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I'm in Alabama and I was offered probation for refusing to take a drug test at work. They offered me probation but they did let me do Vdap even after I was offered probation. I did have a major problem though so vdap was in my best interest.

I'm still in outpatient for another couple weeks and then I'll be released to work so I haven't really started my job searching just yet. But I'll keep you updated. I know I have to pay $1000 once my monitoring starts. We are required to go to three 12step meetings a week and have to check in with a drug testing company (Affinity) for randoms. I'm doing that now through bradford so I'm not sure how much drug tests run under vdap. Depends on where you go. I know the average is like 2-4 a month. Also your employer is required to send in quarterly reports. I have a narcotic restriction for 6 months. I can't work as a supervisor, in home health or more than 84 hours a pay period. I need to look to my vdap agreement again but that's pretty much the bulk of it. It's seems overwhelming but it's doable. My probation agreement wasn't too much different. Only difference was it was for a year and it would be public and I would always have a mark on my license. I'm very fortunate the board even let me do vdap.

The incident happened in Sept 2019. I first heard from an investigator in Oct. 2019. I didn't really tell them anything. I would definitely recommend that you say the least amount possible. Then I finally heard from the board Feb 2020 to come in for a meeting regarding the complaint against my license my job had filed. So I was going to actually meet them in person but then a few days before they canceled the meeting and I didn't hear from them until June 2020. We did everything over the phone due to covid. So that's when they sent me the consent order for probation. Probation was for refusing to drug test. So that's when I asked about if Vdap was an option. They referred me to Shaye Robinson...the director of vdap and voided the probation order. I then got my evaluation for vdap at Bradford early Aug 2020 and did 12 weeks. I came home Late Oct. Again I was a bad into opiates and needed the treatment. I never would've done rehab if the board hadn't made me. That was the best thing for me. I can't tell you the best thing for you because I don't know your whole story. You just have to weigh the pros and cons. Attorneys look at it like this....admit nothing and get the lightest "punishment" possible. They don't consider the long term effects of having a "marked" license. They also don't consider what's in the best interest of the nurse like whether rehab and monitoring would actually benefit the nurse over probation. They only look at it through the filter of being an attorney.

Also they didn't give be a choice in regards to vdap vs probation. They gave be two weeks to sign my consent order for probation. I took about a week to think and pray on it and reached out and asked if Vdap was an option instead. I was so scared to ask because I didn't know if it was too late for vdap to even be an option but it was. Praise the Lord LOL

I didn't have a hearing, I was offered probation over the phone because I never met with the board in person due to covid. I was offered probation for refusing to take a drug test at work. So I was fired anyway. You can't work during the evaluation process for Vdap. Based off your recommendations they will tell you when you are clear to work. For me I have to finish my outpatient stuff and then I will be clear. I know it's different for probation. I talked to an attorney and he said probation was a lighter "sentence" and therefore they're wasn't anything better he could do for me. I mean I was guilty so there's not much an attorney can do if you're guilty and there is evidence against you LOL. An attorney isn't really going to help in the case of vdap. The board will go by the recommendations of the doctors who evaluate you. And there's no way around that. I have seen however that when inpatient isn't a possibility due to cost that they will try to come up with another option as best as they can. It was that way at Bradford anyway. Definitely talk to an attorney and see what your options are. In my case the attorney suggested I take the probation but it was in my best interests to do vdap instead. You know what is best for you. An attorney is going to look at this from an attorneys point of view. That means the lightest punishment possible. Admit nothing and do the probation was my attorney's advice. But like I said...I needed the help that vdap forced me to get LOL. Probation wouldn't have done that for me. Plus keeping it off my record was very important to me.

Hey there! I was offered probation but went the route of vdap. The only real reason for my decision is I didn't want a permanent mark on my license. I did have a problem though and enrolling in vdap forced me to get the help I needed whereas probation I can see now would not have led me to get help in the long run. When you enroll in Vdap, the first thing required is to get an evaluation at a facility chosen from a list that the ABN provides. I went to Bradford and my recommendations are for 12 weeks. But I was an addict in the worst way. The evaluations at any facility run in the range of $2500-4000 and they are for about 3-4 days. You are at the mercy of the doctors evaluating you. They send your recommendations to the board of nursing and you are required to do them in order to qualify for vdap. But just because I got 12 weeks didn't mean you would. I've seen nurses get outpatient. Just depends on the severity of the problem...mine being one of the worst. All that being said...I know Vdap was the right choice for me. What I gained from being in rehab was eye opening and life saving...even though my original intent was just to avoid a license on probation. If you truly have a problem then Vdap is the way to go. Or honestly if you don't have a problem and just want a clear license. I can't tell you what's best for you. Vdap and the whole process is extremely expensive. I was fortunate enough to have health insurance through my husband that covered everything. Many people do not so it is definitely something to consider.

There were several people in my class who lived even further than that. If I had that drive, I would actually use that time to listen to lectures that are recorded or just use it to listen to music and relax. The days at school are usually 2-4 depending on the semester. Some semesters you only have one class and some you have two so it depends. Btw I have a new small female uniform top if you or anyone needs it. I will give it away.

It goes by faster than you think. We take our final hesi tomorrow and we have pinning on the 28th. I'm here if you need any advice. :)

I would think so, several classmates had older versions and were fine.

That's not true at all. The tests come directly from book material and powerpoints.

You should be okay with those. Which ones are older editions?

You have some entitlement issues.

I would also recommend Nclex practice books and doing all the practice questions you can. I bought the app Nclex RN and it helps. A lot of the tests are just knowing what the question is asking for and how to answer it. All nursing school does is prepare you for the Nclex.

Hello, I am currently in the program at PSC and I actually am set to graduate in May 2016. Just be prepared for a lot of studying. First semester is not so bad but second semester is a rude awakening, that was my worst one. As far as advice, just study your butt off and you will be fine :)