Do Nurses See Attorney Fees as a Necessary Expense?

Nationally there are alot of nurses being monitored by a Nursing Board. Just a word of advice, nurse to nurse, this isn't legal advice of course.

If you are being monitored by a Nursing Board, you must STRICTLY comply with the terms and conditions listed in the Board Order, Consent Agreement, Consent Decree, Agreed Order, etc. Substantial compliance or partial compliance isn't enough.

If you have any questions about a Nursing Board document, consult with a licensure defense attorney in your jurisdiction. The attorney can assist you by explaining the document and what's required by the document.

Its not the job or role of the Nursing Board staff (this includes attorneys, monitoring agents, adjudication coordinators, investigators, etc.) to advise and counsel you regarding licensure issues and monitoring. In my experience, I have found that as a group, we as nurses turn to any and everyone except for attorneys for legal advice and counseling.

My son is 18 years old and my estate planning documents needed to be revised. I can't imagine if I passed suddenly what my son (who lives at home, sleeps until 2pm, and is underemployed) would do with the insurance money. Can you say trustee? I contacted an attorney and retained an attorney to revise these documents. I am not an estate planning lawyer. Of course I would rather have spent this money on something else but it was a necessary expense.

Do you think we as nurses view attorney representation, counseling, and advising in licensure, criminal, civil, employment, business, and professional practice matters as a necessary expense?