Originally Posted by
thrumylense
Hello Karen and all here!
I am also new to this site. My wife found this link! Well, my story should be included here. It is a long one but will try to make it brief. I lost my license in Dec. of 2003 in Arizona. It was based on one event, primarily. I worked in ICU and I gave a lady Phenergan for nausea at 3:30 in the morning without a signed doctors order with the intention of having him sign for it when he made his early am rounds before I left my shift. As it turned out he came later that morning after I left. When giving report to the next shift I told the nursing assuming the patient's care about this and asked her to be sure the doc signed for the order. She did not seem at all uneasy with this. As it turned out, she was so uneasy with it she wrote me up!! To make a long story short.....this led to my license being revoked.
I had to wait for 5 years to be eligible to re-apply for my license. I did this and they re-instated my license last June. I am a resident now of Washington state but had to get my license cleared there before Washington would give me one here. Finally after nearly a 6 month wait here, they will give me a license to practice in Washington......based on a 3 year probation!!!!! I am shocked about this considering that Arizona only asked me to complete the RN refresher course at Washington State University. I have had to wait all these months to get a temp. license here so I can complete the 145 hours of clinical to finish the refresher course. My fear now is that since the Washington Nursing Commission (state board) has "labeled" me with probation, will this scare any one away from hiring me? I am an excellent nurse according to all my past colleagues which are in Arizona and California ( I traveled for 18 months there prior to having my license revoked in Arizona) but no one knows me in Washington yet as I have not practiced here. I feel that if someone will just give me that first chance here, I will be OK. After a few months of proving myself, the probation label will be purely to appease the system here in Washington. It has been a very hard road over the past 8 years as I feel in my heart I did not deserve all this! I am so very ready to return to my career. I have 23 years of ICU/CCU experience so I have seen and done everything! I have so much I want to give back to my career.
Should I appeal Washington's decision to probate me for 3 years?
I would love your feedback,
Rick