ms. papa RN AGAIN

This may sound like a silly question, but I am very curious. Is anyone out there a nurse in recovery that has gotten a job in Kansas. I am STILL trying to get hired and I am officially discouraged. I had 4 years sober in March and I finished my KN...

Just wanted to pop up and offer some support for you during this difficult time. I am there and it sucks. I guess we all just have to keep swimming!!!:typing And posting!!

Just wanted to say good luck and GREAT JOB!!!! :heartbeat

I am now done with my monitoring program as previously posted and have recently begun the application process. I am basically casting a wide net and keeping my fingers crossed. My question is, do I still need to divulge my story now that I am not "...

I actually agree with you regarding the idea that if we are in remission we aren't a threat. I also think that divulging to the HR people sucks. My first run of interviews i handled by basically going in, sitting down and vomiting my story all over...

I just wanted to give you a quick burst of support and hopefully a tiny boost in your mood. I don't really have any all knowing, sage advice for you, but I am familiar with the anxiety provoking interviews you speak of. It sucks bad enough to try t...

I love people like you. I looked back at your posts and I noticed a common theme...you are always right ("100% right" at times haha) I bring my past out here to get support, its what this forum is designed for. Not judging. You see red flags...pl...

well ok then... whatever...an opinion I asked for and an opinion I got. U obviously read something into that statement I didn't intend and really can't see still. Oh well, I'm not trying to prove to you that I am at zero risk...I know me, and from ...

I guess I probably knew the answer when I asked...I am just sooooo scared that all could be for naught and I will never get hired. I have only been out again for a week so maybe I will try to think positive some more! After all if its all out in t...

All of my time, money, sweat and tears has finally paid off. I finally got my license returned to me in its original unencumbered state!! I completed my KNAP program in April and received my card in the mail last week with no S's or L's or anything o...

I became addicted to Lortabs while in nursing school. They "helped" me have the "energy and focus" to get my studies, clinicals and family life obligations done with what I saw as being "perfection." I remember I even thought they were GOOD for me ...

now for the good news... my beautiful baby boy, trenton charles arrived on april 10th at 5:22 pm. he weighed in at a long and skinny 7lbs 2.8oz and 20 in. he is perfect. four days later on april 14th i completed my monitoring program requirements and...

Hello there. Sorry I didn't think about giving an update before!! I actually have a tremendous amount of good news to report, I have just been rather busy living it all. I have almost completed my monitoring contract with KNAP and therefore should...

I am an RN and I am ashamed to say that when I admitted to the hospital to deliver my daughter last year and saw that my nurse was a man I thought to myself "this sucks". I didn't think he was gonna grope, ogle or otherwise abuse me, I just really h...

I totally agree with the idea of staying on the dl as much as possible. When you are with the assistance/monitoring programs still and need there to be someone to vouch for your employment etc with them you have to divulge your status to someone in ...

Thats really exciting news and I am very happy for you!!

When I reinstated my license I started by contacting my states monitoring program (KNAP) and spoke with them. I wasn't able to actually enroll with them before my reinstatement app was on file but they were very helpful with giving some advice. The...

Wow, it is so strange to read words like that of southernbeegirl. It all sounds so familiar- it was me too. I was addicted with my now ex-husband and together we burned up stuff all over multiple houses/apts. I have often marveled that we didn't w...

Congrats on the job!! That is wonderful news and it really gives me hope. I have been working as a waitress and volunteering as an RN to get through my restriction time b/c I was having no luck getting a job for pay and I just wanted to get the six...

Sorry its been so long since I have posted or replied to anyone. I have tried to at least keep updated on things but my daughter is 13 months old now and when I get on the computer she suddenly wants me badly!! I still haven't landed a job as an RN...

Nine years is an amazing accomplishment and you should be proud of that!! What an ignorant and judgemental person it would take to think you meant that you were proud of your diverting!! Some people really should work on their own faults and person...

Does anyone have a suggestion for the best hope of getting hired with a narcotics restriction? Its only for 6 months and I have been clean for 3 years, however, I did not practice nursing during that time because I wanted to be sure I was stable befo...

I don't live in CA so it may be different there, but I don't remember being asked anything about my past to attend school. Now when it came time for graduation and applying for my license and to take the boards they did ask about prior convictions. ...

I myself have been a lifetime drug users (different things on different levels.) I lived in a very small town growing up and started drinking in middle school. I did it every weekend, like most of the kids I knew. We justified it by being bored. ...

Well I still have not gotten a job! I have been to 3 interviews so far always being diligent to disclose my recovery status and the fact that I have a 6 month key restriction on the phone while setting the interviews up. That way if they are automa...