Nurses with DUI's...

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If a Nurse receives a DUI. Does NOT have any prior criminal, felony background. Clean as a whistle and unfortunetly gets smacked with one of these....how exactly does it work letting the BOARD know?

Do you wait until you receive the renew license form and mark the box? Do you call the BOARDS? Is there a penalty for waiting over a year to report it? No jail time was issued, site and release misdameanor. Class for first offender of DUI completed.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

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first i would like to say i can empathize with your circumstance....because three years ago i found myself in the same position.

i can give you advice only from my personal experience.

first, if time allows, before your renewal is up.....get your record expunged and do not self report. you wont be doing yourself any favors. if you find you have completed all your states requirements with your dui and you have the record expunged, you dont have to disclose that information. it wont be lying either. thats what happen to me. i reported upon renewal and one week later had papers in hand of expungement ..... too late and no difference with the state.

i also recommend you seek advice from a nurse attorney.... dont try to fight the board alone and if push comes to shove dont ignore it or try to get out of it. they take action against you and make it more difficult. so you may just end doing what is required by your state recovery program.

it happens to be in pa that there is no difference with the state and the vrp program for nurses who receive a dui only. in the start of this i felt all alone in my situation, but have found many others in the same boat. just remember, it was our own doing that got us here. the state is for public safety and not a nurses friend.

good luck, its a difficult position to be in.

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