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I am in Ohio and have been in post disciplinary monitoring for 3 1/2 years, for self reporting when I put myself in treatment to get off a benzo I was prescribed for about 10 years. I have been fully compliant, tested straight negative, and had 2 months left. The problem is, I quit my extremely stressful job in May (gave notice, did everything right). But I didn’t notify the BON that I quit.  THAT’s why they refused my “early release”.

I’m so f***ing fed up I can’t stand it. So I turned in my request to suspend the program and with it, my license.  After 25 years, I’m ready to give up nursing anyway. But the Ohio BON kills me. 
 

I’m actually at peace with my decision. I feel like I took back control that I haven’t had for a long, long time.  Good luck to anyone to has to deal with them. They’re absolutely awful and have made me feel like a criminal, when I didn’t do anything wrong. 

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It is so demoralizing.  Im glad you feel free and at peace! I wish you nothing but the best going forward!! 

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To the OP: how is life for you now outside of nursing? 

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I don’t blame you. I just found out I was refered to my states monitoring program after a non work related incident that happened over 2 years ago. I’ve been a nurse for 20 years and completely without any incidents. This past 2 weeks knowing that I have my intake coming up I can’t eat, I can’t sleep, my heart won’t stop racing. I spend countless hours online trying to drum up scenarios of what may or may not happen to me. I’m putting an end to the madness. I’m not doing the monitoring program, I’m way burned out from nursing anyway and maybe this was the final push I needed. It’s going to be hard going forward because this is all I know, but I’m not going to let the state demoralize me, judge me, stigmatize me, financially bankrupt me, and then once they finally push me over the edge put me and my problems on blast. No thanks. I’m smart and resourceful and I’ll find my way. 

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On 7/8/2021 at 4:10 PM, KaliK said:

I am in Ohio and have been in post disciplinary monitoring for 3 1/2 years, for self reporting when I put myself in treatment to get off a benzo I was prescribed for about 10 years. I have been fully compliant, tested straight negative, and had 2 months left. The problem is, I quit my extremely stressful job in May (gave notice, did everything right). But I didn’t notify the BON that I quit.  THAT’s why they refused my “early release”.

I’m so f***ing fed up I can’t stand it. So I turned in my request to suspend the program and with it, my license.  After 25 years, I’m ready to give up nursing anyway. But the Ohio BON kills me. 
 

I’m actually at peace with my decision. I feel like I took back control that I haven’t had for a long, long time.  Good luck to anyone to has to deal with them. They’re absolutely awful and have made me feel like a criminal, when I didn’t do anything wrong. 

I know exactly how you feel! Why would quitting your job matter to them? I'm so sorry. This is why I ended up quitting pnap too. Totally ridiculous!!

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