Callahan, RN

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1. Help me please!

   Callahan, RN replied to olchrustyone's topic in Nurses Recovery

   DUIs don't necessarily mean chemical dependency. Could mean problems with judgement, maturity, lack of foresight, etc. All of that is for a licensed psych professional to sort out. My evaluation in...

2. Help me please!

   Callahan, RN replied to olchrustyone's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Hi!! Her name is Wendy (won't post last name) and she's in Dallas. Affordable and completely unbiased. She's on (or was was a year ago) the BON approved list. She found that I don't have a...

3. Help me please!

   Callahan, RN replied to olchrustyone's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Oh, and by the way, sometimes people are really out to get you. It can be seen as an easy excuse, but it does

4. Help me please!

   Callahan, RN replied to olchrustyone's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Hey Lashley, I will gladly give you her info. You don't have enough posts to send you a PM, so you will have to give me your email address. I won't post the counselor's info here... I'm sure you...

5. Just thinking about this.....

   Callahan, RN replied to Callahan, RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

   No, I did not have a prescription. Oh, and when I say "disciplinary action", I am referring to the monitoring program. It feels like punishment to me, even though it formally is not. Thanks,...

6. Just thinking about this.....

   Callahan, RN posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

   I realize that no one can give legal advice here, but I am just wondering what your thoughts are on this.... I am currently in a monitoring program in Texas due to a positive pre-employment drug...

7. Help here

   Callahan, RN replied to Gonesilent13's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Also, at my hospital, Pharmacy is really on top of the usage and disposal of narcotics. If your wife's hospital is as watchful as mine, it is just a matter of time before she gets

8. Help here

   Callahan, RN replied to Gonesilent13's topic in Nurses Recovery

   I have accidentally left insulin needles in my pockets, but they were still in the original packaging... there isn't any acceptable reason that a "used" needle should make it home with a nurse....

9. TPAPN and EtG

   Callahan, RN replied to Callahan, RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Yeah, it is the same for us in TX. Well, at least for the negative results.... I haven't had a positive yet, so I'm not sure how they go about informing us of

10. TPAPN Drug Testing and Work Hours

    Callahan, RN replied to Callahan, RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Well, I know that I can test at Any Lab Test Now in addition to Quest, but I talked to my rep at RecoveryTrek and she said that none of them do after hours testing. I think I will call the individual...

11. Texas Extended Evaluation Program (EEP)

    Callahan, RN replied to Callahan, RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Has anyone been tested for anything other than Options 1 & 3 with Quest

12. TPAPN and EtG

    Callahan, RN replied to Callahan, RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Wow, I wonder what the rationale is behind that?? What is the harm in seeing your test

13. Texas Extended Evaluation Program (EEP)

    Callahan, RN replied to Callahan, RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    TXRN2 - Do you know anyone in TPAPN who has had to go over their contract period in order to meet the testing requirements? I am asking b/c I have only been selected for testing 5 times in 4 months...

14. TPAPN and EtG

    Callahan, RN replied to Callahan, RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes! I actually started a thread about anxiety waiting for test results. I really think that if it wasn't for etg, I would not be worried at all as I wait for results. I don't see how I could be...

15. Texas Extended Evaluation Program (EEP)

    Callahan, RN replied to Callahan, RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    For TPAPN and EEP you cannot take narcs while in the program period. If you get in a car accident and are given narcs in the ED, you cannot return to work until you screen