Oh no! Prohibited to Practice Letter

amoLucia · Feb 19, 2017

I can't imagine how complicated this may or may not be but I think trying to 'work' even as an observer is not a good move.

If your BON tells you not to practice, you DO NOT PRACTICE. Do not go in.

Even with your walking down the hall, if a pt were to zig and you zagged ... oh, no!.

A point to consider is that, God forbid, if an incident were to occur, any malpractice insurance (the facility's or your own) might decline to protect you. An employer will most likely NOT be benevolent and cover your 6. This could even be considered as to extending to any work-related injury you could accidently sustain (like if you slipped & fell on a floor water puddle).

I hope you called out today. Make your phone call on Monday. If your situation is very knotty, seek legal representation. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CHALLENGE YOUR BOARD OFF NSG IN ANY WAY ON YOUR OWN!

If you have your own malpractice coverage, call them.

I doubt you have any union representation benefit at this stage in your employment.

Don't practice. Your future depends on your following your BON's directive.

Good luck.

beckysue920 · Feb 20, 2017

Nurse Nanobot, I am so sorry you have to go through this and ON A Week-end to boot. Did you go into work today? I hope, for your own sake, you did not.

Please let us know if you got this straightened out...hopefully in your favor!

(((((Hugs))))

Nurse Nanobot · Feb 23, 2017

Hi Everyone!

UPDATE:

I took my letter prohibiting me from practicing in to work Sunday morning. The charge nurse called the ED manager to verify that no, I could not work, and I was sent home. A nurse educator called me on Monday to tell me she had received the prohibiting to practice email from the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation and that I should just follow the instructions given to me on the letter and keep in touch about where I am in the process. When I questioned whether I would be able to keep my job she told me that was up to the ED manager and that she would have her call me.

Monday was President's Day, so I got up early on Tuesday morning (February 21st) and went to all three courthouses to retrieve the certified court documents stating that the charges were either not found or had been dismissed. I then took those documents along with my written statements on what exactly happened in each incident and personally handed them to a guy at the Department of Professional Regulations. He told me that someone would be in on Friday to either retrieve or go over my file. (I'm not sure if this person is from the BON or if they will be taking my file to the BON?)

I called my ED manager and left her a message updating her on what I had done, at this point I still had not received a call back from her on the status of my job.

Today I got a phone call from her!! She told me she appreciated me being proactive and getting what I needed done. She told me that I still have my job and they are looking forward to having me work as an RN in the ED!!!! Thank goodness!!!

As of now I am just waiting to hear back from the BON and the IDPR, hopefully with an email presenting my RN license. I have no idea how long this will take but I'm crossing my fingers that it will be quick! My manager told me to just keep her updated and I will be allowed back on the floor as soon as I receive my license.

TriciaJ, RN · Feb 24, 2017

My fingers are crossed that soon this is all just a bad dream and you can get back to work. Thanks for the update.

**canoehead, BSN, RN** · Feb 26, 2017

I moved and was waiting for the board to process my application. My hospital was willing to let me go in on orientation and do the paperwork part of orientation until the registration came through. I was not to touch patients. After consulting with their lawyers, even that was considered too risky. What if someone collapsed in front of me? I wouldn't be able to touch them, in theory. So, don't go in without your bosses' approval.