Posts Tagged ‘Nursing Board’
Scope of Practice and Competence
A former Iowa licensed nurse practitioner has been sentenced to prison after failing to help a nursing home patient who died of asphyxiation. Becky Manning, 70, was in charge of the overnight shift at Care Initiatives, a nursing facility in West Des Moines, during one night in February 2023. That night, an 87-year-old patient indicated…
Read MoreDUI Arrests — This Will Change Her Life
Getting arrested for a DUI will affect your life if not handled properly. This news article focuses on a local mayor arrested for DUI with children in her car. https://eedition.inquirer.com/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=bd47ca0e-b9f8-43d4-a113-6040b5147d6c&share=true This is a major issue. In NJ she could be fired, lose her pension, and possibly be subject to a child welfare investigation. If this…
Read MoreDO NOT CALL IN A PRESCRIPTION IF YOU ARE NOT A PHYSICIAN
Samrat Mukherjee, a paramedic, admitted to posing as a physician and fabricating credentials, including a fake medical degree and residency match letter. He then called in prescriptions to pharmacies for himself and others. Using the identities of two physicians, for their licensing numbers, he claimed to have the authority to write prescriptions. He caused the…
Read MoreSenior Nurses Retirementd Creates Demand and Danger
Right now, the focus has to be on retaining experienced nurses as long as they want to stay,” Syl Trepanier, DNP, RN, chief nursing officer at Providence, told Becker’s. “That means refreshing the work environment, making the work itself more sustainable, and creating new opportunities that keep them engaged and fulfilled. https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/nursing/how-3-systems-plan-to-weather-rising-nurse-retirements.html?origin=BHRSUN&utm_source=BHRSUN&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter&oly_enc_id=0816C9420678B0U However, less experienced…
Read MoreAmazing Dangers In Emergency Rooms
Hospitals are installing protective devices so cars do not crash into emergency rooms. https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/texas-eyes-placing-car-barriers-in-front-of-eds.html?utm_campaign=bhr&utm_source=website&utm_content=latestarticles Hospitals are hiring security guards and off duty police to protect their employees. City Health Center staff member shot be patient. https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/hospital-killing-shows-safety-gap-in-mental-health/89175/ Nursing homes are statutorily required to increase staffing ratios because patient safety was at risk. https://www.pa.gov/agencies/health/facilities/in-patient-healthcare-facilities/nursing-homes/regulations.html My clients call…
Read MoreI Could Give This Physician Some Advice
Doctors that trade unnecessary prescriptions of scheduled narcotics – or any other drug – for sex will go to jail and will face an Immediate Temporary Suspension (ITS) of their medical license. The ITS process emergently suspends the physician, nurse, pharmacist’s license, allows for a hearing in 30 days, and suspends the license only for…
Read MoreA Licensed Clinical Social Worker that claims he is a Doctor– William J Heran ….. Be Careful.
I often write about Pennsylvania’s PHP and Pennsylvania’s health care boards; impairment investigations that start after a DUI, a positive pre-employment drug test, or an accusation of being drunk at work. The new PHP and the PHMP have ratcheted up their enforcement, their insensitivity to drug or alcohol use, and should not be trusted by…
Read MoreState lawmakers consider giving nurse practitioners more autonomy
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 Nurse Practitioners, these professionals already have full practice authority in 26 states – including New York.…
Read MoreCould a messy divorce endanger your nursing license?
Becoming a nurse requires a significant commitment to your career path. You need to pursue a degree and then pass state tests. You have to obtain a state license and then negotiate employment terms at a local hospital or medical practice. You will need to retain your nursing license for as long as you remain employed, which requires that you do your job well and also that you commit to continuing education.
Read MoreHow crimes of moral turpitude could affect a professional license
There is no one way of defining crimes of moral turpitude. Crimes involving offensive acts that are vile and depraved, that go against societal norms and the duty owed to others and are shocking to a reasonable person may come close to a definition. Generally speaking, crimes of moral turpitude question a person’s ethics, morals,…
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