97 Nurses Face Losing Their License on August 9, 2011
At the Eligibility and Disciplinary Committee meeting for tomorrow, August 9, 2011, there are approximately 97 Default Revocation Orders to be presented to the committee, which means 97 nurses face...
View ArticleNew Legislation Affecting Nurses
The Texas Nursing Board has sent out the October newsletter. Be sure to read the newsletter to get up to date on the new legislation passed this Legislative session regarding nurses. Remember that if...
View ArticleMore and More SOAH Hearings for Texas Board of Nursing
Before you go any further–if you do not have professional license defense/malpractice insurance right now, get it. Most nurses do not realize the need for nursing malpractice insurance and they either...
View ArticleA Nurse with a Criminal Charge or Criminal History Background-What to do?
It is very important to take the right actions when you are a nurse with a criminal history or a recent arrest and you are going to have to inform the BON: 1. Do NOT lie to the Board because this...
View ArticleSOAH denies HPC’s rule petition
On August 24, 2012, the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) issued its response to the Health Professions Council’s rule petition request; SOAH denied the request. The SOAH response...
View ArticleMcDonald, Mackay & Weitz’ website named one of the Top 100 sites for Nursing...
McDonald, Mackay & Weitz’ website was just named one of the Top 100 Sites for Nursing and Medical Law that was recently published by OnlineFNP.com Online FP introduces the 100 websites with this...
View ArticleThe Ramifications from licensure disciplinary actions can be far reaching and...
There are many varied and often severe ramifications from receiving a disciplinary action on a professional license. In the upcoming article, Collateral Damage to Encumbered Nursing Licenses, written...
View ArticleNursing Webinars on State BONs and Discipline
Nursing Law and Order is offering a 60 minute webinars for nurses and nursing students to learn more about the nuts and bolts of State Nursing Board disciplinary investigations. Taralynn Mackay is...
View ArticleRenewals and new requirements
This past legislative session Senate Bill 1058 was passed. One of the changes to the Nurse Practice Act requires Nursing Jurisprudence for all nurses licensed in Texas. The new law is ”...
View ArticleNew BON rules will benefit nurses!!
Nurses always ask what can they do to improve the regulation of their practice by the Texas Board of Nursing. There are questions of how to make the process more fair, especially for those nurses who...
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