Each year 7,000 nurses have some type of discipline put on their license. When a Board disciplines a nurse, it can usually do 1 of 4 things. Give the nurse a reprimand which is like a slap on the wrist. Place the nurse’s license on probation. Suspend the license. Revoke the license. The most common option seems to be placing the nurse’s license on probation.  This is called an encumbered license which will be noted in the public records.  A nurse on probation may have a … [Read more...]

In Midland, Texas, 6 nurses who contracted with Midland County Detention Center were criminally indicted recently for manslaughter, criminal negligent homicide and tampering with a governmental record allegedly failing to keep proper records and possible false charting.  There is not much information in the media to glean except that it involved nebulizer treatments.  There is no mention of the medication in the nebulizer treatments. This is very concerning that nurses are being indicted … [Read more...]

On July 1, 2020, Indiana became the next state to join the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) which allows nurses who live in Indiana to practice outside of Indiana under the auspices of a Compact License. To apply for the License, you need to go to in.gov/pla, click pla online services, enter your Indiana license number and the last 4 digits of your social security number.  Then, you select new license and click on compact.  It only costs $25 to change to an e-nursing license in Indiana. For … [Read more...]