I Am a BSN RN for 20 years with certifications in critical care and med-surg I make 33$ base salary and 8 dollars differential to float to EVERY unit (about 40) in a level 1 trauma hospital with...
banannabag replied to curious_boss's topic in Nurses Recovery
Being in a monitoring program means just that.....being closely monitored. She is being drug tested 1-2 times per month and is most likely involved in some sort of group support with an...
I'm not sure what you are on probation for since you do not specify but if you have been working for this company for a while then they know your work ethic and if you are in good standing with your...
banannabag replied to Honest&Hopeful&Hur's topic in Nurses Recovery
I TOTALLY agree with everything you just said.. unfortunately I got scared when I got turned in by a neighbor for my recreational use and I would have said I was a crack addict if it meant I got to...
Thanx so much for giving me hope. Sometimes I feel like the next three years will take FOREVER! I know that one of my character flaws is impatience so I guess God is giving me quite the lesson. I...
I have a question about small group therapy which is a part of my requirement for PNAP. It states in my contract that I must complete at least 6 mos of group therapy but not necessarily more than that...
Gee Jack, you have an uncanny way of hitting the nail on the head. I was raped at gunpoint 20 some years ago and i know that the only reason i have my sanity is because of my faith. I turned to God...
I would like to update everyone kind enough to give me advice on my extreme anxiety. I decided to turn the issue over to God and pray for Him to resole the issue. I wound up tsalking A LOT about the...
banannabag replied to alive_again's topic in Nurses Recovery
Im from Pa and when my case worker told me that I would get the no nights restriction I argued that I had done nights for many, many years and that being switched to another shift early in my recovery...
banannabag replied to Honest&Hopeful&Hur's topic in Nurses Recovery
OMG your story is so much like mine and you got only a year of monitoring....u are very lucky. I got three years for my recreational pot use. I however did not lose my job as a result so I guess I am...
Thank you all for your input. I think I have gotten a lot of very good feedback. The perfectionism suggestion by Jack really hit a nerve and I feel like that may be something I need to work on. (I...
I have been having ALOT of anxiety ever since getting into this program. I worry over EVERYTHING. I am paranoid that i will forget to call in for my urine or to send in some paperwork . I am very...
I agree with you about feeling like these programs treat you like a criminal. I got put into the program for smoking some pot on vacation far far away from work and now this whole thing has taken over...