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Hi All, I wrote a long time ago and told my story, I had diverted meds back in 2004 and was arrested in 2005, went to court in 2006 and was placed on probabtion and completed it successfully. I had already completed the BON program for 1 year in 2005 and thought my "mistake" was over and I could move on in my life...I ended up with a misdeamnor but I cant get a job and have been unemployed since 8/1/08. Ive been a nurse for almost 10 years and its all Ive ever wanted to do, not being able to work as a nurse is like losing a family member to death for me, Im lost,depressed, and I feel worthless because I know Im a good nurse.. Im a RN and have 5 kids on my own and my house is in foreclosure and I cant find a job doing anything...and I have to go in front of the board to talk about the probation thing...I had already renewed my license,,,so anyways...I feel like Im washed up as far as ever working as a nurse and my life is basically in ruins..all I have left is my kids..Im not asking for any legal advice, just wanted to know if anyone else had ever been in my shoes and had the sun come out at some point? thanks for listening...

Actually pollyanna, I did not self referral. I was interviewed because of a pyxis activity, I did not take a drug test on the spot, denied taking the meds and did take a drug test 2 days later but since I recieved a letter from the attorney generals office I decided that entering into the program was best for me and my career..if I knew then what i new now, I would have taken my chances and went to trial because I feel like I went through the expense and jumped through the hoops for nothing....Im glad Im sober but I cant tell you how much it hurts that I cant get a job because no one can trust me with a theft conviction on my record. nurses are not supposed to steal no matter the reason and now I have to deal with my decision....

I hate to tell you this but this happened to me, I diverted from work in May in 2004 and I was arrested in Nov 2005 after I had successfully completed a 1 yr recovery agreement with the nurse recovery, I thought that chapter of my life was behind me. unfortunately, I learned that criminal acts such as diverting have expiration time to charge you with a crime. The hardest thing for me is I lost my job this past august because they ran my background check and it showed a felony theft conviction even though it was knocked down to a misdeamnor, I have the disposition papers and I have no money to get an attorney and no job.....Im glad Im sober and drug free but I feel like I lost my career:( Good luck

hi, unfortunately, I was on the bad side of the problem, I completed the nurse recovery program which costs over 3,000, then got arrested during a traffic stop 1 1/2 yr later after completing the program and then was placed on probation for another year, and now I originally had a felony and now its knocked down to a misdeamnor of theft and I can't get a job anywhere so basically I went through the program to be sober, it sure didn't help me keep a job, all I am now is a useless registered nurse who is still paying the price of screwing up, I haven't worked since august and my house is in foreclosure , have 5 kids, single and I fight suicidal thoughts everyday just so I can be there for my kids, and to top it all off, I found out my mom is dying from breast cancer so here is my life now and I don't ever see it changing.. the funny thing is, I never used drugs or wanted to use drugs until I was a nurse and had back problems..I had back surgery in 2007 but my back still hurts.. and when we were talking about how nurses, drs stole medications, I remember thinking, I don't have to worry about doing that because I wasn't that way.. how ironic...

I'm curious, did you have a hard time getting a job once you had a criminal past in the nursing field?

hi, i also suffer from major depression, bipolar and my depression has gotten worse as Ive gotten older, i fight suicidal thoughts everyday and i hate to say it but since ive been a nurse, i think that has also contributed to my depression....glad to hear u are doing well as I am the opposite:) Im trying to stay strong for my 5 kids but Im not working trying to find a job and I can;t....i am alos getting ready to have my house foreclosed on and all i have are my kids,,,,

its true i was arrested a yr and a half later,,,,i hope it works out for u cause after all i went through to keep my license,ican't get a job with a misdeamnor of theft, it really sucks

Hi all, I just wanted to tell you all a few things about my situation and see what you thought. 1st of all, my memory short and long term has gotten ridiculosis, I can't remember things with my children in them or sometimes I get lost/confused and can't remember where Im going and had my L3l4 back surgery august 2007 and i just had my C3-C6 disks replaced in a cervical fusion last week, i have been having pain in both of my hips, back, knees, back upper and lower and i actually had the balls of my feet hurt so bad when I got up in the morning, you would have thought I ran a marathon when I was inactive. I also was dropping things with my right hand and had numbness/tingling from my right shoulder all the way to the tips of my fingers but since I had my fusion, my arm feels better and I dont have the numbness/tingling in my arm...but my dr said she is going to see about getting me a brain mri or refer me to see a specialist about having my pain maybe its the chronic fatique syndrome? I have 5 kids and am 37...i havent been working for almost 3 months because of how bad i feel...people just look at me like Im crazy... what do you all think? thank you for your time.

hi, i would also talk to your supervisor about your concerns but if they are willing to keep you on the same hall, i think that woould help you get a routine down, also before your report, go through the mars and write things down to keep you organized..blood sugars, gtubes,etc..let us know how everything works out

hi pair, after you got arrested, did u have to wait a certain amount of time before you were able to get a job with your background check? I was convicted for theft a misdeamnor in april 06 and now I can't get a job...

hi, I also had a bad 1st hospital job at a local hospital, I was a new LPN and the Rn's there did not hide there 'contempt" for having to "cover" for the LPN and thanks to that situation, I never returned to work in a hospital and hav'e worked agency or LTC since then, I have been a nurse for 8 years now, 3 as a LPN, 5 as a RN..and now I feel like I wasted my time to becoming a nurse, Ive seen the decline overall in nursing and services being provided and unfortunately I don't see it getting any better, I wasn't "comfortable" in my nursing skills, logical thinking until I had been a nurse for 2 years but I do enjoy showing love and compassion to my patients and trying to make a difference, that is what makes me "happy" and glad that Im a nurse..if your feeling upset at work, I would talk to 1 of your bosses and you might decide that place is not the right fit for you but you are sure to find your right job:) Good Luck

Congrats on becoming a nurse:) Remember how excited you are to be a nurse and remember to be the best nurse you can be:) God Bless

Just wanted to give u some support...I would suggest that u find another field you worked in before you became a nurse, even if it doesn't pay as well, at least being out of the nursing field for awhile will keep temptation down...unfortunatley we don't appreciate what we have or got in nursing until its gone....Im in a similair situation and am now looking for a job in a different career field, I never lost my license but I have a misdeamenor of theft on my record so I am not eligble to work until 5 years from date of conviction but we can get through all of this, just stay sober, take this time to reflect on your actions and how you can get you life back together, God Bless..

Hi Ms papa, I appreciate your story...I had back pain and was put on methodone twice a day 20 mg in the am, 20mg at night, I was also on loratab 7.5mg 2 tabs every 6 hours prn for over a year..I agree on the methodone, my back felt better, closer to "normal" in a long time and I didn't get high or a buzz, so I thought it was"safe" especially since my pain management dr put me on it knowing my history...when my daughter was 1 1/2 yrs old, i found out I was pregnant and as soon as I found out, I called my dr....they told me to stop all meds immediately or my baby could have problems, so i did and it was the worse thing in the world, for 3 days straight i couldn't sleep, sit, diarrhea, vomiting, shaking, restlessness, it was like how withdrawal is on tv, absolute hell...it took me quite awhile to straighten myself out but once I was clean, I swore no matter my future pain or surgeries, im never going back on methadone.......

hi sweet jelly, I live in indiana but if you can't access the website through here try california health professions bureau and see what happens.