I am getting ready to take boards and was visiting my state's board of nursing, familiarizing myself with the process, etc... There was an area where you can search for a person's license and to see its status. I entered the name of a friend who lives in another city. I THOUGHT she had retired temporarily to help care of a family member who is terminally ill, which in fact she is doing. What shocked and surprised me was that her license was suspended, and the reason for investigation in the first place was "administrative complaint."I don't want to know exactly what she did, and would never ask her directly. Obviously she must be upset and mortified that this happened to her, and I understand it's a deeply personal issue and would never discuss it with her unless she brought it up. I am curious though, what sort of reasons fall under "administrative complaint." I've always thought she was an excellent nurse and she's highly thought of in her profession. She even taught for a period of time. I'm just at a loss and while I don't want to delve deeply into it, I do admit to a natural curiosity as to what sorts of things fall under "adminstrative complaint." Can anyone enlighten me?
Larry77, RN 1,158 Posts Specializes in Trauma/ED. Has 10 years experience. Apr 9, 2009 Be careful jumping to conclusions...is it possible it's someone else with the same name? You could probably search on the BON's site to find out what is under the umbrella of "Administrative Complaint"...
firstyearstudent 853 Posts Apr 9, 2009 Who knows what it means... It could just be an issue with her paperwork.
WalkieTalkie, RN 674 Posts Specializes in CVICU. Apr 9, 2009 I was shocked to see that a nurse I worked with had gotten a "censure" or whatever it's called for "prescribing drugs without a prescription" or something of that nature. Well, I found out that she started an IV on a sick co-worker and gave them like a 500 bag of saline. Not really a big deal, but definitely stupid to do at work!
Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN 1 Article; 3,181 Posts Has 41 years experience. Apr 10, 2009 Probation means you can work under close supervision while suspension you can't work.
diane227, LPN, RN 1,941 Posts Specializes in Management, Emergency, Psych, Med Surg. Has 32 years experience. Apr 16, 2009 This infraction should be outlined and defined in your nurse practice act which you should be able to get on line.
caliotter3 38,333 Posts Apr 16, 2009 My state publishes the paperwork, court orders, that go with the disciplinary action. So the public can pretty much get the gory details.
