When the State Board Calls: Part I Guidance from Nurse Attorney, Latonia Denise Wright

From: The South Carolina Nurse | Date: April 1, 2008| Author: Scott, Diane E | Copyright information

Every week, Latonia Denise Wright, R.N., B.S.N., J.D, is contacted by a nurse seeking advice about a letter or a phone call received from a State Board of Nursing or Attorney General's Office investigator. The investigation often surrounds an allegation concerning an incident that may have occurred several months or years before the nurse is contacted.

As an attorney licensed in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, Ms. Wright has often witnessed a nurse's anxiety and panic surrounding State Bo...