jk2679

Thank you for your honesty and willingness to post on here. Now that I've been away from nursing for a little while, I don't have the passion for it like I did before. I'm contemplating walking away before I get sucked in to the headache, constant anxiety/worry, and restrictions/time constraints of being a part of IPN. I'd love to hear more about your experience so I could make a better decision. I don't want to worry if I take a benedryl to help me sleep I'll test positive on a drug screening. Or if I use nail polish remover the fumes will cause me to test positive. That is no way to live. People are talking about stopping the use of hairspray and perfume. That's ridiculous.

Can anyone tell me if they have finished a contract with IPN successfully? Or if they are in IPN and have had little/no problems adhering to the "rules" of their contract. I mistakenly signed my contract when I should have hired an attorney and fought it instead. But...what's done is done and it's time to move on. I'm concerned about the list of medications that are over-the-counter that you cannot take or they may show positive on a drug screening. I'm not going to live for the next five years notifying IPN if I want to take, for example, a benedryl for allergies. That is ridiculous. I've already had to give up medications which would have required yet ANOTHER evaluation and more lost time from my job. (Meanwhile without my ADHD meds I will be bouncing off the walls) Anyway, I would rather just quit now. I was contemplating going to law school anyway, so I'm thinking maybe now is a good time to start applying. (I don't need anyone posting about NOT going to law school...enough of my friends that are attorneys do that already) I would love to hear from someone who can give me some insight into this big bad monster called IPN. All the posts I read are awfully discouraging. I've had a terrible time just dealing with what goes along with the "self-reporting," so the thought of living with the fear/anxiety of making a mistake over the next 5 years is absolutely daunting.