i have an ex-husband who's a nurse who's been fired half a dozen times in the last four years for stealing narcotics from the hospitals that employs him. and time and time again, he gets a restricted license, jumps through the hoops of rehab and sporadic drug testing and has been able to find work AS A NURSE. it blows my mind. you people seriously deserve oscars for playing the victim roles so perfectly. has it ever crossed your mind that the patient is your number one priority, not YOUR JOB??? i am appalled then any of you, or any type of person LIKE you could be taking care of me, my family, my friends and other loved ones in the hospital. all of you obviously care about your own self interest and will do whatever it takes to avoid responsibility. GET OUT OF THE NURSING PROFESSION. WE DON'T WANT YOU TAKING CARE OF US! take responsibility for you actions for once in your life.
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Thank you for your comment. You sound very angry. Also its not pc and its just plain "rude" to refer to others as "you people."
Addiction is a disease and relapse and recovery is part of the disease process. I think everyone deserves a second chance and maybe a third or possibly a fourth but not a fifth at returning to practice. However I agree with you at some point patient safety and public protection outweigh the privilege of any licensed healthcare professional to practice if there is a repeated pattern of drug use and abuse. Its a privilege to practice nursing not a right.
Nine years of license defense has showed me returning to nursing practice is just not a realistic option for everyone struggling with drug use and abuse. However, I have faith and compassion and I as a RN and defense attorney will never give up on my clients. I am willing to work with nurses who are trying to return to practice because there are alot of hurdles to jump and tree branches to duck in this process.
Nursing Boards are becoming more sensitive to this in my opinion and are disciplining and monitoring more and more nurses every year and making it tougher to return to practice. This coupled with employers not really wanting to hire nurses with a restricted license or monitoring agreement make it almost impossible for some nurses to return to practice after treatment.
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