Topics About 'License'.

Dear Nurse Beth, *Eight years ago I was going through a manic phase in what turned out to be bipolar that was not yet diagnosed properly. After 12 years of having a stellar record I diverted Neurontin and was fired from my hospital. Two and...

Hello Nurse Beth, My Wisconsin RN nursing license was revoked seven years ago by Arizona Board of nursing. The reason for my revocation was due a criminal conviction of DUI, and two felony possession of Marijuana charges that were both dismissed...

Dear Nurse Beth, I currently work as a nurse and work directly with unlicensed individuals who claim to be counselors and LSW's for children in an environment involving children. As soon as I learned about this I raised my concern to the licensi...

Dear Nurse Beth, I am new to allnurses.com, so hopefully you can help me. I surrendered my CA RN License 5 yrs ago, and I would like to work on getting it back. I genuinely can't afford an attorney at this time, and the process seems rather over...

A bit of a long winded story, but here we go. Around three years ago I had a mental health crisis and did something against my place of employment's policy; I dated a former patient. My judgement was clouded during this time and I acknowledge wh...

Hello I have two license's in two different states, I won't be using one of them, and wondering what do I do with it? Do I just let it expire? Is there something else I can do?

Hey! Hoping to get an answer here before I call and wait on hold tomorrow. My license expired last week on 5/31 and is in delinquent status right now. I completed my 30 CEUs in September 2021, so less than 2 years ago. Can I renew based on those comp...

Has anyone who graduated from a Canadian university been successful in obtaining a California license?

Dear Nurse Beth, Can an expired California registered nurse license be accepted for endorsement in New York? Or should it be renewed first so it can be accepted for endorsement by in New York?

RaDonda Vaught Seeking Reinstatement of Nursing License TN state nursing board's 2021 decision to revoke her nursing license will be appealed in court on Tuesday, March 28. If the appeal is successful, she will face a retrial before the Tennessee...

Dear Nurse Beth, On the renewal licensure, there is a question about having a emotional, or mental condition, etc, would this limit your ability to practice safely?! Is this a yes or no response?

I found out today that I got a verbal warning because I didn’t know I had to report a skin tear. I only thought that they were falls. My work agreed that it was stupid but they only gave me a verbal warning because the state got involved. Will this e...

Dear Nurse Beth, I confronted a bully after over a year of being bullied by her. She drove another nurse off the floor with her bullying before. Now her friends on the floor are retaliating with unfair and unsafe assignments and negative gossip,...

I had my ADN in MI, and I got my initial RN license in MI. However, I never practiced a day in MI. I moved to IN right after I got my MI RN license. Since then I have an IN RN license by endorsement. My MI license has been lapsed since 2019. Should ...

Hi Nurse Beth, I'm an experienced RN of 38 years and have been working as a pediatric homecare nurse. The 2nd day of my new case I swore to myself while holding a 10 month old and his mother threw me out. She used very foul language and threw my...

Hi nurse Beth, I'm a new nurse who is constantly worried about making a mistake, being sued and/or losing license. When a nurse is sued does that necessarily mean loss of license? Or does that depend on the reason /outcome of the lawsuit?

Hi, probably a silly question but I let my license lapse in another state as I am currently working in another state. Anyway, I’d like to reinstate my license there but apparently I have the choice to either do 160 hours of clinicals in addition to c...

I made a post about my husband sleeping with his girlfriend, I didn’t post a name because I didn’t know it. She made a complaint to the state board of nursing and they are investigating me! Do I need an attorney?

I want to start living in Mexico. My plan is to do a 3 month travel assignment followed by 6 months off (live in Mexico), rinse and repeat. I'm not close to retirement so I still want to work and keep my license active. I almost have my California li...

I'm licensed with a multi state license in TX. I moved to OK a while ago but we didn't finally get rid of our tx address until a couple months ago. At that time I got an OK DL and called Tx BON. I explained to her my situation and she said Tx does...

I am halfway through a 3yr suspension and am obviously not working in the nursing field. My PA RN license expires this month in April (leave it to me to take care of this stuff last minute). I have completed the required Continuing Education ho...

Hello! Thanks for taking the time to read this! I have 2.5 years experience in a skilled nursing facility doing treatments, wound care, IVs, meds, trachs you name it and I have med surg experience. I recently had a job offer close to my house a...

It has come to my attention that an RN colleague of mine at work is purposely claiming to be an LPN so they can avoid certain tasks and having people ask them for help. As a manager, I completely understand being overwhelmed by the number of reques...

I was at work a couple evenings ago and had a resident continue to ask for toilet paper, which is a common behavior for her. I went into her room and saw that she had a full roll and I advised her that she had enough for the evening and that once I ...

Hello. I just made my AllNurses account today, so I apologize if this is the wrong forum to post in. I am currently about halfway done with nursing school in DePaul University's Master's Entry into nursing program. In addition to studying, I a...