verybadkitty

verybadkitty has 3 years experience and specializes in Outpatient Surgery, Psych, Emergency.

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1. Missed call to Recovery Trek??

   verybadkitty replied to jenniferlj24's topic in Nurses Recovery

   If it happens again, you should contact your case manager right away and explain what happened. I missed a check in at one time, my case manager called me back and said I wasn't selected to test...

2. tpapn start

   verybadkitty replied to 1nurse4you's topic in Nurses Recovery

   I started the TPAPN program on December 18, 2013. I was released to return to work after I completed PHP, around the middle of

3. Missing "court card"

   verybadkitty replied to reneern623's topic in Nurses Recovery

   This happened to me once, someone accidentally took my card, I guess. It had about two weeks worth of meetings on it, and I was so upset! My NA friends said they would take care of me =). So what we...

4. TPAPN, a UDS on Christmas?

   verybadkitty replied to Ash2213's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Thanks!

5. TPAPN, a UDS on Christmas?

   verybadkitty replied to Ash2213's topic in Nurses Recovery

   I am in Texas, I have recently been selected to test twice on weekends (both times on Saturday, once each in Nov and Dec). I had to call in and they gave me a location to go test at. This is a...

6. How did you pay off your student debt?

   verybadkitty replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

   I took out FAFSA loans and and paid them mostly back while I was in school. I used my tuition reimbursement from my employer plus my yearly income tax refunds to pay off nearly 14000 in loans before...

7. drug diversion vs practicing without a license?

   verybadkitty replied to meloo1969's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Don't just surrender your license. Not sure what state you are in but there is probably a recovery monitoring program you can enroll in. I am in Texas, I entered TPAPN and my license is in good...

8. drug diversion vs practicing without a license?

   verybadkitty replied to meloo1969's topic in Nurses Recovery

   I actually had an active script in the previous six months, so my UA was reported as "negative." None of the opiates or amphetamines I had been taking showed up, miraculously, even though I had taken...

9. drug diversion vs practicing without a license?

   verybadkitty replied to meloo1969's topic in Nurses Recovery

   It showed up on mine when I got busted and fired from my ER job. And I had not had any in about three

10. test results?

    verybadkitty replied to harlant's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I am almost two years into my three year contract with TPAPN. I have had it take up to ten days to post results, but I've never had anything other than a negative result. I asked about it at the...

11. Interviewing Advice

    verybadkitty replied to LPNSWEETHEART's topic in Nurses Recovery

    All the advice I've been given has been to wait until the end of the interview, or to wait until an offer has been made. That being said, I totally disagreed and I've NEVER followed this advice. I...

12. Tpapn hair follicle testing

    verybadkitty replied to Nurselnk's topic in Nurses Recovery

    What state are you

13. Tpapn hair follicle testing

    verybadkitty replied to Nurselnk's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Twoyearnurse, how do you switch to hair follicle testing? Do you just request it from your case

14. What's the benefit of self reporting to tpapn?

    verybadkitty replied to vampireslayer's topic in Nurses Recovery

    In addition to all the other things that have been said, you also can say in job interviews that you self-reported. "I reported myself" sounds a lot better than "they reported

15. TPAPN positive thinking

    verybadkitty replied to Nurselnk's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My experience in TPAPN has been very positive. The 90 meetings/90 days requirement got me involved with a wonderful NA group, I have a support group of fellow addicts who include an FNP and several...