Nursing License Defense

Nurses have a duty to provide top-notch services to patients. Failure to do so may lead to legal issues, threatening one's license. And one of them is breaching patient confidentiality. It's essential to protect your patient's information. Here is how you can do this:...

While you may be in the career of taking care of other people, you’re still a human and sometimes humans make mistakes. There may be a time when the worst happens and you find yourself pulled over by the police after you’ve had a few drinks. One of the first things...

Nurses must adhere to strict standards of professionalism and ethical behavior to maintain their licenses. When these standards are not met, a nurse may face disciplinary action, which could result in the suspension or revocation of their license. The disciplinary...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...