Employment-When to disclose discipline case

brownbook · Jul 2, 2010

I would hope whoever mandated your restrictions would give you some help and guidelines. I can only assume your state board of nursing, whoever mandated your restrictions, would advise you? Most job applications ask some form of the question "have you ever had your license revoked or restricted." So future employers are going to know right away. Good luck.

angel h · Jul 2, 2010

The state board of nursing was not any help to me at all. I have seen many questions from other nurses similar to mine. Was just looking for some input. Thank you for your response brownbook.

elkpark · Jul 3, 2010

I would do it as early as possible once they've indicated they're seriously interested in you (like, up front in an interview). Although I have limited experience in interviewing/hiring, I did have the experience of being involved (a number of years ago) in interviewing and hiring a nurse who had lost her license and actually served prison time for drug-related charges. She came into the interview and started out by spreading out on the table a huge sheaf of paperwork that turned out to be documentation of all the steps she had taken to complete her probation, work her recovery, get her license back, etc. She was v. open about her situation without sounding defensive about it at all, or attempting to minimize or blame anyone else. My boss and I were both impressed with how well she handled this, and hired her (she turned out to be a great colleague).

If she had waited until later in the process to disclose her history, I would have felt v. differently -- it would have felt like she was being sneaky or a little dishonest.

Best wishes!

katkonk, BSN, RN · Jul 3, 2010

As noted by a previous poster, usually on the online application it asks a question about that, so there is no hiding it. They will know from the very beginning.