exnursie

instead of setting boundaries and limits to what you will accept for answers, i suggest being open to what people are trying to say to you and leaving your attitude at the door. i have read too many stories where nurses are denied work based on the p...

Regardless of what you choose to think as far as the disease concept and addiction, anyone who wants to stop using has to really want to stop using in order to succeed. This fact is one of the only commonalities among all the many methods available ...

I would contact the state BON and specifically ask what is needed to show sobriety. I suspect there is no concrete answer and would gather whatever you can to support your recovery, including meeting attendance, letters from sponsor, employers, pasto...

It is obvious that you don't see addiction as a disease and instead see it as a personal weakness, which is your right and I respect your right to have this opinion, but disagree with it I also really question where your facts come from, as far as th...

No, it is not possible, and to seek legal advice would be a waste of money and time. FYI, any criminal record is also something that the BON wants to know of, regardless of expungement, or final result, and they have access to all records including e...

I STRONGLY encourage you to consult with a healthcare lawyer, IMMEDIATELY IF you want to avoid BON monitoing and possible permanant dicipline hx on your license. As much as you want to minimize this, it is illegal to smoke pot, and your reason will n...

I too am late alot!! And my brain still goes into the desire to lie, after 14 yrs clean... I know that it is ok to just tell the truth and if people don't like that I was just not paying attention to the time... I can deal with it...and lying is the ...

I apreciate your open mindedness here, and will be the first to acknowledge the misconstrued way that people view commments when in the written manner. Let me clarify something here, I personally have no objection to this issue, and know several peop...

I would not risk my license just to work as a nurse, and you will lose it when they find out. They have ability to see any government site, like IRS, and HHS ( social security). ALso, you could have legal charges for falsifying your license status fr...

http://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/1115/p1971.html

Not to be insulting here, but I found this easly when googled, and I would not advise taking this,. I can guarentee that if you that no doctor with addiction experience would have prescribed this to you. Being an MD holds no safety for recovery, and ...

I think that FL recently began a monitoring program that is for nurses who test positive but don't fit into the addict definition. they are monitord and tested for 1 yr and must stay drug free. There are several states with this monitoring, and used ...

Kayte, Keep the faith... as others said, there is a recession and this includes nursing jobs, and many new grads are also not working. I suggest looking at non hospital jobs, and try nursing homes, dialysis, public health, doctor offices, and prison...

I admire your attitude and again, hope that this ends up well for you. I am sorry for being such a bulldog and in looking back, did not need to respond as I did. I left nursing for a long list of reasons, but to sum it up, nursing was not healthy f...

i do wish you well, and please do keep us informed.

While I agree with you that there are many cases similar to yours regarding CM and misinformation and I am sorry that your status is in jeopardy due to your word vs theirs, there is avaluable lesson and a very BIG point to make to all nurses being ...

With no ill will directed at Jack, I respectfully disagree with his advice here simply because he works with an attorney whose ONLY online advice is to hire a lawyer whenever a nurse is involved with the BON. PERIOD!! Unless the lawyer is not honest,...

here is a link to a GA lawyer http://www.francullen.com/

From what I know, in order to get license by endorsement ( ie licensed already in other states) you need a cuurrent license from your home state. I do know that FL is one of the easier states to get a license when there is past history of addiction i...

Traveler, I know that FL is one for sure, and have read of a nurse who tried to get licensed in NJ and was told she would need to be evaluated and monitored. I think that she had just recently completed monitoring in the other state... While I do alw...

I agree with the suggestion of finishing out your monitoring before seeking licensure elsewhere. Even then, you may be required to a monitoring period depending on the state and their regs. I understand your objections and the idea of being tried twi...

This is just my opinion, and not legal in nature... but from what I know and have read in the many yrs I have been involved in helping nurses in recovery, you should not be involved with the advice that insinuiated that you are in jeopardy of being l...

I have several questions here: 1, Did you get written up or reported for the alleged shifts you worked when appearing to be "sedated"? 2, is there any cocern or proof that you have taken IV drugs from work? 3, Who is involved with this accusation? ie...

I went thru a similar thing, where I was given a LOA, and required to get treatment. I worked with EAP and signed releases for EAP to talk with HR, my manager, and my treatment center and this kept HR in the loop as to what I was doing and provided t...

Welcome and congrats on your recovery!! I am not familiar with the MI BON and as you may have read here, all states have their individual ways of dealing with addiction history in nurses and potential nurses. In light of your relapse, and your reason...