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What is the Confidential Recovering Nurse Program (RNP)?

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What is the Confidential Recovering Nurse Program (RNP)?

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The Recovering Nurse Program is a confidential, voluntary alternative to formal disciplinary action for a Registered nurse who may be impaired due to chemical dependency/abuse. The Nurse Practice Act (L.R.S. 37:911-933) provides that alternatives to disciplinary action may be established. L.R.S. 37:922 (Sec. E) reads in part: The Board, in its discretion, may maintain the confidentiality of an individual registered nurse who violates a provision of this Part whenever the Board determines the public interest will be best served by alternatives to the disciplinary process.