MsLuckyWon

I'm getting my BSN and for my last class I have to shadow an RN for 60 hours. I keep getting the runaround from the local school I've been looking at. I know this is a long shot, but I'd greatly appreciate it!!

Yeah, thats ***. Why did the ER have the right to draw a BAC on him anyways? What does it matter if he were drunk or not when he got the laceration? I'm curious to know what the outcome was of your friend and how the board of nursing addressed it?

@depressed and jobless I can totally relate. The BON does an excellent job maintaining the stigma tied to mental illness/addiction. I'm currently exploring new professions. Life is too short, and I don't care if I make less money. How can jobs like Joann Fabrics and Walmart know your medical history?! Were there any legal actions/charges against you? Feel free to private message me...

I've considered getting a lawyer but it seems (in my situation) like a waste of money. They know the details of my hospital/detox stay and got all the information I disclosed about my history of drug and alcohol use. I work for Cleveland Clinic and my case manager says that the consent agreement will most likely coincide with the Clinics regulations...as he's seen in the past. 5 years of probation with random drug and alcohol screenings, 2 AA meetings a week, and support groups for health professionals. I just finished 6 weeks of IOP and I'm in after care for 6 months (3 hours once a week). My case manager said there's a small chance ill see suspension but since I didn't risk patients health, that's probably not going to happen. And honestly, I'm looking to change professions now. I simply cannot accept that my life outside of work is controlled by the nursing board. On my day off I woke up to a text that I had to drop urine that day...then off to an AA meeting before aftercare started. I've had enough. They do not help people with substance abuse issues, but only penalize/discipline us. Life is too short. Thanks for listening LOL.

@Squirrelcatcat841 Hey, thanks for responding. I'm waiting to get my consent agreement from the board... is it worth getting a lawyer? are they able to change the agreement?

I can totally relate to your post. I'm at the point of leaving this profession behind. It's not worth my the loss of my self worth, esteem, confidence... I own up to my mistakes and addiction issues, and nursing just has no compassion or understanding. "It sometimes feels like one can never be enough, do enough, prove enough, protect themselves enough, be hypervigilant enough .." This. Life's too short to feel like this. I'd rather work in fast food than to feel like this. My ❤️ goes out to you.

So, I took myself to alcohol detox in February 2019. I asked every person that I encountered during the process if it were confidential, and I was promised it was protected information. When I renewed my license in August of 2019 I answered "no" to the, "have you ever received treatment for substance abuse...", question, cause I assumed it was confidential. October rolls around and I hear from the Ohio Board of Nursing investigator asking why I was deceptive and he knew details from my detox. Now im roped onto IOP, aftercare, 5 years of AA and drug screens. I don't understand how this happened?? Is there anything I can do? I feel so hopeless and angry.. ?

In Ohio, my medical records containing the details of my (voluntary) alcohol detox were somehow relayed to the board. When I renewed my license, I answered no to the, "have you ever received help for substance abuse..", question, cause I assumed everything was confidential. Well, the board notified me as accusing me of deceiving them and pretty much made me feel like a peice of ***. Now im obligated to IOP, aftercare, probation for 5 years, the whole ordeal. I want to find out how this happened but I don't know where to start. So be careful. And I feel what you're going through. Unfortunately, we chose a profession that has little compassion for those who suffer with addiction.

hello, im going to start hurons program in january and i wish more of their students were on allnurses cause id love to know the answers to your questions as well!