Articles Tagged With 'Nursing Board'
California Eyes Discipline for 2,000 Nurses Sanctioned by Other States
After a ProPublica-LA Times investigation, regulators found 3,500 nurses with clean California licenses had been punished for misconduct in other states.
Schwarzenegger Loses Bid to Fix Oversight of Health Care Professionals
A bill that would have standardized the disciplinary process for California's 1 million licensed health care professionals died in a legislative committee.
Unions Take Fire at Bill to Revamp California Health Care Oversight
Labor unions representing California nurses are attacking key parts of a bill that would overhaul the state’s system for investigating and disciplining health workers accused of misconduct.
Feds Reassign Heads of Troubled Caregivers Database
An oversight change follows revelations that a repository on dangerous health care providers is missing many records.
Introducing Our State-by-State Guide to Dangerous Nurses
A look at which states provide online information on nurses' licenses and discipline.
Dangerous Caregivers Missing From Federal Database
Records from many serious cases are absent from a database designed to let hospitals check on problem health care providers.
Calif. Registered Nursing Board Follows Up on Our Nurses Stories
The California Board of Registered Nursing has taken actions against nurses featured in a series of stories by ProPublica and the Los Angeles Times.
Reform of California Nursing Board’s Discipline System Shows Early Progress
After moving swiftly to replace the leadership of the Board of Registered Nursing, California officials are revamping practices that had allowed errant nurses to work for years after complaints were filed against them.
California Will Require Criminal Background Checks Before Granting Temporary Licenses to Nurses
The state's nursing board, tightening its rules, will apply the same standard to short-term licenses that is already in place for permanent ones.
State Board Seeks Swifter Action Against Errant Nurses
Managers of the California Board of Registered Nursing seek to more than triple the size of their enforcement staff and immediately boost licensing fees to speed discipline against errant nurses who may pose a danger to patients.
