VykingboyRN

An “Interview,” is both ways, and I believe they showed you exactly how you’d feel working there. “Antennas Up!!” Best of Luck, and Prayers for your guidance and a position you’ll love, grow in, and be challenged by - to be your best.

Being 100% honest, because of the era we live in, #metoo, and social expectations that are alive and well, I didn’t EVEN GET THE TRAINING NECESSARY in 10 years of Nursing MS, ER, Critical Care to conduct a female procedure. In Nursing School, we were run out of the room time and time again. But that’s not #Discrimination, that’s “Culture.” It’s not a double-standard to me, it’s a double edged sword. Strangely, never had a female refuse me to go pull up or take to the restroom, a 500 lb female, all the sudden a male is just fine.

Absolutely! There was just no one to give me hope, only sympathy/empathy. This whole career I planned on, gone. Stories of RN’s and APRN’s working at Walmart and McDonalds, No... Your skills will transfer over to many, many, many other trades. And, I just witnessed an Engineer get his first Felony DUI(third DUI), think he for one day had to worry about his profession? Nope. He was working the day he got out on bond. We got to stop devaluating ourselves and thinking we lost out livelihood. I would consider it a Nightmare, to wake up now, and this was all just a dream- and I’m due for a Nursing Shift, Lol!!! I’ve NEVER been more happier, or made more money. I’m not unique, I know of one BSN that works at Nissan making $36/Hr, another ADN I graduated with that sales John Deere Implements and makes more than I do now:/ The same charisma and success driven attitude that got anyone through Nursing School, can take them ANYWHERE!!!! Follow your heart and mind back to the road that leads to happiness, and above all, precious freedom.

I wish I could report better news?... I even sat and passed my US Corp of Engineers Exam, and received the bonding and insurance personal number. Upon filling out for my Official PE Licensure Number, there it was... “Do you have now, or have you had in the past, any territorial governmental issued professional license that underwent any investigation, discipline, voluntary surrender, inactivity, or revocation? If Yes, please explain below.” I got a great Attorney, but guess what? Bing! Bing! Bing! You Kyle, are the next contestant on Please satisfy the MS State BON, even though you don’t plan to practice one further day as an RN, NP, or even UAP Position?!!!!! $27,487 and 5 years later, I have my license clear and active... just to let go inactive as a Chemical Engineer in a Consulting Firm, lol! Karma is mean, and she has a dark morbid sense of humor...

You don’t have to believe me, I know that tearing feeling that you’ve chose the wrong profession, this is all nuts, everything is going wrong... You’ll look back and laugh(internally) one day watching a newbie clawing their way to keep their head above water... As for now, make a cheat sheet, put every thought of a task down, even if it’s a fleeting thought that hits you when finally get to pee, lol. Do not leave until all those tasks are checked or highlighted. Trying to balance all those tasks and goals in your mind will burn you out with just a couple admits and discharges. You can only do one thing at a time, but you CAN eat a whole elephant!!! Just ONE BITE AT A TIME!!! Once it’s all down on paper, on a cheat XY grid (room=x, time/1 hr increments =y) in front of you, it’s much easier to prioritize your time on a rolling basis, and get tasks done on time in each goal’s hour window. I typed mine up, by the end of the day it looked like a War Zone Map. I developed my own shorthand with symbols and marks. By the end of the day I could give an accurate report off it. Organization and Time Management will get better with experience, but planning can start right now, and will get you there much faster! best of luck!!!!

Ok, and this may be a bit “Off Topic,” but how does the wide eyed car avatar come into play with that chosen screen name????

Ouch, a lesson for ANY future nurse dealing with the BON and any thought of self-disclosure(GET AN ATTORNEY BEFORE ANY BOARD OF NURSING RELATED COMMUNICATION OF ANY DISCLOSURE!!!) And, if it seems like I am coming off hard and inconsiderate- I made the same mistake as the OP, and paid with financing another career from scratch. And, (drum roll),... finding out that I still had to satisfy my BON before moving on with my new Professional Board without ever working another day in Nursing(and that doesn’t even take into account all the $Thousands spent to just comply with a Board I will never need again... LAWYER UP!!!!!!!!!!!?

@GRUMPY RN Yes Sir, Total Satire as a vaping RN turned Engineer who doesn’t want to pay $250 for a Hotel Smoking Fee,... But, who does really miss the taste and satisfaction of a “real” cigarette that would honestly be happy to give them my “wheelchair” years for quick stroke or massive Heart Attack, Lol. You have no worries Sir, My wife stays on my back end hard and scary enough to make the thoughts of even “sneaking,” a cigarette after my non-smoking years on the level of infidelity... but I will honestly say, I feel like applying the same bans as Tobacco Smoking- on Vaping, a War on a lesser evil. That said, No fees since Vaping in Hotels and Airports/Airlines, so a mute point until I get caught?...

And it’s much safer than combustible cigarettes which cause “second hand smoke,” but with the all the regulation on “where” you can use them- which should have been a “plus.” I have decided just to go back to regular smoking tobacco. I mean, if there is no gain to switching to “Vaping,”... I’d rather just continue supporting hard working Carolina and Virginia Farmers. If the public has such an issue with a Heating Steam with Nicotine Replacement that gives the satisfaction of smoking without the second-hand effects, heck, I’ll have the “real thing.” Their Loss...

