License at Risk? Put up or shut up,,,

[Jedrnurse]

After reading yet another statement about "your license is at risk" (usually due to poor staffing) I'm curious about the reality, not the scare tactics.

How many people have actually had their licenses threatened (by Board actions, not patient/family mouthing off) due to unsafe work conditions?

[JKL33]

The gist of my reply hasn't changed since you posted this same topic in May.

[caliotter3]

The LVN that I witnessed and reported her committing elder abuse became an RN. The DON that she was providing with controlled meds from her cart, eventually had her license disciplined for negligent care at a different facility. Neither one lost their license, in fact, one was rewarded for being an accomplice to drug theft and for abuse. So it seems there are at least a few that benefit from inappropriate behavior.

[Jedrnurse, BSN, RN]

The gist of my reply hasn't changed since you posted this same topic in May.

Thank you for contributing again, then!

[karmax1]

....you can visit the NYS OP website, nurses got their licenses suspended or revoked for different reasons. One of the reasons for suspension is sleeping on the jobs. So it's very easy....

[djh123]

Glad to see this thread in a way because although I've 'only' been working as a nurse for 4.5 years, I get a little tired of the occasional nurses we've had at work who bring up the I-don't-wanna-lose-my-license-because-of (whatever) when it's almost always something that - from what I've heard and read - there's no way they're going to lose their license over.

[LadysSolo]

Two "lost" licenses in 35 years - both narcotic diversion.....

[GrandmaSqueak]

Two -- One for narcotic diversion with intent to sell, the other for diverting and using IM Demerol while on duty.

[allnurses Admin Team]

Duplicate threads merged.

[KatieMI, BSN, MSN, RN]

Glad to see this thread in a way because although I've 'only' been working as a nurse for 4.5 years, I get a little tired of the occasional nurses we've had at work who bring up the I-don't-wanna-lose-my-license-because-of (whatever) when it's almost always something that - from what I've heard and read - there's no way they're going to lose their license over.

- I do not want to lose my license;

- it is not within my scope of practice;

- I never did it that way;

- it is not according to policy;

- they do it like that there, we never do it here;

- etc.

So many ways to tell the same simple thing: I just heck do not want to do it or deal with it in any size or shape.

[Not_A_Hat_Person, RN]

In my state, the most common reason for a nurse to lose a license, including emergency suspensions, is narcotics diversion. Second is failure to respond to the summons.

I worked with a nurse who was caught faking a home visit. She turned in paperwork for 2 clients with made-up assessments and forged signatures. She lost her license because she never made it to a hearing, despite many chances and an offer to appear by phone.

[djh123]

I worked with a nurse who was caught faking a home visit. She turned in paperwork for 2 clients with made-up assessments and forged signatures. She lost her license because she never made it to a hearing, despite many chances and an offer to appear by phone.

Holy **** - faked home visits. Not long after I was in my current job, a guy was fired for - among other things - making up a sliding scale for a patient.

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

- I do not want to lose my license;

- it is not within my scope of practice;

- I never did it that way;

- it is not according to policy;

- they do it like that there, we never do it here;

- etc.

So many ways to tell the same simple thing: I just heck do not want to do it or deal with it in any size or shape.

Beverage alert!