As a professional nurse, having your nursing license suspended can be disastrous. A suspended license means you are prohibited from practicing your craft until you meet certain conditions or the suspension period ends. The financial consequences and the impact on your...
As frontline caregivers, nurses are held to stringent ethical standards to help ensure the well-being and safety of patients. That’s why when a nurse becomes involved in a crime characterized by moral turpitude, the repercussions can impact their professional...
It takes years of dedication to develop a nursing career, but it may only take a few moments to put one's career at risk. The Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing typically requires a four-year degree and a commitment to continuing education from every licensed nurse....
Increasingly, state legislatures and nursing boards across the country are weighing the possibility of giving nurse practitioners (NPs) the authority to treat patients without the oversight (at least on paper) of a physician. According to the American Association of...
“The licensee shall not work in any practice setting without workplace monitoring. The constant physical presence of the monitor/supervisor is not required. However, workplace monitoring requires that the monitor/supervisor be always readily available and accessible to the licensee via communication device. If you have any questions regarding this change, please contact your PNAP case manager for clarification.”
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The VRP terms and conditions are based upon licensees admitting to an addiction or impairment. Any licensee who agrees to the terms of this pre-Board ordered program without clearly understanding what they are doing risks their entire career.
I write extensively about medical marijuana and health care related employment. https://www.phila-criminal-lawyer.com/medical-marijuana/I write extensively about Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act and issues associated with securing a Medical Marijuana Card in...
A long-term client called me today, and related the following story: Before Covid, she worked an average of three, 8 hour shifts for 24 hours. After Covid, she worked five or six, 12 hour shifts, routinely working 55 or 60 hours a week. However, her nursing home employer was still only paying her 24 hours a week.
This is illegal. Pennsylvania’s Wage Payment and Collection Law gives powers and duties to every employee for the civil collection of wages. Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law provides for civil and criminal penalties including 10% and 25% escalating penalties for employers who fail to properly pay wages absent any good faith dispute.
Interim U.S. Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure in a Healthcare Setting to Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update: This Interim Guidance was updated and archived on April 12,...
