[wubbakat]

I read the article, I too am wondering if what ever hospital this was grants priviledges to GN's, and where was the nurse that was working over her. Despite the fact that she tried interventions to correct the deceleration, where was her preceptor? I do alot of precepting at my facility, I review my pt's strips even though I have a preceptee charting on "our" pt, where for 2 hours was her preceptor? The first line of the article implied that a nurse who "flunked" her boards was taking care of this pt. I feel very sorry for this new graduate. It was a huge event in everyone's life, she was not alone in this, and the article is read that way, at least I took it that way. There has got to be alot of missing information to this. I am truely sorry for everyone.

[PANurseRN1]

Originally Posted by BSNtobe2009

OMG, this article is written so unfairly. It doenn't state how long the new nurse was left with the baby..was it a few minutes or a few hours? Does GA have a temporary nursing license for new grads?

If anyone was to blame, it was the nurse that was supposed to supervise the new nurse, but I feel sorry for the new grad, b/c there are a ton of nurses who don't pass their exam the first time.

This is so sad.

I note that there's no info about how many pts. the experienced nurse had to care for in addition to supervising the new grad.

So many students and new grads seem to think it's a piece of cake to be a preceptor, and that all experienced nurses should have no problem taking on supervising new grads. This article is a scary reminder for those of us with experience as to how risky being a preceptor can be. That new grad who screws up can take you down, too.

[Indy]

Georgia does not do temporary licenses for graduate nurses. You work as a tech, extern, whatever they want to call you, until you pass boards.

And I've known some lazy preceptors who don't go in their patients rooms much; all preceptors need to remember that they are responsible for what goes on with that patient assignment. Really, she shouldn't have had a preceptor in the first place, because until the name's up on the BON website, with a license number by it, she's not a nurse.

[Sheri257]

Originally Posted by Indy

Georgia does not do temporary licenses for graduate nurses. You work as a tech, extern, whatever they want to call you, until you pass boards.

I was wondering about this. In California, you can work under an RN with an Interim Permit but, if you flunk your boards, the IP is immediately revoked and you can only work as an aide, tech or whatever until you pass.

If Georgia doesn't even have IP's then, this sounds like an illegal situation all the way around.

[Sheri257]

Originally Posted by HappyNurse2005

Is Tenet an organization, such as HCA?

never heard of it

Yeah ... they're like HCA ... although they probably have an even worse reputation.

Tenet is famous for scandals, massive fraud and overall ... poor care.

[santhony44]

At one time, years back, Georgia did have temporary licenses- that was when everyone went to the same place and took State Boards with pencil and paper. They were only given twice a year. The temporary license was no longer good if you took and failed boards, even then, and those who failed worked as techs or aides until passing boards.

I think the temporary license stopped when the NCLEX changed to a computerized test you could take at any time.

[NRSKarenRN]

GA Regs:


(6) Application for Licensure by Examination for Repeat Writers:
(a) An applicant who fails the licensing examination is not eligible for a license or for
practice as a registered professional nurse in Georgia.
(b) An applicant who fails the licensing examination must complete a new application
accompanied by the required fee.
Authority O.C.G.A. Secs. 43-26-4, 43-26
http://www.sos.state.ga.us/acrobat/PLB/Rules/chapt410.pdf

If you do not pass the NCLEX-RN, you may access the web site for a Repeat Application for Licensure-US by Exam to reapply or contact the Georgia Board of Nursing at (478) 207-2440 for a new application .


You must pass the NCLEX-RN within a three (3) year period from the date of your graduation (graduates of U.S. nursing education programs) or from your date of eligibility (graduates of out-of-country nursing education programs).
http://www.sos.state.ga.us/acrobat/PLB/38%20Application%20for%20Licensure%20by%20Exam%20-%20U.S.Graduates%20(Rev%203-06).pdf

[MarySunshine]

Scary story from each participant's perspective! A cautionary tale to me as a preceptor -- not that I have EVER left a preceptee alone for more than 10 minutes, but this reinforces the reasons why! I wonder if this poor girl was just thinking that she needed to "prove herself" by handling the situation on her own -- not realizing how emergent it actually was.

[Cheez-It!]

You know, as I was reading this, OB was the quarter I had before graduating. Even still though, working under someone else, I would think it would be common knowledge that if a heart rate drops, and stays, she needed to go find someone and atleast ask. I know I would have in that situation, even as an LPN.

It's common for the heart rate to drop during contractions correct? But they come back up. I think this new grad or whatever ... may have failed her boards for a reason. I would have rather looked stupid and asked a dumb question, which I did many times during my clinicals, than have risked the death of a newborn or possibly the mother also. She should be held responsible to some extent. The preceptor, should be also. That new grad is working under her license, and there's no way in heck if I was her I'd leave her for 2 hours with a mother in labor. No way. Not under my license. An all around bad situation that makes me feel sorry for everyone, nurses and the family alike.

[banditrn]

This is probably going to get REALLY ugly! I guess I'd put a large part of the blame on the preceptor AND the facility.