OhioRN1234

OhioRN1234

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  1. Just signed termination paperwork-need guidance

    OhioRN1234 replied to elysiumdream7's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The board took three years to get to me. One year to find a job. 8 months into working again. Most schools (including mine) will not take a student with an encumbered license. I reached out to them...

  2. Just signed termination paperwork-need guidance

    OhioRN1234 replied to elysiumdream7's topic in Nurses Recovery

    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...

  3. Not sure what to do

    OhioRN1234 replied to NewNurseInVA's topic in Nurses Recovery

    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...

  4. Not sure what to do

    OhioRN1234 replied to NewNurseInVA's topic in Nurses Recovery

    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!...

  5. False positive/postive confirmed??

    OhioRN1234 replied to Clenurse24's topic in Nurses Recovery

    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

  6. False positive/postive confirmed??

    OhioRN1234 replied to Clenurse24's topic in Nurses Recovery

    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...

  7. False positive/postive confirmed??

    OhioRN1234 replied to Clenurse24's topic in Nurses Recovery

    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...

  8. License investigation - over 3 yrs

    OhioRN1234 replied to mississippiRN71's topic in Nurses Recovery

    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...

  9. Consent Agreement Error

    OhioRN1234 replied to Boxer4dogs's topic in Nurses Recovery

    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...

  10. Probation

    OhioRN1234 replied to Clenurse24's topic in Nurses Recovery

    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...

  11. Scared to death

    OhioRN1234 replied to HardtimesRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    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...

  12. Finally working

    OhioRN1234 posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    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...

  13. Finally working

    OhioRN1234 replied to OhioRN1234's topic in Nurses Recovery

    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...

  14. Nurses help me

    OhioRN1234 replied to milo65's topic in Nurses Recovery

    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...

  15. Nurses help me

    OhioRN1234 replied to milo65's topic in Nurses Recovery

    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

  16. Working non nursing jobs while in contract

    OhioRN1234 replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    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...

  17. narcotic restrictions- can you witness wastes?

    OhioRN1234 posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    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...

  18. narcotic restrictions- can you witness wastes?

    OhioRN1234 replied to OhioRN1234's topic in Nurses Recovery

    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...

  19. narcotic restrictions- can you witness wastes?

    OhioRN1234 replied to OhioRN1234's topic in Nurses Recovery

    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...

  20. National Practitioner Data Bank - Anyone reported??

    OhioRN1234 replied to Jcrb123's topic in Nurses Recovery

    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...

  21. alternative program rejection?

    OhioRN1234 replied to StanleyJ's topic in Nurses Recovery

    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...

  22. alternative program rejection?

    OhioRN1234 replied to StanleyJ's topic in Nurses Recovery

    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...

  23. Nurse on your floor with narcotic restrictions

    OhioRN1234 posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    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...

  24. Psych unit

    OhioRN1234 posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    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...

  25. Narcotic restrictions- how do they work??

    OhioRN1234 posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    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...