Related: board of nursing, DUI, Fear

HELP!!!!

Have waited out my 3-6 month wait u have to wait while being reviwed. I am there because my backround came back with a DWI back in 1995 when I was a dumb kid, got through that and all. then I got another DWI in 2004 which was dismissed also has a couple of warrents for outstanding tickets that I have since paid and got [...]

Related: DUI, Failure, New Grad

2 years ago I got a DUI.

I am currently on monitorig with the board and recently passed my boards for RN. I have applied at hospitals, nursing homes, rehabs with no luck of getting hired because

1) I can't work nights;

2)I can't work per diem;

3) because I'm on monitoring!

I almost feel like giving up. There is so many stipulations to the boards monitoring I can't get [...]

Related: DUI

In January of this year (2009) I had a dui. I have had no other legal issues or arrests on my record in 27 years. (I did have a misdemeanor dui 27 years ago, long before I became a nurse.) I am very much afraid of what I am going to face as my license renewal is in December, and I have to self report [...]

Related: Addiction, DUI

Will having a recent DUI affect me in getting my RN license or a job after graduation?

Patricia

Related: Abuse, Addiction, Anger, Caregivers, Compassion Fatigue, Drug Addiction, DUI, Education, Emotions, Failure, Felony, Management, Mistake, Nurse Support, Perfect Nurse, Stereotypes, Stress, Success, Support, Weaknesses

Addiction: it’s a moral issue, right? Whoever starts abusing a drug is a bad person, making a bad choice, and should be punished. At the very least, they should be able to quit on the spot.

But it’s not that simple. According to Dr. Linda Barile, APRN, and advocate for nurses who are addicts, we need to stop blaming them and instead support them through recovery.

Here [...]