ADNcandidate

Hello! I begin my ADN clinicals in January and I have a very diverse science background and I'm wondering if it's going to be helpful or actually a hinderance to me through nursing school. I worked as a veterinary technician in general and emergency veterinary medicine, veterinary medical oncology, and in veterinary general surgery for about ten years. I also got my Bachelor's in Social Science with a minor in Biology (I took Bio courses for electives as well so I almost have as many credits in my minor as I do in my major). I've also worked in a hospital in the O.R. as an O.R. Assistant and the E.R. as a Scribe. I'm wondering if I should feel confident in my base knowledge to a degree OR if I just need to throw it all out the window and start to consider different ways of thinking right from the get-go. Has anyone else moved from VetMed to Nursing that can give some advice? I'm ultimately interested in obtaining a Ph.D. In Global Public Health/Communicable Disease/Immunology/Infectious Disease Epidemiology and going the Infectious Disease route.

Thank you for that information! That's very helpful. I'm aware that Soma is also a controlled substance now since I spoke with my doctor's office yesterday about this. They are writing a letter for me to give to the lab to let them know the medications they have prescribed for my conditions. They said I will have a positive result for opioids but their lab technician wasn't entirely sure the process of how it may be documented despite my legitimate prescription. BiotoBSN, your information seems the most likely scenario though and I will prepare myself for that process. Thank you.

Thank you, I know that I can go to Walgreens for a print out as well. I'm in Maryland which I've heard is strict but not as strict as some other states. I'm not sure what their policy is on this issue though.

I am concerned about clinical facility sites and future employers that find out about my condition feeling as if I may be some sort of danger because of my medicines. I know that nurses work while taking medicines for a variety of conditions but there is such a stigma with pain medications. I don't want to be grouped into this category when I'm competent and able to be trusted. That's why I would prefer not to disclose my condition or medication if I have a choice in the matter. I will start keeping all of my prescription bottles and not throwing them out for the next few months when I get them refilled so I have additional hard evidence if I need it.

This is really helpful! Thank you! I'll reach out to them and see if they'll give me any information prior to taking the test and hope they'll be straightforward with me rather than suspicious that I might be trying to conceal an illicit substance. Also, if it's any help, my school utilizes CertifiedBackground.com for the drug and background screening.

Hello, I was recently accepted into a clinical nursing program and need to have a drug screen. I have been taking Tramadol, Soma, and Tizanidine for an L4-L5 spinal injury that occurred while helping to lift a patient when I was working in the OR 4 years ago. I have been on these medications for 2 years now and I take them 3 times a day. I am really concerned about how my medications may be received by my school, nursing facilities that I will be completing my clinicals and by future employers. Obviously I have a strong tolerance to these medicines after having taken them for so long. I am concerned if they will appear in a urine drug screen and if so if I should disclose my medications or not. Obviously I prefer to disclose them and hope they are accepted but I don't want to risk them not being accepted. Can anyone please let me know how these medications are treated among the nursing community, and any advice any of you have about how I should go about dealing with this is greatly appreciated! Thank you!