Recovering Nurses

Weezy09 · Mar 18, 2012

I am a recvering RN. I have worked trama nursing for the past 25 yrs. I have been clean for the past 3 yrs. Anyone out there that can give me advice on testing positive for benadryl? apparently its own the ABON as a big nono, I havent looked at that paper since i began this honest program and i think im in a fix now. Anyone have any history on what im looking at with the board?

LilRedRN1973 · Oct 8, 2012

I am a recovering nurse who voluntarily surrendered my license in March 2007 for diverting pain meds. I am in the Alternative program in nevada, and will be getting my license, with conditions, back in November 2007. I will be monitored for 5 years. I have learned alot about the disease of addiction, and am in a good program. I am nervous about obtaining employment with my conditional license. I don't know who will hire a nurse with addiction issues. I am leaving it in God's hand. I have been an ICU/CCU nurse for 12 years, and I can't go back to that right now due to my issues with the BON. I will have to learn another area of the field, which is good. Any suggestions for employment out there?

I'm also in Nevada and entered into a monitoring agreement in 2008. I know this is an old post and you are probably off contract (or getting ready to get off) but I found a great job in an outpatient psychiatric clinic. I've been here since July 2009, after a short stint at Liberty Dialysis, which proved to be less than ideal for me. I'm also a former ICU nurse (worked at Washoe and Carson Tahoe). I have NO interest in returning to hospital nursing and enjoy my Mon-Fri, 7 to 4 job....with an entire hour for lunch....no stuffing my food down my throat in 10 minutes because I'm worried that a patient is going to extubate themself! I also never have to work weekends or holidays, which is great, considering I have three kids. Again, I hope everything is going well for you and you made it to the end of your contract! Mine will be up in March 2014 :-)