Nurses Out Loud with Jodi O’Malley MSN, RN – Boards are branding nurses “unprofessional” for clerical lapses, pushing consent agreements that follow them for years. This piece exposes how minor mistakes escalate into career-damaging labels, why NPDB reports stick, and how nurses can respond in the first 48 hours. It calls for ethical advocacy, transparency, and policy reform to protect the workforce...