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I'm not one to discourage you but the program is very hard. It expensive everything you do is out of pocket even when u can't nurse. I'm a nurse of 24 years and just really want to give up. But wishing luck to all of you! In Vahpmp

Hi guys! Thanks so much for the insight. I will continue nursing as it has been a passion since I was 12. I will get the treatment, I'll do as they ask. They told me that possibly I could go back to nursing in 3 months as long as everything is good. And it will be! Thank you both!

Healer555, Thank you.

JB C, I don't judge, we all have our own battles. I am putting my best foot forward and I will do everything you said to do. Appreciate you! Nursing has been a dream since I was 12, I'm not letting my "bad" outweigh my "good". I have faith that I will practice again as well. Have a good evening.

Hey guys I didn't mean to start any issues. No I am not an addict I did take the meds from the hospital at the hospital after my shift ended. I deserve whatever they recommend to me, as I let my mental health get the best of me. I am a battered wife and I face my finally ex husband this tues in court. Being haunted and hidden and just too much to tell, his beatings kept getting worse. He hunted me down and strangled me in front of my adult kids and grand kids however...because I had him arrested..my children took his side because hes an alcoholic. They said as a nurse I shouldn't have left a "sick man" that it wasnt his fault. Please know I tried so hard to save my marriage. I couldn't bare the thought of losing my children, of ALL my accomplishments, Motherhood has been my best. I married at 15 to escape alcoholic parents, we got pregnant at 18 and wow...life was over but just begun. He was an amazing man for 20 years, the last 13 ... I don't know the man. Alcohol and gambling losing car after car, losing our homes..I buried my husband in my mind. I kept his secrets, my children kept them as well. The happiest time of my life was raising my 3 beautiful babies. everything got to be too heavy to carry and I was a coward and tried to escape this life. I tell you SOME of my story so you know I am not a monster, I'm a human who couldn't handle life and let it get the best of me. I know I did wrong I am completely responsible. Again I appreciate the comments.

Thank you for the encouragement JB C. I will get through it no matter the length of the program. Just want my life back! Thank you to all the responses...appreciate each one of them!

Thank you guys I appreciate the responses.

Hi all, new to this, I've just entered the Virginia PHMP, I was told upon entering the time was 6 months- 5 years? I've read post that said its definitely 5 years? Why I've entered? I had a DUI in the past year and tried to commit suicide with morphine and dilaudid...I did not leave the premises I took it after my shift, was charting and sent to ER and it was found. I really am not sure this is what I need? Can I get some advice please? Thank you!

I'm seeking my RN license back and needing good ceus

Thank you

Hello colleagues! So my question is...do u have to have an active license to apply for an endorsement in another state? Thank you!

I can not afford a good nursing attorney. Any nursing attorney for that matter. I found 2 and they pretty much laughed in my face because I'm not working and told me to seek public defender. I am being charged with nursing negligence for saying I didn't know what I was doing. But no harm come to any of my pts. And for diverting due to 4 vials of dilaudid not documented on, 12 not properly documented and time between taking the med from pyxix to waste was to long. So I have criminal court with public defenders as well. I understand that if I get a theft charge I will never get my license back. I did not divert this medication. My public defender doesn't even know anything about nursing. I worked so hard for them, 3 years is a long time to not be able to practice. If I surrender does that effect every state I'm licensed in? If they revoke ur license do u get them back?

They will revoke or remove them completely for negligence. I told the board the exact same thing so they used that against me.

I reported to floor manager and my recruiter I had no idea what I was doing with some of these pts...I hadn't had chest tubes....etc....they said it was complete and utter nursing negligence on my part because I said I didn't know how to care for them.

I have been a pp/nurse nurse for 10 years. I ended up accepting a job in med-surg it was a horrid travel assignment. They gave their new hires from other floors 3 pts and I would have 8-10. They were mainly dying cancer pts, very sick very heavily medicated. Now they say I diverted. I have done hair and ua tests all negative. I was told to surrender by the board.