Every profession prescribes a definite set of ethical standards to which the practitioners must adhere. The nursing profession is not an exception. Even so, some registered nurses still choose to flout the rules and transcend the ethical boundaries of their work. Collectively known as ‘impaired nurses,’ this group of professionals has engaged in illegal activities, thereby, violating the public trust. Consequently, the nursing profession should prohibit them from working for multiple employers, practice agency nursing, assume in-home health duties or carry out private-duties on behalf of a nursing registry (Godfrey, Harmon, Roberts, et al., 2020). Additionally, they should be suspended from their current places of work until their suitability is re-established. Vernarec (2001) also notes that any request for a job change should have the approval of the program director. Nursing, as a profession, is patient-centered and built on the mantra of improving the life of the patient. A nurse who willingly opts not to live by the ethical requirements of the profession has no excuse to retain their career. Suppose they are allowed to continue working while under a rehabilitation program, they pose a threat to the life of their patients in the course of their recovery. Nurses with great impairments suffer depression, trauma and stress to an extent that, if left to continue working, they may unconsciously harm their patients. Therefore, being kept away from the work environment seems to be the most suitable way for the nursing profession to deal with the impaired nurses and protect the patients.