Recovering_RN

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  1. Do employers ever drug test on the spot at interviews?

    Recovering_RN replied to Nursey916's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes I have been drug tested on the spot at an interview. It wasn't really part of the interview process, though, it was because they'd decided to offer me the job and they were just keeping things...

  2. 15 months to go

    Recovering_RN replied to Big Blondie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    372 days for me. But who's counting í

  3. tpapn assessment

    Recovering_RN replied to 1nurse4you's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My assessment was

  4. tpapn start

    Recovering_RN replied to 1nurse4you's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Once you enroll Tpapn will give you a whole packet of instructions, including a list of "acceptable" doctors, (addiction specialist) to do an evaluation on you. I tried to go to someone else and they...

  5. TPAPN completion

    Recovering_RN replied to RnTx81's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Woohoo! Congrats! Enjoy the freedom! Was today the 3 year anniversary of your start

  6. TPAPN completion

    Recovering_RN replied to RnTx81's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm anxious to hear about this too! Haven't you gotten any communication from your case manager? I sure hope it all happens on exactly the day of the 3 year mark! I have a count down calculator app...

  7. Evaluation

    Recovering_RN replied to Cb1128's topic in Nurses Recovery

    For me (in Texas) there was no drug test and no physical exam. It was all a psychological type exam, where I answered about three different questionnaires that each had 200-300 questions (multiple...

  8. Do you have plans for after?

    Recovering_RN posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have a countdown clock app on my phone that I check almost every day. I can't wait until I'm out of monitoring. I have just over a year left (out of 3 years total). I have some ideas of things I...

  9. It's just not working...

    Recovering_RN replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Sorry you're having such a hard time. My background is ER and that is all I know. When I entered TPAPN I couldn't find an ER job so I ended up in home health. Totally different job than what I was...

  10. Do you have plans for after?

    Recovering_RN replied to Recovering_RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Nathan and catsmeow, I want to drink too!! I never drank heavily before but I've really missed it since it's been off limits! I want to try the red wines in Italy, the beer in Ireland, have a glass...

  11. Discouraged TPAPN Nurse

    Recovering_RN replied to TexasNurse2014's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My first job in TPAPN was home health. I'd never done it before and I didn't really like it, but hey, it was a job! And I was grateful for it! I'd been turned down many times before trying for the...

  12. Travel nursing after monitoring, and compact states

    Recovering_RN posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm hoping to get into ER travel nursing after I'm done with my monitoring program. I'm in TPAPN in Texas. Will I have trouble practicing in other states due to my past participation in monitoring or...

  13. Peer program power trip...

    Recovering_RN replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Omg I am right there with you. Every time I drive away from the lab after peeing in a cup, I think "*******". Not the lab people, they're actually very nice, just to the program in general! And I...

  14. Travel nursing after completing monitoring program

    Recovering_RN posted a topic in Travel

    I am about a year away from completing TPAPN, Texas's Peer Assistance program for substance abuse. After successful completion, there will be no indication on my license that there was ever a...

  15. About to start recovery process, some questions

    Recovering_RN replied to stickybun's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I wouldn't admit to anything if I were you. You never know how much info will be put into your employee file, and who might later see it. People talk, even if some information is supposed to be...

  16. early termination of probation in california

    Recovering_RN replied to ericninetwo's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I think the post you're thinking of, dirtyhippiegirl, was the one titled "almost finished with ipn ". Here's a quote from one of the replies in that thread, it's several posts down from the top: "...

  17. Anyone heard of getting out of TPAPN early?

    Recovering_RN posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I just read a post where someone said that pretty much everyone they knew that was in IPN had gotten out a few months early. I just wondered if anyone had heard of that happening in TPAPN? It doesn't...

  18. Quest Options 4-6

    Recovering_RN replied to TKsprivatenurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I had an option 4 just about a month ago. It was the first time I'd had that one in 20 months of testing. It was a urine test. I don't know for sure if the Quest panels HPP I-VI actually compare...

  19. Nurse in Recovery

    Recovering_RN replied to AmberreneeRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My first job in monitoring was home health. In Texas they allow that as long as I see my manager face to face once a day and call in once a day. After 8 months of home health I found a job in a small...

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

    Recovering_RN replied to KyBeagle's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm with Irish on this one! I've never gotten over the embarrassment and I avoided doctors appointments when I first got into monitoring. I put off my annual obgyn exam for almost a year! But I...

  21. Travel Nursing After TPAPN

    Recovering_RN replied to Jameshickox's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Did you ever get a travel job? I still have 16 months left in TPAPN, but I hope to start traveling too, when I get out. I wasn't sure how difficult it is to get hired by a travel agency. There will...

  22. Recoverytrek option 6

    Recovering_RN replied to IrishCMSRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Does anyone know for sure what each option tests for? I just had an option 4 last month. First time I've had that in a year and 8 months. I noticed they didn't result a creatinine at all, which they...

  23. abnormal urine with IPN

    Recovering_RN replied to gabby3's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm sorry this is happening! I'm in TPAPN (Texas) and when my creatinine is low (below 20) I've noticed they add on a specific gravity. Not sure what that tells them but it's happened to me 4 times...

  24. What will you say to future prospective employers when you're done?

    Recovering_RN posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    When I first started with my monitoring program (TPAPN), I fully expected to take advantage of the privacy benefits that keeps all my records and participation in TPAPN private when I got ready to...

  25. Talking about a worksite monitor when interviewing

    Recovering_RN replied to loswald4's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I interviewed for a lot of jobs that I didn't get. All of those interviews had me bringing up "one more thing I need to tell you" at the end of what I thought were very successful interviews. The two...