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Do not expect any voluntary assistance from any licensing board!!! You are setting yourself up for investigation. Boards of Nursing are not your friends, they function to keep the public safe only. You have a job, you have medical insurance, most likely you can afford (make it a priority) to seek counseling about addiction privately.

I am in the same situation. I can not complete my BON probation requirements, which they say are standard and customary disciplinary actions against an advanced practice RN, because NO ONE will hire me.

NO!!! I have experienced the same event. It's been 2 years since the CA BON disciplinary action against my license occurred and I can not find work ANY WHERE!!!! Good luck even finding a human being in a HR capacity to speak to directly, and most medium to large hospital system purposely and openly state their policy to prevent hiring any license medical personnel on probation, or any adverse interaction with a former employer. I too would like to know who to turn to, where to get HONEST advice. I no longer trust attorneys, had two during this painful process, neither knew exactly how to deal with BON but made all kinds of claims of their knowledge and competency. I am trying to find work in software or medical devices, etc but my 20 years of advanced practice has been purely clinical based and I do not have the "business" experience to make an attractive candidate for these fields. It's grim my friend.