texasgirl77

I have medical center ICU experience so I'm good and I graduated from UT in the med center butI can't even get an interview with a long term care facility. What am I supposed to do???

I'm just curious how feasible it is to work as an RN with a home health agency when you are in an impaired nurses program? Does anyone have any experience. So far in my quest they seem to want me the most but I don't know if it is really feasible. ...

Ok I'm only posting this because a couple of people know me but thats it. I interviewed with a dialysis company that had no idea what tpapn was (peer assistance). This is the second time I've had to be an ambassador and it doesn't work! He acted l...

I have been turned down over the phone from Kindred and Select Specialty because of tpapn but now I went to a manor care nursing home and I can't get an interview with them either!!!!!! Any freaking suggestions I am about to give up the fight there...

Wow I don't know who has read the other posts but Davita is offering $30/hr???????? I can't even get them to call me back. I scraping the bottom here trying to come up with someone that can help me.............

I completely know how you feel. I too am in TPAPN and can't find a job. I also relapsed and mine is board ordered so it actually shows up on my license which makes it that much worse. I can't even get an interview because all of the applications h...

Well nevermind my caseworker didn't think the job was appropriate! I'm pretty sure its because the home health agency never dealth with TPAPN and he wasn't familiar with the ins and outs. He thought alot of it fell onto me but it really doesn't it ...

I'm sorry if I seemed hostile. Congratulations on the resolution to your issue. I sure wish we had someone to fight for us in Texas, we are all on our own. You are completely right that if you are not impaired then you do not need a program. I fe...

Yvette, I'm in Texas and I voluntarily surrendered as well. I was excluded from OIG not long after I received my official order from the nursing board. I was told that they excluded anyone that has had negative action taken by a board of nursing. ...

Yvette, I'm in Texas and I voluntarily surrendered as well. I was excluded from OIG not long after I received my official order from the nursing board. I was told that they excluded anyone that has had negative action taken by a board of nursing. ...

I don't think it is a violation of the traditions to have a specialty meeting. At the rehab facility I was in there was a weekly health professionals meeting and it was at the same time as the regular AA meeting. I found it very comforting to be ar...

Like was previously mentioned everyone is entitled to their own opinions but I just have to comment about the "willpower" argument. Speaking as an impaired nurse if it were 80% willpower my life sure wouldn't be like this. I'm sure others will agre...

I'm so sorry to hear of your past experiences. Just one question. Did you ever seek professional counsel about the positive etg testing. I have heard of people that had to hire attorneys and expert witness physicians to testify on their behalf. T...

Congratulations this is a huge step! I don't know how to advise you but I will say that they usually have date triggers set up in their system that alert then when someone finishes because there is some last minute paperwork. Once again congratulat...

I'm just curious what the difference is between being board monitored or being in TPAPN, which is the Texas impaired nurse program. Are the terms the same or similar. I'm just curious because I'm being offered TPAPN and someone I know is doing boar...

I've read a bunch of the threads on tpapn but alot of the posts are older and I'm just curious if possibly things have changed. I am getting my license reinstated (praise the lord!) with the stipulation that I complete tpapn. I know it is very diff...

Thank you for your suggestions! My paperwork is being finalized so I will be job searching soon and the nerves are really kicking in. I bought new suits so I'm ready to go!

I would post this question in the Nurses & Recovery section of allnurses. You should get alot of useful answers since alot of us have been through a similar situation.

Oh man I sure hope the board doesn't reject my participation in tpapn! At the informal hearing that was the suggestion they were going to make. Keep me posted!

Yellahorse, I haven't gotten any paperwork either and since we were both from the same day I wouldn't worry about it. The BON takes forever on paperwork. But if you do decide to call let me know what they say

Of course I'm in Texas and I don't know where you are located so the BON stuff may be a little different. My hearing was called an "informal" board hearing meaning there is no judge, tape recording, etc. You aren't allowed to take anything in with ...

I just had my hearing a couple of weeks ago. My advise is to be honest. They will ask you very specifically what you did and what lead up to it and they are looking for honesty. They have your info on paper so don't just repeat what is on paper. ...

Yellahorse, I think if you have 15 posts you can send a private message. If you have that many then send me a pm with your email address. I'll try to get to 15 too.

Sorry the link is: http://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/exclusions.asp

Yellahorse, What stipulations did you get, if you don't mind me asking. I have to complete tpapn. They didn't mention other stipulations but I don't believe it until it is in writing. Here is a link to the database. The bon told me that once I ge...