I am known for saying, “You can always get another job but not another license!” If you smell the handwriting on the wall, resign. If you get terminated, on every future job application you will have to disclose that you were terminated. Otherwise, not to do so is called fraud and material misrepresentation in obtaining a license. Some nurses will say, “Well, I was there only a short time.” It does not matter! In fact, when you sign your employment application, there usually is … [Read more...]
Law & Order for Nurse Practitioners, NPBusiness.org with Barbara C. Phillips, APRN, GNP, FNP-BC, FAANP
On this episode, Law & Order for Nurse Practitioners, Lorie Brown, RN, MN, JD gives us golden nuggets of information, so that we know how to protect ourselves when using our GIFTS. [Listen to Interview] … [Read more...]
NSO Insurance for Nurses
Lorie Brown, RN, MN, JD of YourNurseAttorney.com discusses NSO Insurance for Nurses and what the benefits are of having your own insurance.Does NSO insurance help if you have to appear before the Board of Nursing? … [Read more...]
Nurses with Multiple Licenses
Lorie Brown, RN, MN, JD of Brown Law Office, P.C. discusses what can happen if you have an action or discipline against your nursing license if you have licenses in different states - even if your license is expired. This is called the "Domino Effect". … [Read more...]
Beware Do No Harm
The Joint Commission, which provides accreditation of health care organizations, issued a mandate requiring surgical/procedure teams to have a time-out prior to beginning an operation to prevent wrong site surgery. Yet, time-outs are always taken and surgical errors continue to occur. What’s more disturbing is that a study was done prior to the time-out procedures and found at least 1 person in the operating room knew that surgery was being performed on the wrong site but was too afraid to … [Read more...]
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