Ohio, Kentucy, and Indiana Nursing Boards, Client Meetings, and My Tom Tom

I attended the Indiana State Nursing Board meeting this week. I had a matter before the Board with a RN client.

My client's eyes glazed over when during a break I spoke with her about the differences between the complaint investigation and hearing process before the Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio Nursing Boards, which is exciting to me.

I like having a tri-state law practice and the travel involved with meeting with clients throughout three states. Trust me, my first two years of law practice involved office and library time with very little meaningful client contact. I told myself then, I wanted a law practice where I would meet with and work directly with my clients and be out of the office.

On Thursday I drove to Indianapolis from Cincinnati, which is 1 hour 45 minute drive. I was at the Board Meeting most of the afternoon. I meet with a prospective client for an early dinner at the Indiana Live Casino outside of Indianapolis. I then drove back to Cincinnati. On Friday, I drove to Columbus in the morning, to meet with a prospective client and a current client and then drove back to Cincinnati in the later afternoon in time for a 3pm meeting here.

If I am driving to Indianapolis, Columbus, Lexington, or Louisville, within my one to two hour comfort zone, its a piece of cake. Now if I am driving to Cleveland, OH, Evansville, IN, Toledo, OH, Bowling Green, KY, Ashland, KY, etc., anywhere outside of my "normal driving areas", I enlist my fiance.  

If you have never attended a State Nursing Board meeting, I would highly suggest that you do sometime in the near future. It provides you with insight on what is the Nursing Board and a perspective on just how important the Nurse Practice Act is to your nursing practice.

Comments

[LaTonia]

Hi Amy,

Thank you for your comment. I cannot provide you with legal advice for this specific question. I would suggest you contact a nurse attorney in your state for guidance or your state nurses association.

[Amy Miller]

I am a school nurse and or corporation works with a computer system called Power School. I have used the system for the past 3 or more years and I document every student clinic visit in great detail. This facilitates my job in that I can look back on every student to see each visit and action. The nurses log portion has been confidential up until 2 weeks ago when our administration gave all principals access to the logs. The corporation nurses were not advised of this action, I found out through happenstance.
Do I have and legal rights to protect the privacy of my students in these days of FERPA??? I am so discouraged by this action, and am no longer writing in any kind of detail r/t clinic visits.

[latonia]

Dear Rhonda, thank you for the comment. Please contact me off the blog regarding your situation at [email protected] via email or 513-771-7266.

[Rhonda Doolin]

I recently requested a Voluntary Surrender of my Nursing License because I am not able to perform duties as a licensed Nurse due to health issues. I take medications that the Indiana State Nurses Assistance Program deemed inappropriate for a Licensed Nurse to be prescribed if working even if the medication is not taken during work hours. ISNAP wanted me to jump through all the hoops to maintain my license but it just didn't seem right. Did I do the right thing? I surely don't know as my life has been turned upside down -BUT- I'm moving on. What should I have done?