Nurse Licensing

Losing your nursing license would be devastating. After all the years of hard work and dedication to your passion, a revocation is the last thing you want to happen. But even simple mistakes and errors can lead to disciplinary action by the state board. It is...

Mobility is a key element in maintaining job growth in America’s economy. When it comes to nursing, being able to travel to different locations using the same license is just as important. A number of state regulatory boards recognized this and created a Nurse...

Nurses play an integral role in the health care industry. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are currently over 200,000 nurses in the state of Texas alone. Many nurses worry about losing their licenses and no longer being able to do what they...

Nurses are an integral part of the health care system. Whether you are going in for an exam or seeking urgent medical care, a nurse will often be the first professional you are treated by. Because of the vital role they play, though, there are high standards...

Nurses devote themselves to caring for others. They are an essential part of our health care system, providing the care and attention that patients often cannot receive from busy doctors. That is just part of why it is so important to act quickly and effectively to...

If you make a living as a nurse, a time may come when you receive notification that someone made a complaint against you, even if you believe the complaint to be meritless. If you become the subject of an investigation by the Texas Board of Nursing, how you respond to...

Let us say that you relocated to Texas to take a position as Nurse Practitioner with a small physician's group. No sooner had you settled in when your supervisor told you to make a change to a medical record so that it would support a certain billing code. You...

For health care providers, patient complaints can be not only disheartening to one's professional confidence, but also a source of trouble if the complaint involves allegations of professional misconduct. Understanding the complaint and investigation process, and...

When nurses get a letter from a disciplinary board, the letter commonly concerns drug or alcohol issues, criminal convictions, inadequately maintaining patient records, or a host of other issues such as unprofessional conduct. Such letters are often stressful for...

Being charged with a DWI is embarrassing, expensive and stressful. But if you are a nurse who has been convicted of a DWI while you were off duty, then the stakes are even higher. Your livelihood could be at risk.After being convicted of drunk driving, it is likely...