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Subject: I was almost done

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Deb Morton
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Date Posted: 06:07:23 06/30/09 Tue
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I as a new inexperienced nurse found myself in hand to hand combat with a 96 yr old male patient on psych meds. The poor gent had never been on meds in his life and the staff psychiatrist changed his meds several times within a week. Needless to say he became quite psychotic. Well I lost and the old gent injured my lower back...I was in treatment with injectons and rhizotomies for 3 years. I developed quite a dependence on Percocet and was without a doubt an impaired professional.I turned myself into The BON with 7 months recovery under my belt. I really did want to get well. I signed into a 3 year committment with The Voluntary Recovery Program. For the most part I was as compliant as I could be, I attended 12 step meetings, worked with a sponsor and peed on demand. In November 2007 I was offerred a full time position at a hospital center where I had been a "temp agency staff." They were very happy with my work and considered me an exemplary employee. As I had failed to provide my immediate supervisor with my consent order The Board decided they would discipline me. With just 6 minths to go in the program they brought legal charges against me which has resulted in my being out of work for 18 months. Together with my attorney we won the case and my license was restored. I did receive another 3 years in the program but Im having difficulty finding work. Right there on my newly reissued license is written "ON PROBATION." Does anyone have any sugestions as to what direction I could point myself to, to secure employment. Needless to say my finances are a mess and my home is "at risk." and input would be greatly appreciated.

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>I as a new inexperienced nurse found myself in hand to >hand combat with a 96 yr old male patient on psych >meds. The poor gent had never been on meds in his life >and the staff psychiatrist changed his meds several >times within a week. Needless to say he became quite >psychotic. Well I lost and the old gent injured my >lower back...I was in treatment with injectons and >rhizotomies for 3 years. I developed quite a >dependence on Percocet and was without a doubt an >impaired professional.I turned myself into The BON >with 7 months recovery under my belt. I really did >want to get well. I signed into a 3 year committment >with The Voluntary Recovery Program. For the most part >I was as compliant as I could be, I attended 12 step >meetings, worked with a sponsor and peed on demand. In >November 2007 I was offerred a full time position at a >hospital center where I had been a "temp agency >staff." They were very happy with my work and >considered me an exemplary employee. As I had failed >to provide my immediate supervisor with my consent >order The Board decided they would discipline me. With >just 6 minths to go in the program they brought legal >charges against me which has resulted in my being out >of work for 18 months. Together with my attorney we >won the case and my license was restored. I did >receive another 3 years in the program but Im having >difficulty finding work. Right there on my newly >reissued license is written "ON PROBATION." Does >anyone have any sugestions as to what direction I >could point myself to, to secure employment. Needless >to say my finances are a mess and my home is "at >risk." and input would be greatly appreciated.
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