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I had disciplinary action taken against my license in the past year. How tin I present my experience and positive changes in my personal life to potential employers?

Question:

Dear Donna,

For five years, I have been a skilled and experienced nurse. I had disciplinary action taken against my license in the past yr, because of some poor choices and charting errors, made 18 months earlier in another state. The Arizona state board of nursing contacted me when the complaint reached them. In the meantime I had moved, became employed and was working successfully in critical care areas of nursing. I was offered an choice to enter into my land's Chemically Fond Nurses Diversion Pick program. The complaint was based on accusations from a facility in some other state. I had researched some RN blogs, and information technology became credible it was best to enter the program, rather than try to fight the investigation the state board would have undertaken.

In one case in the program I struggled financially, had multiple obstacles at finding employment in or out of nursing and was faced with eviction and automobile repossession. I made a desperate determination to return to registry nursing, taking shifts then I could feed my family and go on a roof over my head. I've learned an expensive and valuable lesson. It was discovered by the board I was employed in an attribute of nursing that I was restricted from working in at the fourth dimension. My actions were reviewed by members of the country board, and it was determined I was to be placed on a monitoring programme, which would last another 36 months. Instead of beingness revoked, my license was suspended for 12 months and I now am seeking piece of work in the field of nursing. I am finding it hard to convince potential employers to give me a chance to prove that I am not an addict and am an honest and upstanding RN.

How practice I arroyo the interview procedure and successfully become employed when faced with questions such as "why was your license suspended?" and "if in that location was sketchy proof regarding the facility that placed the complaint against your license, why didn't you fight it with a lawyer?" How can I present my experience and positive changes in my personal life that makes me worth taking a chance on?

Desperately Seeking Employment

Dear Donna replies:

Dearest Desperately Seeking Employment,

Y'all case is clearly complex. If I were y'all I would consult a nurse attorney to be certain you are on the correct runway. Some nurses think that consulting an attorney is an admission of guilt, simply information technology is not. Oftentimes It is the all-time way to protect your interests when your license, your reputation and your livelihood are at stake. Observe a nurse attorney through a referral from your state chapter of the American Nurses Association (www.nursingworld.org) and The American Association of Nurse Attorneys (www.taana.org).

Also, I suggest you notice a nurse career motorcoach who has experience helping nurses with challenges in their work history to aid you overcome those obstacles. You will have to learn and practice the delicate art of discussing your by and focusing on your strengths, selling yourself and overcoming objections. Considering you will demand to rely heavily on person-to-person networking, you also volition need to learn how to practise this properly and to your best reward. Nearly people don't understand the ability of networking or how to use it to find a job, especially in challenging circumstances. Observe a nurse career coach by asking around, doing an Internet search, or getting a referral from the International Double-decker Federation (www.coachfederation.org).

In the interim, look for volunteer piece of work in a healthcare setting, such as a public health department, free clinic or the American Red Cantankerous. This is a practiced manner to stay connected while y'all seek employment, expand your professional network and get a foot in the door. Volunteering often leads to paid employment.

Best wishes,
Donna

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