Many nurses who think the grass is always greener on the other side will continue their education by becoming nurse practitioners. But let me tell you, the problem is that the grass there is not greener because even if you become a nurse practitioner, the problems in health care still exist.  They’re just different problems. I have been asked if a nurse has discipline on their license, will they be able to continue their education?  There is no simple answer to this. The nursing … [Read more...]

The Department of Justice recently arrested 25 people scheming to sell bogus nursing diplomas and transcripts, charging them with wire fraud and wire fraud conspiracy. Thousands of people who had hoped to take a shortcut toward becoming a licensed nurse were fooled into obtaining these items that are necessary to sit for the NCLEX. The enforcement action spanned 5 states: Delaware, Florida, New Jersey, New York and Texas. In Florida, nurses who were part of this scheme are having their … [Read more...]

There is zero tolerance for nurses who violate HIPAA! Meta, Facebook’s parent company, is being sued in 2 separate class action matters, one involves the University of California San Francisco and Dignity Health while the other is on the opposite coast at Medstar Health System in Baltimore. Class action lawsuits involve grouping people as Plaintiffs in an action which then must be certified by a judge. The lawsuits allege violations of HIPAA, and that private health information was … [Read more...]