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I just wanted to follow up on this thread with anyone looking for more knowledge on the program. I graduated the full time day shift program in April of 2015. Wow! What an amazing experience that I had there! While most days I was so stressed out that I wanted to cry, I formed some lifelong friendships and gained close rapport with my instructors. Most instructors were more than willing to help and stay after class if needed. I recommend this program to all!

I am way late on commenting on this thread but perhaps my comment will reach someone whom is seeking the same answers! I am currently a dispensing nurse in the Methadone clinic. Our hours are fantastic. I start around 4:45a but I am always off by 12 which is great. My daily duties are dispensing the Methadone through a pump that calibrates the patient's dose, doing assessments to determine which dose the patient should be on, entering orders for the doctor, conducting admission interviews with patient, giving injections (PPD, Hep B, Flu shots, Vivitrol), filing charts, writing nurse's notes, verifying patient's last doses from their previous clinic or for guest dosers, participating in treatment team meeting where we discuss patient's urine screenings and any problems that have arisen that week. I work with a tight group of coworkers. 4 Counselors, 2 front office people, and just two nurses. The regulation at my clinic is 1 nurse for every 200 patients and because of this, I am the only nurse working Monday-Friday. You have to have tough skin in this line of work. For the most part, my patients are the most respectful and friendly patients I have ever worked with.... until you have to deny their dose increase request, give them their random urine sample for the month, or deny to dose them due to sedative behaviors. I love the client base and I love the pay. I have found that I make much MORE than my friends who work in LTC and have to work evenings. I am required to work all holidays if they fall Monday-Friday but the overtime pay is marvelous. I hope you're finding yourself happy in your position and that this post can help someone whom is curious about the field. I say take the leap and find out :) It's a promising field and heroin right now is a HUGE epidemic. Just using heroin as an example. There are PLENTY of other addictions that we treat!

Hello all! I am currently an LPN working in Addictions Nursing. I have an interview at a Pediatric Cardiology office. As an LPN, what duties can I expect to do in this environment. I previously worked in family medicine but did not like the environment much. I liked the office environment but not so much the sick visits which were generally just for colds. In a specialty, I am assuming it would be more of following up on chronic or new conditions. Is this correct? I do have hospital experience in which I worked on a cardiac unit. We would perform EKGS, etc. Any advice for the interview or simply describing your day to day activities would be super helpful. Thank you :)

I work in outpatient addictions. It is basically a methadone clinic. Patients come in, we dispense their methadone, and they leave unless they're scheduled to see the doc or counselors. We do urine tests, pregnancy tests, blood work, TB tests. You actually would be surprised at the skills that you do utilize and how much you learn about different meds. Good luck!

Hello, i have applied to Indiana university of Pennsylvania (IUP), not to be confused with Indiana state university. I was really looking to speak to students who are in the program or have graduated from there. I will be pursing the LPN to BSN program if accepted. Any insight on this school or program? Pros/ cons? And yes, I'm aware that it's a party school so please don't involve that in your comments. Thanks!

I start in January for the day shift program. My orientation/interview is next week on Tuesday. Will anyone else be there? I met a lot of great people at the TEAS testing today! Anyone that has already been there, I also would like to hear what you think about the program and if you would recommend it. Thanks :)