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Specializes in Geriatrics.

Hello

 

I am trying to find information.

 

I am 1/2 completed with probation. 

 

I asked my compliance supervisor if I could hire an attorney and she said yes.

 

I am not sure why several of nurses can be released early and others cannot. I do not think it is fair. My friend said they probably had high powered attornies.

 

Does anyone know if this will help with the situation?

 

Also why will none of them work pro bono? I'm guessing the cost of one is extremely expensive.

 

Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

 

Thanks

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

Do I have a better chance of doing a new Dr evaluation or hire the attorney.

 

The attorney is so expensive compared to a psychological evaluation.

 

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Specializes in Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life).

Contact the American Association of Nurse Attornies at https://TANNA.org. They will give you a free evaluation of your case and weather an attorney can help you. 

I have two attornies in my family and yes they are expensive. Look at it this way. You wouldn't expect a surgeon to operate for free would you. If you are halfway through a program then you most likely agreed to what ever stipulations are in your contract. It's difficult to go backward and undo an arrangement that you already agreed to. 

Still good luck to you!

Hppy

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

Thanks

 

Can anyone tell me why alot of the nurses are able to get released early? What are they doing? There is something they are doing compared to the others.

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

I still don't understand the concept. 

 

All or nothing. I have been passed over for all the other nurses in Texas and every month countless more are revoked.

 

How can this system be like this? If none of them got in trouble with the board I could understand it.

 

I was suprised. I am on probation and a local school system in another state outside of Texas hired me to substitute. 

 

So I wanted to say don't give up on things. However I am not sure if I could transfer to the Texas school system being out of state.

 

However Texas does have LVNs in school. I see their indeed.com job postings.

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What exactly is probation? Where I am, we just have monitoring agreements. We can work  Are you not allowed to work? 

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

Yes its monitoring. I have 1 year indirect supervision remaining

Yes... I call it probation.....  yes I can work

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

"No time to mess around folks" very true

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What exactly is probation? Where I am, we just have monitoring agreements. We can work  Are you not allowed to work? 

Attorney said:

"No time to mess around folks" very true

You just have indirect supervision? No tests meetings etc? 

 

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

I am required to have a counselor for therapy reporting and indirect supervision. 

 

I am not required for any testing or meetings.

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Attorney said:

I am required to have a counselor for therapy reporting and indirect supervision. 

 

I am not required for any testing or meetings.

That's way better than what I'm stuck with.. you're lucky relatively speaking.  Good luck with your appeal 

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Some nurses get out of monitoring early because there is no one size fits all for nurses that have an SUD or for those that do not. People in prison have different sentences. Some get out early and some don't. Some kids playing college athletics get full scholarships while some get partial. Some Doctors graduating medical school get picked for a neurosurgery residency while some only get picked for GI. 

Very few nurses/very low percentage get out of monitoring early. For the ones that do, it's usually not about a high powered lawyer. It's about the nurse having a contract that early on/when they first sign it when they start, the contract has a stipulation that they can petition the BON early (for example at the 4 year mark out of a 5 year agreement) to modify the agreement. In some cases, modifying the agreement means the end of monitoring and completion.

In summary, for nurses who get out early, the overwhelming majority had a stipulation in their monitoring agreement that tells them how long the contract is for (like everyone else) but it will also have some stipulation that "gives them a chance to be done early" such as a statement that reads, "nurse may petition the BON after 4 years of monitoring to modify this contract and/or complete the monitoring agreement with the Boards Approval."

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