Nursing License Defense

If you receive an accusation from the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), your professional license could be at risk. As nursing is not a well-paid job, perhaps you are considering saving on the expense of an attorney. However, this could prove to be a...

Nursing has always been a valued and esteemed profession -- candidly, a calling of the heart - in California and elsewhere. Skilled nurses play a key role in care delivery and the promotion of optimal patient outcomes.It's no surprise that becoming a nurse in...

California nurses face challenges every day, and sometimes they have to make choices in the moment that can make the difference between life and death. These decisions sometimes go against regulations, and they may lead to the need for a nursing license defense....

You are going to encounter difficult, demanding patients from time to time in your career as a nurse, so you might as well have a plan for how you are going to handle it. Not having a plan could lead to a rash reaction -- the kind that could put your license at risk...

What does your student loans have to do with your ability to practice medicine in your given field?By all rights, absolutely nothing. However, the laws in numerous states tie medical workers' student loans to their license to practice. Unpaid loans can result in a...

Are you a nurse (or student nurse) who dreams of working and traveling? If so, you need to understand the complicated process of obtaining a license to practice in more than one state -- and what it may take to maintain it.The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) was...

Social media is an integral part of American culture these days. People post about everything in their lives -- their greatest triumphs, their worst fears and even what they have for dinner.If you're a nurse, however, you have to watch what you post because it could...

Patients may have complaints against you, but that doesn't mean your license should be at risk. Anyone can file a complaint, even if you didn't do anything wrong.This creates a stressful situation that many nurses don't deserve. While handling it correctly can help...

When you're a nurse, you know that your actions affect others. Even if you're doing your best and think you've done everything right, there is a potential for things to go wrong. A patient could have a bad reaction to a medication, or someone could die before a...

As a nurse, the last thing you want to worry about is defending your license. You work with patients day in and day out. You are bound to make mistakes, but the majority of the time, the likelihood is that they won't be dangerous.The most surprising issue is when you...