Andrewjb38

I am an RN with 2 DUI's. All the DOH and BON wanted to see is that there was nothing pending criminally and that the case was closed. I didn't do any type of addiction program or AA classes. They don't give a damn if you get a DUI unless you are oncall or show up to work drunk in endanger the safety of your patients. Most of the negative stories you will read on here are from nurses who got scared from reading other nurses negative stories and entered themselves into a diversion program in hopes they would protect their nursing license. That is the most idiotic thing you could do unless you actually have and addiction problem and seriously need to be monitored. If you are a nurse and get a DUI, I recommend that you take care of all the court requirements and classes before you go to court, that way when you have to report to the DOH you can prove that you completed everything and are good to go. Hope this helps someone feel better.