Is getting placed on probation the most common disciplinary action the state board of nursing takes?
This unfortunate situation is all very new to me, I just received notice from the state Board of nursing yesterday that I complaint was filed against me. As I'm sure most of you all did, I have been googling and researching everything on what could possibly happen to me, my Nursing license, all possible outcomes, different scenarios, trying to find a story similar to mine that had a happy ending...etc.
My question is: when a nurse is placed on probation, does that mean that their license is going to definitely be suspended for a period of time? Or are there different types of probation, one where a nurse wouldn't loose their license? I'm not sure if I am asking that correctly.
Yes, believe me I am in the process of retaining a lawyer to represent me. And once I do meet with them, I will be sure to ask them all of my questions, but is really getting the best of me.
Is there anyone that was able to keep their nursing license but still have conditions??
Lesson was don't air your dirty laundry on social media. That's all.
The nurse you described seems to really need help and I hope she gets it.
Nothing sneaky about using a pseudonym. I don't think your name is really surejan.
I apologize if I came off harsh. Any animosity I have is towards this one nurse specifically. She's been exceptionally reckless for years and has put her kids in danger multiple times and I'm tired of it. I hope she can get help too. I thank whatever god may be out there every day that her kids weren't harmed in her suicide attempt. I don't want this to happen again and next time they find her lifeless body. Or they get hurt physically. I'm 99% sure she still has access to firearms at her house bc Texas.
I apologize if I came off harsh. Any animosity I have is towards this one nurse specifically. She's been exceptionally reckless for years and has put her kids in danger multiple times and I'm tired of it. I hope she can get help too. I thank whatever god may be out there every day that her kids weren't harmed in her suicide attempt. I don't want this to happen again and next time they find her lifeless body. Or they get hurt physically. I'm 99% sure she still has access to firearms at her house bc Texas.
I apologize as well. I'm stuck with a monitoring agreement for a substance use disorder I don't have I'm overly sensitive to people reporting each other. I understand why you reported her.
I apologize as well. I'm stuck with a monitoring agreement for a substance use disorder I don't have I'm overly sensitive to people reporting each other. I understand why you reported her.
*hugs* I'm sorry you're going through this. I don't know if anything I can say will make you feel better other than you will come out of this stronger? Much, much stronger
Don't post stuff on social media like this. Lock your Facebook profile. Don't "friend " coworkers
Healer555 said:
Lesson was don't air your dirty laundry on social media. That's all.
The nurse you described seems to really need help and I hope she gets it.
Nothing sneaky about using a pseudonym. I don't think your name is really
I can tell you have animosity towards this person by the way it is written. She needs a good support system and I don't know who you are to her but your not it! There is a lot of help out there and none of them include sending videos to the BON. She is most likely involved with CPS at this point which can make her complete evaluations etc. That or the police should be called. You calling the board will not get her gun taken away or make it less likely for something to happen. If fact, it may make it worse. She then may not even be able to work( say goodbye to insurance)to pay for all of the treatment etc needed. It may be the thing that pushes her over the ledge bc she is unable to withstand it all at once.
I reported a RN a month ago who mixed pills and alcohol and shot herself in the wrist while her two children were home with her. CPS determined there to be a "reason to believe" that "neglectful supervision" occurred that night, but since neither child was physically harmed, they still live with her primarily. In the referral, I included video evidence of her passing out on a YouTube livestream while drinking a mike's harder lemonade. I also included dozens of screenshots from her social media accounts from 2017 onwards where she admits to having alcoholism and a severe eating disorder that she regularly loses consciousness from (both in public and in private). Of those screenshots, there are posts detailing her passing out while working a clinical shift at the hospital. She fell and busted her face open pretty badly, but was able to shrug it off as a freak accident when her nursing professor asked why she fainted. I included our cps caseworker's contact info. Our cps caseworker informed us that she lied to the psychiatrists at the mental hospital claiming that the gun fired by accident, when the police report clearly states that she drew a target on her wrist, told her friend she was "going outside to smoke a cigarette and if they hear a gunshot to call 911".
sorry for the book, I just wanna know, in your experience, will all of this evidence result in an immediate license suspension? In your opinion, what do you think will happen to this nurse? She's also planning on moving thousands of miles away to Hawaii, where she has zero support systems, to work. TIA
If you are so concerned about this nurse why do you not reach out to the nurse personally and ask how she is doing? People make mistakes especially when they are in a dark spot and very low but it does not mean that the nurse/person first is in that spot anymore. Also because this person wanted to harm herself does not automatically mean she wants to harm other people.
I was not suspended, however I can't work until they tell me I can. So I guess unofficially I was, but there will be no record of it. I was almost done with IOP, 10 clean UA's and in one on one therapy as well as dabbling in AA and NA to find one I liked before they started their investigation against me. So that could be partly why I wasn't suspended. Honestly made me grateful because I hate that anyone can see what's happening to you by looking you up. I feel like it should be private between the nurse, BON and employer.
My lawyer did tell me they usually suspend the nurses here who have a cocktail of drugs in their system and who seem like a big risk. so if you didn't have a ton of drugs in your system, intoxicated on the job, or hurt anyone, they may not suspend you while investigating.
If you are so concerned about this nurse why do you not reach out to the nurse personally and ask how she is doing? People make mistakes especially when they are in a dark spot and very low but it does not mean that the nurse/person first is in that spot anymore. Also because this person wanted to harm herself does not automatically mean she wants to harm other people.
This is why I refuse to go back where I worked once I am cleared and they'll hire me back. Too many nosy coworkers who tried to act super friendly when I was taken off the unit to get the gossip. Everyone talked about me. And how many have checked on me now that it's died down? 1 person. I wouldn't want to step back in there due to the judgment I'd most likely receive
This is why I refuse to go back where I worked once I am cleared and they'll hire me back. Too many nosy coworkers who tried to act super friendly when I was taken off the unit to get the gossip. Everyone talked about me. And how many have checked on me now that it's died down? 1 person. I wouldn't want to step back in there due to the judgment I'd most likely receive
Completely understand. Too many of us without a SUD in the same boat. Nosy and bad intentioned coworkers and people in general may karma pay them back
Completely understand. Too many of us without a SUD in the same boat. Nosy and bad intentioned coworkers and people in general may karma pay them back
I don't think my IOP counselor believed me when I told her I have had no cravings or triggers since I was caught. Even though 10 UAs have proved I wasn't doing any drugs. I diverted when my grandma died and I had my first stillborn patient at the same time to try to sleep because I had nightmares, but it didn't help whatsoever. I've gotten so many new coping techniques thankfully. it makes me feel so stupid I hit rock bottom and tried that avenue. I never want to face the coworkers who only cared about judging me again.
SureJan
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I apologize if I came off harsh. Any animosity I have is towards this one nurse specifically. She's been exceptionally reckless for years and has put her kids in danger multiple times and I'm tired of it. I hope she can get help too. I thank whatever god may be out there every day that her kids weren't harmed in her suicide attempt. I don't want this to happen again and next time they find her lifeless body. Or they get hurt physically. I'm 99% sure she still has access to firearms at her house bc Texas.