TPAPN and EtG

MichelleRN34, ADN, RN · Feb 22, 2013

I test with first lab and it is tested for according to their website.

Callahan, RN · Feb 23, 2013

Are you in TPAPN? If so, I didnt know they also used First Lab.

MichelleRN34, ADN, RN · Feb 25, 2013

Are you in TPAPN? If so, I didnt know they also used First Lab.

No I'm in NC

all_over_again · Feb 25, 2013

They set the cut-offs sufficiently high to prevent false positives. As far as whether they test for etg, are you willing to find out the hard way? Unfair as it may seem now, you either play by the rules or you don't keep your license.

Callahan, RN · Feb 25, 2013

Lol, no I am not willing to learn the hard way! Just curious b/c etg testing causes a lot of paranoia d/t the possibility of incidental exposure. I just started my first nursing job and I think it is pretty ridiculous that I can't use the hand sanitizer b/c of the fear of being positive for etg.

HunnieBadger · Feb 25, 2013

I have the same fears! I changed toothpastes, soaps and shampoos....still researching deodorants LOL Because if you're accused, even if you did no wrong you still are

Callahan, RN · Feb 25, 2013

The only things I have changed are my mouthwash and I don't use hand sanitizer. I have been tested 5 times and have been negative each time, but I dont know if I was tested for etg or not. I use to be paranoid about deodorant, face wash, hairspray, etc, but not anymore. I can't live like that!

MichelleRN34, ADN, RN · Feb 26, 2013

i dont eat food with alcohol in them but i did not change any of my products. I do wash my hands instead of using sanitizer at work. I have not changed my mouthwash or deoderant. I have been testing 1-2 times a month for 10 months. Never test anything but negative. I have done a couple different options. Im not sure which if any include etg testing. They dont share with me what each option is testing for.

HunnieBadger · Feb 26, 2013

Maybe once I've been through it a few times I'll start to relax, but right now I feel so on edge with all thats being handed out to me at once! My biggest fear is being kicked out..

TXRN2 · Feb 26, 2013

just FYI: i worked in a clinic where i had to use hand sanitizer- could not carry my own alcohol-free kind, not feasible to wash hands instead. tested several times right after work after using sanitizer many, many times that day & never tested +. only avoided products, OTC meds with any alcohol.

Callahan, RN · Feb 26, 2013

Thanks for the info! Sounds like the risk for testing positive is mainly with ingesting alcohol. It's not really feasible for me to use soap and water, either. The soap on my unit is really sticky and takes a long time to wash off. I don't have that kind of time to spend at the sink!