Doctors, nurses and other medical professionals must meet certain criteria and adhere to certain behavioral standards in order to maintain their careers. When they violate these standards, the court may suspend or revoke their licenses, and they will not be able to...
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How can medical professionals protect their licenses?
For doctors, nurses and other individuals in the medical field, it is necessary to have a specific type of license to do that type of job. Medical professionals must have extensive training and meet certain requirements, including having a valid license in good...
Reasons why nurses could lose their licenses
A nurse is a critical member of the health care community. These individuals provide critical care to patients, and they are often the people to advocate for the needs of those who cannot speak for themselves. However, nurses are held to high standards, and there are...
Common reasons why doctors could lose their medical licenses
Doctors and other types of medical professionals put a significant amount of time and effort into the training and education they need in order to start their careers. These individuals must adhere to high standards both personally and professionally, and they must...
A DUI arrest could mean your license is at stake
If you are a licensed professional in California, your behavior in the workplace reflects the quality of your work and can also have a significant impact on your reputation. It is also true that what you say or do when you are not at work might affect your career,...
How can you avoid a default decision from a nursing board?
In many professions, a person’s conduct both at work and outside of work could affect his or her career. For instance, if you hold a nursing license, you likely know that any lapses in judgment or ethics that come to the nursing board’s attention could have serious...
Unprofessional behavior can put a medical license in jeopardy
California doctors and other medical staff members do not have easy jobs. After all, it is common for lives to hang in the balance and for doctors to have to make decisions and perform procedures in hopes of helping their patients as best as possible. Unfortunately,...
Is your medical license on the line for any of these reasons?
Being a physician is a stressful job. Though you may only want to help people who are experiencing health issues, you know that your job involves much more than that. You need to ensure that you uphold your oaths, act in ethical and moral ways, and do not carry out...
3 license-related consequences doctors could face
The dream job of many young children is to be a doctor. Of course, many of those young children find other passions in life as they grow, and their dreams change. Still, some individuals, you included, knew you wanted to obtain your medical license to help others, and...
Has a patient complaint put your nursing license at risk?
Being a nurse is a rewarding but also stressful job. You may have become a registered nurse right out of college and felt it was your calling to help people. You may have already known that the job would have its good days and bad days, but you still feel the pull to...