What kind of error puts a license at risk?

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I am new to all this and I have seen a lot of posts about med errors. I know it happens alot, but what kind of med error would cause a facility to present it to the board? I was once told if you make an error and someone gets hurt as a result your license will be under review. Thats obvious, but what else?

The BON hadn't gotten their hands on him yet.

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Specializes in ICU, PACU, Cath Lab.

Three nurses here lost thier lisences a few years ago. They worked on a transplant floor and took the meds of patients that had died..and gave them to patients who were there that could not afford thier medications. BIG NO NO!!! Nice in thought to help the less fortunate, but giving someone meds that were not dispensed to them = loss of lisence.

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Specializes in Nurses who are mentally sicked.

Raping the patient is another one that will get you into trouble.

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Also, any criminal acts committed during the nurse's free time will be reported to the BON. For example, Andrea Yates was the housewife who drowned her 5 children in a bath tub in Houston in 2001. Her registered nursing license was permanently revoked by the Texas BNE in 2002.

Prime example of untreated/uncontrolled mental illness....:o

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Specializes in ED, Rehab, LTC.

Thanks for your responses. May seem like a silly question to some of you, thanks for responding anyway.

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Not silly at all.

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Specializes in Nurses who are mentally sicked.
Thanks for your responses. May seem like a silly question to some of you, thanks for responding anyway.

You are welcome!!!!

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three nurses here lost thier lisences a few years ago. they worked on a transplant floor and took the meds of patients that had died..and gave them to patients who were there that could not afford thier medications. big no no!!! nice in thought to help the less fortunate, but giving someone meds that were not dispensed to them = loss of lisence.

oh my god, i didn't know this!!!! :smackingf :banghead: thanks for the info.

but i work in ltc and if a patient is out of medication, nurses borrow the medication from another patient who takes the same medication. is this the same thing as described above?

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Going out peripherally here... Once a nurse "loses" his or her license, is it possible to have it reinstated, or is the loss permanent?

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Going out peripherally here... Once a nurse "loses" his or her license, is it possible to have it reinstated, or is the loss permanent?

Most times the license is not lost, but revoked and the revocation stayed. That means the nurse can work while being monitored by the BON for a period of time. In CA it's usually 3 years. If a license is truly lost, a nurse can petition to have it returned by appearing at a BON hearing and pleading her/his case.

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Specializes in ED, Rehab, LTC.
You are welcome!!!!

Yeah especially you chuck1234, you were very informative.

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Gee, thanks..........:o

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