What not to do: February edition

Yes, the mail came...and the stories abound in RehabLand's Board of Nursing newsletter. Students, take note. These things noted below can cause you to lose your license.

1. Make up stuff
Making up visits, vital signs, or even, whether a dialysis machine works is not good. Can you say "fraud"? Fraud means fabricating the truth, whether it's in documentation or conversation.. The truth really is a good thing, and should be obvious in your work, so don't bother making up a bunch of tales that you have to remember.

2. Commit another felony
Yes, it is hard to get and keep a nursing job if you're convicted of a felony. This edition has some new ones: video voyeurism, tampering, and deviant sexual assault. Friends, do your self a favor: forget about felonies.

3. Forgetting to call
If you do have a drug problem, and you're required to call in, call. Don't forget 79 times. Call.

4. Appearance  is everything
If your eyes are glassy and red, if you smell like you've been drinking, you may lose you license.

Stay tuned for our next edition. Never a dull moment!