kbell99140

Interested in becoming a AHA instructor

Hi I am taking a Master's course in IT and have a question for those of you who work in IT. Do you report to the nursing department, to the IT department or have another reporting relationship. Do you see it as the advantages and disadvantages of your current reporting relationship.

I feel your pain. I had no drug hx but was out for postpartum depression 14 years ago and was investigated by the board because someone thought I was acting "funny" ---fired after starting up a new PICU and ,like you, talked to the board before talking to a lawyer because I thought I didn't have anything to hide. After extensive investigation, alot of money out of my pocket to pay for the investigation and lawyer fees , I also was placed on probation with no restrictions on my license except for quaterly reports from my manager. 14 years later, I am still trying to get a job without having to explain the incident but as soon as they see the investigation part, it never gets any further. I was lucky because one of my attendings went to bat for me and I was able to get a full time job in a PICU but my daughter is now in college and I need to supplement with another job and can't find one. It is the most frustrating thing I have ever had to deal with. Although I know they are trying to protect the public from RN's with a drug problem-when does the statue of limitations expire for time served? I have had no further problems in my job and have a stellor evaluation every year for the past 10 years! yet I can't get hired outside of the hospital I work at. My only suggestion is to get references from the doctors and nurses you used to work with and look up the Nurses in Recovery Chapter in your local area. They were a lot of help when the problem started with me they had great contacts that might be able to help you. GOOD LUCK!

Jolie, I am interviewing for a nurse manager position in a newly establish peds unit. Where would I find these basic management courses you speak of? Should the hospital I am applying to automatically give them to me if I get the job?

Hi I also have 11 years sober in May but my past keeps coming back to haunt me. I was falsely accused of diverting narcs (I am a recovering alcoholic) at my job back in 2001. After being investigated by the board I was given a decision of poor charting and had to have 3 month reviews sent in by my head nurse for two years. The problem now is that every time I fill out an applicatin I have to declare that I was investigated by the board. I also had a DUI over 11 yrs ago and have to claim that when I complete the arrested question. Since I have been looking, no one will even give me a call back. They send me a nice polite letter and say "no jobs available" even though they advertise each week in the paper. I have good reviews from my current job but travel over 1 1/2 hours one way to get to work. Has anyone else had this problem>and what do you do to deal with it?