Diversion

[anon_rn55]

I am sorry to say I was recently brought in for medication diversion. I am being offered a substance abuse program through work and have an attorney. I can't sleep the past week because I'm terrified of going to prison. Is it likely that the employer/investigator will see I'm in the program and have an oustanding positive record and do a Pretrial diversion/allow me to continue help through the program, or do medical professionals go to prison for this?

[Ewnursing]

You hired an attorney, that's the first step. I was in your situation, scared to death. I took a deferred sentence with counseling. I 100%% recommend pretrial diversion program, it is best overall all especially if you can get the charges dismissed after. I've made it through so far, I'm not going to lie it is a long process but you can get through this. The reason I recommend pretrial is to make sure you do not get on the OIG exclusion list. At the time of my decision, I was over being a nurse and swore I would never be one again then I come this far, maintaining my license while under the nursing board and now I have a mandatory exclusion that will hinder me working as a nurse for 5 years or more. Make sure your attorney knows the ins and outs of your states board of nursing and the other consequences that come with a criminal felony charge as a nurse. Mine didn't