Kel65 MSN, RN

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  1. Kel65

    So much for "step down year" in TPAPN!

    Kel65 replied to Ash2213's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I am betting that you just described how it will be for me to a tee. Mentally prepared. I was thinking the other day I'll probably get hit with a test my last day and be waiting extra time for...
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    So much for "step down year" in TPAPN!

    Kel65 replied to Ash2213's topic in Nurses Recovery

    32 days since my last test. If it's 18 a year during step down, they only have 9 left to hit me with before July 19. It will be interesting to see how it measures
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    It is DONE.

    Kel65 replied to Ash2213's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hey, that's a good idea pick of the last login. I'm going to have to do that July 19th
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    It is DONE.

    Kel65 replied to Ash2213's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congrats!! Six months left
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    To TPAPN or not...

    Kel65 replied to N377311's topic in Nurses Recovery

    They will give you a list of choices with whom to do your evaluations with. They are all TPAPN preferred, and will likely give you out patient. There is no getting out of outpatient if you're deemed...
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    I am DONE! Finally

    Kel65 replied to Short LPN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks. I thought the Last year would go slower, but I don't even know where these past five months went. The day I can't check in I'm going to a Chinese buffet. None in three years, Soy sauce...
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    To TPAPN or not...

    Kel65 replied to N377311's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes, I am in TPAPN. You are required to tell the employer.You have to get approval from you case worker to work a job once you're in tpapn. You will probably be required not to work while you're going...
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    To TPAPN or not...

    Kel65 replied to N377311's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Six months narcotic restriction in Texas is
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    To TPAPN or not...

    Kel65 replied to N377311's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If they said they're reporting you to TPAN then they are not reporting you to the board. Employers have a choice of either or. Mine went the tpap route because patient care was not in question. TPAPN...
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    I am DONE! Finally

    Kel65 replied to Short LPN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Conrats. 7 months for me as of December 19. I can hardly believe it
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    Drug screen left out for 4 days

    Kel65 replied to Anon2422's topic in Nurses Recovery

    From experience that is only with the Ethanol, bacteria does not effect ETG it degrades it so the test is invalid, they do an ECT to show that alcohol is negative and other test to determine bacteria...
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    Holiday testing

    Kel65 replied to Red<nurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yep, I'm thinking all of us in Texas are going to be trotting(excuse the Thanksgiving holiday pun) to the lab
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    So obsessive and overwhelmed.

    Kel65 replied to Ash2213's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I had two that were ETOH positive, further testing showed UTI. Peth cleared me. Don't
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    Just signed Contract with KARE, Tested 3x this last week!

    Kel65 replied to debnky's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You are in that high risk for relapse period. When I hit 7 months I felt like I was testing every other
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    A Recovery Poll, Sort Of

    Kel65 replied to TNPAPnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yah!! 9 months here. Life goals as follows...hair dye,hair spray, cologne, an alcohol hand sanitizer free for all, a pig fest on Chinese food drenched in soy sauce, spraying Glade all over the house,...
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    A Recovery Poll, Sort Of

    Kel65 replied to TNPAPnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Sober all the way. Won't even touch Benadryl let alone alcohol. Love my new self and life. Will probably taper off the AA quite a bit. Looking forward to the day that I have more time and money to...
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    Best/worse experience in monitoring. Please advise

    Kel65 replied to HoldenC's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Being clean and sober 27 months, having an EGT come back invalid deemed to be unreadable due to possible UTI issues. And now waiting 12 days on the latest test results to come back wondering what will...
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    It's my birthday!

    Kel65 replied to Big Blondie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Oh my God. Happy Birthday and early congratulations. 8 months behind you and in misery right days. 8 days waiting on option 4 results with my last invalid due to, according to the lab, unable to test...
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    I tested positive while in recovery now what??

    Kel65 replied to Myyep's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I take Zyrtec all the time and always test on a panel that includes Benadryl. No
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    I tested positive while in recovery now what??

    Kel65 replied to Myyep's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Texas, you would be doing a redo. They take banned over the counters ad seriously as illicit or abused
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    Help! Tested positive

    Kel65 replied to Jaybird82's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If you want an idea of cost, I am two years and 3 months in(nine months to go) and between outpatient therapy, initial consultation, after care costs and drug testing I have spent 14,789.00$. Should...
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    Help! Tested positive

    Kel65 replied to Jaybird82's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I urge you to go to a lab and do a hair panel. Noone should assume anyone is guilty, but unfortunately some people and the boards do. False positives do occur. So, arm yourself with a more clinically...
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    Help! Tested positive

    Kel65 replied to Jaybird82's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It is going to cost you alot of money. You will likely have to do inpatient or outpatient therapy before you can work again. Then there's the probability of work restrictions like no passing narcotics...
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    Drug tests

    Kel65 replied to Red<nurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    In TPAPN dilute an invalid are two separate things. invalid means there was something wrong with the urine that the test can't be run. Dilute is dilute unless they found something then it's dilute...
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    Drug tests

    Kel65 replied to Red<nurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    They use invalid, negative or positive. After an mro review, it would change to non-negative or positive. I've never had abnormal. I just had an invalid that came back on an EGT. I've never heard of...