When I was practicing years ago, there were no rules regarding professional boundaries.Ā I took care of people in the community where I lived and everyone knew each other.Ā When I would run into them at the grocery store or the mall, I would always say āhi!āĀ Some of my colleagues even went to former patientās houses for meals or holidays. Nowadays there are rules regarding professional boundaries.Ā As much as we would like rebel against these rules, they really are designed to protect … [Read more...]
An Unusual Nursing Board Case
After getting an unfavorable Nursing Board decision, it is unusual for a nurse to appeal the matter to a court. It is even more unusual for such an appeal to make it all the way to the state Supreme Court. However, Appellants Christine Mulry Francis and Angela L. Caldwell DeBenedictis did just that. The facts of this case are very interesting. Nurses Francis and DeBenedictis were employed in supervisory roles in a Delaware correctional facility where a patient … [Read more...]
The Pyxis and Your Nursing License
Lorie Brown, Nurse Attorney, discusses problems that are the result of a Pyxis audit and how to protect your Nursing License. This includes how it may look like a nurse is diverting medications and making sure you are administering and wasting medication properly so you protect your license. … [Read more...]
What You Say Can And Will Be Used Against You, Part II, a/k/a Silence Is Golden
Nurses always want to be helpful and will share with anyone. However, there are some instances where silence is golden! 1. WORK STATEMENT. If your supervisor calls you in wanting you to write a statement, be very careful. Donāt be pressured into writing a statement. Or, if you want time to think about it first, definitely do so. When you are … [Read more...]
The Perils of Travel Nursing
I receive so many calls from travel nurses who either donāt read their contract or donāt negotiate their contract and wind up having issues. So, I thought I would warn you about some of the perils of travel nursing. Keep all Boards apprised of your current address, even if your license is expired in that state.Ā As travel nurses, you probably have licenses in many states.Ā You must keep the Boards apprised of your current address so that if there is a complaint against your license, … [Read more...]
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