit....Amio is hepatically cleared. I am told it does not dialyze out by several physicians. Including pharmacists. The problem is it seems as though it does at times. Pt's on amio gtts are on it for...

I work for an acute facility in MI. It is Davita. We get paid hourly. I am at the top of scale at $35.50. Pay per tx is risky....I have seen people make 100K or 40K...all depends on how fast you are, the census, and length of tx.... Fresenius has...

Sorry, been off the site for a while...so what happened? As for your question of inpt vs iop....like everyone has said...each case is different. Typically with a relapse (which you have had)...they "up" the level of care. In your case it would mea...

I live in Michigan as well. Was diverting..got caught (everyone does inevitably). I did not deny it though when confronted. My suggestion is to call your employer, ask if you have a eap and admit what you have done. From there, your hospital may ...

I work for Davita...Worked in 3 different hospitals in ER/Critical care over 10years before going to dialysis. Davita is a "for profit" company. It is on the NYSE and is publicly owned....so it is what it is. The budget is the bottom line, PERIOD! ...

If you feel comfortable, can you tell us a little more about what happened? I personally do not know what "ipn" is? I am sure others do. Is it your state's monitoring program? In MI it is called HPRP. Share what you are comfortable with. This is ...

Jack, I like this better than the Betty Ford definition. Good question though...what is recovery? For me it meant 1. Abstinence from all mood altering substances (including etoh and/or rx'd drugs) 2. A change in the way I think! I don't have a drug...

I agree completely, good point. I think that is why my friends have not been able to get off of it. That is the only tx they are pursuing! You have to pursue your recovery in EVERY Aspect. Thanks for that good point.

I'm just gonna throw this out there....Not intended to start an agrument or anything...but this is my thought. I completed my 4yr contract about 5 or 6 months ago. I have considered a job change at times and have "daydreamed" about the interview pr...

I love it!

"yet...." That is what I would always say at meetings when talking or saying something like that. We need to relate, not compare with other addicts. The end result is the same....."jails, institution or death" or....thankfully "recovery". I would ...

My last reply was removed because it was taken as an "attack"....for that I appoligize. I used a term...that term was not meant as an attack...rather I was using it in its purest definition. Allow me to rephrase. The above statment indicates to me ...

I love it....I love the fact you give thanks to God still 17 yrs later....I am approaching 5yrs clean and hope I still remember who took my addiction away....I relate to your prayer....So many days I would actually walk the aisle, kneel down and beg ...

I think it is all individual...I experienced the exact same thing you are going through...shame, guilt, self pity, resenments....I also worked for 10yrs in ER.....Now today, 5years clean would I go back and work ER? Not sure...honestly I am scared t...

CONGRATS, CONGRATS, CONGRATS!!! LIFE IF BETTER CLEAN! 5YRS, THAT'S AWESOME....THANK GOD AND GO GIVE IT AWAY!! :yeah::yeah::yeah:

Did you do 12 steps? Even if you didn't I know you have heard "just for today"....That means we live in TODAY. That is all we have! Yesterday is gone, tomorrow isn't here, so we have TODAY. I know it sounds like a cliche, but all those sayings in...

I was in hprp also...I had a tough time with the sponsor thing....the quarterly report was new when I was finishing, and I had really lost contact with my "sponser" by the end of my 4yr contract...so I had a pastor who I worked with weekly send in a ...

I want to "switch gears" a bit after being involved in a hot debate lately..... I would like to hear from everyone on THERE recovery....What is the key to your recovery? Did you (or do you) practice the twellve steps? What was the hardest part of y...

My heart goes out to you:scrying:.....I am sure most everyone on this board can relate to your situation in some aspect...especially the unmanagbility part. You need tx....you cannot do this by yourself...a geographical change will not help....GET ...

"We turned our will and our life over to the God of our understanding"...... This wasn't his will! Keep your head up and know it is all part of a plan. Just don't use, do the next right thing and let your God figure out the rest! Good luck.

Thanks for that......I think everyone, especially nurses and docs need to understand and hear this early in our recovery....I felt "unique"....the scum of the earth.....no one had did what I did...no one stole drugs from pt's, no one falsified docume...

I was an ICU nurse and we had to dialyze our own pt's. It became an absolute disaster....Imagine a 2 wk s/p gsw with 8-10kg on, intubated, art line, swan...the works AND you have to dialyze them...not to mention your other pt next door! It was a jo...

I would agree with the others.....Dialysis is so specialized...you learn one thing....Dialysis! You will become very proficient at assessment of the dialysis pt....I worked for 10 years in ER/ICU before switching to chronic setting...which I hated, ...

Love it...couldn't agree more....that is addictive thought pattern at its best! Jack...thanks for your input......agree w/you on the etoh is a drug...PERIOD.... Why in the world would anyone even flirt with a substance that has the potential for a...