The state of California holds nurses to a relatively high standard. Criminal charges and even professional mistakes can potentially cost someone their nursing license or prevent them from securing one in the first place. Allegations of misconduct or gross failures on...
Nursing License Defense
How many nurses lose their license?
Losing a license makes it impossible for a nurse to work, which can cause them to have to switch careers or take other drastic action. That’s why it’s so important for nurses to know what defense options they have if they are facing disciplinary action. It’s more than...
Can a nurse lose their license for striking?
There are cases where nurses feel the need to go on strike. For example, roughly 3,500 nurses are on strike in New York. This has made things difficult for the hospitals, but nurses are trying to fight for the conditions they want in the medical centers. What you may...
The dangers of falsifying patient records
Patient records are a crucial element of quality medical care. Nurses have a huge role in creating and maintaining accurate, updated patient records. When records are accurate, patients receive the necessary treatment, and all the healthcare professionals providing...
Are you being scapegoated for your nursing license?
You know that you could risk losing your nursing license if you make a mistake. But, at the same time, you work in a fast-paced and chaotic hospital environment where you know that mistakes are going to happen. What you’re worried about is that someone might...
California nurse practitioners gaining more autonomy next year
Beginning in Jan. 2023, some California nurse practitioners (NPs) will finally gain the right to treat patients without a physician assigned to supervise them. It’s a right these professionals have been seeking for years. Even though California is at the forefront of...
Mandated reporting responsibilities and your nursing license
As “health practitioners” under California law, registered nurses are mandated reporters. That means they have an obligation to report evidence or even suspicions that a child or adult is being abused or neglected to the appropriate authorities. Nurses, like doctors...
If you lose your nursing license, can you switch states?
You get a nursing license in the state where you’re going to practice. If you lose that license, you may feel like you have no other career options. You’re no longer allowed to apply for jobs in the career that you’ve chosen because you’re not a licensed nurse within...
How patients and their visitors can impact nurses’ work
Nurses have demanding, stressful jobs. They often work long shifts and may have to occasionally be present on holidays. Sometimes, their choices can have an immediate impact on someone's health or quality of life. They have to be effective communicators and capable of...
Charting mistakes that may put your nursing license at risk
Providing the high standard of care expected in the nursing industry requires complete and accurate patient information. Unfortunately, charting mistakes can result in patient harm. Nurses who make serious charting errors may even put their professional license at...