dirtyhippiegirl

dirtyhippiegirl BSN, RN

PDN; Burn; Phone triage

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  1. FB Recovery

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to VARNhosp88's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I didn't see anyone saying that they attend FB NA instead of real-life NA. I go to real life AA, am a member of that group's FB page, and read and post to a few sobriety subs on reddit. Although I...

  2. FB Recovery

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to VARNhosp88's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Is it very

  3. Nurses to The People: we did not fail you, you failed us.

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to RNingBSNing's topic in General Nursing

    While I agree with some of your points, this seems a bit

  4. Messed up

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Tlynn17's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Oh god. 5 or 6 days maybe? A little longer than getting the usual UA

  5. KNAP is D.U.M.B

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Short LPN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Being up front is probably the best policy. Esp if you know that you will test positive. I've known some people who did not have to stop working and get re-evaluated but I think it depends on your...

  6. Messed up

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Tlynn17's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I replied to your other thread. I graduated from KNAP in June, don't think too much has changed. It's not the end of the world but you may be asked to stop working and re-do treatment of some kind,...

  7. KNAP is D.U.M.B

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Short LPN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If my experience with having a dilute is what will happen to you -- they are going to do a blood pETH test which will indicate that you have been drinking. You are allowed one freebie relapse but your...

  8. False Positives do exist.

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Kel65's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Are you getting treatment for the

  9. Do employers ever drug test on the spot at interviews?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Nursey916's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It might look kinda sketch if you refuse to drop that day,

  10. Unfair, unfair, unfair

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't think "bad actions" are the only way to end up in a monitoring program. My state monitors just about anyone who admits to ever having had a drug or alcohol problem when they fill out their...

  11. Help what is regulation of drug screen???

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to jfox01's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Is your lawyer on good terms with the IPN? My understanding is that the IPN doesn't have to deal with your lawyer at all -- they can just refer your case back to the BON which does have to give you a...

  12. Received positive drug screen for cocaine and never used any illicit drugs how could this

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Angelagenovese's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I tested positive for PCP while taking lamictal while I was under monitoring. Even after the GC/MS came back negative, I was still treated with hostility by the woman who ran the program at the time....

  13. received my consent agreement

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to OhioRN1234's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I've known people who did only do 2 or 3 shifts a month to meet their consent agreements. I think your problem would be the initial learning curve would necessitate at least a few shifts in a row...

  14. Help with application!

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to KatK14's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Esp if it's already a KNAP-friendly employer, they know what to expect. Getting fired often comes with the territory.

  15. Do you have plans for after?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Recovering_RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    We are taking a trip back to my husband's family in Canada for a week -- also going to go hiking around Lake Louise. End of this month. We are also doing two weeks in Morocco in October with a private...

  16. Dating a former patient

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to sarahg88's topic in General Nursing

    You keep repeating this like your ancedotal evidence somehow carries weight. I once cared for a paraplegic who liked to marry his nurses. He went through three in seven years. I also know a burn nurse...

  17. Dating a former patient

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to sarahg88's topic in General Nursing

    I am also a patient with an extensive mental health history and several hospitalizations. And a nurse. This IS the stigma. Calling it "different dynamics" doesn't make the rest of what you just typed...

  18. KNAP FEAR

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to BONsucks's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You have to work as a nurse for something like 18 months while in the program. I am pretty sure you can work as needed as long as it's not as an agency or float nurse and you won't be able to pass...

  19. Short term disability?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to MFTinRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My experience waa similar to Lisacar's although I was able to collect until I found a new job within my hospital. I was caught drinking/drunk on the job and had short term disability approved for...

  20. Florida IPN question

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to MFTinRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah. The no narcs for six months was my biggest hurdle but my state's restrictions aren't as bad as others. My hospital didn't really have a way for me to be on an inpatient unit with that...

  21. Florida IPN question

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to MFTinRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My employer did this but I did have to reapply as an internal candidate to jobs that met my practice stipulations. So you might want to brush up your resume. I wouldn't trust what HR is telling you...

  22. Peer program power trip...

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I wouldn't dismiss a non-nurse job out of hand if it's something you're really considering. (Obvs it really sucks that you have to consider it, but yeah.) I was hired on at Target and a local grocery...

  23. NTI - Clean Up Time!

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    CHG resistance is a thing now. We are actually becoming selective with the patients we ask to bathe with it before

  24. First Drug Test today for Diversion Opt 1

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to M2185's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Protein raises blood creat levels, not urine levels. Although we were also advised to eat protein 4 hours prior to testing to help avoid dilutes, as well. Apparently caffeine itself also isn't really...

  25. Modification of probation in CA

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to kearsleyRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    There is an oft-quoted study done on alcoholics that puts the relapse rate at less than 15% after 5 years of sobriety. Relapse at 2 years of sobriety is 40%. I assume that's why so many of these...