Trust your gut always. MD’s/DO’S/NP’s/PA’s get tired in this “Narcotic Crisis,” and write checks your BON WILL NOT CASH?!!!!! If you have “The First Reservation,” do not administer the order. Your License can be insured, it CANNOT be Guaranteed. (During my tenure as an RN, NP- many drug companies were coming to Hospitals talking about the “Patient’s Right to be Pain Free.” I have seen that cost many HCP’s their Professional Licenses. Chart like your children’s lives(you may not have children), but pretend you do have hungry children, and they ARE hungry, and your decisions with Narcotics depend on YOUR ability to feed them. This NEW government mentality doesn’t need you to “mess up,” or “make a mistake,” only to “give more pain relieving medications than fellow nurses on other shifts.” Then, “Game Over.”

I took a many “Sign On Bonuses,” but I will be completely honest in what they led to. 2004- $7,000 for 2 years in Med Surge in Jackson, MS. 2006- DFW Area ED Dept. Staff RN- Tarrant County Hospital- $75,000 signed contract to work through all Holidays for 1 year including New Years Eve, NYD, Xmas Eve, XMas, MLK Day, Good Friday, Easter, Memorial Day, and 4th of July, and the bonus check tax free came July 5th, and I put it on a GulfStream Airstream Camper. I will never forget 6 mos of work at one year bought my family this beautiful Masterpiece RV. We love it so much!!!! But, the shortage has gone away since then, but trust me, it will return. Too many aged in our society vs. the number to take care of them. It’s just elementary math. And the baby boomers will need care,... and it’s coming like a train running down a track that is ending, at full speed. The Recession confused things putting retired RN’s/LPN’s back to work, but be sure, the derailment is coming... if you are licensed, your time is coming... The Hospitals, Clinics, and all the other agencies that have benefit over a few years of cheap labor are going to have to swallow a bitter pill. The worth of an RN and LPN, Heck, even qualified CNA/PCT is coming soon... ”Mark My Word.”... The baby boomers just lived a decade or two longer than expected, and that drag on Medical Professionals is... ”Coming Soon,” to a desperate employer near you!!!!! These aged boomers are insured, many with supplemental insurance!!! And, the Healthcare “Card-House” will again BEG YOU TO HELP, and no amount of profit college and tech schools will fill the gap of this need, just watch,... it will fall without you. and the profits this time will be yours again.

I just wanted to say, on the question, “do you think a lawyer could benefit me after self incrimination...” My “Public Defender” had my statement thrown out because I had made it under the influence of a Narcotic,” and it was stricken from record. In gathering the fees imposed by the State- he honestly said, “Put your wife on the street if you have too.” I didn’t do that, btw. ANY Lawyer, is better than no lawyer at ANY Hearing involving your future. I was lucky enough to know what my fate would have been with an attorney and without, and I will always say, “Lawyer Up!” Had I been able to afford one in the beginning, it would have saved me thousands in the long run after I got my Engineering Degrees after leaving the BON in the dust. It honestly feels like I am an escaped slave from a plantation having to deal with the plantation owners whip after I got my free papers, but they were STILL able to control my life because of my other Professional Organization. No other organization is scrutinized like Nurses, and it has to stop, it is pure abuse even when Nurses want to leave and go pursue another field, but are pursued by “master.” No, My ability to be an effectual Chemical Engineer should have nothing to do with the MS BON, but they still have me by the “roundies.” There is no other governing body that has such power even after one leaves the practice, except Nursing. And to get “Free” of them, was the same as keeping my License. That is Over-reach and far out of bounds in my opinion. The things that can happen to “Good” People is beyond nightmares. I still have them at night years beyond what happened to me.

My name is “VykingboyRN,”... That’s because I come from a long line of Norwegians, and I misspelled Viking purposefully because I live in the “South,” where it is said that way -Vyking, and there are very few Norwegians in the US Deep South outside of Texas,(Not in TX)?. -Boy, well, that is self explanatory. Vykingman sounded so serious, and not nearly as playful, young, and easygoing as I am. RN because I didn’t want the alphabet soup or letters that followed it, after all, I am a Pragmatic Norwegian Boy, not big on being a tall poppy, and I rarely feel like my credentials prepared me half as much as the “experience” they opened me up to? Plus I’m a little timid being Scandinavian and all, but love the dry humor that can catch some off guard. Nothing like hearing a laugh 10 seconds later down the hall.

My life past “BON” are documented on Instagram, under “Vykingboy.” Never give up! “You only live once.”

As a been there, done that RN with a BSN, MSN, and MPH,... The legal and Nursing World still 100% “In Practice,” still sees “addiction,” as a crime, not a “disease.” My advise will always be to pick up the pieces of your life, and spend your energy and knowledge somewhere else for awhile. The education even an AAS or ADN Nurse receives prepares you for many many careers paying $50K plus, until you are mentally, spiritually, and financially ready to face the BON. You may even find, Like me, it’s not worth the fight when so many other basic needs need you worse, and are willing to pay much more for your knowledge and experience with much more respect and support than “Nursing,” ever gave you. All I am saying, is keep your eyes and heart open to where you are NEEDED and can THRIVE with the education and preparation the Path you took gave you to a success you wouldn’t believe possible just by thinking “out of the box.” It was just yesterday I led an RN(AAS) to a $76K position in AL with an Industry needing a Environmental, Health, and Safety Supervisor Position. It is a position she loves, and has no plans to ever contact BON again. She, like me, has already been offered Tuition Reimbursement back for a Engineering Degree with University of AL contingent upon 2 years of work post degree. Opportunities for Growth and Success abound around you, even now.