I'm new to this allnurses.com. I want to let Colorado Nurses and anyone registered as a nurse in Colorado that their home addresses can be found on the website of the Colorado Board of Nursing.
When I telephoned them to voice my grievance I was told that Colorado has a strong full disclosure law and that I should write my congressman about this issue.
If Colorado's disclosure law requires this, the board is just doing what they are required to do.
And if a Colorado nurse has a problem with this, the one to take it up with is the legislature. They're the ones who put such a law into effect. Likewise, they are the ones who can repeal the law.
Jim Huffman, RN
Go to State of Colorado Board of Nursing, on the upper right click licensee data base, then on the next page click the link then on the next page click active, then on the following page click the link to txt download. You'll see it.
Wow...in my opinion that's pretty messed up. I mean I've worked at other establishiments aside from healthcare in which the company has had to get people's permission before posting addresses and phone number in a directory. For Colorado to just do this without any warning or asking permission of nurses seems pretty wrong. For obvious reasons such as if a nurse has gone through domestic abuse or stalking, there definitely should be an opt-out choice offered. Nurses deserve to be protected too!
Maybe all nurses (no pun intended) should check what's listed for them on their state's BON. In Georgia, I noticed that the nurses are listed by name and complete addresses,plus license number. I brought this subject up with my instructors and they didn't seem surprised by it. I am personally going to use my PO box.
i called the board of nursing and told them what i found and then they told me what i put on my post......to write my congressman.
Far be it from me to argue with a board of nursing, but ... : )
Your congressman is not the one to deal with on this issue. If it were something mandated by congress, it would apply to all 50 states. This is a matter state legislators have set up this way. And they are the ones who can change it.
Maybe all nurses (no pun intended) should check what's listed for them on their state's BON. In Georgia, I noticed that the nurses are listed by name and complete addresses,plus license number. I brought this subject up with my instructors and they didn't seem surprised by it. I am personally going to use my PO box.
I am probably going to end up doing that as well, but it seems unfair to me that in order to protect my privacy I have to PAY for a po box number.
Far be it from me to argue with a board of nursing, but ... : )
Your congressman is not the one to deal with on this issue. If it were something mandated by congress, it would apply to all 50 states. This is a matter state legislators have set up this way. And they are the ones who can change it.
Jim Huffman, RN
Forgot to put it down....nurses addresses are put on the internet because they work with the public. I asked...do you put the addresses of police officers on the internet? The answer: not my department.
Forgot to put it down....nurses addresses are put on the internet because they work with the public. I asked...do you put the addresses of police officers on the internet? The answer: not my department.
The issue -- I suspect is one of licenses.
Nurses -- and the other listed on the site you mentioned -- hold licenses from the state. The legislature has mandated that the public have full disclosure of such licensees. It's not just a matter of "working with the public" (everyone "works with the public") but we have a professional license. Police don't.
The "not my department" answer is a perfect bureaucrat's response. It's also correct. Complaints to the board of nursing will not help -- they didn't make the rules.
Go to those who made the rules -- again, very likely it was the legislature.
I hope this doesn't end up with a nurse getting hurt. I realize that license info is public knowledge, but the only necessary info is name, license number and state of licensure I would think. Do they publish MD's addresses also? I've had quite a few psych clients that I would not want having my address.
My Dad was a "public servant" police officer, and our phone #/addy was NOT in a phone book nor website. I've even tried searching just to see and I got nothing. You'd think they'd give the same courtesy to nurses. I'm really curious now about doctors since they have licenses too.
NJ was doing this, but after ALOT of complaints they changed the site and that information is no longer available.
That's good to know. I voiced my complaint yesterday. New Jersey is amazing with privacy laws. I do a lot of family history work and they are very protective of information. I used to gripe about how hard they were. I'll shut up now and thank them.
I hope this doesn't end up with a nurse getting hurt. I realize that license info is public knowledge, but the only necessary info is name, license number and state of licensure I would think. Do they publish MD's addresses also? I've had quite a few psych clients that I would not want having my address.
My Dad was a "public servant" police officer, and our phone #/addy was NOT in a phone book nor website. I've even tried searching just to see and I got nothing. You'd think they'd give the same courtesy to nurses. I'm really curious now about doctors since they have licenses too.
I went up to the Colorado Board of Nursing yesterday and found out that yes, doctors are required to give their home addresses, and they but they list their business addresses.
I've done a lot of psych nursing. And in several of the places I have worked (I'm a pool nurse) the residents have computers hooked up to the internet.
Teachingnurrse
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Go to State of Colorado Board of Nursing, on the upper right click licensee data base, then on the next page click the link then on the next page click active, then on the following page click the link to txt download. You'll see it.
Judy