An RN in Florida has voluntarily surrendered his license following a storm of controversy over a social media post. “I will not perform anesthesia for any surgeries or procedures for MAGA,” wrote Erik Martindale. “It is...
Category: Nurse License Defense
A nurse who faced disciplinary action after he showed up for his shift apparently intoxicated illustrates three key points for licensed healthcare professionals: State medical licensing boards don’t need to see evidence of...
A Complaint Was Just Filed Against Your Nursing License. The Next 24 Hours Matter More Than You Think
July 10, 2026
It’s your worst fear coming true: a complaint has been filed against your nursing license. Most nurses are blindsided by this — the complaint process happens quietly, and getting a letter from the board is often the first sign...
We have all heard that doctors and nurses make bad patients, but the fact is that many healthcare professionals avoid seeking necessary care out of fear of professional harm. This is particularly true for mental health issues and...
A CRNA (certified registered nurse anesthetist) in Tennessee who took waste fentanyl from the facility where he was employed, and appeared to other staff to be high, is now doing everything he can to earn back his licensing...
Every summer, the same squeeze hits nursing units across the country. Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, and Labor Day empty the schedule just as emergency departments fill up, and managers lean on mandatory overtime to cover the...
Summer is the season of vacations and social gatherings. For nurses, however, these activities carry professional risks that could cause significant damage to their careers. State nursing boards are increasingly aggressive when it...
The Camp Mystic flood was a genuine catastrophe. Twenty-five children and two teenage counselors died last July 4, and the grief surrounding that loss is real and deserved. But grief does not justify what the Texas Board of...
The Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing has suspended the license of another nurse believed to be practicing with a fake degree. It’s only the latest disciplinary action to come out of Operation Nightingale, a multi-state...
A Pennsylvania nurse whose license was suspended for drug problems several years ago is in trouble again, this time for allegedly doctoring patient records in order to keep some of their oxycodone for herself. In addition to...
A licensed nurse worked dozens of shifts at a Colorado Springs skilled nursing facility without a valid Colorado license. The state issued a cease-and-desist, and the facility’s operating license is now under regulatory...
Gig-work nursing platforms promise cost-effective staff for hospitals and medical systems, but may undermine professional, licensed nurses. From food delivery to rideshare, the modern gig economy evolves in unprecedented ways....
One of the hallmarks of criminal law is that defendants generally get to confront their accuser. You can introduce evidence that contradicts your accuser’s story. You can cross-examine them to point out inconsistencies or...
Drug testing is a routine part of many licensed professions, especially in healthcare fields like nursing. But what happens when a practitioner tests positive for a legally prescribed medication? Even when the use is lawful, a...
In 2026, a TikTok video went viral featuring a nurse who described her refusal to sign a drug-wasting witness record for a colleague blindly. The colleague had claimed to have already destroyed half of a narcotic pill, because the...
When a healthcare professional loses a job in New Jersey, most people assume the paperwork is straightforward: the employer files a separation report with the Department of Labor, unemployment gets sorted out, and everyone moves...
Patient safety is the first priority of every nurse. AI can be a real asset in meeting that goal, as an Allnurses.com news article explains. It can also be a barrier to the kinds of expert patient care a licensed nurse with years...
AI is already having real impacts on the nursing profession, Allnurses.com reports. (The report appears to have been AI-generated; go figure.) Some of these are for the better — for nurses, for their employers, and for patients....
If you’re a licensed nurse, one thing you know beyond the shadow of a doubt is that you absolutely cannot access a patient’s electronic health record (EHR) if you’re not authorized to. They’ve been hammering on this point...
We recently wrote about the Florida nurse who went viral after posting a TikTok video wishing White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt would suffer a severe childbirth injury. Within days, she was fired from her hospital job,...