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  1. Tpapn iop

    Recovering_RN replied to 1fly's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Omg I would've gone crazy if I'd had to go for 6 months! Mine was 8 weeks. MWF, 9:00-noon. They did try to convince me to continue after the 8 weeks with their once a week "after care" but tpapn...

  2. IOP complete

    Recovering_RN replied to 1nurse4job's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Make sure your IOP counselor has signed your "return to work" form, or whatever it's called that says you can start looking for a job, if they haven't already. I always emailed my case manager, never...

  3. Attendance forms

    Recovering_RN replied to Mike1256's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I was supposed to have a sponsor, but I never had to give anything other than first name. I used the name of a friend who'd gone through tpapn before and agreed to let me use her name. I asked her...

  4. Curiosity

    Recovering_RN replied to TexNurse777's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yep, all of us in monitoring contracts are told to avoid alcohol based hand sanitizer due to the propensity to cause a positive alcohol screen. It's technically not a "false" positive. There IS...

  5. Kudos to you guys!

    Recovering_RN replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank

  6. Me again! Timeframe question.

    Recovering_RN replied to StanleyJ's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I called to self report to tpapn on a Friday and was sent a packet of forms to fill out and things to do, such as scheduling the evaluation, the following week, prob around Tuesday or Wednesday. I...

  7. New to Alabama VDAP

    Recovering_RN replied to StanleyJ's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I must admit I haven't read fully all the responses. I did want to chime in that although lots of people on this board were required to do inpatient, I was only required to do outpatient, and I live...

  8. TPAPN friendly employers in Austin?

    Recovering_RN replied to JustBreatheRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Unless your restrictions are different than mine were, the narc restriction is only 6 months. Once it's done, it's done. After my narc restriction was completed during my home health job , I applied...

  9. Fingers crossed

    Recovering_RN replied to Nurse8204's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congratulations!!! As a fellow "done with monitoring" survivor, I wish you all the best and isn't it amazing how it all fades away, after you're done? I thought I would have nightmares or panic...

  10. sugar alcohols?

    Recovering_RN replied to StanleyJ's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I finished monitoring in July, but have been doing keto since February. I am unsure if I actually consumed a lot of sugar alcohols during that time though. I've used Truvia, Pyure sweetener, Swerve,...

  11. Nurse on your floor with narcotic restrictions

    Recovering_RN replied to OhioRN1234's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't know if this is feasible but occasionally, staffing permitting of course, we have a "float nurse" who just watches the computer EMR boards to see if there are new orders and goes to every/all...

  12. How can I avoid diluted urine?

    Recovering_RN replied to Aced1212's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Wow, out of 64 tests in 3 years, I only had a dilute urine once, I never knew why and never tried to do anything major to avoid it. I know people like you that do have this problem though. My...

  13. TPAPN friendly employers in Austin?

    Recovering_RN replied to JustBreatheRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Home health was my first job after I got into TPAPN. Since you have experience that might be a good fit for you. I don't live in Austin though so I have no agency recommendations. There's an extra...

  14. Still in PNAP contract expired?

    Recovering_RN replied to NurseXi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congratulations! It's weird, I thought I would wake up with my heart racing at 4 AM for weeks or months after I got out, worried that I'd forgotten to check in. But the fact is, once my contract was...

  15. TPAPN aa

    Recovering_RN replied to 1fly's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I completed my 3 years in TPAPN last month and I was never asked to show my sign in sheets, which were signed by someone different at every meeting. I kept the sheets, but I never uploaded them, I...

  16. TPAPN RANT

    Recovering_RN replied to Kel65's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I was lucky enough to have only one case manager for my whole 3 years in TPAPN, and he was great, humorous and understanding. I avoided all doctors for the first 2 years too, but finally realized that...

  17. Greetings From SpankedInPittsburgh

    Recovering_RN replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congratulations spanked!! I have wondered several times where the heck you've been!! I have finished my term in monitoring hell while you were away! I got out officially 3 weeks earlier than my...

  18. Attendance forms

    Recovering_RN replied to Mike1256's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Nope. I went three years and never had my forms audited. And if they did, all the signatures say is "Carol" and "Dave", no last names so no way to track down anyone to match

  19. Headaches, TPAPN.

    Recovering_RN replied to Ash2213's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yep, when I entered TPAPN, reading the absolute letter of their rules states that you must get ALL your docs to fill out that stupid form for ANY med they prescribe. In fact, I think they tell you...

  20. Do you post in any other non-nursing forums

    Recovering_RN posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    This is going to sound crazy, but the last three years, in monitoring, I've come here to check in, share my angst, offer support etc, nearly every day. Now that I'm done with monitoring I'm kind of...

  21. Do you post in any other non-nursing forums

    Recovering_RN replied to Recovering_RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I will check out Reddit. I've looked at it before, but I don't think I really understood it, and how it was structured There are SO MANY different topics, sub reddits, I never figured out how a person...

  22. Working PRN in TPAPN

    Recovering_RN replied to Ash2213's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I worked PRN as a home health nurse, picking up additional patients as needed by the agency I worked for. I think you will be fine, as long as all the monitoring stipulations are still in effect,...

  23. Done, and early too!

    Recovering_RN posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Well I'm done. I can't even believe it. I feel sort of numb! So last Thursday as I was walking out of the lab after submitting a drug test, I checked my email. My case manager had sent an email...

  24. People who think becoming a nurse is so easy

    Recovering_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I received an email from a friend wanting to talk to me about nursing, because she says her husband "is considering becoming a nurse. He has talked about this for several years as something to do...

  25. Question for TPAPN step down people.

    Recovering_RN replied to Kel65's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You don't have to record attendance online either. Congrats! On the down hill