Leaving HPRP

1sttime · Feb 8, 2015

Ive never heard anything about arrest, details published in the public meeting minutes yes.... This could mean difficulty in getting any other professional license.

Even though I am in good standing, I got my real estate license just in case the board decided to revoke prior to any action by the board of nursing.

Twoyearnurse · Feb 9, 2015

I've not heard of people later being arrested, but I would look into your states laws. For example: what I did constitutes a felony so my state could legally charge me for up to five years until the statute of limitations runs out , for a misdemeanor it is 2 years. I hope that helps!

CryssieD · Feb 9, 2015

53 interviews sure is a lot--I understand your frustration, believe me. I had those thoughts about washing my hands of the whole thing--trouble was, I'd been a nurse for nearly 20 years--the vast majority of my adult life; since nursing school, during which I worked as a nurses' aide, in fact. So my non-nursing experience was essentially nil, and what I had was over 22 years ago--not exactly a strong resume. If you read through very much of this thread, you'll see there are lots of us with monitoring program restrictions who thought for sure we'd never work again--but we were wrong, eventually it worked out. The same will almost surely happen for you--I know, easy to say, but I've been there and it can work out, it does for lots of people. Any opportunity to get your foot in a door is a chance to change your luck--check with your case manager about working as a nurses' aide or a volunteer, even just to help with activities or hold hands--seriously, you can give people a chance to get to know you as a person, not just as "an addict/an impaired nurse/a nurse on probation" or whatever. Even if the volunteering is a no-go, maybe you can do some networking at a Caduceus meeting or something? Are you in a city or a rural environment? Are you open to jobs you would never have considered before this situation? It's up to you, of course, but I have a special respect for the wounded healer--I think those of us who have gone through this stuff are stronger people and better nurses for it, so I hate to see nurses leave the profession when they have so much to give. Let us know how it goes, and chin up!