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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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
- 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!
JKL33
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The gist of my reply hasn't changed since you posted this same topic in May.