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 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 that day so I was fine, she said in the future I shou...

2. tpapn start

   verybadkitty replied to 1nurse4you's topic in 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 January.

3. Missing "court card"

   verybadkitty replied to reneern623's topic in 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 did was print out another card and passed it arou...

4. TPAPN, a UDS on Christmas?

   verybadkitty replied to Ash2213's topic in Recovery

   Thanks! [emoji5]️

5. TPAPN, a UDS on Christmas?

   verybadkitty replied to Ash2213's topic in 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 fairly recent change, I'm told. I know of a couple oth...

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 I graduated. When I took my NCLEX I only had abou...

7. drug diversion vs practicing without a license?

   verybadkitty replied to meloo1969's topic in 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 standing. If you look up my license I don't even have...

8. drug diversion vs practicing without a license?

   verybadkitty replied to meloo1969's topic in 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 those less than 48 hours before testing. However...

9. drug diversion vs practicing without a license?

   verybadkitty replied to meloo1969's topic in 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 days.

10. test results?

    verybadkitty replied to harlant's topic in 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 place where I go to take my tests (they've gotten to ...

11. Interviewing Advice

    verybadkitty replied to LPNSWEETHEART's topic in 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 always tell them when they ask about my prior employ...

12. Tpapn hair follicle testing

    verybadkitty replied to Nurselnk's topic in Recovery

    What state are you in?

13. Tpapn hair follicle testing

    verybadkitty replied to Nurselnk's topic in Recovery

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

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

    verybadkitty replied to vampireslayer's topic in 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 me."

15. TPAPN positive thinking

    verybadkitty replied to Nurselnk's topic in 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 other women who work in the health care industry. ...