STUDENTS MUST KNOW!

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Oh my, I miss my job! I had it all....and I wasted it away. Nursing students please read your states regulations and practice acts! I know we rarely do or pay attention...cause we all know THAT won't happen to us! And even to us really good nurses. They don't teach u in school about what the BON can discipline for and/or what the full consequences are. At least when I was a student they didn't. So learn it and know it! Did you all know the BON can discipline if u do not pay your taxes on time??? This isn't my issue, but for 7 yrs I didn't know it was an issue at all! Be familiar with consequences of all actions....even if you "know" it won't pertain to you! PLEASE take time to google your states BON regulations and disciplinary actions! Protect your liscence. After many years we seem to 'forget' that feeling we get when we are pinned and take our oath! Know the good and the bad of it. Knowledge is power. Wish someone told me this when I was a student, but I probably would have half listened because I just knew I wasn't getting in any troubles....I am/was a good and smart nurse! Well I would've been even smarter had I studied the boards rules/regulations/and consequences of actions! DO YOURSELF A FAVOR!!!

AND best of luck to you all! I love my fellow RNs and GNs!

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I am a new nursing student, so I don't know much about the BON rules and regulations yet, but I do know, just by pure common sense that you are supposed to file/pay our taxes on time! Nothing is certain but death and taxes!

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.

I think a lot of people would be surprised by what can affect their license status that is in no way related to the actual work of nursing. My state's nurse practice act was not only required reading in nursing school, but also underwent quite a bit of discussion. If your school does not have this requirement, get a copy! My state gave copies away for free. I once worked with a nurse who lost her license for several years for something completely non-nursing. Without a lawyer, she tried to argue what she did was not related to nursing and therefore should not affect her license. She was overruled because of my state's moral turpitude clause.

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Specializes in Case Management.

Oh my! I agree I think learning about your state BON rules and regulations should be done for a post clinical conference or something. After reading I think I should bring this up to my student council and see if they can propose it to our department head and bring about a change to include it in our curriculum...

Thanks for the heads up!

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State licensure, in any licensed occupation/profession, is a big responsibility. I know that my nursing school impressed this upon me and my classmates when I was in school back in the Dark Ages. More recently, it seems I run into more and more students and newer nurses who don't seem to get that there is more to nursing than just a good job.

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Specializes in Med Surg, PCU, Travel.

to date State regulations has not been a priority in my nursing school, regardless, this is good information and something I will look into for my State.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.

I am puzzled that there are schools out there not discussing this enough...when I went to school-PN (2004-2005) and BSN (2009-2011/12) knowledge of our states practice act was paramount!! From Fundamentals to Leadership, it was important to know our practice, even if your were the one delegated to or the one delegating.

If its even being missed by school, at LEAST know it by the time you are licensed, and stay informed. I have subscribed to my state's BON quarterly newsletter...I know changes in scope for a LPN, and heard the expansion for a NP...I checked to see if there were changes to the R, whether the requirement may be more CEUs, etc. it's just excellent nursing practice to make sure you are aware and understanding of scope.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

This is one of the reasons that Tx requires each new grad or transferring nurse to complete our Jurisprudence course in order to be eligible for a Tx license. The Tx-BON also conducts quarterly workshops each year in various areas of the state to inform everyone of any recent changes.

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HouTx - I wondered about that, being from out of state (I am licensed in NC and stationed in TX - while that makes no difference for me as I'm AD military, I may at some point need to take clinicals here in TX and had looked over the BON's site here). Seems like a wise move to me.

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Unfortunately, a lot of schools don't include that in their curriculum. Thanks for the advice!

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