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February 09, 2021Nursing License Defense,Posts

Texas Nurses Risking Discipline for Failing to Get Continuing Education

The Texas Board of Nursing takes the regulation of its licensees very seriously. It is responsible not just for the initial licensure of nurses—in the course of which it naturally takes into account the quality and amount of prospective nurses' education—but for ensuring that every licensed nurse maintains the quality of care they are providing throughout their careers. And as part of this, we find the requirement that every nurse demonstrate their ongoing competency to...

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February 01, 2021Nursing License Defense,Posts

Petitioning The Texas Board of Nursing For Reinstatement of License

When a nurse has their license revoked by the Texas Board of Nursing, or has surrendered it willingly, it may feel like the end. But, in some circumstances, the Board may be understanding and permit a nurse to have their license reinstated. Of course, this will come with some prerequisite actions on the nurse’s part. The criteria for reinstatement requires that any evidence a nurse puts forward must indicate that permitting the nurse to practice...

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January 28, 2021Nursing License Defense,Posts

When a Texas Nurse is Issued a Board Order

The licenses of nurses in the state of Texas are governed by the Texas Board of Nursing. This Board has been granted the authority to oversee and discipline any nurse found to have behaved in contradiction to the standards of the profession, or who has violated Board rules or the Nursing Practice Act. Such a scenario results in the Board issuing a Board Order to the licensee. These Board Orders are descriptions of the case...

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January 22, 2021Nursing License Defense,Posts

What to Do if You Lose Your Nursing License

It’s the outcome every nurse dreads: the loss of their nursing license due to a complaint. It can feel like the world has fallen out from beneath their feet; their professional life has come to a complete standstill. But this doesn’t have to be the case. There are actions a nurse recently stripped of their license can still take. For one thing, loss of the license is not cause for despair. Nurses have a skill...

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December 07, 2020Nursing License Defense,Posts

When the Texas Board of Nursing Offers an Agreed Order

Every complaint made against Texas nurses is reviewed by the Texas Board of Nursing. At times this Board will offer an Agreed Order, which sets forth particular sanctions against a nurse. The Agreed Order is explicitly designed to describe the type of discipline to which a nurse who accepts it will be subjected. This includes any requirements the nurse under consideration will need to complete, such as any sort of remedial education, or a set...

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October 21, 2020Nursing License Defense,Posts

Reporting an Address Change to the Board of Nursing

When a licensed nurse moves their domicile, they risk the possibility that the Board of Nursing will lose track of their address of record. This would be problematic for several reasons. For one thing, the Board of Nursing requires that all nurses—and those in the process of applying to become nurses—give the Board notice in writing of their change of address within ten days of the change, along with the details of their new address...

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September 25, 2020Nursing License Defense,Posts

Options Available to Nurses Concerned About Substance Abuse

They say the best defense is a good offense—and where it comes to protecting your Texas Nursing License from disciplinary or revocation due to substance abuse, this is certainly true. When you begin to suspect you have an issue with abusing substances, it is always best to get out ahead of the problem. Texas nurses are fortunate in that the Texas Nurses Association has established a program to aid them in their struggle. The Texas...

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May 16, 2020Medical License Defense,Nursing License Defense

Contending with an Investigation by the Texas Board of Nursing

The Texas Board of Nursing is charged with protecting the public by establishing and maintaining quality in the selection of and maintenance of those individuals who may be permitted to practice nursing within the state. As such, among the Board’s primary functions is investigating complaints made against the licenses of nurses. The Board will, therefore, investigate any issue relating to the practice of nursing. Among the more common subjects of these investigations are allegations of...

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January 23, 2020Nursing License Defense,Posts

Texas Nursing License Law: Defending Against a Complaint

When faced with a complaint to the Texas Board of Nursing, a licensed nurse is up against a difficult situation from the start, as the identity of the complainant remains confidential in every case. It can be difficult to mount a response when one’s accuser is unknown. But it is not impossible. At least the Board—which, it must be emphasized, was not created for the benefit of nurses but for their regulation on behalf of...

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October 31, 2019Nursing License Defense,Posts

Nurses’ Scope of Practice: A Decision-Making Model for Texas Nurses

The Texas Board of Nursing (BON) recognizes that nursing is a dynamic, ever-changing practice, which is why the Board does not offer a list of procedures that nurses at certain levels can or cannot perform. Whether a specific activity or procedure is within a nurse's scope of practice is dependent upon a number of variables. A nurse always has a fundamental duty to ensure safe patient care. In determining the scope of practice, nurses must...

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