JMWalker

JMWalker has 19 years experience and specializes in Psych, Dialysis, L & D, Long Term Care.

Latest Activity

1. Ohio Recovering RN with Felony Conviction

   JMWalker posted a topic in Recovery

   Hello fellow recovering nurses and those who support us! I have been clean and sober 8 1/2 years (yesterday, in fact!) and my license was reinstated in 2005 with permanant narcotic and work restrictions. I have had 2 jobs since re-entry, one in hemod...

2. Prepare yourselves, the drug addict on Dr. Phil is a nurse.

   JMWalker replied to Judee Smudee's topic in General Nursing

   I feel I should respond to the posts I've read thus far on this topic. I am a recovering opiate addict and, yes folks, a nurse. But I no longer label myself with anything...I am just me. I have over 3 years clean and sober, but not before losing lit...

3. New Nurse BULLIED/UNDERMINED/DRIVEN OUT

   JMWalker replied to Bindy's topic in Career Support

   Good Grief! You are right on the money! The titles after his name, in my opinion, are evidence of insecurity if he feels the need to add them on a message board!

4. Recovering RN seeking to re-enter practice

   JMWalker replied to JMWalker's topic in Recovery

   :balloons: Thank you all for your well wishes, support and honest personal experiences!! My eyes teared up reading your responses. I am obviously not alone. :) What are your thoughts about resume submission, specifically, should I include my res...

5. Recovering RN seeking to re-enter practice

   JMWalker replied to JMWalker's topic in Recovery

   Thanks to all who have responded thus far. I am appreciative for your insights. I am seriously considering pursuing chemical dependency as a career choice. After all, I have been there and know all too well the horrors of drug addiction. And obviousl...

6. Recovering RN seeking to re-enter practice

   JMWalker posted a topic in Recovery

   Hello all, thanks for reading. I am a 35 y/o inactive RN from Ohio. I graduated from an ADN program in 1991 and practiced until 1998. I diverted narcs from my employer in 1996, was offered treatment in lieu of conviction, but in actuality my disease ...

7. Attention Recovering Nurses!

   JMWalker posted a topic in Ohio

   I am an inactive RN recovering from chemical dependency with over 3 years clean and sober. I have petitioned the OBN for license reinstatement and if all goes well, I will be granted a probationary license in July. I am finding it challenging to 'net...