catsmeow1972 BSN, RN

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    Newbie to IPN.. Helpppp

    catsmeow1972 replied to owt1225's topic in Nurses Recovery

    TheAgain, it depends on why you are there to begin with. In my time I saw people get sentenced to treatment for truly asinine reasons. They seem to go off of what the evaluator says (and IMO,...
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    Newbie to IPN.. Helpppp

    catsmeow1972 replied to owt1225's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Your eval will likely involve a slew of testing (hair, blood, pee) and a ‘discussion’ with the doc. They will have whatever info IPN sent them which will be the reason for you getting onto the...
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    FINALLY DONE!!!!

    catsmeow1972 replied to willow14's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congrats! Enjoy the freedom....?? I’ve had an everything bagel for breakfast every day for the last 2 weeks and I did finally have that glass of wine. It was glorious....not because of the alcohol...
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    Affinity/IPN/labcorp

    catsmeow1972 replied to Rnbsn3089's topic in Nurses Recovery

    They do. Results seem to get posted as they process them. Peth tests do routinely take a bit more than a week to post. Where I’m at, I had urines post in less than 24 hours sometimes. I would get...
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    Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty.....

    catsmeow1972 replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have seen more than one ‘throw in the towel’ usually because of the prohibitive expenses involved in this. My state has claimed something like 78% of its participants are working in nursing....
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    Anyone else being GPS tracked?

    catsmeow1972 replied to RN0904's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I used to turn the phone off. Sorry, not sorry. When they start paying my phone bill,..... Besides what happened to "anonymous"?? Now that I am done with this mess, I will NEVER darken the door of any...
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    Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty.....

    catsmeow1972 replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    the contract was 5 years. The intake process that included all the unnecessary "rehab" and the immense outlay of cash (something close to $40K if memory serves me correctly) was close to a year. So...
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    Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty.....

    catsmeow1972 replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you all for the well wishes. It’s been a very hard road but one I am happy to no longer be traversing. There’s so much discussion about the draconian and unfair applications of these...
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    Countdown roll call

    catsmeow1972 replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Got a letter asking for documentation that I’ve already given them. Today an acknowledgement that I’ve given them everything. Now I wait some
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    Countdown roll call

    catsmeow1972 replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Nothing yet, shhhh!! I’ve also left a VM for the case manager, wanting to know the status and so far been ignored. I won’t be shocked if they drag their feet, in spite of what I was repeatedly...
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    IPN-requirement of being under RN supervision

    catsmeow1972 replied to AR-RN17's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have learned the hard way that the term ‘direct supervision’ can be interpreted in any number of ways. Considering it word for word by the contract implies that you cannot work unless your...
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    Countdown roll call

    catsmeow1972 replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Under a week, 5 days to go specifically. All documentation is in. I do expect another test this week, however I am apparently in a location for LabCorp in which it seems to be a 24 hour turnaround....
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    Countdown roll call

    catsmeow1972 replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    SEVEN !!!*$&#$* days to go. I have all but 3 pieces of paperwork to them. Done early only because I’ve wrenched out of them what they are. 1 of those pieces I have to think long and hard about...
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    Countdown roll call

    catsmeow1972 replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    14 days and counting. I’m gathering all the paperwork they want to shut this thing down. I have a great recipe for lemon poppyseed muffins and a new bottle of soy sauce all ready for that day I...
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    The Worst Interview of My Life! Ever!

    catsmeow1972 replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    Talking about bait-and -switch, I had an interview for a position in a tiny facility (think it had maybe 70 beds total. The two people interviewing me talked a great show. I should have seen the flags...
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    Diluted Drug Screen

    catsmeow1972 replied to MollySue's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I wouldn’t think that a first time dilute, especially not very different than what you usually run would make the BON too interested. Here a first time dilute just gets a nasty gram with the same...
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    11 hours and 30 minutes til my final check in

    catsmeow1972 replied to Hunter67's topic in Nurses Recovery

    22 days, 18 hrs, 16 minutes......provided nobody (them) carelessly screws up?? Can’t imagine why I’d be worried about
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    Scared.. but not guilty!

    catsmeow1972 replied to fergij's topic in Nurses Recovery

    So you lose time from work, out $$ for an evaluation, develop more gray hair, all over something that people like this should know can occur. Ehh...par for the
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    Non clinical nursing jobs

    catsmeow1972 replied to AR-RN17's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The whole ‘non clinical’ stip kinda ?. I can see the narcotic restriction for whatever reasons (occasionally appropriate/occasionally unreasonable but getting off track again) but this ‘non...
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    I'm free!! TPAN is over. Three years in the books

    catsmeow1972 replied to KJE's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don’t think there’s a thing wrong with being nosy/curious in this question. I see this question an an opportunity to explain some of the absurdities of these programs to someone who is not in...
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    I'm free!! TPAN is over. Three years in the books

    catsmeow1972 replied to KJE's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The problem with ETG being used by these programs as a benchmark for continuing sobriety is that even SAMHSA does not advise using this test as stand alone evidence of intentional alcohol consumption....
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    Disclosure of Prior RN License Discipline

    catsmeow1972 replied to Blessed#RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I would not mention it in an interview. There are no obligations or limitations and there is nothing additional for any employer to do. the BON and/or whatever entity runs the probation program has...
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    Job interviews with IPN

    catsmeow1972 replied to AR-RN17's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You might also try pre-op areas. Depending on the exact position, you might just be doing pre surgery interviewing or if day of, just prep (place IV, consents stuff, antibiotic, etc.). There’s not...
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    I'm free!! TPAN is over. Three years in the books

    catsmeow1972 replied to KJE's topic in Nurses Recovery

    ?????yessss!!! Congrats! Have something soaked in soy sauce tonight for
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    Checking In

    catsmeow1972 replied to KJE's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Knowing one more of us is soooo close to the end makes it a tiny bit less infuriating that I got tagged today for the second time this