Did you know that you could be on the Medicare/Medicaid exclusion list and not be allowed to take care of Medicare or Medicaid patients? If you were placed on this list, where would you work? In this day and age, pretty much every health care entity cares for Medicare or Medicaid patients. So, what is the exclusion list? The Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) is responsible for maintaining this exclusion list. When the OIG is considering excluding an individual or entity, the … [Read more...]
What Do Blizzards and Mandatory Overtime Have In Common?
With the recent bad weather and the East coast blizzard, there is a need for nurses to work a lot of overtime. Is mandatory overtime legal? For your answer to that question, you will have to check with your State Labor Department. Each State has different requirements. For example: in New York there is a State law that protects nurses from being forced to work overtime. [New York State Department of Labor NYS DOL §167] To see if your state has mandatory overtime legislation, check out … [Read more...]
You Are A Nurse 24/7
I am frequently asked by nurses, “Why is the Board concerned about what happens when I am on my time off?” The reason is because we are nurses 24/7! Even if we’re not working, we are members of a profession and there are certain duties that are incumbent upon us. For example, some States require nurses to help if they happen upon the scene of an accident. How we conduct ourselves during our time off is representation of our profession. Even as misunderstood as nurses can be, we want to … [Read more...]
MY TOP BLOGS OF 2015
You read, we listened. I have put together a list of the top blogs that you have read. If you missed any of them, you’ll be able to again check them out. Leading our list with the 9th top blog is “My View on The View.” Who could forget the remark about “that thingy around her neck” when one of the members of the TV program “The View” commented on a monologue by a Miss America contestant this past year. Nurses need to unite to improve the perception of nursing. The View hosts were mistaken … [Read more...]
When Life Hands You Lemons
Have you ever felt that when something so unexpectedly happens, it’s like you’ve been kicked in the gut? This is how a lot of my nurses and other health care providers feel when they are terminated from their position or get a complaint before the Licensing Board. They are good practitioners, but then out of the blue something happens. When this happens, take responsibility. I’m not saying that you necessarily should admit the incident is your fault, but to take responsibility from the … [Read more...]
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