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  1. Need help please - Should I self report?

    1sttime replied to dcdvs's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I thought my career was over too- while it was incredibly stressful at the time- my career is fine- and in fact I am a better person for the experience. I did a quick search and see that SC has a...

  2. Need help please - Should I self report?

    1sttime replied to dcdvs's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I was just reviewing the mandatory reporting requirements of my state- an employer must report you for this. What they are doing is giving you the chance to "self report". For some reason the BON...

  3. Very worried I made a huge mistake..just need some advice

    1sttime replied to webrn1969's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Does it really matter if the drug screen is reportable or not? While I don't think anyone who smokes pot on their off time for medicinal purposes should be routinely barred- I do question a 35 day...

  4. Relapse

    1sttime replied to elizabeth10's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Wow, sounds like exactly what I went through- two years in the program and thought I was back to my old pre-addict self. Put myself in a situation and got tested the next day. I have definitely felt...

  5. In monitoring program (DMU) 4 1/2 years sober and screwed up!

    1sttime replied to RNDMU/PNAP's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I just had this conversation today with my partner- he asked if I had considered taking a substance while he was gone. I told him it wasn't worth it as I am almost at the halfway point... that does...

  6. To move away from bedside nursing or not?

    1sttime replied to kfhllc's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I love my non-bedside job- I still use my critical thinking a skills and I have no temptation whatsoever. If I ever wanted to go back I am sure the tasks of nursing at the bedside would be no problem...

  7. I'm not a nurse anymore. I'm a cashier! Yay!

    1sttime replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The nice thing about some of the restrictions which vary by state is that they usually include a no overtime agreement, as well as some other restrictions that can be used to your advantage to say...

  8. so hard to keep positive

    1sttime replied to LPNSWEETHEART's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I was also surprised that I was working after the discovery of my diversion- I thought that protecting the public was paramount- but really to the employer it was about staffing first. The system that...

  9. Feeling down

    1sttime replied to littleBit28's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I would work on doing anything I could to avoid a felony conviction first. No matter the career field that will make it tougher for you. I also agree that waiting on the BON is a good idea- my...

  10. so hard to keep positive

    1sttime replied to LPNSWEETHEART's topic in Nurses Recovery

    There are a lot of down days between getting caught and rebuilding yourself. Its a process that feels terrible, like being lost at sea by yourself with no land in sight. Sorry to hear you are in this...

  11. Positive drug test letter from BON

    1sttime replied to Sandsponge's topic in Nurses Recovery

    In a sense you are right: ADA does not protect you if you are currently engaged in the use of said substances. If you are no longer engaged in the use of then the ADA does apply in employer/employee...

  12. I'm not a nurse anymore. I'm a cashier! Yay!

    1sttime replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Figure out whats not working and change it. I figured out real quick that showing my scarlet letter right off was going to scare people away. I waited until I got a job offer to tell about my...

  13. Firstlab

    1sttime replied to ginettew's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I might use this service as a back up... But now I log in and save the confirmation to my

  14. Trouble finding job in GA due to probation

    1sttime replied to dgoo1269's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I fortunately did not have the public consent order- I think they are terrible and a violation of privacy. I know a nurse who had all of her details posted for the world to see, she found a job...

  15. Positive drug test letter from BON

    1sttime replied to Sandsponge's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Most states have "at will" clauses. The ADA protection just makes it a little harder for them to

  16. I'm a good nurse and deserve a second chance

    1sttime replied to dreama123's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I love the tough love that people give- speaking to others as if they are experts in something that is so poorly understood. 10% of people are addicts? Lets make a disease out of a normal brain...

  17. I'm a good nurse and deserve a second chance

    1sttime replied to dreama123's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Some people you worked with will remember you for the good job you did- some will remember you at the worst moment. I had to quit comparing myself to others- some people are in these programs for DUI,...

  18. Positive drug test letter from BON

    1sttime replied to Sandsponge's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Cooperate with the BON... go through all the steps to show that you have reformed- Intensive Outpatient Treatment programs might provide you with the necessary treatment and drug screens to show you...

  19. I'm a good nurse and deserve a second chance

    1sttime replied to dreama123's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It sounds to me like the OP has taken responsibility in a sense for what she has experienced. What she has not done is gone through the IPN program... In order to make progress in your professional...

  20. Cross Addiction

    1sttime replied to Big Blondie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't think that I will be avoiding anything as vigorous as I do in monitoring. Each person has their own unique history- one blanket rule is not proven by science as the path to "recovery". It is...

  21. PNAP 41 conditions

    1sttime replied to Dean2222's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The restrictions are supposed to be individualized- but there really is a baseline of terms in the contract. In my state everyone gets a no narcotics for 6 months; mine was a year. Everyone is limited...

  22. blood test

    1sttime replied to beaujacques's topic in Nurses Recovery

    14 days is a long time... I don't see any tests that directly indicate alcohol use, they only correlate biomarkers with he possibility of alcohol use (and usually heavy alcohol use). I see a lot of...

  23. Visitors to our little corner

    1sttime replied to Twoyearnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Welcome visitors- comments should be out of genuine curiosity- not because you want to preachy. Chances are every nurse has met a nurse in recovery- you just didn't know

  24. Are we needed?

    1sttime replied to Joshhelpingothers's topic in Men in Nursing

    I am not a new grad nurse, but it seems like the current job market is difficult. When my aunt graduated she had a job instantly- when my mother graduated it was a tighter market. When I graduated I...

  25. Alcohol screening?

    1sttime replied to Studentnursedgm's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't feel like a few posters explaining what this forum is for makes their rules correct. Each one of us has to live our own lives, and work our own program. Part of that might be realizing that...