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Best of luck to you!

Reinstate her license after requiring some re-education, and a period of supervised probation/practice. I have no way of knowing this for sure, but I bet getting charged and convicted for her mistake has resulted in re-assessing behavior and learnin...

This. I'm an RN that runs a business from home. I know full well that while the sentiments were certainly appreciated for those doing difficult work, the real "rubber meets the road" test is making working conditions safe, staffing properly, getting ...

I concur with the suggestion to hire an attorney who specializes in licensure defense ASAP.

Do get a lawyer that specializes in Board of Nursing matters. Do NOT talk to anyone, Board of Nursing, etc without your lawyer present. Get the hair and urine testing done, that may hold you in good stead if the employer did decide to report you, esp...

I believe the National Council of State Boards of Nursing has such a course. The url is https://NCSBN.org.

It is a hard thing, but where we are. Kudos to you for looking out for yourself.

Of interest to Indiana nurses and others ... Read in its entirety: Indiana Nursing Board Discriminates Against Nurses Seeking Opioid Help: DOJ

I left nursing, eventually started my own business, got my license out of suspension and on probation. Now the state board where I was originally licensed wants to keep me on probation for reasons that I'll not go into here, that have everything to d...

Great article! It masterfully illustrates how important taking a good history is, even with a "young and healthy" G1P1. If the suspicious symptoms such as the persistent headache, "not feeling right" and visual deficits in an otherwise healthy woman ...

Most excellent! Congratulations!

Congratulations! Good on you! *hug* You did it!

I'm pretty sure that even if the licensure status is unencumbered, it stays on NPDB. It also stays on Nursys.com and more than likely can be found on the state's licensure site. Nursys and state licensure sites are searchable by the public.

Definitely change your screen name to a pseudonym. Listen to your lawyer, don't bring details here, and don't talk to anyone that tries to get information. Welcome to AN. You definitely have support here.

Most excellent! Congratulations!

I wouldn't think they'd Spring that on you the last minute. Usually if something's wrong you'd have been notice. This close to your contract end date, I'd say that you're probably OK if you've followed instructions and handed in everything you've bee...

I'd be very assertive about finding out what is going on here. Do you have it in writing that you're supposed to be tested X amount of times? Did they give you a number? I'd be very surprised if they attempt to extend your contract. They can't ...

I had to be pushier than I felt I needed to be, and eventually contact the program director, who confirmed I was eligible for completion and I got the completion letter within the hour. This was not in the last year or so, it was before they changed...

Funny that states are now calling doctors and nurses who have retired to come and help care for Covid-19 patients. Age has nothing to do with this. Remember that if one lives long enough, one will become an older nurse. Be mindful of that...

It depends on what the application for licensure specifically asks. If it asks only for convictions and does not specify expungements then most likely you aren't required to disclose. Double check with state law to make sure and read everything car...

Get a license defense attorney and discuss this with them. I used to attend online meetings at home. Back then affinity was not requiring check out, only a sign in. I believe it does say somewhere in the Big Book of AA that, "when one or more a...

Seconded. It is harder than you think to just walk away. I learned that the hard way. You can't.

Congratulations on being this close to completion! I'd say that unless there is a reason to extend your contract, or you haven't completed it successfully, the end date on your contract is the time when the madness should stop. Have you been told you...

I second the above. If no one knows, all the better. Where you might run into issues is when you renew your license, if you are asked if you've been treated for alcohol or drug dependency since your last renewal. If your state doesn't include that qu...

I am 50/50 on cross training. I think it depends on how it is done. Putting an OR nurse in a bedside nursing situation, when that is not the nature of what they do on a daily basis, doesn't seem like it is a good idea, and the same for taking Labor/D...