Brand new nurse with TPAPN issues

[heavynurse7]

I am a brand new nurse. I had a DWI five years ago and went through a forensic psychology assessment by a board certified psychologist in order to sit for the NCLEX. The board offered me a deal in which I would voluntarily enroll in TPAPN 45 days after passing the NCLEX; part of the verbal conversation was an inference that TPAPN would waive the practice requirements part of the program. They inferred this because their psychologist indicated that my behavior was for a "short and fixed period of time, related to grief not to substance abuse". I agreed to enroll in TPAPN to keep my license free of any board actions, believing that if my practice wasn't hindered, I wouldn't be as unattractive to prospective employers. TPAPN never went through with what was inferred, and now I am a new nurse, with a job that I am going to have to resign from after only being on board 1 month, and have no idea how to go about getting another job in order to fulfill my TPAPN work obligations.

Does anybody know about resources, or TPAPN friendly employers in the San Antonio, Austin, Waco areas. I could really care less what it pays, or what field it is in, I am humble and really just want to go to work, I just want to nurse.

Any advice would be helpful.

[roser13, ASN, RN]

What is TPAPN?

[heavynurse7]

Texas Professional Assistance Peer Network, its a program for nurses that have substance abuse issues that serves as an alternative to losing their licenses. It works by limiting the participants in practices, (no narcotic administration, multiple urinalysis, mandatory support meetings, etc).

[sirI, MSN, APRN, NP]

Thread moved to Nurses in Recovery forum for best response.

[Twoyearnurse]

Hello and welcome! There are some great nurses here who will be able to offer support and insight to you, I'm in alaska so I won't be of much help on the location area, but I know monitoring programs:)