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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 magnet status in PA. I made $95,000 last year with abo...

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 addictionologist. Because of that she is probably more safe than...

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 evaluations then i would not worry. I would think t...

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 save my liscense and job. I was told by my addiction...

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 fearful that I won't survive the next three years with...

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 have been practicing giving my fears and anxiety up t...

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 unless deemed necessary by my therapist i/e famil...

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 after that crises not away from Him. However I still...

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 issues that I felt wwere causing me anxiety with m...

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 would cause me a lot of stress they reconsidered ...

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 lucky there. I had hoped that I woukd have gotten ...

Cool! Thanx

i am new to this site so i am not sure how to "PM" someone. could someone clarify this for me.....thanx

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 have erased what I have written at least three times...

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 my life for the next three years! I know if i had...

I'm curious to know how many nurses who enter into monitored programs actually are sucrssful in completing them. I just entered into one myself and am overwhelmed worrying about how and if there will ever be a day when I won't have to worry if I call...

Thanx for the workd of encouragement....Lord knows I need them. And. You are right that acceptance is the key because that is my biggest issue right now. I am praying and rreading me bible daily and I am confident that I will get there eventually.

Hi, I have just spent alot of time reading on this site and I would like to tell my story. I have been a RN for about 20 years and have always been a party-girl. I have NEVER gone to work after taking ANYTHING. However, I was on vacation and did smok...

I think the concern is that because it has etoh in it that you may be tempted to drink it. It does not cause a positive drug screen by only using it for hand cleansing. I use it at work all the time and have gone right after work for a urine and not...

Thanks for responding. I suppose I really should be grateful but three years is a loooong time for a mistake like the one I made...and believe me I am very remorseful and if I could. Get a redo I would. NEVER have done what I did. I just needed to ...