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The healthcare industry is facing a mental health crisis. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that almost half of healthcare workers reported a feeling of burnout in 2022. This is up from 32% who felt the same before the...
Perhaps you had a drink with dinner before driving home and the police pull you over and accuse you of drunk driving. Or maybe you were in a crash, a passenger died, and the police claim that your dangerous driving led to the death and are considering manslaughter...
We have all heard that there are not enough nurses. Hospitals are short staffed, nursing home facilities cannot get enough nursing staff to meet their needs, and the list goes on. Recent data from the Texas Department of State Health Services provides numbers to back...
Nurses work hard to provide quality care to their patients. Sometimes, a patient, patient’s family member, or even a co-worker may disagree with the methods used and file a complaint with the state board. This can trigger an investigation and result in penalties such...
No nurse wants to find themselves in the middle of allegations of misconduct. These allegations can result in an investigation and an adverse action report. Unfortunately, those that find themselves in this situation are not alone. The National Practitioner Data Bank...
The idea of professional burnout is not a new one. We have studied the statistics and likely causes for decades, and one industry consistently has the highest burnout numbers: healthcare. A study digging into the burnout rates for physicians, nurses, and other...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released an opinion in February stating certain “sex-change” procedures for children qualified as child abuse. Unfortunately, these procedures expand beyond surgical procedures and can include prescriptions of certain medications....
Despite their countless contributions to the medical industry, nurses are often overlooked, with medical doctors receiving a vast majority of the accolades. Stress is par for the course, with significant numbers of patients to care for and the long hours accompanying...
Whether out for a quick happy hour after a stressful workday or leaving a family picnic, few things can result in the panic that comes with seeing flashing lights in your review mirror and a traffic stop after having a few alcoholic beverages. This becomes especially...
The Texas Board of Nursing recently announced almost two dozen nurses in the state it believes are currently working with fraudulent nursing licenses. The public announcement comes shortly after media reports uncovered a nursing diploma scheme out of Florida. What was...