I was terminated 2 months ago for taking a narcotic - urine drug screen was neg. I can't find out for sure if I was reported to the nursing board. The BON hasn't contacted the facility - I'm still...
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Thank you for responding. I just feel like I need a lawyer since it was something illegal. even though it was just one pill, it's diversion and that's illegal . I confessed to it because I just knew...
From experience have any of you hired a nurse defense lawyer and had a better outcome than if you wouldn't have had one- even if you are guilty of what you have been accused of? Thanks in
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SheelaDavis - I'm wondering if I need to go ahead and enroll in my states monitoring program . I just don't want to go to inpatient rehab for diversion of 1 narcotic and a negative drug screen. I...
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Thank you for responding, that gives me some hope. I know from previous experience it takes a long time for the nursing board to get to a case- it took them almost 4 years to contact me after I was...
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You're right, I did the right thing by confessing. This is my second time around with it, so I'm not sure how the DEA is going to react. I don't want to be prosecuted. I know from before I hired a...
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Unfortunately I did, I was so upset with myself and I was crying. But the statement that they had me give was written in my administrators hand writing so when I consult with a lawyer I'm going to...
I had a negative drug screen even though I diverted 1 narcotic. . I wonder if that will make a difference- maybe prove I couldn't haven taken much. That 1 pill got out of my system faster than I...
mississippiRN71 replied to mississippiRN71's topic in Nurses Recovery
Thank you John. I had a negative drug screen though . I wonder if that will make a difference- maybe prove I couldn't haven taken much. That 1 pill got out of my system faster than I expected. I do...