Once You Lose,you're History!

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isn't once you lose you license or certification or remove from the registry you're so call nursing career is history? especially if its been suspended or revoke?

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No, that depends on many factors, including the specific details of the original situation. Many people lose their licenses temporarily and get them back after they've met the stipulations and conditions set by their state BON.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

I agree with Elkpark.

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My license was revoked and the revocation stayed for three years. This was I was able to still work, albeit with certain restrictions. At the end of the three years I got my license back with no restrictions on it whatsoever. If someone checks on my license status it will say there was action against it, but that's all it says.

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i just got done talking to a lawyer and they told me that once your license or certificate is pull rather you gotten rehabilitation review you license or certification is history which means you can't work in any nursing homes,hospital, home health etc etc.

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That wasn't your question. Your question was "Is it true.......that your nursing career is history?"

No, it's not. When your license is suspended you cannot work until it's reinstated. When it's revoked, you have to try to earn it back. The point is, it's possible. Who you gonna believe, a lawyer or nurses who have been there???

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Is it easy to loose your license? This concerns me. What if I make a mistake. I read all the time on this forum about people that make mistakes. This scares me to death!

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Is it easy to loose your license? This concerns me. What if I make a mistake. I read all the time on this forum about people that make mistakes. This scares me to death!

Relax. About the only way to lose your license immediately is to cause a death. Otherwise there's an investigation, you get to present your side, and if found guilty you're usually placed on probation but still allowed to work. Most people who go before the BON do NOT lose their licenses.

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you don't have to cause a death. if you don't go by the care plan of your client, anything that happens you can lose your license. states are really getting strick.

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you don't have to cause a death. if you don't go by the care plan of your client, anything that happens you can lose your license. states are really getting strick.

You didn't read very carefully. I said the only way to IMMEDIATELY lose your license is to cause a death. And even then it would have to be a death caused deliberately or through extremely poor nursing practice. Otherwise, depending on the offense, it's suspended immediately pending investigation, or you can still work pending investigation.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Losing your license or appearing before the state board is definitely a nerve-wracking experience. Each incident is very individual. You are best to contact a lawyer who would be familar with your own case.

All Nurses can not provide legal advice.

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Sorry, I didn't see this as asking for or giving advice. I apologize if I took part in violating the TOS.

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