If you’re a nurse in Texas struggling with substance use, mental health concerns, or cognitive issues, you may be referred to—or consider voluntarily entering—the Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses (TPAPN). For many, TPAPN represents a second chance: an opportunity to get support, maintain their nursing license, and return to safe, professional practice. But how …
If you are a student nurse that been recently convicted of a DUI, you are no doubt very nervous about what this means for the career you have been working so hard toward. The good news is, while this is a grave matter, your career doesn’t have to be over before it even starts. …
If you have recently been arrested for a DUI, you are probably already aware that your career is now on the line. States have different laws and penalties for DUIs, as does each state’s Board of Nursing (BON.) If you are a nurse working in Texas, you need to know about DUIs and what …
