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  1. Have you completed PNAP?

    IrishCMSRN posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm coming up on my contract end date of June 2nd...can anyone tell me what happens? Do I have to go before the board? Do I just get a letter telling me I have completed it? Just need an idea of what...

  2. Calling all PNAP/VRP Nurses in PA

    IrishCMSRN replied to IrishCMSRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Im so sorry you are in this. I find it so unfair that they are making me repeat the entire program again so by the time I will complete it I will have been in the program for 6.5 years. I can't...

  3. Failed drug screen in VRP

    IrishCMSRN posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Has anyone failed a drug screen in VRP/PNAP and the board has made you start all over again? I am 8 wks from completion and made the stupid mistake of having a few drinks (alcohol is not my drug of...

  4. Calling all PNAP/VRP Nurses in PA

    IrishCMSRN replied to IrishCMSRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks for the reply! Yes it's pretty much an automatic restart. I have petitioned to have it reduced but my case manager tells me I'm wasting my time. I'm just sick of it. I can't afford to do...

  5. Going to the Doctor while in Monitoring Program- Need Advice!

    IrishCMSRN replied to KyBeagle's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You know it is very embarrassing revealing the need for the extra paperwork etc. and explaining the monitoring programs . I actually avoided going to doctor appointments for exacerbations because of...

  6. Failed drug screen in VRP

    IrishCMSRN replied to IrishCMSRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks guys for your replies. VRP sucks! But it really helps to know that others out there know how real these struggles

  7. I really want to thank...

    IrishCMSRN replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    lolol....sometimes I look at an icepack and just think "id love to drink

  8. RN shortage

    IrishCMSRN replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    All I know is that new grads cant get jobs and they are laying off experienced nurses left and right here in

  9. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    IrishCMSRN replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Watched a surgeon re-insert an elderly gentlemans prolapsed colon at the bedside.....I can no longer eat

  10. Should drug diverters be prosecuted?

    IrishCMSRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    You know it's a really tough question. I know nurses who would never have diverted/stolen if not in the grips of their addiction. Addiction is a disease, so do we punish for acts triggered by a...

  11. Drug diversion

    IrishCMSRN replied to gmwilli2's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Definitely call an attorney first and foremost. You may also be reported to the states Attorney General so you will really need one then. I was totally honest with my employer and self reported to...

  12. Cried during interview. Did I ruin my chances?

    IrishCMSRN replied to marrr123's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You showed that you are a human being with feeling and emotion just like them. Nurses are not superhuman. We cry. They have cried too! Nurses cry all the time, especially new nurses. If you dont...

  13. What was the REAL reason you called off

    IrishCMSRN replied to Orion81RN's topic in General Nursing

    I called out the other. No particular reason. Just didnt want to go in. No guilt

  14. so... i assisted in a code today... BUT

    IrishCMSRN replied to sickonXmas's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is why I HATE taking care of nurses and their families....some of them can be real peaches..lol. YOU did the right thing... airway, breathing, circulation comes before CONSTIPATION as I recall....

  15. Suspended for a Medication Error

    IrishCMSRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    maybe if we were not all over worked, with too many patients, and too much endless documentation we might not make mistakes. Oh but Im sorry, nurses are supposed to be robotic and invincible. I was...

  16. I didn't become a nurse to feed people's addictions. Do *nurses* have the right to refuse

    IrishCMSRN replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a nurse in recovery your attitude annoys me. Addiction is not something anyone really wants to have. Believe me, although she may not seem to be in pain she is absolutely dying inside. Yes Im...

  17. From nurse to patient

    IrishCMSRN replied to Cginns's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OMG Honestly, anytime we had a patient who was also a nurse we would cringe to take care of them....draw straws. Alot of great nurse out there but sadly also a lot of not so nice

  18. Question about drug screens

    IrishCMSRN replied to RN2fish's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm in PA. It sucks because I only have a few sites close to where I can go and they don't accept screens after 6pm. So to avoid getting stuck in rush hour I have to leave early. Its a big...

  19. Completion of PNAP

    IrishCMSRN posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    HI, I am coming towards the end of my PNAP agreement and wondered if anyone knows what happens? Do I have to go before the board? I've heard various stories of the board forcing RNs to continue...

  20. Before you judge the addicted nurse.....

    IrishCMSRN replied to michirn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I totally agree with the main poster. Never thought I would ever have done the things I did until I was gripped by depression. I just wanted to add that during my journey into recovery and...

  21. PNAP & Application Process

    IrishCMSRN replied to dieseloo3's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Hi, I'm in the PNAP program myself. I can tell you that it is best to be absolutely honest with them