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Subject: I told BON "No way" and kept my sanity

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Deeana

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Date Posted: Sun, Jul 29 2012, 14:29:26

I have not visited this board for a long time. Just read about the nurse in Arizona who was fired for educating a patient. Her sin = the doctor got mad at her.

I told a short version (hah!) of my story in the BON thread.
I made the decision NOT to enter a Pennsylvania BON "rehabilitation" program.

I started this thread because I want nurses to know that YOU can make a choice whether you want to enter a BON "program". The worst they can do to you (usually) is to take your license. (Does not apply if being in this type of a program is keeping criminal charges at bay. But honestly, even then, I would want to consult with an attorney. Taking a plea bargain could be preferable to dealing with the BON assholes.) It took 2 years for them to take mine.

In making this kind of a decision you will need to evaluate your own needs. Not the needs of others, YOUR needs. Many factors can enter into this decision. Where you are right now in life, your age, your prior work history - if any- and also, and I feel this is highly important and deserves more attention than it gets, WHAT will handling long-term bullshit do to your psyche? (Sorry for that long sentence!)

For those of you involved in a program, I salute you. You are stronger than I was. I evaluated the requirements of the PA BON and pretty quickly determined that I did not want them to be any part whatsoever of my life for the next five years or so. You made the right choice for yourself.
I made the right choice for me.

But I guess I want to address those who know themselves well enough to HIGHLY SUSPECT that entering into this sort of a program will likely cause them such emotional distress that they likely won't ever complete the program anyway. Or if they do somehow complete it, they will come out damaged as a person at the other end.

I want you to understand that deciding NOT to enter a "rehab" program is as "okay" as entering one is. I knew myself well enough to know that I would not do well in this type of program. I then realized that it was only a matter of time until I would no longer have a license as a Registered Nurse. I put aside the time and effort I had put out to become a Registered Nurse. I immediately began to look for employment in other venues. Private industry is the place to go, and if your area has any type of manufacturing related to health care related products, that is a good place to go. You can eventually end up with more salary, more benefits, and certainly, more peace of mind.

When I was in nursing school, one of our instructors told us that 5 years out of nursing school, 50% of the graduates will not be working in the nursing profession. I don't know if this is a true statistic or not. But there are plenty of jobs out there that will use your knowledge and not give you the hassle of hospital nursing.

If you make the decision not to "jump through the hoops" of a BON, start to look for employment outside the traditional healthcare setting NOW. You may be surprised at what you find. Will you make less money per hour than in hospital nursing? Probably. Will you have a new life, free of the tension and bullshit of hospital nursing? Yes, absolutely.

So, what do YOU need in life? More of what you had? I doubt it. Ask yourself some tough questions NOW. And know that there are plenty of people who have good jobs who are not Registered Nurses.

Oh, and did you know that you can go back to school for further education? Always look into that!

I wish you well.

Deeana

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: I told BON "No way" and kept my sanity	aa	Tue, Jul 31 2012, 18:42:16
WOW -- Lilly, Thu, Aug 02 2012, 5:35:51 Re: WOW -- SyckRN ("Fuck off" does feel good), Sun, Dec 16 2012, 14:06:48

Re: I told BON "No way" and kept my sanity	Corkey	Thu, Dec 20 2012, 19:14:10