Nursing is a profession built on trust, compassion, and rigorous standards. When a nurse faces disciplinary action, it can have significant repercussions, both professionally and personally. One common concern is how long this disciplinary action remains on a nurse's license. Understanding this is crucial for nurses aiming to navigate their careers post-disciplinary action. Types of Disciplinary Actions Before delving into the duration disciplinary actions remain on a nurse's … [Read more...]
Can You Refuse An Unsafe Assignment?
Hereâs the scene: you walk into work for your 12-hour shift and immediately find yourself facing an exceptionally heavy patient load. What can you do? Your first thought is probably âI donât want to commit malpractice; I want to provide the best care for my patients, and I want to protect my license.â When you look at the staffing assignments, it can be both overwhelming and stressful. You may be thinking, âHow am I going to get this all done and make sure that my patients are provided … [Read more...]
Trusted Nurses
In a Gallup Poll, nursing has again been voted as the most trusted profession for the 18th year in a row. One of the reasons it has been so long acclaimed is because of nursing ethics. However, anything that nurses do that may not put our profession in the most favorable light, can be detrimental. In an MTV reality TV show âScrubbing Inâ, they portrayed nurses going to bars in their scrubs. This negatively portrayed the nursing profession. We are held to high standards, just like a … [Read more...]
Top 10 Blogs Of 2019
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 Yearâs Eve countdown, letâs 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 â … [Read more...]
Privacy Matters To Patients
I often hear of nurses who made HIPAA violations, none of whom intended to breach privacy but either curiosity or carelessness got the best of them. Here are ten such examples: EMR â If you forget to log out of a computer terminal, someone else can follow you to access anything under you log in. Computers are smart and everything you do on the device can be tracked. Every keystroke you make, every chart you look at, everything! Even if you accidentally pull up a wrong patientâs chart, … [Read more...]
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