Careful Advance Practice Nurses

I just heard from another APN that was about to accept a position and was relying upon the assurances of the agency/employer that was offering the position and the assurances were incorrect. It is your license, so you have to know the laws and requirements for practice. Do not rely upon someone else's assurances. Also, be sure that you check all paperwork because if there is an error, you are the one in trouble.

APNs tend to get in trouble over paperwork issues, not patient care issues. It is extremely heartbreaking to have a nurse in trouble for signing a paper they did not review closely or for following the recommendations of an administrator at an agency.