If I Hear "I only signed the Nursing Board Agreement because I didn't have a choice" Again

In a democratic society, you always have a choice. You may not like your options and choices but you have a choice. Wars have been fought and blood has been shed so that we as Americans have a choice in deciding how we live, work, raise our children, vote, etc.

If I had $19.99 for every time a nurse told me this I could afford to send my five dogs to therapy with a expensive shrink.

"I only signed the Nursing Board Agreement because I didn't have a choice"

Last time I checked, State Boards of Nursing are regulatory agencies of a State and are required to afford licensees with procedural due process before "taking action" against a license. You have choices in a Board of Nursing investigation whether or not you know you have rights, choices, and options. You have options although depending how far along in the process you are, you may not like your options and choices. But you still have a choice, rights, and options.

You also have a choice to determine whether or not you want to be informed of what your options are before you sign a document that impacts the remainder of your nursing career. Its your decision whether you decide to contact a licensure defense attorney or sign an agreement offered by the Board of Nursing to resolve your complaint. Its your choice whether or not you proceed to a hearing. Its your choice whether or not you speak with a Board of Nursing investigator. Its your choice whether or not you submit a formal response to the Complaint. Its your choice whether or not you agree to an investigative meeting to further discuss the complaint with an investigator.

Do you know what your rights, options, and choices are in a Nursing Board investigation?

Should you know what your rights, options, and choices are in a Nursing Board investigation?

What do you do if you don't know what your rights, options, and choices are in a Nursing Board investigation?