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  1. Looking at the Illinois State Board of Nursing website can give many insights into the types of ethics violations that need to be reported. Any person who has any sort of knowledge of conduct by a licensed nurse that "may violate a nursing law or rul...
  2. Moving from one state to another can be as easy as ABC, providing you plan and make it a nice smooth transition. There are certain variables which you are able to control and there are certain ones you can't. It is certainly easier to transition if y...
  3. 10,000 RNs Face Nursing Board Each Year!

    Did you know that there are close to 6000 accusations filed by the BRN against RNs each year, in California alone? Most of those are the result of a BRN investigation, but many investigations don't make it to the Accusation stage. This means that the...
  4. Nurse Beth

    Are You Really a Nurse?

    Test Your KnowledgeBefore reading the article, take the short true or false poll at the bottom of the article to test your knowledge. Do you cringe when people use the word "nurse" loosely? Or worse, refer to themselves as a "nurse" when they are nei...
  5. The more I find out about the boards of nursing and their discipline methods, the more I think that there needs to be a reformation of a poorly run, and outdated system. On the one hand, the BON states its primary function is to protect the public. Y...
  6. Being the wife of an active duty navy sailor, I was accustomed to moving every three to four years and setting up a new life to include securing a new state license and a new nursing position. Moving with three young children always took some skill b...
  7. TheCommuter

    Is My Nursing License At Risk?

    I often listen as certain coworkers, usually the nurses with zero to two years of experience, chime about the dangers to their hard-earned nursing licenses. "I'm putting my license on the line by dealing with that difficult patient!" "I forgot to giv...
  8. I Will Not Do This

    I am fortunate to have a job as wonderful as this one. The cozy group home where I work is meticulously geared toward making this environment a happy, safe, and comfortable one for the people in its service. It is a quiet day here--though of course o...