Tn DUI

Nurseniki · Jul 23, 2022

Just wanted to tell you, I hate that this is in TN. I have been licensed for 10 years and because of a misdemeanor after graduation they have made it nearly impossible to get my license reinstated for another state. Please make sure you get someone to spell everything out for you. They may require their "own" rehab program. Unfortunately I am on the other side of the US now and can't do their rehab so I've been stuck with a degree I haven't been able to use. I have a family now and am trying to figure out how to get back to my passion. Good luck to you, please make sure you are fully informed before going forward :)

SethH · Jul 29, 2022

I would research the TN board of nursing website. I’m planning for grad school and don’t know the exact location that I might end up and have found that some states will clearly state charges/timeframes/etc for consideration with licensing, while others are extremely vague which is unfortunate.

solarex · Aug 3, 2022

Here's what I recommend. Obviously, make an attempt with the Tenn. Board to get an answer to your question. You will not get one in my opinion. Many of them are like robots on the Board. Anything legally, they are going to give the safest and neutral (non answer) possible in my opinion only. What would common sense say that would obviously help your cause.

1. Help yourself by proving your sobriety which you will likely have to do and convince the state board when you apply for your license that you don't have a problem. How can you be DIFFERENT from others who have been in similar situations? Here is how..

2. You've completed rehab you stated. What is rehab? 2 weeks, 4 weeks? Rehab should be, a 6 week PHP and a 6 week IOP that follows it. If you only did the PHP, the consider the IOP.

3. Go to 2 AA meetings per week. Make your own sign in sheet and have the AA meeting host sign your sheet and provide a 2 word description on what the meeting was about and date, time, where you attended.

4. Start doing hair tests for drugs. Make sure the hair tests test for alcohol, opiates, marijuana, cocaine and do these every 3 months at Lapcorp or Quest. You can legally order them yourself and pay out of pocket. Hair tests go back every 3 months, so start now, and do it every 3 months, and don't miss. Don't have a 1 month gap in between month 3 and 4.

5. 1 month before you graduate or are about to apply for your license, get your own chemical substance evaluation. You simply go to the place and tell them why you want the eval. Take the hair tests and Rehab proof and AA meeting logs to the evaluation place and let them do the eval. When you do this, how many people walk into a chemical drug assessment eval with AA or NA logs or Celebrate Recovery Logs, hair tests results every 3 months, and proof of completed rehab? Perhaps 1 in 500, so that makes you DIFFERENT. Your time at the chemical evaluation site will be short and you will be good to go.

6. Applying for your nursing license....you now have in your hand when you apply, all of the recovery meeting logs (either AA, NA, or CR or a combination of them) your hair drug tests every 3 months, proof of completed rehab, and a chemical evaluation exam. Again, how many people in your situation actually do that with the Board. 1 in 2,000? This makes you different! And yes, if you do it like this, you will get your license easily in my opinion.