It has likely happened to every nurse at one time or another. A patient files a complaint against you claiming that you abandoned his or her care. This may have happened if you got detained with another patient and the condition of the first patient declined. Perhaps your shift ended and you forgot to pass the patient's care to another nurse. Maybe the care the patient needed was not part of your training or skills. However, are these examples of abandonment?
Understanding patient abandonment for nurses
When the licensing board contacts you, avoid these 4 mistakes
Here's a scary fact: The odds of being the focus of an investigation by your state's medical licensing board is about five times higher than your odds of being sued.
California psychiatrist's license put on probation
What sort of thing do you think might result in a psychiatrist's license being put on a six-year probation? An consensual affair with a patient? Overlooking obvious signs that a patient is suicidal? Disclosing a patient's personal information in violation of the law?
Avoid losing your law license over student loans
It's no secret that student loans are skyrocketing -- and defaulting on them can cripple your credit score. That makes it impossible to buy a house or get a car loan, among other things. Eventually, your tax return can be seized and your wages garnished to repay the debt.
Can you get special accommodations for the Bar exam?
Not everyone is able to process and comprehend information at the same pace. While you can often find ways to work around a problem with those things in school or in your career, tests are so rigidly structured that it's often impossible to compete on the same level as everyone else.
How to handle an ethics investigation when you're an accountant
Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) have a lot of strict rules that they have to follow -- and all it takes is one carefully placed complaint to launch an ethics investigation into your practice.
Applying for moral character determination after suspension
Because your job as a lawyer requires you to speak and act in the name of your client, your conduct and reputation are important for the wellbeing of the client, your personal practice and for the integrity of the legal profession. If you have recently faced disciplinary action and now must apply for a moral character determination before the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California, you know there is much on the line for your future.
Getting through Happy Hour with your law license intact
Attorneys here in California and across the country could find themselves facing disciplinary action or an inquiry from the state bar for a variety of reasons. One reason that tends to come up more often than many attorneys would rather not admit to involve alcohol-related incidents.
