Kel65 MSN, RN

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  1. Kel65

    Ok I am FREAKING OUT

    Kel65 replied to JxoRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Wait till you speak with your
  2. Kel65

    Ok I am FREAKING OUT

    Kel65 replied to JxoRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Been through false positive scare twice but it was ethanol positive for Trace.Both were ruled negative when ETG's were done and were negative. I feel for you tremendously. Hang in there let us know...
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    Where did the TPAPN forms and participant guide go?

    Kel65 replied to Recovering_RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks
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    Negative drug screen and jobplace still wants me to meet with IPN

    Kel65 replied to Cpblondie81's topic in Nurses Recovery

    No!!!! An evaluation means treatment, they will just say you have an addiction you are not being honest about. File for leave of absence, see your neurologist and see an
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    Where did the TPAPN forms and participant guide go?

    Kel65 replied to Recovering_RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    What is the link for the forms, can't find anything
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    Seriously?! Grrrr.

    Kel65 replied to TexasMel's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'll be ****** if they take my
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    Seriously?! Grrrr.

    Kel65 replied to TexasMel's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I wonder how I could just wire my bi-monthly pay check to Austin. A urine last Wednesday and the Thursday before that. A PETH last Thursday, day after urine. And ringing in the 1st of February with...
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    Has anyone ever tested positive while having a UTI?

    Kel65 replied to StillRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you for the update I was thinking about you last night. Lord the lab world moves
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    Seriously?! Grrrr.

    Kel65 replied to TexasMel's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you. I woke up to the second peth feeling persecuted and felt a tug at my self esteem. Next thought was no, not going there. Sober two years. They can't take that, my self esteem or my hope...
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    Seriously?! Grrrr.

    Kel65 replied to TexasMel's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I know, 15 days apart....what? I will not let them get me down
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    Seriously?! Grrrr.

    Kel65 replied to TexasMel's topic in Nurses Recovery

    No, I had 2 false positives on the option 1 ethanol . ETG's were negative so they ruled UTI. My caseworker is letting me do only etg options now and peth per my request because of UTI issues. I just...
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    Seriously?! Grrrr.

    Kel65 replied to TexasMel's topic in Nurses Recovery

    True that. Expensive months like this I tell myself, "Just be thankful you have a job and can do this, how many people just gave up of couldn't do it." When I saw that lovely pink color of test today...
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    Seriously?! Grrrr.

    Kel65 replied to TexasMel's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Not totally random, I know that from the horse's mouth. But come on, I'm going on two years in the program without a glitch. Nothing late, same place of employment for a year-and-a-half with...
  14. Kel65

    Seriously?! Grrrr.

    Kel65 replied to TexasMel's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Ha, and this morning I wake up to back-to-back tests. Today a peth. 2nd this month, with my second option 4 (yesterday). According to my case worker option 4 is the big gun that tests for everything...
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    Seriously?! Grrrr.

    Kel65 replied to TexasMel's topic in Nurses Recovery

    So, here I go sweating a damn dilute. Hit right at the Mark with the first specimen but an inexperienced lab tech said no not enough for split. Later on her boss explain to her that the "B" specimen...
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    Has anyone ever tested positive while having a UTI?

    Kel65 replied to StillRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If you are TPAPN and have a good case worker like I do, the steps are ETG and then peth if ETG is positive and they want to allow you to.The steps on both my positives were EtG on the split. After...
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    Has anyone ever tested positive while having a UTI?

    Kel65 replied to StillRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have had 2 false positives Option 1 which is the ethanol alcohol. Both were determined false positives due to UTI after EtG and peth determined no alcohol levels. I now only do an option that has...
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    Seriously?! Grrrr.

    Kel65 replied to TexasMel's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Achievement unlocked, I love your sense of humor í
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    ER visit paper work for TPAPN

    Kel65 replied to Kel65's topic in Nurses Recovery

    January 3. Oh, my that is so wrong. Ignorant in
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    ER visit paper work for TPAPN

    Kel65 posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Does anyone know what paperwork needs to go to tpan when you visit the ER and get medications prescribed. The ER doc would not fill out the prescription progress support as he said he doesn't normally...
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    Seriously?! Grrrr.

    Kel65 replied to TexasMel's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You speak of my biggest fear. Having the test when I'm sick. 11 months good luck good luck, you go
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    ER visit paper work for TPAPN

    Kel65 replied to Kel65's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Well, obviously in my two years in tpapn I have not had to take any meds. Obviously, if I could have gotten hold of my caseworker or Advocate I would have had my answer and not posted here. This is...
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    Seriously?! Grrrr.

    Kel65 replied to TexasMel's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I feel you, don't have little kids, but it's damn cold here in Texas. Makes dropping a urine even more uncomfortable. I sweat it out Monday night afraid ice would be all over the roads because I knew...
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    ER visit paper work for TPAPN

    Kel65 replied to Kel65's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks
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    So much for "step down year" in TPAPN!

    Kel65 replied to Ash2213's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes that is true. Option 1 is ethanol. Per my request of wanting to do the EGT instead of the ethanol my caseworker has changed my most frequent test to option