Tpapn RN in corpus christi

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Hello all!

I have been a bona fide lurker for the past 2 years and finally feel a need to post and. Vent tonight! I know this subject has been posted to death but WHEN will I finally find a job??!! I have been to at least 30 interviews this summer and keep getting turned down. I finally heard back from Davita today, I was feeling so positive about this position but I didn't get it. I restarted Tpapn in April with a Board order and I am feeling so hopeless right now. I just celebrated 1 year clean and sober but sometimes I just feel like no one is ever going to take a chance on me. I just want the chance to prove myself, work my butt off and be an asset to my profession. Would love some words of wisdom tonight...

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Apply everywhere even places you would have never imagined, I finally got hired at a LTC that was know as desperate. That where I have worked for 2 1/2 years it is what you make it

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Pediatric home health and telephone nurse triage is where they finally gave me a chance after 2 years of applying

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Specializes in ER, ICU/CCU, Open Heart OR Recovery, Etc.

I have nothing I can add to the good advice already posted above, except what a wise friend used to say:

PERSISTENCE IS ALL.

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I'm doing home health. Went on a lot of interviews without getting a job, but home health is where I finally landed. TPAPN allows it as long as you check in with your agency in person once each day you work.

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This is my very first post, so if it's in the wrong place I am sorry but what is TPAPN?

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LONG POST- Sorry!

Hello everyone,

I wish you could all see the smile on my face. I got a job!!!!!!! A good job! With an excellent manager job! 2 minutes from my house job! Great hours job!! fair pay job!! with benefits job!! I got a job, y'all!!!! a work around my narcotic restrictions job!! I am officially a nurse again!!! I am soooooooo happy and grateful and hopeful and joyous and blessed!!

a little background- originally referred to TPAPN in 2014 for prescription medication addiction. This was actually the chance of a lifetime to get my stuff together and I failed miserably--did everything wrong, thought I was smarter than the system and could control my addiction, thought I could "fake it until I could make it kind of thing" and was thrown out of TPAPN and referred to board. During that waiting period I actually put in the work, worked a program like my life depended on it (it did!), became honest and transparent and made a change. I fully expected to have my license revoked. I was very surprised to be offered (April 2016) a stayed suspension and the opportunity to rejoin TPAPN (but no longer confidential). For the past year I have applied EVERYWHERE! Been on over 30-40 interviews, for the most part- positive experiences that left me hopeful and made it that much harder when I would not get the jobs. HR pulled a few offers off the table and even worked 2 days at a home health agency before the owner called me and told me he never approved a nurse with a stipulated license and he did not want to take the liability. I cannot explain the anxiety and the disappointment that became worse after every failed interview. (but great learning experiences). A couple of weeks ago, I had cortisone injections for back pain and in doing my homework on the facility prior to my injections (i.e. google search for good or bad reviews), I came across an RN opening for the facility. I thought what the heck and applied for the position with no real expectation. I have no perioperative experience and imagined that the narc-restriction would be a deal-breaker. The next day, God stepped in! the clinical director called me to go over my pre-op phone assessment because I mentioned to another nurse I had some special circumstances that I needed to make them aware of and I would need documentation of any anesthetic administered. I divulged to her that I was an RN in recovery as part of the assessment and not as an interview. She called me the next day in reference to my application and already knew of my circumstances. I was able to meet her for a few minutes while in the holding bay prior to my procedure (in a gown and surgical cap!) and she was in the OR/procedure room with me. She called me a few days late rand offered me the position!! In a week's time I obtained my case managers approval and was able set up the work agreement meeting with my advocate present. I start Monday. I wanted to share this news with you all because I know how it feels to be on the verge of giving up, I know how it feels when there is no end in sight and it seems like you will NEVER get hired! Someone gave me a chance. I fully believe in the "just keep doing the next right thing mantra". I am beyond nervous and I know due to my restrictions that most if not all of the staff will know I am in a monitoring program. So I am determined to work my butt off, bring my best attitude and prove myself as an asset to the team so that in time, they will look at me and not think of my past issues. I still cannot fully believe this is happening. I have been fortunate to have job for the past 2 years making 15/hr but now I get to make a nurse's wage again, my family will be so much better off and I am so proud of this journey. This is another puzzle piece coming together in my quest to get my life back. God answers prayers and perseverance pays off. Stay positive. I just wanted to share because I could really have used some hope in the last few months. Thank you everyone for your words of advice and encouragement. I will check in soon!

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So excited for you! I have been enrolled in TPAPN since Sept 2016. My story is pretty similar to yours. Prescription drug addiction. I have been clean for almost 2 years. Took some time off to get myself together. I was also arrested for Felony Theft charges for stealing prescription drugs from a FAMILY FRIEND. They filed the charges on me. I hired an attorney and did pretrial diversion program, and was never convicted. My arrest was in 2015 I was on probation for a year and completed successfully. In 2016 I renewed my license with the board and disclosed it all to them, that's when they referred me to TPAPN (I knew it was coming). Now being clean for almost 2 years I run Narcotics Anonymous in my hometown. But I'm here and I am thankful that we get this second chance! I have an interview Tuesday the 11th with a home health agency, I am very excited and hope everything works out. Good luck to you!! SO PROUD OF YOU !!

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Do you mind me asking- did you have to pay a fine with the pretrial diversion? That's what my lawyer is working with the DEA to get for me.

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I had to pay a PreTrial fee of $500 which basically locks you into the PreTrial diversion program. I'm not sure how much your county charges, but I am in Liberty County. Best wishes to you.

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Thank you so much , so you were able to keep your nursing license (on probation) during the pretrial diversion? I wasn't sure how all that worked . It's strange that I self reported to the board in February 2106 and my case hasn't come up yet. I met with an investigator March 2106, I keep in touch with him . I hired an attorney for the DEA - it's a slow go too. I am thankful though that my license is active right now . I'm working in dialysis , it took some getting used to but I like it and the pay is good .

Any info would be helpful , thank u!

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My license expired and I didn't renew it until I completed all of my court stuff . When I submitted my renewal to the BON I disclosed everything to them about my arrest and my issues with addiction. They referred me to TPAPN and also investigated my case . After they investigated I had to take a remedial Jurisprudence course because I violated Nurse Practice Act with my actions. It was no big deal. License was suspended until I did that. So glad to be finished with that mess..

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