TrailRunnerRN

TrailRunnerRN ASN, BSN, RN

Addiction Medicine, ER, and Psychiatry

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  1. When do you question the testing?

    TrailRunnerRN posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I've been a lurker and sometime poster for a while. I've found you all so helpful since I joined in 2014. Now I'm reaching out. I have been in my monitoring program a while now. Due to certain...

  2. SARP-unorganized and dysfunctional

    TrailRunnerRN replied to TenUp's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It’s a long story, and not one I am willing to share in this forum while I am still in the program. You’ll have to wait for the memoir. Please don’t assume I violated my contract. My time in...

  3. Online RN-BSN for recovering nurses

    TrailRunnerRN replied to Cgritz77's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I completed my RN-BSN through Chamberlain College of Nursing while in my monitoring program without any problems. Give them a call! Don’t give up. You are so close. Do not let the monitoring program...

  4. SARP-unorganized and dysfunctional

    TrailRunnerRN replied to TenUp's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I assume by SARP, you are in the MA BON program... Welcome to the club! I am grateful to keep my license, but after 6 years in, yes 6, I have seen the multitude of changes this program has spiraled...

  5. Kava

    TrailRunnerRN replied to RN162009's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you for the Talbott resource information! I have been in a program almost 5 years and I have never known about this. I will forward it to my colleagues. As far as Kava goes... just stay away!...

  6. How to find addiction psychiatrist for board eval???

    TrailRunnerRN replied to ksuSN12's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I had to drive 3.5 hours from home and pay $1300 out of pocket. Not an easy task... Best of

  7. Suggestions anybody?

    TrailRunnerRN replied to kfhllc's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Massachusetts is extremely punitive. It did not start out that way, but some nurses started getting doing sketchy things (getting lab staff to pee for them) and the program went to hell. Our...

  8. Suggestions anybody?

    TrailRunnerRN replied to kfhllc's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I agree! Pull the pEth test anyway. Have the result ready as a backup just in case. These programs are riduculous in the way they are so punitive. If you are willing to retest, they should allow a...

  9. How to find addiction psychiatrist for board eval???

    TrailRunnerRN replied to ksuSN12's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Wow! I thought I was the only one who had to go through this BS request. I literally searched the MA Board of Licensed MDs and then cross-referenced it by addiction psychiatrists. Then I started...

  10. new to forum seeking advice

    TrailRunnerRN replied to lapatsox's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hello, I am reading your post and wondering if you ever entered the SARP program? I am currently in it. It's gone through some major changes and would love to talk with someone about it. If not, I...

  11. Role call!

    TrailRunnerRN replied to Twoyearnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It's so nice to hear stories of success for nurses like me who are just about to sign a 5-year contract. There is so much to look forward to... but for right now, I'm still feeling a tad raw. Thank...

  12. Need to get my story out there

    TrailRunnerRN replied to LostinMA's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hello, LostInMA... I am just entering SARP... I have my admission meeting in June... I hope you are feeling better about recovery now. I am willing to accept what I need to do to get through this...

  13. Role call!

    TrailRunnerRN replied to Twoyearnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hello... I am clean since April 2014... re-starting this journey after 12 years of sobriety. I self referred to the SARP program in MA, I have my admission meeting in June. I'm currently looking for...

  14. Tattoos and nursing

    TrailRunnerRN replied to ryanna112's topic in General Nursing

    I have a celtic dog paw on my left forearm... It's part of me, but in the workplace I respect the dress code. Thankfully, I'm always cold, so putting on a long sleeve tee under my scrubs isn't an...