![]() Personally, it took several relapses and almost dying twice before I accepted that I have this disease. It's common for those of us who develop the disease of chemical dependence to refuse to accept the diagnosis, even after far more amazing situations than a second DUI. However, due to your choice of profession you are, and will continue to be held to a higher standard than a butcher, baker or candlestick maker. Whether or not you are truly dependent may yet be determined. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) uses even more stringent standards.Īs you can see, nurses aren't the only groups held to a higher standard than the "average" person. Each of the DOT administrations expanded the program in their operations: the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which oversees pilots and air traffic controllers the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), which oversees professional drivers the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), which regulates pipelines. In response a comprehensive program was developed by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG). On September 15, 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed an Executive Order requiring federal agencies to establish an employee drug-testing program. Two DUI's is definitely a warning flag for licensing boards, whether it's nursing, medicine, dental, or pharmacy. They do not "advocate" for individual nurses. ![]() The Nursing Board has one job.protecting the public from unsafe nurses. It is WORSE than IN state probation for the county where my DWI occured and it happened to be the WORST county for an alcohol related offense. Therefore ISNAP has decided that I need THREE YEARS of counseling, of 3 AA meetings a month and out of pocket "random" drug screens. The result was as follows: Due to the report they were given it was determined that I was alcohol DEPENDANT - understand this is someone who previously stated to a counselor the 2 drinks in the two previous weeks and a NEGATIVE drug screen for alcohol. 2 drinks the two weeks prior to our meeting and 1-3 drinks per month at the MOST, I was also drug screened and no alcohol was present, and he told me not to worry as he didnt think it would be an issue.įast forward the day after and he called telling me the team had discussed my progress and decided I needed continued treatment and would be reporting as such to ISNAP.I YELLED at him, which was unnecessary, but I KNEW in that moment that, though I had completed probation and state related requirements for my DWI and my actions on September 07 haunted every day for three years, I was about to be given over to a different beast entirely - ISNAP. My counselor and I discussed my drinking habits, i.e. ![]() So I complied with ISNAP and had an assessment at my former counseling center which I used for probation. Before taking my NCLEX I met with the board and they recommended that I get in contact with ISNAP which is the recovery prevention program for nurses within Indiana. Well, fast forward to completion from probation and school 2 yrs later. Understand all this was going on during the beginning of college for LPN. In September of 07 I recieved my second DWI within a 5 year period and was put on probation for 2yrs, home monitoring for 6 mo. I will summarize my situation to the best of my ability: Hello everyone this is my first post for this website.
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