Voluntary Withdrawal

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What happens if you decided to voluntarily withdrawal from IPN?

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I would imagine it could have dire consequences for your license and your ability to practice. You should ask this question of the Board if it applies to you and don't take such a decision lightly.

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I have ask the board but i dont' get a straight answer. Believe me!!! this is not a decision I have thought about lightly. I have been thinking about it from the first day I got involved with the IPN. What does dire consequences? Im already not working in nursing. So having the ability to practice doesn't seem all that important if I am not getting hired as a nurse.

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I entered into IPN in 2006, couldn't find a job, got frustrated and dropped out of the program. After a couple of years clean & sober, I decided to give it another try. It took almost a year but the board has finally allowed me to have a probationary license with a 3-year contract (I am in WV - 3 years is standard). This contract is more strict and has more requirements than my first one. I also now have disiplinary action on my license and they reported me to some sort of national registry. I am still unemployed but figure something has to give eventually. I honestly wish I had not entered into IPN to start with. I wasn't ready to return to nursing at the time and don't regret withdrawing. All states are different and, frankly, the BON has the final say on these things. It's scary to think that your future can depend on a board members mood on a particular day. This is just my experience - others may have different.

I will tell you that if you leave nursing and try to go into any other field that requires a license, you won't be able to. I looked into everything I could think of - with a license in poor standing you can't even be a licensed massage therapist. Until you "make things right" with your nursing license, it is highly unlikely that you will work in the medical field in any way.

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Specializes in icu,ccu,sicu,crna.

A nurse in our group just couldn't keep up with the financial obligations and withdrew from the MI program(HPRP). The board told her that after a year or so she could reapply for her license and that they have approved reinstatement without HPRP requirements if she has shown her commitment to recovery. License reinstatement is very difficult in MI so somehow I find that hard to believe. I do know two rn's that were kicked out of hprp for noncompliance and I know they are still working in their rn jobs!! The HPRP/BON is a mystery to me and I feel many times does not have a complete handle on what is going on. I would be very careful before I dropped out. If it is financial try to make arrangements for payment in the future. Write a letter stating all your issues. Hopefully you won't lose your license for good. I know it seems like forever when you are going through the program but it does get better over time. hang in there, odaat.:redpinkhe

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Specializes in ICU, psych, corrections.

A nurse in our program is moving to Greece and put her license on inactive status. She was told when she is ready to move back to the states, she can start her contract back up and resume everything where she left it.

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Specializes in Impaired Nurse Advocate, CRNA, ER,.

This is when a consultation with an administrative attorney can be worth the money. Contact the American Association of Nurse Attorneys. You can get all the information you want from other nurses, a variety of message boards, uncle Joe, etc. This is why people go to law school...so they can be consulted and provide clients answers to these questions and also provide advice on what may happen depending on the choices made. I understand that it's not cheap to retain or consult with an attorney. But trying to represent yourself can lead to some rather unpleasant results that all the non-attorney folks never thought of or didn't know. I'm not sure about anyone else, but if the decisions I'm about to make could make my ability to practice very difficult, then the amount of money I pay to an attorney is well worth the price.

Jack

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Specializes in icu,ccu,sicu,crna.

What ever they tell you get it in writing!!!

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So because I don't want to be a nurse but I would want to do something else that has nothing to do with nursing whatsoever, I wouldn't be able to even become a massage therapist? The reason I am in the IPN(IDIOT PROJECT FOR NURSES) is because of diversion. If i chose to do something that has nothing to do with giving out any drug whatsoever, I don't see why it would prevent me from being able to do something totally non nursing. If i chose to not be a nurse, then I why should I stay in the program if I am do not want to be a nurse!!! IT IS CALLED THE INTERVENTION PROJECT FOR NURSES.. not masage therapists...massage therapy has absolutely nothing to do with medications or dealing with anything that nurses do in a hospital. Nurses do not massage, treat, or cure anything. Nurses are under the direct supervision of a physician. Massage therapist are not meant to cure, but they do treat symptoms.

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That is exactly what it looks like to me...virtually anything requiring a license. During the time I did not have a nursing license, I looked into many different potential career paths (including massage therapy). All of the program applications that I recieved asked if you have ever had a professional license monitored or faced disiplinary action by any facility, board, or group (or something to that effect). I guess this may not mean that you absolutely could not be admitted into an educational program but it certainly suggests it.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Tele, Vascular.

I was reading your posts and could tell immediately that you were dealing with the WV BON like me :-) Are you in the Charleston area?

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Tele, Vascular.

Sorry-- previous post is @lexielynn :-)

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