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Fired from job and reported 2.5yrs ago (2021). Interviewed 5 months later with investigator and a lawyer. It's been over 2 years since the interview and I've heard nothing. No letter stating the case is closed. Do you always receive a letter stating the case is closed? I read after 18 months you're probably good? I hate this limbo of not knowing what happens after the interview. I just want to move in with my life, but this is always in the back of my mind.

Anyone ever have someone sign off on a waste and then accused you of trying to divert days/a week later after the waste? Company did their own interviews with me and other RN and fired me based on another nurse’s speculation that I wanted/tried to divert—but didn’t and reported me to BON. Accusing nurse says med was wasted in proper bin, but reported based on the fact that in their opinion it seemed like I was “trying to divert” the med. But they signed off on the waste with their ID and fingerprint. Company refused to let me take a drug test— just straight canned me based on one new nurse’s word against mine. Never had a write-up or anything ever… no unaccounted for wastes or anything. I went and took several drug tests on my own and hired an attorney. Apparently someone’s word against yours can be used as “evidence” and from reading all these posts, I see that the DCA and BON aren’t your friends and their only job is to try and find anything to charge you with until something sticks. 1 attorney says “he said, she said” isn’t enough to file an accusation, the other attorney I spoke to said “maybe it’ll be enough for the BON to file”. Company’s reason for believing the other RN over me was, “Well, why would they lie? There’s no reason for it.” I can’t afford to quit working and join diversion. You have to quit your nursing job right in order to do it, right? But I’m afraid if I don’t, I’ll have this horrible accusation haunting me the rest of my career. I don’t even want to work in a hospital and plan to never to return to the bedside. I do not like bedside nursing and enjoy working in a clinic M-F with weekends and holidays off. If the worst happens, what are some things we can do with a nursing degree and an encumbered license that doesn’t involve nursing? I’m trying to come up with a back up plan now because it feels like my world is ending. I have a family to take care of. If diversion program is the only option, do you automatically lose your job? How is in anonymous of you have to have a supervisor to check in with and need reports from your boss?? If I get probation, do I automatically lose my job too?