Earthmama

Earthmama

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  1. so hard to keep positive

    Earthmama replied to LPNSWEETHEART's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm a RN, but they also have lpn's who work in the med

  2. so hard to keep positive

    Earthmama replied to LPNSWEETHEART's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm working at a drug treatment center, you might look into that. They tend to be more understanding of our disease and recovery process. And you have several years clean time - they usually only...

  3. Jobs while monitored...

    Earthmama replied to Big Blondie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I work in a drug and alcohol treatment center. I had a very difficult time finding a job, applied to over a hundred jobs and had many, many interviews. I stayed active in 12 step groups and did a lot...

  4. A Job maybe???

    Earthmama replied to TXRNC's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Good

  5. Recovery Trek

    Earthmama replied to mzloco's topic in Nurses Recovery

    We use FirstLab and it requires a credit card and it automatically charges it monthly. I use my debit card, but I know people who use prepaid credit cards. So far, no

  6. Need Help please suspended license can I be a teacher

    Earthmama replied to kmph's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It's possible that I'm mistaken, but I was under the impression that this forum was meant as a support system for nurses in recovery. I'm not sure how an assessment of someone's grammar fits into that...

  7. Wish me luck

    Earthmama replied to RNMSN51's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You can do this! Just remember, nobody is any better or any worse than you are. You're on equal footing with the person interviewing you, so hold your head up high. You got

  8. Can RNs with narc. rest. work HHC?

    Earthmama replied to SimonRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I've been in two state programs (I moved halfway through), and we weren't allowed to work in home health care in either state. Not just for the time I was on narcotic restriction, but for the length...

  9. DUI non conviction question

    Earthmama replied to scnursehopeful's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    It depends on your state. I'm licensed in two states. One only asks about felony convictions. The other asks about any arrests, charges, convictions, drug or alcohol treatment, everything. Even so, it...

  10. Why are there so many options on first lab drug screens

    Earthmama replied to Lhinton's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Sometimes (but not all the time) it can also depend on your drug of choice. My DOC is detected on the most basic options and 95 percent of the time I get option 1. I have a friend who is a...

  11. FL IPN wanting to work agency!

    Earthmama replied to JustfortodayRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You're very fortunate, our program doesn't allow agency nursing at all. If IPN is anything like my program, each facility where you work must be informed of your participation in the program and have...

  12. Woo-hoo!!!

    Earthmama posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I got a job!!!!! Finally! I have been clean since Nov 2010 and took a couple years off to get my house in order as they say. But since last October I've been actively looking for a job, so for the...

  13. Curiosity..

    Earthmama replied to LittleMissVixen410's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'd just like to point a few things out. First, diversion comes in many other forms besides just taking meds from your patients, when I was using I never took meds from my patients - I just kept my...

  14. I have an OHIO consent agreement

    Earthmama replied to June2011's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I actually just got a job in a drug rehab. But it took months of applying and interviewing anywhere and everywhere that had an opening. I had actually applied at this place three times before I got a...

  15. sadnurse

    Earthmama replied to ellys2014's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It takes a lot of courage to do what you're doing - to work through the fear of what may lie ahead. There have been many times that I've let that keep me from doing things I know I need to do. But...

  16. Role call!

    Earthmama replied to Twoyearnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Clean date is 11-25-10. Took time off to recover, now feel ready to work again and am currently sending out applications with little interest in return. I'm feeling very frustrated, but still

  17. Working with stipulations

    Earthmama replied to moving4wrd's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You don't owe this woman any kind of an explanation - you don't answer to her, no matter what she thinks. She is playing passive aggressive games with you, and I find that the only way to win those...

  18. California BON

    Earthmama replied to rnbusmgr's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Surrendering a license in another state can have consequences, regardless of intent to work there again. When applying for licensure in another state or often even renewal in your own state, they ask...

  19. new with monitoring

    Earthmama replied to renne's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I agree with the other responses and just have one thing to add. I knew a nurse in early recovery who was in your situation, was about to lose her house to foreclosure and out of desperation went to...

  20. Fear of interviewing for a job

    Earthmama replied to RNMSN51's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If there is one thing I've learned in recovery, it is that I am no better or no worse than anybody else. We all have our own struggles, we all have our own demons and we can all slip and fall at any...

  21. RN needs work in VA w/ disciplinary action

    Earthmama replied to tellmywhy's topic in Nurses Recovery

  22. I have an OHIO consent agreement

    Earthmama replied to June2011's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I've been trying long term care, they seem to have the least amount of worry about hiring nurses with

  23. Observed U/A, what are your states guidelines?

    Earthmama replied to oshie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I started my program in Connecticut, and our screens were observed 25% of the time. I transferred to Alabama after two years, and all of our screens are observed. I've also been clean for 3.5 yrs and...

  24. Hello all

    Earthmama replied to Twoyearnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The program that I am in is inaccessible to the public and the BON knows I am in the program - but the BON record of that disappears after completion of the program. We are told to save our letter of...

  25. Acute Pain and Hx of Addiction...

    Earthmama replied to HunnieBadger's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Have you tried any alternative pain therapies, like massage therapy, meditation, acupuncture or a chiropractor? I always thought it was hoo hoo, until I was in the position of dealing with chronic hip...