DUI's and licensure

[thankfulrn01, BSN, MSN]

Hello! I just want to add my story here as I feel it might be helpful. I have 5 misdemeanors the worst of which are DUI #1(2008), DUI #2(2020). I graduated nursing school in 2014 and got my license in my state with no problem. Then while I was in NP school I got that last DUI. I thought my future was ruined. Right away after I was charged I emailed the BON asking them what I could do to decrease the chances of my license being put on probation. They told me to get a drug and alcohol eval from the licensee assistance program in my state and follow the recommended treatment. I did and they did not diagnose me with an alcohol use disorder and ordered me to attend 8 outpatient counseling sessions and a victim impact panel. As I did this I kept pushing my court date back so that I could get as much of this stuff done before I went to court and get into my clinical placement before they charged me so it wouldn't show on my background check. I went to court many months after the initial arrest and the judge was lenient on me because I had already completed the victim impact panel and attended counseling. I even did more than 8 sessions because I liked the sessions and knew it would look good on me. I got 180 days house arrest with NO probation or jail time. To my surprise the board of nursing left my nursing license alone and gave me my NP license UNRESTRICTED! But now I'm looking to move out of state and am wondering which states would be best to look into. From my research it seems like the following are out for now: CA, AZ, LA. Can anyone add any that they think I'll be able to get licensed in or think that I will not be able to? Thanks!! 

[JustFNpeachy]

In which state did this happen? I think you are the luckiest person!!

[NefforamaRN, BSN]

Sounds like you were proactive, and acting responsibly after going through hard situations.  I think your transparency and honesty reflect more why your license was not encumbered more than luck.  I had a former colleague that was convicted of a misdemeanor DUI in her resident state, applied for an OK license (requirement for a place of employment that served multistates before compact), lied about the misdemeanor, and STILL practices as a nurse manager in her home state and was obviously hired by a well respected children's hospital.... So..... sounds like you just need to continue to be up front with the BON's of interest and maybe reach out to them individually to get more info (which it seems like you've already done).