Voluntary surrender

[thatonenurse14]

I got my letter stating I have to appear before the board of nursing. I have been working in a different state now for two months with a nursing license from that state. I am wanting to voluntarily surrdender my license in my original state so I don't have to go before the board because I know I'm going to lose and I can't afford an attorney. Im going back to school for a non-nursing degree but just want to get through the next year or so working as a nurse in the other state so I can make a living. Has anyone voluntarily surrendered their license instead of going in front of of the board? I'm so scared right now and it's been on my

mind since Jan.

[Extra Pickles]

I think the message is clear from these responses that since no one can promise you that your nursing license won't be suspended or revoked in whatever state you want to work in you had better get in touch with an attorney experienced in these matters. Since your livelihood depends on that nursing license you shouldn't make ANY assumptions at all. And it's a huge assumption that by voluntarily surrendering your original license you won't have any repercussions at all on your newly endorsed license.

Not that knowing the answer to the next question eliminates the need for that attorney, but I'm curious about something. When you applied for a license by endorsement to the state you are now working in, did the application ask you if you had any actions pending against your previous/current license? Did you tell them what was going on and they gave you the endorsement anyway? And if so, did any of the fine print say that anything but exoneration from that proceeding would put the endorsement at risk or revoke it?

[mrisquet]

Check to see if you qualify for free legal aid. After spending thousands of dollars on tuition fees to become a nurse, I definitely would not surrender my license. Do you have malpractice insurance ? I've found nursing unions great for advice and referrals. I have a license to work in NJ and NY. It is advantageous because if I can't find work in NJ, at least I can get work in NY. I don't understand why the BON has contacted you because I wasn't aware that you cannot have a license to practice in different states and as long as you renew it, what's the problem ? Plenty of nurses that I know of fly to NY from Florida to pick up extra shifts since the pay is not so great in Florida or so I heard. Do research, ask nursing Professors and unions where you stand and/or if you have done anything wrong.

[Wuzzie]

Check to see if you qualify for free legal aid. After spending thousands of dollars on tuition fees to become a nurse, I definitely would not surrender my license. Do you have malpractice insurance ? I've found nursing unions great for advice and referrals. I have a license to work in NJ and NY. It is advantageous because if I can't find work in NJ, at least I can get work in NY. I don't understand why the BON has contacted you because I wasn't aware that you cannot have a license to practice in different states and as long as you renew it, what's the problem ? Plenty of nurses that I know of fly to NY from Florida to pick up extra shifts since the pay is not so great in Florida or so I heard. Do research, ask nursing Professors and unions where you stand and/or if you have done anything wrong.

That's not what the OP is in trouble for. He/She is in trouble for something else in one state and is currently practicing in another. She wants to surrender her license in the state she is in trouble with so her current state's BON doesn't find out and she can keep practicing. Pretty shady since she apparently knows she did something wrong and has no leg to stand on.

[KCMnurse, BSN, MSN, RN]

Just as others have suggested - do what you can to get legal representation. No-one knows with certainty what your BON will do but voluntarily surrendering should be an absolute last resort. That is not legal advise just advise from one nurse to another.

Rest assured that what happens to License A will have repercussions on License B. If you fail to disclose or lie to the Board those repercussions tend to magnify. Do what you can to get an attorney and face the music.

[RNOTODAY, BSN, RN]

You are looking at them revoking the license, not you surrendering it, at this point ..

[RNOTODAY, BSN, RN]

What happens in one state, re: RN licensure, is not separate and unique to licensure In another

if you are suspended/ revoked in one state, you just cannnot simply practice in another....