skinnedknee

skinnedknee

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  1. Will I be punished forever

    skinnedknee posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi Everyone, It's been years since I've been on here. I self reported in august of 2013 to HPRP (Michigan), stayed in the program for almost two years. I dropped for financial reasons. I will receive...

  2. Will I be punished forever

    skinnedknee replied to skinnedknee's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I can just feel your tension in your writing! It's really messed up what we did with our careers but you're right, sometimes we need to take baby

  3. Will I be punished forever

    skinnedknee replied to skinnedknee's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes, this is true! I try to flaunt the fact that "something" to offer because I have a degree. But everyone does a background check, so if the suspended license doesn't make them worry, it will be my...

  4. Will I be punished forever

    skinnedknee replied to skinnedknee's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Well thank you for your answer. I kind of assumed that and unfortunately, there just isn't a way (short of winning the lottery) I will ever be able to do that. I'd have to pay for refresher courses...

  5. Suspended license in Michigan

    skinnedknee posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have a very specific question, but let me give you some background first. I started Michigan's Hprp program in sept 2013. I dropped from the program in April 2015. My license has since been...

  6. Suspended license in Michigan

    skinnedknee replied to skinnedknee's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I was just reading the instructions on the application to reinstate a suspended

  7. Suspended license in Michigan

    skinnedknee replied to skinnedknee's topic in Nurses Recovery

    In patient detox treatment or

  8. Suspended license in Michigan

    skinnedknee replied to skinnedknee's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Here is what I have to bring to them: Letters my sponsors NA attendance sheets Letter from my PCP with clean urine results Volunteer work Letters of recommendation from employers I just wonder if this...

  9. Suspended license in Michigan

    skinnedknee replied to skinnedknee's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks for the reply! When I entered the program originally, I was not required go to rehab or detox. I tested clean at my addictionist/psychiatrist appointment because it had been 6 weeks between the...

  10. when to tell a potential employer

    skinnedknee posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hello again, So I'm about a month into my monitoring agreement with Michigan's HPRP and I have a couple of interviews lined up. Last week I had 4 interviews lined up however, 2 of them cancelled the...

  11. Leaving HPRP

    skinnedknee posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have been in my HPRP contract since August 2013. I've been on 53 interviews with no luck. I don't want to be a nurse anymore. I'm done. I have no desire to do it anymore. I want to quit HPRP but...

  12. First lab

    skinnedknee replied to Studentnursedgm's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The first time that happened to me, I was nervous too! I went 6 weeks with no test and then I got hit with 3, one observed! No worries, nothing is

  13. Ex-employer

    skinnedknee replied to indigomoonfury's topic in Nurses Recovery

    In Michigan, it's so much better to self report than have someone else report you! Here,if you don't self report, the contract is much more grueling from what I've heard. But my question is, if you...

  14. Need advice

    skinnedknee replied to tiff1988's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Honestly, I just tell them that nursing wasn't for me. I know this is a bold face lie, but a non-nursing doesn't require you to disclose anything! I've been on several interviews (waitress and retail)...

  15. Firstlab/hprp

    skinnedknee replied to Mcm79's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm in Michigan and we don't call on weekends, just Monday thru

  16. 48 interviews...

    skinnedknee posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have 15 months sober! Yay! But oh my, has it been a tough road! I have had 48 interviews and sent out 1,434 (but who's counting right???) resumes. The interviews go very well until I tell them about...

  17. 48 interviews...

    skinnedknee replied to skinnedknee's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks everyone! I have tried everything from physician's offices to dialysis to jails. I do have hope. I'm a pretty determined person. I did have an interview on Monday at a psych hospital who gladly...

  18. not sure help

    skinnedknee replied to love her much's topic in Nurses Recovery

    There is nothing you can do to help her. Several of us have said that. Now it's not a mean thing we're saying, but it's the truth. Every addict has to come to a point where they are serious about...

  19. Meetings?

    skinnedknee replied to 1sttime's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You get out what you put in... and I'm not saying that in a mean way. What I'm basically asking is, are you putting yourself really into it or just going because you have to? This is an important...

  20. At this moment

    skinnedknee replied to Twoyearnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    One year!!!!! Congrats on your sobriety! The first year is tough, but you made it!!!! We are all so proud of

  21. Husband starting IPN, needing advice

    skinnedknee replied to wifeofarn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    A drug is a drug is a drug, meaning his contract with this monitoring program will not change just because he also used morphine nor will it be any less stringent because he "only" used marijuana....

  22. PLEASE HELP!

    skinnedknee replied to superlvn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Tips for a rude casemanager: When they say mean or hurtful things, say this in your calmest voice possible: I understand the benefits of us having a good relationship and that you are working very...

  23. 48 interviews...

    skinnedknee replied to skinnedknee's topic in Nurses Recovery

    1sttime, I struggled with that at the beginning of my program, whether to tell them at the interview or not. The reason I do now is because I've had so many potential employers tell me this: I wish...

  24. First lab

    skinnedknee replied to Studentnursedgm's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I think it's normal to feel this way. Perhaps always calling at the exact same time every day will help build a solid routine for you and let up some of the anxiety you have about it! Good Luck and...

  25. 48 interviews...

    skinnedknee replied to skinnedknee's topic in Nurses Recovery

    See, the other nurses with restrictions, the ones in my group therapy, have jobs. In Michigan, we only have a narc restriction that lasts 6