Can your license be revoked over assault?

Jo Dirt · Sep 7, 2007

EXACTLY: Why would this nurse hunt down the GF??
The cheating husband is the one who CHEATED on her!

Well, maybe the girlfriend isn't a poor unsuspecting woman who thought she was going out with a man who was single, maybe she is unscrupulous to start with, maybe she is some recycled prostitute with nothing to offer except experience and no future so she deliberately attempted to steal the husband to get what she wanted and maybe it would be good enough punishment for the scawny dork of a husband to lose his wife and have to sit and think about all he did to destroy himself. Maybe this GF had worked in concert with the husband to devise a plan so the wife and kids would move out and she would lay up in the house where there was once a family and live off the alimony the ex-wife had to pay the dork of a husband.

Anyway, if she was arrested for giving the GF her just dessert I don't see how the BON would know about it. A few years ago two doctors got in a fist fight at the hospital here over disagreement over treatment plan of a patient. It was in the news and everything and they are still practicing doctors, but I know they enjoy more privledges than lowly nurses...

furturenurse · Sep 7, 2007

Is the husband not working that his ex wife has to pay alimony? I would have beaten the husband instead of the girlfriend because the wife would have had less chance to be reported. I'm not sure if the BON would find out but for what I'm learning in class you have to report any charges or abuse to the BON.

medsurgnurse, RN · Sep 7, 2007

Motorcycle mama, I really hope that you are not talking about yourself. If so, and its not necessary to tell us; I am really sorry about the situation. From reading your posts I've gathered that you're hard-working, honest, and funny. Now take the chain to cheating husband and consult the post about 'where to hide the body!'

medsurgnurse, RN · Sep 7, 2007

just kidding about beating the husband. Even though he deserves it.

caroladybelle, BSN, RN · Sep 7, 2007

First, the girlfriend did not owe the wife anything. She did not make vows before G-d or the justice to "love, honor and be faithful". The husband did make those vows and is the one guilty of breakig them.

It does not matter that she behaved badly, even if she did know he was married. While it would be nice if she respected that, she did not betray the wife. The husband did. He had children made vows and is the one bound by them. He has broken vows, trust and committed grave injustice to his spouse.

Comparing MDs to nurses is like comparing apples to oranges. They are generally self employed and can rarely use their license. Heck, there are MDs that have amputated the wrong leg, or in one case operated on the wrong side of a patient's brain, and not lost privileged until they commited several errors. Yet a nurse that commits a med error may lose her license. And we are employed by facilities - even if you keep your license, not many places will employ a nurse with "anger issues" or a record.

In many cases, MDs do not file charges against one another. But if charges do get filed, it will harm their record. In my home area, a couple of jocks repeatedly "donuted" a local Oncologist's yard, with their truck. He got irritated, and the next Friday night when they came out "jeeping" in the MDs yard, he shot their tires out, but also hit the windows, barely missing one of them. The parents had him arrested and it got ugly. Public opinion went against the boys and they dropped the issue, otherwise it could have gotten bad for him.

Chances are if said nurse attacks said girlfriend, the girlfriend is not likely to very forgiving, and will charge the wife with anything that traffic will bear ( I had a friend in a similar situation and she spent time in jail,.....and untold bills trying to dig herself out), and probably not drop charges. This gets expensive and only harms the wife/nurse, not to mention makes her look like a maniac....not good for a career.

And things that end up in court make it to the BON. The GF and spouse would probably make sure the BON was notified ( I've had divorced friends that have played that "game" - tittle tattling about legal "indiscretions" to hurt one another)

It is better to show less class and more tackiness than the spouse or the GF? Does one really want to look childish and petty? Taking out one's anger may feel good for a few minutes, but it will do a lifetime of damage, ruin one's reputation, hurt one's future opportunities, and in the end, not change the injustice that has already occurred. The spouse will still be with the girlfriend and even more alienated.

Living well and succeeding despite what is done to your, is the best revenge and comeuppance to those that do you wrong.

Alternator81 · Sep 7, 2007

You know what, I am by means no expert on the subject. But-- I do have friends that have gotten into trouble and not had their licesnce revoked. I really believe that it is something that happens very rarely.

I have friends that have gotten themselves into trouble without getting their license revoked. One friend got deep into alcoholic depression, and had to go to outpatient rehab and A.A. for a while. I have heard of people even taking narcotics from the job and only getting a suspension on their licence while they get their act together. I don't know about assault. I could seem as through the nurse could be viewed as a risk to pt safety, but I wouldn't worry too much yet.

I can tell you that if it was me, I would probably contact the BON ASAP and tell them about it before they find out from someone else. If they find out from someone else, it will look like the nurse is concealing something. Being forthcoming will help you through the process.

Goodluck!

bill4745, RN · Sep 7, 2007

In most states you can loose your license for this.

FlyingScot, RN · Sep 7, 2007

Here's what I'm thinking. IF you get charged and found guilty of assault which in this case may even be assault with a deadly weapon (chain) your license is probably toast. When we renew every two years (at least in Ohio) we have to fill out a questionaire on the back and it specifically asks if you have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony (minor traffic violations excluded). If you answer "yes" you can bet the BON is going to follow up on it. If you lie and answer "no" they may find out anyway and then you've committed another crime. If you don't get charged or are found not guilty then it's doubtful they can do anything. At any rate if this actually happened I wouldn't post it here even theoretically because it could be looked on as an admission of guilt. You'd be wise to delete your posts.

woody62, RN · Sep 8, 2007

I think we have all gotten our collective legs pulled. :lol2:

Woody:balloons:

nancykday · Sep 8, 2007

If you assault someone and it's not work related can or will they pull your nursing license? For example, a husband cheats on his wife so his wife (who is a nurse) hunts down his girlfriend, throws a heavy chain through her windshield, drags her out by her hair and uses her face for a punching bag and (possibly) goes to jail over it.
Could she get in trouble with the BON over that?

Not only can she have an action against her license, they might be looking at jail time for aggravated assult. Get a good criminal defense lawyer.

trainer2070 · Sep 8, 2007

They better lose their license over something like that. I wouldnt want that type of person anywhere near me or my family in a healthcare setting.

WakeUpRN · Sep 8, 2007

They better lose their license over something like that. I wouldnt want that type of person anywhere near me or my family in a healthcare setting.

I wouldn't be so quick to judge.

Let's see what you'd do if you came home and your hubby was in bed with another woman.

This woman has given her whole life to her husband, bore him two-plus children, and to top it all off, works to support her household.

He has robbed her of her youth, and now, at a time when she should be able to settle in and start to enjoy the rewards of those years, some home-wrecker is stealing all away.

Yes, I think you and I and almost every other cheated on spouse would feel like using the "other woman or other man" as a punching bag.

Just because someone has 'RN' behind thier name doesn't mean they lose thier humanity. And they don't automatically turn into doormats, either.