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  1. Started my probation. Need help!

    1sttime replied to Calirn_'s topic in Nurses Recovery

    I worked telephone triage when I was on probation- met the monitoring

  2. Will marijuana ever be okay in nursing?

    1sttime replied to Bakingismylife's topic in General Nursing

    75% of Trauma victims positive for marijuana- considering the length of the detection time I can believe that. Trauma victims tend to be of a certain demographic doing certain types of activities- but...

  3. In TPAPN and currently in IOP. Tested pos in IOP...do I need to tell my CM?

    1sttime replied to JustBreatheRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Your story sounds familiar to me- I won't go into the details of my struggles through treatment- but what eventually worked for me is yoga, and more specifically hot yoga. I had anhedonia, lethargy,...

  4. Adults who prefer wearing diapers

    1sttime replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yes- this is a thing- for some people its a comfort measure, to other people its a fetish. There are varying degrees of age regression that can go with this too. As others have said- if the person is...

  5. 8 Ways to Prepare for an Interview for the Mid-Career Nurse

    1sttime replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Good advice- as someone who took a sabbatical from Nursing and recently re-entered the profession I was shocked by how things have changed in 3 years. I am also in mid-life, I had always gotten any...

  6. Depressed and Disappointed in Myself

    1sttime replied to Samx3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Never had this experience in 13 years of Nursing- Then I made a career switch. Then I went back to Nursing, but somehow being away from Nursing had done something to me. The weight of the world came...

  7. Will this affect my future career as an RN?

    1sttime replied to Alexxoxox's topic in General Students

    Stay on as on call or per diem, your future employers won't know that you

  8. Guilty of diversion

    1sttime replied to Ycart's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Suspected- not convicted- Washington State has an alternative to discipline program. Many people go through this, most never get arrested. If I could do it again I would get a job with benefits and...

  9. Need some encouragement/advice

    1sttime replied to willow14's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Just my limitations on how much stress I can handle- for example: too many hours, too many days in a row does not leave me time to do self care- so I can't/won't work a lot of hours. Too much...

  10. Need some encouragement/advice

    1sttime replied to willow14's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Quit the second job- I have been out of my monitoring program for 9 months or so- I am amazed by my limitations now- I have come home crying when I took on a job that was too physically exhausting- I...

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

    1sttime replied to jfox01's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Sounds like the hospital is sidestepping the BON- in Oregon the BON has a policy for marijuana as it is a legal drug in this state- so if you are not impaired while practicing you will likely not be...

  12. Getting used to new....everything.

    1sttime replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It does sound like your manager wants you to be successful. Sometimes that comes in being able to improve your skills, sometimes it comes from knowing your limits and finding the right fit. Not being...

  13. Getting used to new....everything.

    1sttime replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congrats on the job- sorry you are having difficulty with some of the aspects of it. I used to be a nurse manager- one of the things that nurses working in our unit did that drove me crazy was think...

  14. Moving to Portland, start as traveler?

    1sttime replied to Bittybabyrn75's topic in Travel

    I imagine you are going to move somewhere in the Portland metro area- Tualatin or Hillsboro- Portland proper is expensive, and even more so if you want a good school district. Most employers being...

  15. positive drug test

    1sttime replied to Aveda's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The OSBN has some rules for marijuana as it is legal and a medicine in this state. If it was a random test and not for cause, your employer can fire you, but the BON might not find a need for you to...

  16. Almost finished with ipn

    1sttime replied to Junebug59's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I got a letter about 2 months before end of my contract stating the board had approved my discharge date- I tried to log in that morning for a drug screen and I got the message my user number was not...

  17. Outed by my manager and wondering if I should transfer

    1sttime replied to exp626's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Just remember HR is not there to protect you- they are there to protect the business. I find with Nurses we are much less likely to file lawsuits, so HR will usually be ok with whatever harm comes our...

  18. The test doesn't lie

    1sttime replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Wrongful termination indeed- and reporting false information to the board. Talk to a

  19. Should drug diverters be prosecuted?

    1sttime replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    We should be treating all drug addiction as a public health issue- more articles this week outlining how: the length of time a person is prescribed a narcotic indicates how long they will use it, and...

  20. Should drug diverters be prosecuted?

    1sttime replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely not- There but for the grace of god, go I. I did not have gods grace- but I did get a second chance. Ask yourself, how many nurses take a little tylenol from the patient supply, maybe even...

  21. Just starting intervention program in CA, any words of encouragement would be appreciated

    1sttime replied to amurphy0708's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Gosh- that was me 5 years ago- if I could give myself some words of advice back then: -I would tell myself to stop obsessing with the "what if" scenarios -I would (and still struggle with this) do...

  22. "Observed" urine drug screen

    1sttime replied to thisgirldrums's topic in General Nursing

    That is a DOT (Department of Transportation) protocol for UDS. A lot of times the observer will follow that protocol, when in fact your facility policy might be less intrusive. The observer should be...

  23. Union gave away random drug testing

    1sttime replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital likely gets a lower insurance rate if they drug screen everyone... If they really cared they would have a different mechanism for catching people. Have a script for oxy, only steal...

  24. increased drug testing in CA

    1sttime replied to ericninetwo's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes- that is normal to have the frequency of testing increase after a positive test. The terms were spelled out from my testing provider- first year monitoring 24-36 tests, if positive a minimum of 52...

  25. I'M DONE, as in SUCCESSFULLY

    1sttime replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank goodness- I was very concerned for you and am so happy to hear you are