Every couple of years, the Nursing Service Organization (“NSO”) publishes a claim report and their most recent one is the 4th edition and some interesting things surfaced. Since NSO provides insurance for nursing representation for medical malpractice and for the Board matters, the claims report is split into 2 sections: malpractice defense claims and license defense claims. You can check out the claims report here. Of interest is that the number of medical malpractice claims have increased … [Read more...]
Speech Is Not Always Free
Typically, I don’t comment on cases that occur outside of the United States but I feel strongly to bring up a case now that is not only interesting but has implications for all nurses. In 2015, a nurse from Saskatchewan, Canada posted a Facebook criticism regarding her grandfather’s care. Carolyn Strom made her posting as a private citizen, however, the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association (“SRNA”) found her comment to be professional misconduct. She was fined $26,000 Canadian Dollars … [Read more...]
Scam Bon Actions
You receive a letter from the Board of Nursing, and you’re scared to death! Would you believe that, in Idaho, nurses are receiving mailings from the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration accompanied by a cover letter from that state’s Board of Nursing notifying the recipient that their license is to be suspended. Click here. On first blush, it appears to be official and all legal in notifying the nurse that their license is about to be suspended. It has the nurse’s … [Read more...]
Interview with Criminal Defense Attorney Marc Lopez of Marc Lopez Law Dismissal v. Expungement
Lorie Brown interviews criminal attorney, Marc Lopez of Marc Lopez Law to discuss the difference between Dismissal and Expungement in criminal matters and how each affect matters before the Board of Nursing or the Exclusion List with the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). … [Read more...]
Yikes! My Nursing License Has Been Placed On Probation
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...]
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