Twoyearnurse

Twoyearnurse

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  1. Kansas RN /looking for job

    Twoyearnurse replied to tcutshaw's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Keep in mind that many jobs look at the reinstatement as your recovery date (or seem to anyways). A friend of mine applied to the same jobs at three months, six months, and then bam! At nine months...

  2. Kansas RN /looking for job

    Twoyearnurse replied to tcutshaw's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Welcome tcutshaw! You will find many people here open and willing to help! A lot of nurses here have had good luck in dialysis and long term care. A few had found a home in psychiatric. I know for my...

  3. Working with stipulations

    Twoyearnurse replied to moving4wrd's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You are doing wonderfully, keep on keeping on. As you gain more confidence in yourself others will see also. It sounds like things are moving in the right direction. Keep that smile on your face, and...

  4. reaching out for encouragement

    Twoyearnurse replied to renne's topic in Nurses Recovery

    And you are still a caring and compassionate person. This doesn't make you a bad person, this makes you a sick person. Remember your blessings. Sometimes it's easy to get caught up in feeling...

  5. reaching out for encouragement

    Twoyearnurse replied to renne's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The first few months feel really hectic, it eases up a bit after that. The previous poster has it right, go to the meetings. At first (for me anyways) the meetings would make me feel ccalm as brave...

  6. please help

    Twoyearnurse replied to CCGLPN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes and yes, look for a job in the meantime, you will drive yourself insane spending too much time away from the workplace. I am working on a loading dock right now, in two weeks I start work at a...

  7. length of suspension in Ohio??

    Twoyearnurse replied to lostinal's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hey darlin! Welcome to recovery for nurses! You will find so much support here! I went last week to speak with a board investigator. From the time I got caught to the time the investigator approached...

  8. Interview

    Twoyearnurse replied to TXRNC's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Prayers!!!! Good

  9. Another step forward

    Twoyearnurse posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Good afternoon all! I completed my interview with the board investigator. He said I have two options: surrender my lisence for a year or go before the board. After giving me the options he suggested...

  10. New to sobriety from everything...jumping out of my skin

    Twoyearnurse replied to newmommy26's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes ma'am! It is perfectly

  11. New to sobriety from everything...jumping out of my skin

    Twoyearnurse replied to newmommy26's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hey hunnie, I wanted to say that you are right about how much work it is. I relapsed because I was on that pink cloud and then it vanished and I didn't feel well sober. No matter how far apart or how...

  12. New to sobriety from everything...jumping out of my skin

    Twoyearnurse replied to newmommy26's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I just sent you a

  13. New to sobriety from everything...jumping out of my skin

    Twoyearnurse replied to newmommy26's topic in Nurses Recovery

    When you make those calls to people in the program you are helping. We only keep what we have by giving it away. Addiction is a disease of selfishness, we become self centered in our thinking and...

  14. New to sobriety from everything...jumping out of my skin

    Twoyearnurse replied to newmommy26's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Oooooh sweety, yes it is more than normal! I myself am approaching my 60 days of true sobriety (I chose a later sober date because I too took benedryl and realized it affected my mind). You are how...

  15. Anyone ever appealed due to illness?

    Twoyearnurse replied to nursemomo82's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I know someone in the program in Alaska who suffers from chronic pain. The program allows them to take tramadol but they had to add a pain management doctor to their repertoire and have to see them...

  16. Need a job this can't go on forever

    Twoyearnurse replied to TXRNC's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Have you tried any state psych hospitals or community mental health centers that may need nurses? Alaska is chalk full of the community mental health side (places where they require nurses to do...

  17. I'm already in trouble

    Twoyearnurse replied to Michparm's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Maybe you could elaborate a little more? You stated you were in trouble, are you already under a monitoring agreement? Or is this the first meeting to determine your monitoring agreement? I'm a little...

  18. Another step forward

    Twoyearnurse replied to Twoyearnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congratulations Michele! It is not easy being clean! I will tell you that AA has ruined drinking and using for me! It has ruined any chance or me believing that alcohol or drugs will help me (what a...

  19. Need to get my story out there

    Twoyearnurse replied to LostinMA's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Good afternoon OP! As I write I am sitting in my car preparing to walk into the board of nursing investigators office, so I understand and deeply empathize with your terror. I get why you went through...

  20. I want to go back to school

    Twoyearnurse replied to simmaplease's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You will have to talk to the school, in my state you can not attend an msn program unless you have an unemcumbered

  21. It's finally happening

    Twoyearnurse replied to Twoyearnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Ooh yeah, I'm from Alaska and we don't have that option, it's all out there for the world to see permanently. Dun dun duuuuun! I'm over the embarrassment of it though. Ive met several nurses who are...

  22. It's finally happening

    Twoyearnurse posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    The long awaited moment has arrived. I was contacted today by a board investigator. I won't lie! I am terrified, but also relieved. It's a step forward. I am strong in my program and although my...

  23. Feeling lost and hopeless

    Twoyearnurse replied to kat062711's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Good morning Kat, I hope you got some rest. I won't throw stones, I too live in a glass house. Try and spare yourself of the at leasts im not like this person, at least I didn't do that(s). It won't...

  24. It's finally happening

    Twoyearnurse replied to Twoyearnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Good morning all! I can not express how appreciative I am of your responses! Hey blonde it took them five months to contact me. Others have told me it can take up to 18 months depending on why their...

  25. It's finally happening

    Twoyearnurse replied to Twoyearnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Okay my appointment is Friday at 1pm. I've calmed down quite a bit, spoke with my sponsor and am meeting with a fellow nurse in recovery tonight. The investigator wanted to meet today and was very...