LisaB19

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  1. Pain management RN and getting a job

    I'm no expert, but I do think that the general thought is that any sort of opiods taken while you are working, are mind altering. I just wanted to say that I feel for you, you are in a tough...
  2. TPAPN = prison

    Sj81, my heart is with you. I too have had many of the same issues as you, especially the insomnia, along with other illnesses that i needed to take meds for. To make a long story short, I opted not...
  3. Any oregon RNs with 2 DUIs?

    Depending on your state, the Board of Nursing may be run by the Department of Health
  4. Monitoring questions

    Usually it is because you have no direct supervision when providing care in someone's
  5. IPN contract sign or not? part 2

    Now granted this was 5 years ago, but I moved from CA to FL. My license was suspended in CA (they don't have any control over you when you move) and the so called "investigation" began by CA. Records...
  6. Don't tell them, it's none of their business now. They don't ask about other diseases like diabetes. How many of us have seen a hypoglycemic nurse who is unable to function because she didn't eat?...
  7. Returning to nursing after 7 year absense

    Zachjessmom, where do you live? I choose not to get my license back as here in CA there is such a nursing glut (50% or new grads can't get jobs) that it wasn't worth getting my license back. No one...
  8. I can only share my experience and decisions. I was a Labor and Delivery Nurse for over 20 years and was caught diverting. Lived in CA at the time, entered Diversion, but hadn't gone back to work when...
  9. Transferring to another state

    It depends on where you are moving from and to. Florida and CA have no reciprocity so you start over in both
  10. Calling it quits after 17 years....

    I'm so sorry Anne for all that you are going through. Please take
  11. Looking for work...

    Actually I have left nursing for addiction counseling. IMHO, the humiliation, control over my health and the demands by the BON were just not worth it to
  12. Looking for work...

    Good luck to you! I never got hired because I was an L&D nurse. No one would touch me because I would "get
  13. Did I commit career suicide?

    Hi Catmom, I've known of your struggles for a long time and appreciate them. While I did not look for work as long as you, it was a very painful process to keep getting denied because of what I had...
  14. Before you judge the addicted nurse.....

    Imintrouble, Yes you are like us. Obviously you know little about addiction, but who would ever choose that path? Yeah sure, I sat down one day and said "Gee I'd love to be an alcoholic/addict,...
  15. OIG

    Does anyone know if there seems to be a general length of time before you appear on the list? It's been 7 years since I was reported to the BRN and 2 years since my license was suspended. No longer...
  16. Getting licensed in another state after surrender

    Check out the breEZe system, this is what many of the states have gone to for license verification and includes info from other states. This is the system that CA
  17. Curiosity..

    Im sorry Ashleigh for your cancer, what a horrible thing to go through. I don't think that we are necessarily pompous although I can understand why some might come off that way. Reaiise though,...
  18. Surgery while on Diversion?

    Hi, I had surgery twice while in Diversion. They had me write a relapse prevention plan and have it approved by my CM prior. I faxed in a copy of my script and that was it. I believe you had to stay...
  19. Not looking good for me......

    virgojd, I have returned to school to get my Master in Addictions Counseling. While I am fortunate to have a husband to support me it doesn't change the fact that constantly applying and being turned...
  20. I am so sorry Wenman. That really sucks. No other words for
  21. Help me please!

    So are you saying Lauren that you are not an alcoholic/addict? Having issues twice would make me think that you are. Also thinking that someone that is out to get you is typical of the denial that all...
  22. i believe it's time to call it quits......

    Virgojd, I have decided to leave nursing. Moving from CA to FL, to CA again has caused license suspensions in both places. What I would have to go through to get my license back here in CA would be a...
  23. New member awaiting evaluation from IPN

    Hi Amanda. I was in IPN before returning to CA. One thing I found is that when you get the list of evaluators, research them as they can vary greatly in cost and approach. The closest may not be the...
  24. Florida IPN and etG/etS screenings

    I attended the IPN conference in Orlando last year. I spoke directly with the Lab Corp guru who stated their cutoff is 500. He also said they also run EtS along with the EtG which is supposed to help...
  25. Turned down due to nursing probation

    I believe that if the employer, such as in the OP, states that they would hire her except for her past SA, that is a case for a ADA case. Take a look here: http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/ada/ch4.htm