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...]
10 Mistakes That Will Get You Before the Board of Nursing
Lorie Brown, Nurse Attorney, lists 10 common mistakes that nurses make that will get them before the Board of Nursing. These mistakes you may not know are violations of the Nurse Practice Act. Are you practicing medicine without a license? Are you committing fraud and material misrepresentation? … [Read more...]
Lorie Brown Interviews Kathleen Russell of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Lorie Brown, R.N., M.N., J.D. interviews Kathleen Russell, J.D., M.N., R.N., Senior Policy Advisor, Nursing Regulation of the National Counsel of State Boards of Nursing. Some of the topics include their mission and members, their new Welcome to the Nursing Profession Booklet and video, the nurses' license and discipline database, Nursys.com, and the e-Notify service as well as the continuing education courses they provide on www.LearningExt.com. The e-Notify service will notify you in … [Read more...]
Nursing Boards: Why Are They So Harsh?
I am frequently asked why nursing boards are so harsh. The Boards are composed of nurses and shouldn’t the Board understand the situations in which nurses get involved? California has had issues with their Board. California has a separate Board of Nursing for Registered Nurses and one for License Vocational Nurses. The RN Board is called the Board of Registered Nursing (“B.R.N.”). In some parts of the country, licensed vocational nurses are called licensed practical … [Read more...]
