Nursing License Defense

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...

As a nurse, the last thing you ever want to face is the loss of your license. You went to school for many years and do all you can to help your patients. Sometimes, you think that you have to be a superhuman to avoid a lawsuit. Other times, you realize that patients...

Nurses are only human and there is no way anyone can expect that every nurse understands every single thing there is about medicine. People make mistakes, and the same is true about doctors and nurses.There is a difference, however, between mistakes and obvious...

Your nursing license is the key to your career. If it's suspended or revoked, you could find yourself in a position where you can't work or maintain the career you see yourself in. Nursing licenses, much like other professional licenses, could be put at risk if you...

Starting on the day you learn that a complaint has been filed against you with the California nursing board, you will probably think of little else than protecting your career. Complaints are a serious source of anxiety and stress for all professionals but succumbing...