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   RSV vaccines--necessary?

   chare replied to MarkMyWords's topic in General Nursing

   Adults => 60 years and infants and young children <= 19 months may receive a single dose of RSV vaccine using shared clinical decision-making with their healthcare provider. Use of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines in Older Adults ...
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   LPN endorsement in other states after challenging Florida LPN

   chare replied to Nursingstudent315's topic in LPN/LVN

   I think you'll find that a license obtained by challenging the NCLEX is going to be difficult to endorse, and most likely impossible with the vast majority of states that require completion of an approved program to write the NCLEX. As for state...
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   Old or new email address

   chare replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Professionalism

   I would wait until I was hired as an NP, and use an assigned work email for professional communication. If one wasn't provided, I would create one, with a unique designator for that position (e.g. name01@email). If I left, and my new position didn'...
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   Older Nurse no BSN needs advice

   chare replied to Jon C RN 2024's topic in General Nursing

   Both Duke and UNC Health Care still hire RNs with associate's degrees. The following was copied from job postings on the Duke ... ... and UNC nurse recruitment websites. When I left UNC last year, their tuition assistance would cover...
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   Florida to California Licensing Questions

   chare replied to Sarah127's topic in General Students

   No. You have to choose one state to have the results sent to. You can the apply for licensure by endorsement after you receive your initial license. Yes, as long as you maintain residency in, and declare FL as you primary state of residence...
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   Controlled meds on field trips

   chare replied to Achevy's topic in School

   As I recall, the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy rules regarding dispensing, and what they consider dispensing. If you haven't done so, you might ask them for their interpretation of what you are considering. Best wishes.
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   Losing my sleep

   chare replied to Manjeet's topic in General Nursing

   If the patient received the entire dose of antibiotic, and all you did was not flush the IV prior to removal, the patient is unharmed and there is nothing else you need to do.
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   BD PYXIS ES

   chare replied to Kimmie1298's topic in General Nursing

   In my experience with Pyxis, if the medication was programmed to require a witness, it was not possible to complete the waste without one. If the waste was required by unit policy, rather than the pharmacy, it is possible that the system would allow...
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   NC to GA RN License Question

   chare replied to ashes321's topic in General Nursing

   If your NC license grants multi-state privileges, you can work in any other compact state, so long as you maintain NC as your primary state of residence. When you relocate to another compact state you have 60 days to apply for licensure in the new s...
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    RN work as an LVN mil spouse

    chare replied to nsyncope's topic in General Nursing

    When you say "the company" are you saying that you did not find and apply to this position through the USAJOBS site? if you're not familiar with this site it's the federal government's consolidated job search site. You can search for nursing jobs u...
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    Cancelled For A Shift

    chare replied to MochaRN424's topic in General Nursing

    If we were called off we could either use PTO or take it as unpaid time. If we call out, regardless of the reason, we are charged PTO for the entire shift.
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    NJ license status: active - non renewable

    chare replied to Long standing nurse's topic in General Nursing

    You need to find your state assemblyman and senator; you should be able to do so here. After finding your representatives, if this site doesn't have their contact information, you can find it here.
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    NJ license status: active - non renewable

    chare replied to Long standing nurse's topic in General Nursing

    You need to contact your representatives to both the NJ state senate and assembly. Again, best wishes.
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    NJ license status: active - non renewable

    chare replied to Long standing nurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is how it worked under the original Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC); when you relocated to another NLC state you could work for 60 days on your previous state's license. The enhanced NLC (eNLC) removed the 60 day limit, allowing you to work on yo...
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    Nursing License and OUI

    chare replied to Mich1106's topic in Criminal

    Considering the ramifications of the charge, these questions would be best directed to your attorney. Best wishes.