As a nurse, it is your obligation to provide a certain standard of care to your patients. Regardless of whether you work in a hospital, in a nursing home or in the homes of patients who require hospice care, you have to adhere to certain standards regarding the care...
Month: December 2020
Renting your contractor license can lead to problems
If you have a California contractor’s license, you may have been offered good sums of money to rent it out. A company or contractor who does not hold one may offer to pay you to be a legal figurehead. If you say yes, they can bid for contracts under your number. Under...
Sexual harassment and misconduct when nursing
The media often portrays nurses as sexy and saucy. It may seem odd when you know the reality is sore feet and varicose veins, but the image persists and can create problems when working as a nurse. A high percentage of nurses have experienced sexual harassment at...
Could an unhappy client threaten your contractor’s license?
As a general contractor, there are a number of mistakes you could make that might affect your professional licensing. If you get into trouble with the law and wind up convicted of serious offenses, that might mean you run into issues when you go to renew your license...
Using alcohol to cope with job stress can jeopardize your nursing license
Nursing is not for the faint-hearted. There are times you will feel helpless as people suffer and die in front of you. You will have to make urgent decisions on not enough sleep, and sometimes you will get them wrong. Then to top it all, you will have to deal with...
You can’t hide from the past when renewing your nursing license
You will have to answer questions about your criminal history and license discipline when you’re renewing your nursing license. The reason for asking questions about a nurse’s criminal record is not to pass judgment. Because you have the tremendous responsibility of...

