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Did You Report?

February 7, 2019 by LORIE A BROWN, R.N., M.N., J.D. Leave a Comment

I’ve written often about if a nurse has a second license in another state and there is an action in one state, the other state may take action as well.  But, did you know in certain states you must affirmatively report an action in a second state?

Some think that if their license is on probation that they can go to work in another state where their license is “free and clear.”  Be careful!  If you do not voluntarily tell of a license matter in another state and the situation is found out, that may be a violation of that state’s Nurse Practice Act.

If you have a license matter, you should review your state’s Nurse Practice Act in all states in which you are licensed to determine whether you have to report the action in the other states.  In fact, even if you don’t have an active license, another state still can take action against your license.  Always make sure that all Nursing Boards where you have a license are kept up-to-date with your mailing address to ensure that you don’t miss any important communications from either state Board.

The American Association of Nurse Attorneys has published a position paper on the statute of limitations and retained jurisdiction.  The Association does not feel that it is proper to be able to take action against an expired license after the fact, when sometimes it can be years later.

You also can check the Annual Survey of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing to see how each state is set up and who performs their investigation.  It makes for interesting reading.

Another source is nursys.com, a public repository of actions taken on nurses’ licenses.  As well as checking on yourself, you can look up records on your coworkers as well to make sure there’s nothing there.

The bottom line is that should you have an action in one state and if you have a license in another, make sure that you do not need to mandatorily report that action.  It is better to be safe than sorry and report since it is public record anyway.

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Filed Under: Employment, License Protection, Newsletter, Workplace Issues Tagged With: discipline, domino effect, investigation, mandatory reporting, nurse, Nurse Practice Act, Nursing Boards, nursing license, Nursys.com, renewal

Lorie Brown Interviews Kathleen Russell of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing

September 13, 2018 by LORIE A BROWN, R.N., M.N., J.D. 2 Comments

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 advance when your license(s) need to be renewed and if any disciplinary action has been filed against your license(s). This is a great option for any nurses that are licensed in multiple states.

They also discuss the full practice authority initiative for Advance Practice Nurses – nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, clinical nurse specialists and nurse anesthetists – at the website: www.NursingAmerica.org.

Ms. Russell also introduces their brand new website at www.NCSBN.org and invites all nurses to check out all of their resources.

Lastly, they discuss their article on National Nursing Guidelines for Medical Marijuana that was published in the Journal of Nursing Regulation.

09/14/2018 Edit: Find the New Nurse Welcome Booklet at https://www.ncsbn.org/12096.htm.

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Filed Under: Employment, License Protection, Newsletter, Workplace Issues Tagged With: advanced practice nursing, APRN, board of nursing, clinical nurse specialists, continuing education, Kathleen Russell, Lorie Brown, midwives, NCSBN, new nurses, nurse, nurse anesthetists, nursing, nursing board, Nursys.com

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