Let's discuss a hypothetical. I am a licensed attorney in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Let's say I go out to our mail box to pick up the mail at 6pm. I am walking down the driveway sipping my Bartles and James orginal cooler (I had to say something to catch your attention and I like BJ coolers).
We have alot of mail today. I receive something from the Kentucky Supreme Court saying I am being ordered to have an Evaluation. Hot damn!
Although this is just a hypo, the point is anytime you receive this type of ORDER from a State Licensing Board you should be concerned. Lights, sirens, bells, and horns should go off in your head and you should think hot damn, this just might be serious.
If you receive an:
* Order for a Chemical Dependency Evaluation;
* Order for a Psychiatric Evaluation; and/or
* Order for a Comprehensive Physical Evaluation
from your State Nursing Board there is an accusation or complaint pending questioning your ability to practice nursing safely. Don't get it twisted and think its no big deal because it is serious. I am always surprised (even after 8 years of license defense as an attorney) how nurses are overly confident and cocky (I am a nurse, I have years of experience, I know A&P and Psych, and I will pass this with flying colors!!) and blow off these Orders as just routine.
There is nothing common place, routine, customary, usual, and/or ordinary about receiving an Order for a Chemical Dependency, Physical, or Psychiatric Evaluation from a state licensing board.
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