Have you ever been before the State Board

A friend of mine moved to a small rural town in TX. The closest hospital is 45 miles from her home. The next town is 100 miles. When she came to TX the nurses at the hospital where she went to work did not like the fact that she was hired to be the Charge Nurse. Some of them got together and started complaining that she was too strict. I have worked with this nurse for years and know that she is not the type to shout out orders. She works as hard as everyone else. The nurses that didn't like to do their jobs properly reported her to the TX State Board. They stated that she did not answer call lights, was incompetant did not follow protocol, etc.
The DON was a friend to all of the nurses and when my friend reported inconsistencies with the medication count the DON said that "she (the DON) would fix it." My friend was reported to the State Board. She is scared that she will loose her liscense. She has been a nurse for 15 years in another state and receives rave reviews. She was even nurse of the year at the hospital that she came from. Can any of you help

I personally had an incident where i was turned in if you will to the Texas State Board of Nurses for declining to falsify records at a now defunct home health agency. They wanted me to document things that were false and I refused. I quit and turn their agency into the the state regulatory agency for home health. When they found out they turned me into the State Board. I had all the documentation I needed to clear me but I was very scared they would fabricate some evidence since that is what they wanted me to do in the first place. Fortunately I did not need an attorney but tell your friend to stand her ground and have faith things will be OK!

Thanks a million I have already emailed her the information that you sent.
Nurses need to know that organiations like this exist for them

There is no shortage of nurses, there is a severe shortage of ethical nurses and ethical employers that want them.

A friend of mine moved to a small rural town in TX. The closest hospital is 45 miles from her home. The next town is 100 miles. When she came to TX the nurses at the hospital where she went to work did not like the fact that she was hired to be the Charge Nurse. Some of them got together and started complaining that she was too strict. I have worked with this nurse for years and know that she is not the type to shout out orders. She works as hard as everyone else. The nurses that didn't like to do their jobs properly reported her to the TX State Board. They stated that she did not answer call lights, was incompetant did not follow protocol, etc.
The DON was a friend to all of the nurses and when my friend reported inconsistencies with the medication count the DON said that "she (the DON) would fix it." My friend was reported to the State Board. She is scared that she will loose her liscense. She has been a nurse for 15 years in another state and receives rave reviews. She was even nurse of the year at the hospital that she came from. Can any of you help