My license is probation & I need interviewing advice

[BeckyJN]

Two years ago, I was reported to the BNE for a medication error. It was really a documentation error. I was to give two medications, one IV and one IM. On two separate occasions of inadvertently wrote the wrong name of the medication but the right route and time. I was reported as giving meds the wrong route. There was no adverse patient reaction and this was only found on routine chart checks. I had just completed a probationary period for a medication error that I did do 2 years earlier, so the BNE put me on a 2 year probation of which I am halfway through that period. My last employer went out of business and I am having a hard time finding a new job because of my probationary status. Can you help me when they ask why I was let go from the previous job and about the error. No one seems to want to hire someone on probation even though I have good nursing skills and received a high mark on my last evaluation.

[sleepless in norman]

A nursing employment record is for life, you don't want to falsify any part of your nursing history, the BON will destroy you, just backup your record with solid references and proof of dedication to your craft, don't get caught in a lie.Good Luck.

[mattsmom81]

I would answer truthfuly and explain what you learned from the experience, while highlighting my good points and showing glowing references from former supervisors. :)