TPAPN...Uggghh!!

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I need an answered prayer. I live in the dallas area and I cannot find anyone to hire me. I worked PICU X 7 years, but when I put TPAPN down on my applications..i get either a no or no response. What areas hire someone like me?? I am desperate. My wife is pregnant and I need someone to take a chance on me. Thank you and God bless.

Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

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Yellahorse,

What stipulations did you get, if you don't mind me asking. I have to complete tpapn. They didn't mention other stipulations but I don't believe it until it is in writing. Here is a link to the database. The bon told me that once I get my reinstatement letter call and they should remove me from the list. It is a great list to be off!!!!!!!

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i would like to chat with you outside of allnurses, do you know how?

I'm not sure what my stipulations are yet...waiting for the paperwork. I am looking into a lawyer to review the papers when I get them and I advise you do the same.

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Yellahorse,

I think if you have 15 posts you can send a private message. If you have that many then send me a pm with your email address. I'll try to get to 15 too.

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I haven't recieved any papers from the board yet and I met with them on the 26th of Jan. Should I just wait til the end of the week or go ahead and call them? Any input is good thankx.

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Yellahorse, I haven't gotten any paperwork either and since we were both from the same day I wouldn't worry about it. The BON takes forever on paperwork. But if you do decide to call let me know what they say

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hey thanks txgl77, I think I will wait until Monday or Tuesday next week to call although I thik the board had a mtg on the nineth so maybe I should wait a litte longer? I'm not sure just want to get my party started so to speak.

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Specializes in Medicine, Geriatrics, Pedi,ICU, Oncology.

disclaimer: the content you about to read is an editors nightmare. the girl can't help it.

i was just browsing on here after a rough day at work where i had to term a cna for snorting coke at work. wonderful lady, she called right after she left and said thank you for waking her up. it reminded me of 9 years ago when i lost my second job for some serious performance issues due to being chemically impaired. i went the tpapn route the first time on my own and quit after 9 months, they said "you'll be back". the second time i was referred and fired by my employer and was actually sober and happy soon thereafter. that first year of tpapn i was rejected from over 10 jobs, filed bankruptcy, almost divorced... it was the best year of my life. i was sober and at peace. i finally took a job in a nursing home (big fancy rn's work in big fancy places and well, i am not too big but...) and when i got home i whispered to my husband, who is also an rn "i got a job in a nursing home, don't tell anyone". well needless to say 21 months later i got kicked out of the program 3 months shy of my completion because i never mailed my paperwork by the 5th. old habits die hard (nobody is gonna tell me how to...) when the tx bne came calling i was so damn tired of it and they wanted to do this investigation blah, blah, blah. i said "look, it is all true. it was bad. what do you want me to do?" they sent me back to tpapn and i did it by the book with all my nursing home friends there with me. they bought me roses on my final day of tpapn 2 years later. now after all these years i make great money, am a passionate nurse, am sober and still working in a nursing home. anything you put in front of your sobriety you will surely lose. bless you all and shout out to the bne for assisting me to become a safe and prudent nurse who can still practice. getting sober made me see that and if that is not the craziest thing. peace.

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Specializes in icu,ccu,sicu,crna.

aaspender, Thanks for your story. You are an inspiration to all of us who are still struggling through the system. :yeah:ODAAT and peace.

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thanks for the story aaspender I needed to hear that kind of story today.

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