SororAKS ADN, RN

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    Today is a good day. Today is a scary day.

    SororAKS replied to RN2364's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Me too. I didn't really find anyone I could talk to about all this licensure/monitoring program stuff until I came to this
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    Good grief...I came up Positive

    SororAKS replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My experience has spurred some additional research. Most of it I knew already but I wanted to share: Fallacies And False Claims About ETG/ETS Tests | Attorney Neil Rockind Who Has Studied The Science...
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    Florida IPN - Released to work

    SororAKS replied to deltakappamu's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Good luck
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    Does is ever end?

    SororAKS replied to dekyrn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Awesome! It is so good to see nurses like us get jobs. When I start looking for one, I will feel a little more confident about my chances because of what I see here
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    Does is ever end?

    SororAKS replied to dekyrn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    We ALL have varying versions of novels here. You're in the right place. I used to think mine was long and complicated, so I never talked about it until I came to this forum. The nurses here have truly...
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    Good grief...I came up Positive

    SororAKS replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Still no word. My contract is finished on Sunday. This is the weirdest thing ever. Thank you all for your support. I really appreciate it. Even though I know I didn't drink, it is still immensely...
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    Good grief...I came up Positive

    SororAKS replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    According to internet research, the dressing can be made with wine or vinegar. Some recipes don't include that. It wasn't a 5 year contract, and yes I already turned in the required
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    Good grief...I came up Positive

    SororAKS replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Nope. I explained what I thought might be the cause of the positive in a message to my caseworker yesterday. I have since not heard a
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    Florida IPN - Released to work

    SororAKS replied to deltakappamu's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I know how that goes. Hang in there. You got
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    Good grief...I came up Positive

    SororAKS replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    He, actually. No. There might be more tomorrow. They have to discuss it in daily conference. Thank you. I sure
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    Florida IPN - Released to work

    SororAKS replied to deltakappamu's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah! Good news! Why wouldn't they be flexible with that? If I was a nurse manager I sure as heck would. Nurses in monitoring are in a known risk category. I have more concerns about the unknowns out...
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    Good grief...I came up Positive

    SororAKS replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes, sugar in the urine can cause false positives, because of fermentation. I thought that possibility was accounted for, but apparently the etg just reads positives. Thank you for the support. I...
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    Contracts and the job hunt, oh my......

    SororAKS replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yay! Keep us
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    Identity Crisis

    SororAKS replied to AntelopeTongue's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I had a few years of feeling like I didn't know who I was. It was as if a tornado had gone through my life and left a barren, unfamiliar landscape. Gradually I realized there really was a person in...
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    Do we recover?

    SororAKS replied to restlessrecovery's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hello there :) The short answer is No you certainly aren't alone. We get it. We're all intimately familiar with the various limitations and consequences of our issues, and the limitations of the...
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    Back in school MSN

    SororAKS replied to dagobah's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Great work Dagobah! Glad to hear about your continuing studies and continuing
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    Florida IPN - Released to work

    SororAKS replied to deltakappamu's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Good luck to both of you! What you both post is helpful to others, like me. Thank you and keep us posted on the
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    Hobbies off duty as a Nurse?

    SororAKS replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    My husband and I enjoy traveling to various places, walking together, listening to music, and listening to the sounds of nature at our home. I also enjoy solitary hobbies such as reading, listening to...
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    Criminal Infraction? Writing a Letter of Explanation to the BON

    SororAKS replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    It depends on how the application is worded. Some will specifically exclude things that are expunged, others want it
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    Firstlab Positve uds (OH)

    SororAKS replied to k10-rn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you for thinking of me. I did get reinstated on Probation. I'm almost done with my monitoring (yay) and am appealing my case to the BON due to some of the conditions of Probation. So moving...
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    Overreaching authority of programs

    SororAKS replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Oh ok, I interpreted your initial post above as you had to have another evaluation and a hair test. Thank goodness you don't have
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    Overreaching authority of programs

    SororAKS replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Depending on what the evaluation shows, plus, aren't you also going for a hair
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    I'M Baaaaaaaaacccckkkk! HI license re do

    SororAKS replied to paidmydues's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Way to do it
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    Celebrations of a joyous but quiet type

    SororAKS posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Happy to share with you all here that I am celebrating sixteen years of continuous clean time today! Sixteen years ago today I got the monkey off my back and made the tentative steps forward to a new...
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    Nicotine free policies

    SororAKS posted a topic in General Nursing

    Most, if not all, facilities these days have smoke free policies in place for employees, guests and patients. However, I was recently exploring the local healthcare facilities' job openings, and every...