I was so heartened to read your post. In the medical field of all places, we should understand the devastating nature of addiction. No, it does not make the behavior okay but these people are SICK...
Absolutely, turn her in. The patients do not need to suffer. However, as a nurse in recovery, I ask you all to abstain from judgement. She is very ill and probably very ashamed. Not excusing what...
I am so sorry this happened to you. The same thing happened to me almost verbatim. It is complete BS and a totally discriminatory practice against alcoholics and addicts. I do not know what DC...
I know this post was a while back, but you DO NOT have to get your license back to be removed. I went through the same thing. The nursing boards will have you believe that because we are a huge...
adm6290 replied to determined_nurse's topic in Nurses Recovery
I see this is an old post, but I agree with you. I too reached out to the ACLU, and they could not have cared less. I suppose our "class" is not as interesting as other illnesses or minorities. You...
adm6290 replied to determined_nurse's topic in Nurses Recovery
Although I see that this is an old post, I wanted to comment because this issue will continue to come up. First I wanted to reply to what foraneman said above. Although it is possible this is not...
I have very strong feelings about this OIG exclusion list and it's far reaching ramifications. Including nurses who have lost or surrendered their licenses due to substance abuse is DRACONIAN....
http://www.petition2congress.com/2/2404/government-discrimination-against-recovering-addicts-alcoholics/ I am posting this link to everyone who has been affected by this draconian list. It is a...
Quite frankly I would like to see some unification among those of us insimilar situations, barred from an entire industry becausen of a disease. it should NEVER have been allowed and and I am in the...
I have received the packet from the OIG to be removed from the exclusion list. Before getting this, i sent the letters from sponsor, friends, famil and the director of a halfway house where i...
Actually, I must disagree with the above response, that is "it only makes sense to be on the exclsuoin list as payments are directly related to your license". This is not true as the scope and span...