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Probably no alternative in this case as the person didn't respond to the nursing board inquiry or attend the disciplinary hearing.

Can you become a respiratory therapist in Ohio with an indefinitely suspended nursing license for improper narcotics handling?

Can an RN with an indefinitely suspended nursing license become a respiratory therapist?

You're the one painting with a broad brush. I never said that dialysis nurses don't work hard. I was asking if they go into dialysis while they work through their issues. Here is a post from a few years ago that piqued my curiosity... Jul 31, 2010 Don't worry about the hiring process being stopped because of your on probation status. I have found that several Davita nurses are in the same situation. Dialysis is apparently known for hiring nurses on probation, because normally, nurses prefer to work in a hospital for more money. I know that when I was hired, the recruiter called me home and asked "When your probation is over, are you going to quit Davita and run back to the hospital like everyone else?" (Of course, I replied "Oh no, this is what I really want to do!"). But the reality is t his: when I am off probation in another 15 months, I certainly WILL apply for a hospital job; for one, the money ismuch better, and also, the workload is much more manageble....as I said in my letter, I have never worked so hard for so little money in my life!! You should have absolutely no problem with being hired-good luck!

I'm not trying to keep him from earning a living. You're missing the point of my OP.

I already know the "dirty laundry". It's public knowledge. I was asking if dialysis is commonly used by nurses with issues to chill out till they either recover or get their license back.

He was suspended by the state BON. It's on their public license lookup. It's been three years.

He's hiding the fact that he was suspended.

No. There are many posts on this forum alone with nurses with drug and/or licensure issues that are now working in dialysis.

Because he's being so secretive about being suspended and his cover story is BS. He was all hung-ho about being a nurse and going to CRNA school and "suddenly" doesn't have the passion for its anymore and takes a menial job at a loading dock before working at a dialysis clinic. The whole story smelled, and rumors were flying that there was a drug incident in the same unit he worked at the hospital, which is a small county hospital, and with him suddenly leaving, it was easy to put two and two together. Plus, having it confirmed on the state BON license lookup. He and his wife still think no one knows about his status. I was just curious as it seems that dialysis is a "haven" for nurses with drug problems.

LIke I said, I don't know in what capacity he's working at the clinic. Do you need state licensure to be a tech?

A friends husband is a nurse that was fired from a hospital ICU for irregularities in the accounting of narcotic pain meds while he was on duty. He had a cover story that he quit due to being burned out from nursing and wanted to take a break from a hospital setting. This sounded suspicious as he was accepted and was getting ready to start CRNA school in a few months. I looked up his license status on the state BON website and it shows him suspended. Reading the documents from the BON, he refused to reply to the charges against him and the BON indefinitely suspended his license. Come to find out that he's now working at a local dialysis clinic. Researching this forum and other sites, it seems that dialysis clinics hire nurses with suspended licenses due to drug issues. I don't know in what capacity he works there as he clearly can't exercise the privileges of his nursing license. How common is it for nurses with drug and/or licensure issues work in dialysis clinics?