nursing liscence diciplines

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ok this is scary. I am in my 2nd semester of nursing school, and I was just reading the post on here about the lady that got discipline on her liscense for not putting a bed at 45 degrees, and instead put it at 30. That seems a bit drastic to report a nurse for doing something that could of just been a mistake. Do they really take your nursing liscence for such a small error or report you? Is this common? That scares me and makes me feel that they are going to report every little thing you do wrong. Is this true?

Current Nursing Student, graduating in August 08.

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Specializes in Licensed Practical Nurse.

i do not think putting the bed in the wrong degree of angle will get your license wiped away, i am not saying that small errors or what maybe be seemingly minor mistakes cannot get you into trouble but serious errors such as med errors or obvious negligence on a nurses part can get him/her in trouble, for instance i was written up for not auditing a new coumadin order and the patient did not get this medication for four days, but i still have my job and my license! there is no way that a nurse can go his/her entire career without making mistakes, there is no way around it! i feel the same way! i just started working as a nurse! things happen you learn, move on and work hard to prevent the same mistake or another from occuring!

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Specializes in Trauma ICU,ER,ACLS/BLS instructor.
ok this is scary. I am in my 2nd semester of nursing school, and I was just reading the post on here about the lady that got discipline on her liscense for not putting a bed at 45 degrees, and instead put it at 30. That seems a bit drastic to report a nurse for doing something that could of just been a mistake. Do they really take your nursing liscence for such a small error or report you? Is this common? That scares me and makes me feel that they are going to report every little thing you do wrong. Is this true?

Current Nursing Student, graduating in August 08.

I think there might be more to that story,like the pt aspirated and it was a known issue,so pt was put at risk and was compromised. Some states are stricter then others, I find it irritating that a nurse can get "disiplined" for a minor infraction ,yet someone who has abused a pt or was grossly unprofessional ,can get reprimanded,take a class and be fine. It takes a union and a good lawyer to survive a BON investigation unscathed.

Just value your licence,always CYA, and remember ,we all make mistakes and hopefully learn from them. I have never had a BON issue,most nurses have not. Good luck and have a great day!

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Pick up malpractice now.

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do I need as a student? the school has some on me i believe.

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I read the other thread you're referring to, and I'm quite sure there must be more to the story than was posted. It's not at all unusual for people to post long stories here about how they've been "used and abused" by the system, and, when other members start asking questions because the initial story doesn't add up, it eventually turns out that they left out a lot of significant information.

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Specializes in NICU.

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