OhioRN1234

Oh honey... I was in the same spot as you five years ago. IV abuse, caught, fired. Shame. I had one class left in NP school and then clinicals with a 3.9 gpa. You can get through this. Addiction is a horrible way to live. You are smart enough to kn...

You have a hard choice to make for sure. I would follow the other persons suggestion and reach out to an attorney. What you do next is very important. How sad is it that you are in this position? You health and sobriety are more important than the b...

Did you go through the board program? Do have stipulations on your license? Did you answer yes to having a substance abuse issue when applying for your license? If your license is clear great! Testing positive can get you thrown into the mix of mo...

I experienced the same. She was quick, compassionate, and actually helpful. She has also been the same go to person from day one (AMAZING!). I am grateful for that continuity.

I am so sorry. Its just awful. Those monitoring agents have so many people to look after, they quit frequently, and are just burnt the h@#* out. I imagine if they show an ounce of compassion or understanding their parolees (ie nurses) would latch on ...

I am in Ohio as well and had a positive for meds that were prescribed right around the holidays for pneumonia. My monitor didn't bother to review what I had sent her from being put on those medications... I was selected for testing, positive. Called ...

Mine took three years. I was fired and immediately reached out to lawyer. I was told to go in inactive if possible and sit and wait. I found a job that used my degree and stayed there after I received my consent agreement while I looked for a job. Wh...

I am in Ohio and not surprised to here any of this.. It makes me so sad. The bon took three years to get to my case. A year to find a job. I have a two year consent agreement. Six years.. I could have had another career by now. I wish I would have w...

I am five months into my 2 year Ohio contract. I really can't speak to how strict they are with things like a background check. My feelings are that if they see you didn't follow a deadline they may give you a warning or nail you. I think its so dep...

Hey friend. I am in Ohio as well. You can see my history in my previous posts. Get a lawyer. Don't say a word to board without one. They are not there to guide you through this. I inactivated my license as I was in a position to do so and they too...

I was caught in 2014, heard from the Board in 2017. (yes three years....) Took one year to find a job and have been working for 3.5 months. I am extremely lucky and so grateful to my coworkers. I cannot wait for the restriction to be lifted though. ...

Ohio. I was advised by my lawyer to put my license on inactive status to look good in the eyes of the board. Thats why they took so long. I lived with that awful anxiety for three years, however, I did need the break from nursing. I was able to find ...

Ohio.. I wish I would have walked away. I hate all of this so much. Took a year to find a job. While I'm grateful I have one I still regret even trying. Just found out my monitor quit.. don't know what that means....

My bon took three years. Yes, THREE. I had inactivated my license as I knew I was guilty and my lawyer told me it looked better. I think all that did was put me on the bottom of the list...

I just posted about this! My post is a few down where I was asking about wasting. My contract doesn't say anything regarding wasting of medications. I have asked my monitoring agent, who doesnt seem to ever actually read my emails without saying NO. ...

I finally found a job after a year of searching. Heres the thing, my narcotic restriction makes things difficult for my coworkers and I am trying to find ways to help to 'make up' for this as much as possible. Can I witness wastes?? Can I sign off o...

I agree with everything you just said. What gets me is that we are all guilty until proven innocent. This is designed for failure on the nurses part. It took me a year to find this job and I am already a royal pain in the a$$ for six months as I can...

Mine says I 'shall not administer, have access to, or possess (except prescribed meds to myself) any narcotics, other controlled substances, or mood altering drugs for a minimum of six months in which i am working in a position that requires a nursin...

You are in the same situation as I am, although my discipline is public with the board. I wonder how it can be done. I was nearly finished with school and now.. four years later. I wonder if any of it would be good anymore.

I deactivated my license per the lawyers recommendation. The board didnt get to my case for three years. I was able to find something in the mean time using my degree but not my license. Ill never get that time back. Three years of sick worry. You ...

I applied and was rejected after being fired. I don't know if I would have had a chance had I self reported right after being let go. My lawyer said she hasn't seen people getting into the program for years in Ohio. Its all public (humiliation) for u...

Hello all, I am a nurse who made a stupid mistake of having illicit substances in my system four years ago. The Board of nursing got ahold of me after three years and gave me a two year consent agreement with a six month narcotic restriction. I fina...

I shadowed on a very busy psych unit today. The nurse I followed had ten pts at the start of shift. Two discharges and one incoming admit by the time I left at 1pm. The other nurse had one dc and one admit. They use paper charting as well. They have...

Obviously one cannot pass narcotics while having this restriction. My particular agreement says no "narcotics, other controlled substances, or mood altering drugs for a minimum of six months" There are so many controlled substances that one wouldn't...

I have been looking for a job for nearly a year.. I am so exhausted from the rejection and this whole "process." These drug tests are all clean and mean nothing, nothing I am doing is counting towards my probation. One of our major hospitals closed ...