deltakappamu

deltakappamu

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  1. I apologize for this lengthy post in advance. I am a nurse who moved to Florida almost two years ago. I applied for licensure and had to go in front of the board due to my being an addict in recovery...
  2. IPN- Advice Please

    I have also been through the medication debate with IPN… When I was first being evaluated, they try to tell me that I would not be allowed to be on my daily methadone. I take it for opioid...
  3. Help! What's next?

    I would immediately go and get myself a drug test… Depending on how long it was that they tried to test you and your fuse, I would get a hair follicle test. That will take away any suspicion...
  4. Suboxone

    HI. I used to take suboxone, however I now am back on Methadone after my last relapse. I have been back on methadone since april of 2015. Not only does my BON know about my RX, but I was hired after a...
  5. Florida IV certification

    Google "clinical solutions " and look for their FL iv therapy cert class .. I was IV certified in the state of Missouri, and when I went to Florida I called the board and asked if it would transfer...
  6. smart watch with second hand

    I use my apple watch, you can change the faces.. there are many choices and you can switch out watch faces and pick one with a second hand. I love it! Plus everything from my phone is right there at...
  7. Why are LPNS so underpaid and disrespected

    I am in South West FL, and the wage for nurses here is based on experience.. its like 0-1 year = 19/hour 1-3 is 22/hour and so on... I am talking about in facilities such as Rehab/LTC/Post acute care...
  8. Attorney and PNAP

    Hi there. Sorry to hear of your troubles. You stated that you dont want to admit to having a substance use disorder, and thats ok, because addiction is a self diagnosed disease, however, I would like...
  9. "Nurse" arrested for using stolen license

    WOW! That is crazy!!!!1 How does one pull that off.. not once, but twice?! Did she even have a medical background at all? Like did she do anything else (aid, or ma) before she "became a nurse?" I am...
  10. How are you going to tell me I neglected to include things? I did tell him that I had sent for documents? I have been working on this issue for a long time, and I have been through many, many hoops....
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  12. Florida IPN - Released to work

    Hi everyone! So, I finally got released to go work. I am in IPN in florida. I have been through hurdles to get this clearance (as many have that are in recovery/monitoring,) and am very eager to...
  13. Florida IPN - Released to work

    Thanks babe! I appreciate your support and always cheering me on
  14. CA: Help with BRN with criminal history

    I responded to you in the other thread regarding support groups for nursing board issues. I would copy and paste but it won't let me
  15. I have a rocky past as well, and I have applied for licensure in two states over the years. In my case, I submitted documents for EVERYTHING, but everyone is different. When you do, you should also...
  16. Hi guys... I am writing with GOOD NEWS! So, I waited on signed the retainer agreement with the attorney and I managed to get the court to write a letter explaining the type of probation and that I...
  17. New to PEER in Oklahoma - Could use some advice :(

    Oh man. I am not in PEER, as i am in FL, however I am not sure that not providing would ever be an option for us here. Just to clarify: did you say that THEY basically sent you
  18. Good grief...I came up Positive

    Oh no! I am so sorry Soror! This is crazy, and I can't believe this! I fully expected you to be cleared of any wrong doing. Its obvious something is going on here for this to happen. They need to get...
  19. Florida IPN - Released to work

    Hi guys... I am writing with GOOD NEWS! So, I waited on signed the retainer agreement with the attorney and I managed to get the court to write a letter explaining the type of probation and that I...
  20. I wouldn't wait to apply. I don't see why you should? I actually was on probation at the time of my graduation and I applied before I graduated. I was hired and worked at a graduate nurse until I...
  21. Thanks for the response. Yes, I have retained an attorney at the price of $1,500 plus $220 an hour. He specializes in these things, and he does realize what the type of probation I was on in MO and he...
  22. Drug test randomness???

    I too am in FL and we use Affinity. They are $55 a test for a standard urine, and I have had a few $80 ones. I have been tested one day then the VERY next day, on two separate occasions. I was also...
  23. Dismissed battery charge

    I have a situation like this going on. If you scroll down a few posts regarding my exemption, you can read it. Good luck. I certainly wish you well. I don't know what state you are in, but I moved to...
  24. Florida IPN - Released to work

    Just spoke to a lawyer that deals with this. he completely understands my situation, and he can interpret my 2009 case. He said that sometimes you need a lawyer to get involved to help get the...
  25. HELP!! new grad with license on probation

    I am in the same boat- ish. I am a nurse that moved to FL and was put in the monitoring program (IPN) for a crime that occurred in 2009. I am not a convicted felon (due to a MO type of probation that...