Since 2000, a group called the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) has been working to facilitate mobility among nurses who seek to work in different states. Fully half the states have now adopted legislation to make this possible. Under the Nurse...
In the past year, I have represented a dozen nurses and doctors who have been accused of being impaired on the job. Many of these clients have been on pain medication and anti-anxiety medication. Many healthcare professionals who suffer from chronic pain are being...
Dentistry is a collaborative activity. The dentist and the dental hygienist of course work closely together. But patients too play a role in caring for their teeth in between office visits. But what happens to you as a dental professional if you run into trouble with...
As a pharmacist, you are an heir to a great healing tradition. It's a tradition that reaches back to Greek and Latin antiquity in the search for suitable treatments and medications. It is therefore entirely fitting that the peer assistance program for pharmacists in...
Over the past few years, I have represented about a dozen anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists and nurse anesthetist students who were disciplined for opiate use. When I recently read an article in the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists from April, 2012,...
