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I've been clean for about 12 years now and have been thinking about getting my license reinstated. This is really discouraging. I don't want to risk getting a deadly disease in order to make a living taking care of people with said disease. I s...

After 3 and 1/2 years of sobriety, I decided to apply to have my license reinstated. I had a six month suspension. I thought I was way beyond the guilt/shame thing, but the denial letter brought it all back. "The nature of the conduct that led to...

I was in a contract with HPRP. After 5 years of sobriety and a contractor turn-over, they wanted me to go through IOP. I couldn't afford it, so I left nursing. I'm sober and happy. I work at a law firm that defends insurance companies against inj...

Hats off to you! It is SO hard but so worthwhile.

So many people could be saved from this disease if it weren't for the weird way some facilities do wastes. In one hospital, the waste had to be recorded at the Pyxis when the med was taken out even though there wasn't any place to waste it. In anot...

I left nursing. I couldn't bring myself to put up with the terms of my monitoring agreement, knowing that getting a job would be next to impossible once I completed it. I work in a law firm now. I make about a third less money but there's very litt...

You aren't crazy. Your rights are being violated. Many courts have found this to be the case. I think it's only a matter of time until SCOTUS will take it on. In the mean time, it wouldn't hurt to send anonymous letters to the ACLU et al. It may ...

They set the cut-offs sufficiently high to prevent false positives. As far as whether they test for etg, are you willing to find out the hard way? Unfair as it may seem now, you either play by the rules or you don't keep your license.

HPRP is a career killer. There's no silver lining. They aren't there to help. Honestly, I think they exist solely to prevent nurses from being nurses. Do not be honest and do not throw yourself at the mercy of the board. If you can afford an atto...

When I was practicing, I was told that if a nurse fails to report a DUI, s/he may find himself in a great deal of trouble. As DUI is a criminal charge, I would consider consulting an attorney. It's better to be proactive while you still have a lice...

I'm glad you are comforted by caring for dying people. I must be weird like that.

I'm glad that it worked out for you. My first job was in hospite respite care and oncology and I think I suffered something akin to PTSD as a result. I know we're all headed there, and I am grateful that there are people who are able to be supporti...

Sorry that you want a pat on the back. The truth is difficult and ugly.So be kind. Everyone you meet is fighting a great battle. I prefer to fight with my eyes open .Regards.

It is a covered disability if the nurse self reports before being caught being sick. Kind of ironic. You have to report that you have a disease before you've fallen so far down the rabbit hole of addiction that you don't know your arse from a hole ...

Hospice for someone struggling with depression and anxiety? I don't think so.

But I should add that I am seriously underemployed! Not a perfect life, but not beholden to some dumbass socialworker with issues. LOL.

Jack, I'm soooo glad that you still care even though there is $ to be made from others' misery. Kudos to you. All I've ever wanted is to help without being traumatized myself. If the world were perfect, I would expect a competent person to make a ...

I guess it's an "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em" strategy. And I agree with you 100% that your outcome is likely to be more favorable if you have an attorney. The entire process is fundamentally unfair. When you're sick, you should get a doctor a...

Attorney blah blah blah attorney... Yeah. We all know we need one but when we're working for 10 bucks an hour, it seems slightly less feasable. First off, attorneys are expensive. Mine wanted over $3000 for a retainer and then an exorbitant hourl...

Don't feel bad if you have to give up. There are many people who aren't nurses and they're perfectly happy. My feeling as of late is if they don't want me, I can do without them. I got one degree with no problem. I can get another (and I am doing...

Is anyone else disturbed by the glaring conflicts of interest there are when a nurse is referred to a so-called recovery program? A doctor, who almost certainly is not part of your insurance network, is guaranteed $275 a quarter to see you as long a...

I cannot offer legal advice. What I can offer is reassurance that no one has requested unlimited access to my medical records. Ever. I have been a nurse since 2004. Nursing is a job, just like any other. Don't fool yourself and think you're specia...

AA and/or NA are for those who don't want to think really hard about the evolutionary and genetic aspects of addiction. If you are religious and want to be subjected to addicts whose only outlet is addiction to Jesus, then by all means, join a progra...

Find an attorney. In my humble opinion, the first physician you visited had no business releasing personal health information without your approval. Yes, his lack of confidentiality may have saved your life, but it may have also **** your career. ...

I would first find an attorney and sue "John Doe" for defamation of character if I hadn't really smacked someone while applying lotion to his arse. If you have been fired, then someone has a name somewhere and a subpoena will fish it out. Lawyers s...