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Health professionals in Illinois needs three things to be able to prescribe controlled substances. Do you know what they are?…

NursingLicensure.org has great guides for “How to Become an LPN” and “How to Become an RN.”  Licensed Practical Nurses (also…

The Illinois Nurses Association recently announced a class action grievance filed against the Dixon Correctional Center.  Per the INA’s website,…

Crain’s Chicago Business posted an article recently about the effect Medicaid expansion is having on nursing homes in Illinois.  ”About…

The Act “only permits a physician who has a bona fide physician-patient relationship and is treating the patient’s qualifying debilitation…

Unfortunately, this is the stage of the disciplinary process that most nurses do not seek legal advice when they need…

Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants may now prescribe limited quantities of Schedule II controlled substances. Before applying to the…

The Illinois Nurse Practice Act does not directly or specifically reference LPN’s providing IV Therapy; however, the existing rules do…

Nurses came under the jurisdiction of the Department of Professional Regulation upon its creation in 1917. The regulatory Act includes…

When a complaint is received from the public, it is promptly assigned to a Division investigator. The investigator is responsible…

The Illinois Nursing Act provides that only graduates of an accredited nursing education program are eligible for a nursing license…

Illinois is an at-will employment State, meaning that an employment relationship of unspecified duration is presumed terminable at will by…

If you place your license on an inactive status or you fail to renew for 5 years, you must re-sit…

The LPN has a basic scope of nursing practice. RN’s have a full scope of practice which include comprehensive nursing…

An LPN who possesses the proper education, training and experience may in fact administer antibiotic medications through a peripheral IV…

Section 17 of the Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary Act addresses nurses’ conduct in a professional setting. The Department…

According to the Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary Act, licenses that have expired or been placed on inactive status…

Pursuant to Section 60-40 of the Nurse Practice Act, registered nurses are required to complete 20 hours of Continuing Education…

There is concern among doctors that nurses and other health care professionals will be granted powers previously reserved for doctors.

Is continuing education mandatory? Pursuant to Section 60-40 of the Nurse Practice Act, registered nurses are required to complete 20…