I am married now so I will post on this subject as I am receiving more inquiries, consultations, and cases involving a marriage, a nurse, and a license. I have more nurses contacting me regarding domestic disputes with a spouse or partner that go postal for whatever reason and reports start being made to the State Nursing Board or criminal charges and convictions pop up that will utimately be reported to the State Nursing Board. This is in addition to the divorce and custody battles that the nurse is dealing with on a daily basis.
You don't want to be in criminal court, family court, and before the State Nursing Board at the same time, do you?
My husband has a state issued license also. Maybe I am still in my honeymoon bliss stage but I can't imagine us getting to the point where we are filing complaints against each other licenses and taking our relationship to the dark side of the force with criminal charges, battling in court over who gets the dogs (our kids are adults), etc.
I am a counselor at law, not a clinical counselor but if things are getting to that point, you need to talk to someone or consider exiting the relationship. Get some help and move forward.
Domestic violence (DV) charges and convictions can really put a damper on your employment options and impact your nursing license. I am seeing convictions involving assault, stalking, menacing, tampering with evidence, restraining orders and restraining order violations, domestic violence, telephone harassment, destruction of personal property, theft of personal property, etc.
All of these convictions can have a impact on your nursing license, depending on the State(s) where you practice.
Keep in mind these three things if you are a nurse and you are in a situation that escalates:
1. I learned this in preschool and I know it can be a hard rule to follow but keep your hands to yourself. Put your hands in your pockets or keep your arms crossed if needed.
2. You always have options; you may not like your options, but you have options with any and every situation; and
3. Criminal convictions involving violence against person or property can impact your nursing career, employment, and your license.
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