Need Help please suspended license can I be a teacher

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Ok my license has been suspended due to not entering a rehab for the RNP program Details don't really matter but I took some of my friends Xanax she gave me bc I had many anxiety attacks after having 2 babies in one year i realize I did wrong I was having ppd or something and failed a random anyway doesn't matter bc on the license verification page it says suspended that's all but if you google me on the state board site says suspended due to non compliance of alcohol or drug problem. Has anyone ever lost or had a suspended license and went on to teach high school middle school or elementary? Any help will be greatly appreciated I have a BSN and have an interview this week to teach middle school with a temporary certification I just don't know if I should bring it up or what to do

I agree my husband doesnt

kmph. Now that is something to deal with right there. Congratulations on the teaching position. Follow your heart though! To thy own self be TRUE

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We must realize that many folks come to this forum who have no addiction issues- for who knows what reasons. & they often judge us harshly & without compassion. Perhaps they should remember to not judge another until "you have walked a mile in their mocassins"!! They have no idea what our journey has been like or is like now.

Perhaps some people should not make assumptions about the journey of others....? I have never met a person with addition issues, myself included, who wasn't very good at avoiding the truth.

....and facing the truth is step one to health, not misguided "support" for avoiding the issue.

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Good morning all! I hope your weekends went well and that we all stopped and appreciated the folks who have given their lives in service, and remembered those who still are. Let's all get back to the topic at hand, as i think the focus here has shifted. How are you doing kmph?

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Oh and Trish- I think a new thread on the "avoiding the truth" concept would be a great one! That type of discussion could be very helpful to nurses coming through here who are actively using but havnt been able to admit it to themselves yet. I would get in on that discussion!

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I am not sure why there has been so many harsh assumptions and judgements I didn't feel I needed to open my Pandora's box about all of my issues I just thought this would be a supportive site to get help thank you to the supportive non judgmental people on here and maybe the others may need to look a little deeper and question why they are so bitter. I am still so ashamed and disgusted with myself I am just trying to become better and I would never judge someone for their mistakes my own brother in law a chief of police was stilling opiates from the evidence locker everyone turned agait him I was there for him there are many reasons we do what we do shuning and casting away our own is not the life I live and I consider all nurses police EMT firefighters our own and for some that are just so interested one of the days I took a Xanax a 3 year old died from drowning she was a daughter friend we worked the code for an hour doing compressions with tears rolling down my face I know I'm not the only one who has worked these codes but it was just one more thing that added to my emotional instability at the time

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Hey kmph, you're okay and what I mean by okay is that in this moment, you are okay. On the lower end of the pyramid it sounds like you've got food, shelter, and some security. Because you have these things it leaves you open to work on emotional security and happiness. These are not easy to attain. The great news is that you can, and if you work hard and take this journey as it comes, you will. The first months after an emotional upset like this, addiction or not, are difficult. It's like learning how to walk on new legs. You are having to learn that your self worth is not attached to this life changing event, and even more important, that it is not attached to being a nurse. We and society hold us nurses to very high standards- but we are human and we can get ourselves into a world of trouble just like everyone else. You are experiencing the stages of grief- we experience this whenever we feel we have lost something precious to us. The good news is that it is predictable (for the most part) and that it does end. Allow yourself to feel that- it's the only way to make it through. In the meantime, your story is very valuable to others. Not in a way to keep people out of trouble, but a way to help them when they reach the bbottom bruised, broken, and hopeless. You will be their hand. Even in this early stage where little mmakes sense and you are probably still judging yourself for even smiling (because you probably don't think you deserve it) you have so much to offer others- in the end this will be an experience worth gold to others AND to yourself (this has been true for me and I hope it is true for you). There are many many folks here for you. Please keep posting.

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You are fantastic !!! The response is so perfect I am glad I just joint this app. thank you

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Hey kmph, you're okay and what I mean by okay is that in this moment, you are okay. On the lower end of the pyramid it sounds like you've got food, shelter, and some security. Because you have these things it leaves you open to work on emotional security and happiness. These are not easy to attain. The great news is that you can, and if you work hard and take this journey as it comes, you will. The first months after an emotional upset like this, addiction or not, are difficult. It's like learning how to walk on new legs. You are having to learn that your self worth is not attached to this life changing event, and even more important, that it is not attached to being a nurse. We and society hold us nurses to very high standards- but we are human and we can get ourselves into a world of trouble just like everyone else. You are experiencing the stages of grief- we experience this whenever we feel we have lost something precious to us. The good news is that it is predictable (for the most part) and that it does end. Allow yourself to feel that- it's the only way to make it through. In the meantime, your story is very valuable to others. Not in a way to keep people out of trouble, but a way to help them when they reach the bbottom bruised, broken, and hopeless. You will be their hand. Even in this early stage where little mmakes sense and you are probably still judging yourself for even smiling (because you probably don't think you deserve it) you have so much to offer others- in the end this will be an experience worth gold to others AND to yourself (this has been true for me and I hope it is true for you). There are many many folks here for you. Please keep posting.

You words are very wise. You also help me. We are nurses but we are human. We also make mistakes. Lapse in judgment. I pray that we can support one another. Our field can be harsh with or without personal issues. Thank you, Twoyearanurse. Appreciated!

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Hi did you get the job teaching? 

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Specializes in Psychiatry.

Before one loses their license, is it possible to voluntarily surrender it? 

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Healer555 said:

Before one loses their license, is it possible to voluntarily surrender it? 

yes, but it my state, the investigation is still public record. 

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TIMFY said:
Healer555 said:

Before one loses their license, is it possible to voluntarily surrender it? 

yes, but it my state, the investigation is still public record.

Some licensing boards and employers will also ask the applicant if he or she has ever surrendered a license in lieu of it being suspended or revoked.

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