http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svAs-6MiqxE
Several singers proclaim "ain't nothing like the real thing" including the Stylistics, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, the Jackson 5, Elton John, Beyonce, and others.
I spoke with a nursing student last week who had been given different advice by his friends, family, nursing instructors, and a general practice lawyer related to criminal convictions, clinical sites, licensure, and employability.
The advice given wasn't accurate and was all hedged on either " I am not a lawyer but" or "This isn't my area of my practice however." A one hour consult with me answered all of the questions and concerns.
An attorney-client relationship requires the payment of a fee and this is free:
1. If you are considering nursing school and you have concerns about whether or not your background will be an issue, do the following:
a. go to the State Nursing Board website and download the application for licensure by examination.
b. if you have affirmative response, contact a license defense attorney or nursing law attorney.
2. If you are currently a nursing student and you have concerns about whether or not your background will be an issue with licensure and employability, or future career plans, do the following:
a. go to the State Nursing Board website and download the application for licensure by examination.
b. if you have affirmative response, contact a license defense attorney or nursing law attorney.
3. If you are a LPN, RN, or APRN and you have concerns whether or not a recent criminal convictions or other issues will result in a State Nursing Board investigation, do the following:
a. contact a license defense attorney or a nursing law attorney.
b. I am always surprised by the number of nurses as licensed professionals who turn to online boards and forums for legal advice, counseling, and guidance instead of contacting a license defense or nursing law attorney. Yes, it may cost you a bill or two ($100) but you have what you need.
Nurses are licensed and although the debate still lingers about whether or not nursing is a profession (no standard entry level to practice), we consider ourselves professionals.
http://www.americannursetoday.com/BlogView.aspx?bl=6268&bp=6960
Healthcare is highly regulated which is why the healthcare organization you work for has in-house attorneys to focus on the daily needs of the organization and outside legal counsel for overflow and more specialized legal needs of the organization that can't be done efficiently by in-house lawyers.
Lawyers are a must in healthcare now more than ever and this need is slowly trickling down from healthcare organizations and business to business transactions to individual licensed healthcare professionals who practice in or do business in healthcare.
I put Equal in my coffee yesterday instead of sugar and it just didn't taste right. It was okay and I could get by with it but I knew it wasn't my usual and I questioned why I used Equal. I even told myself it was the same but it wasn't. I had a headache yesterday and I wondered was it because I used Equal in my coffee instead of sugar. I was cranky yesterday and I wondered if it was because I didn't get my coffee fix just how I like it: heavy, heavy. I am drinking coffee with sugar this morning.
There ain't nothing like the real thing. If you need legal advice, counseling, or guidance, contact a state licensed attorney who practice license defense or nursing law. There is no substitute and as licensed healthcare professionals nurses IMO need to see legal counseling or representation as "a cost of doing business" which is inseparable from the privilege of practicing in a highly regulated healthcare environment and workplace.
I am not advocating nurses keep lawyers and law firms on retainer like healthcare organizations because this is cost prohibitive however nurses need to understand when legal issues arise, you can't always turn to your employer for "what's in your best interest", this is the role of your OWN personal legal counsel.
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