This is one of my favorite things with each New Year. I look at my top 10 blogs to see which ones you really enjoyed. In 2018, the favorite ones were based on license protection so in 2019, I chose to do more articles on that same subject. Just like with the New Year’s Eve countdown, let’s go down the list starting with number 10 and head to number 1. By the way, you can read the original blog by clicking on the bolded number for each one. NUMBER 10: PYXIS AND YOUR NURSING LICENSE – … [Read more...]
Keeping Your Nurse Practitioner License Safe
Recently I attended the Nursing Service Organization Annual Summit where they discussed the results of their annual statistical analysis of claims against nurse practitioners. They look at things such as area of practice, resultant injuries, alleged breaches in the standard of care and on their license protection claims. Here are some of the risk management strategies that they recommended. Professionalism is the key. Nurse practitioners have an amazing way of developing a great rapport … [Read more...]
You’re Always A Nurse
Year after year, nursing is voted as the most trusted profession. And there’s good reason for that because we help people at their most vulnerable times. We are entrusted with their health, their healing and their mental, physical and psychosocial well-being. Historically, nurses were nuns which adds to our trustworthiness and credibility. Anything that you do that could be unbecoming as a nurse, the Board can take action. If you have a criminal matter against you, you must notify the … [Read more...]
Is The Handwriting On The Wall?
I frequently have nurses come to me because they have been fired from their jobs and are afraid that they will be reported to the Board. What’s interesting about these nurses is that almost all have said, “I knew I should have been looking for another job.” If you feel the handwriting is on the wall, it is better to resign than get terminated. On every job application, you will have to include that job on the application and include that you were terminated. You cannot simply omit a job … [Read more...]
