Need some help nurses

Hi there, and welcome!

I do not have any experience with that particular board, however, I have been through this process twice now, as I relapsed after having a significant time clean. I know you want to get your license back, that is usually the goal for all of us. I can tell you this, in dealing with two different BONs, they have their own way of doing things, it is a process. I am sure they will take into account your amount of time clean, however, the resut will most likely be the same, some type of consent agreement that requires a specified time of urine screens, no matter the time you currently have clean. In some cases, as in mine with one of the BONs, my "time" doesn't even begin until I actually obtian a job as a RN. Another BON that I work with is going to screen me for 5 years, and it doesn't matter if I return to nursing that enitre time, after 5 years of screens, I get my license fully reinstated. So, like I said, it really is a process and it depends on the laws and regulations of each state.

My very best advice is this, keep doing what you are doing, doing the next right thing, and I guarantee you, things will work out. I know this may sound "lofty" or "empty" but it really is the truth. I have found that I must work the process, trust the process, believe in myself, and I do recover, and that means, first and foremost I recover my physical, emotional and spiritual health, and I recover my financial/career health.

Keep coming back, and putting yourself out there. In these forums there is a lot of support and I guarantee someone will say something to you that helps.

Best, Tara