Are You Receving Legal Advice from your colleagues at the Water Cooler?

I was contacted by a nurse who is involved in three state Nursing Board investigations. The nurse was told by a colleague that she should just surrender her license in two states and keep her license in one state.

It would be that nice if it were that simple. When you need legal advice, do you go the water cooler at work? The water cooler being the place in an office where folks chat and discuss personal and professional affairs. For nurses it can be the nurses station, lounge, etc.

No one likes to contact attorneys. I feel the same way when I have to contact my  accountant and I really like my accountant. Its a good year for me if I only have to see my accountant around tax time. 

If I had $29.95 for everytime a nurse received legal advice about a licensure or professional practice matter from a person who is not licensed to practice law, I could retire and be a stay at home mom to my five dogs and underemployed/unemployed 18 y/o son.

If you need legal advice consult an attorney. The water cooler is not the place for legal advice and counseling on licensure and professional practice matters for nurses.