CRNA After Discipline

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Hello all,

First time posting on this site. I am currently working as an RN with disciplinary action on my license. I am on probation and am not allowed to handle narcotics for 4 months. I want to work toward becoming a CRNA eventually. I am basically wondering if anyone currently works as a CRNA or knows anyone who has had disciplinary action on their RN license but was able to get into CRNA school. Was it difficult to get in? Did it effect your ability to find work after graduating? etc. Any input would be helpful, thank you.

4 months?? must not have been anything tooooo serious. I would not recommend CRNA if you have any addiction issues, but if that is not the case you should talk with the director of each school before wasting anytime applying. It will likely help you out very much. As competitive as this field is I think having that on an application may be pretty rough tbh... but Word is anything is possible....

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Specializes in ICU, LTACH, Internal Medicine.

Where I am, people with drug disciplines 10+ years old cannot get into FNP programs.

I do understand that everyone of us can make a mistake and get into trouble. But that's the fact: being any kind of provider with DEA number and a reasonably smart person, anyone can set his or her personal drug supply shop in very short time and enjoy it till another mistake is made. The number of 1 anesthesia provider out of 10 having "issues" with drugs is, unfortunately, real one.

I would try to get into a "feeder" (a high-acuity ICU which regularly supplies new candidates fro a local CRNA school - to find it without personal contacts, Google local CRNA school, and then search Linkedin for its alumni - people often post their RN jobs in their profiles). Make PERSONAL contacts and then try to appoach someone familiar with school's Powers. It will take a few years but probably will be more successful than just blindly calling admissions, who in any case have more than enough perfectly qualified candidates with no disciplinary issues.

Before doing so, contact Boards in your state and figure if you'll be eligible for licensing. It makes no sense to apply any efforts if you'll be never granted license and allowed to work.

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Specializes in Anesthesia.

The OP has already stated that this was not substance abuse issue.

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Specializes in ICU.

Was it simply forgetting to waste a med? Multiple wastes not completed? Or was it something else? It's hard to tell what happened with little details given. Let us know how it goes!

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Specializes in Anesthesia.
Was it simply forgetting to waste a med? Multiple wastes not completed? Or was it something else? It's hard to tell what happened with little details given. Let us know how it goes!

It is simply none of our business. The OP asked a question/for advice and it was answered.

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Specializes in ICU.

Yes, I totally understand it's none of our business. It is just hard to predict what admissions will think--and try to give advice. This will definitely have to be discussed with the BON and each individual school as mentioned already. Good luck, OP.

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