Professional License Defense Information Blog

A new study in JAMA Pediatrics raises serious concerns about conditions in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Researchers found that when one nurse is responsible for three infants instead of two, the odds of missed care...

While the laws that govern prescription authority for nursing professionals can vary a bit from state to state, one thing remains consistently true: nurses who prescribe drugs must often navigate a challenging intersection of...

As a licensed professional, you know what you’re doing. You’re highly trained in your field, you know how to solve difficult problems, and you probably have excellent communication and organizational skills. And yet....

Nurses are tired — you know this on a personal level, and now there’s an international study with the data to back it up. Shifts are long, the pressure is high, and facilities are understaffed. Mistakes get made, and...

Being accused by your licensing board can feel like being on trial—but it’s not the same. Your board’s goal isn’t to punish—it’s to protect the public. They want to know that you understand what...

Whether you’re working shifts at a clinic or hospital, meeting regular patients at a doctor’s office, or moving from place to place as a travel nurse, you’ve probably seen enough on the job to know how easily...

When a medical emergency is caught on camera and shared online, the fallout can be immediate and intense. A video recently recorded at a Texas hospital has gone viral, sparking national conversations about maternal care, racial...

Our admiration for school nurses is great. After all, they stand on the front lines of child and adolescent health, helping students manage illness, infection, and injury. They perform a critical role in public health, often...

The Montana labor department is facing difficulties deciding on the best companies to execute its professional assistance programs for healthcare providers. The company, currently under contract to run the Montana Recovery Program...

A group of doctors and nurses in Montana has filed a class-action lawsuit against the company that the state has designated to run the Montana Recovery Program for medical professionals struggling with addiction. The lawsuit...

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has been declared over for multiple years now, healthcare workers are still not seeing a break. Across the country, research suggests that doctors and nurses are facing longer hours and heavier...

Rayna Letourneau, a nursing industry leader, introduces a discussion forum on a medical news website popular with healthcare workers, with the note that the “countless tasks, decisions, and interruptions” nurses have to deal...

“I’m a good nurse, but I made a mistake and now I’m worried about keeping my license.” If you’ve found your way to this blog, you might be saying exactly this. Maybe you’ve made an error in a...

When you work with an experienced license defense attorney from the LLF National Law Firm’s Professional License Defense Team, you get the benefit of the years of experience that our other team members have earned helping...

A disturbing pattern has emerged in hospitals across the country: clinicians are being discouraged from testing patients for infections — or from reporting confirmed cases to government authorities. If you’re facing...

Whenever we read headlines about alleged heinous offenses, our sympathies tend to lie with the victim. This is only human, and there is nothing wrong with this instinct. At the same time, everyone accused of wrongdoing is entitled...

The recent case of Cedar Rapids nurse Tera Serbousek serves as a sobering reminder of how quickly substance abuse can derail a healthcare career. Serbousek had her license suspended for one year after repeated incidents of working...

A New York doctor and medical practice have reportedly been sued by a patient for allegedly performing unnecessary surgery when she states she was in the doctor’s office for a complimentary vein test. Instead of the vein...

Humor is a common coping mechanism for workplace stress, and medical professionals may need it more than most. Nevertheless, there are lines that no one is allowed to cross, such as publicly jeering patients’ health statuses...

A Maryland pharmacist is facing allegations of a decade-long cyber voyeurism campaign involving hidden cameras at the University of Maryland Medical Center. According to reports, authorities believe he secretly recorded coworkers...