Karl Farmer

Karl Farmer

LTC, MDS, plasmapheresis

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About Karl Farmer

Karl Farmer has 25 years experience and specializes in LTC, MDS, plasmapheresis.


Single, gay, and ELIGIBLE.

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  1. LVN scope of practice - IV removal without having my IV cert.

    Poster posts an opinion that it's OK to discontinue an invasive medical device, if she had experience in this arena, nothwithstanding that states have specfic legal scope of practice rules? This sort of thing makes me question the validity of this we...
  2. Request local CA LVN job/pay info:

    Thank you for this information. It seems that IV certfication in CA is much ado about nothing due to its limited scope, much like it is in AZ. And you have to be VERY careful to fully know the nurse practice act re: IV use, which makes it all the mor...
  3. LVN scope of practice - IV removal without having my IV cert.

    Silly sounding or not, why would anybody risk a license by doing anything they are not confident that is within their scope of practice?
  4. Do facilities care about convictions or arrests as well?

    Arrested? Dismissed? Convicted? Sealed? Expunged? If you are arrested, in this country, your file is forever marked as such. It doesn't matter what happens next or finally. Every BON will know you were arrested, and if it was dismissed it does not m...
  5. There is no such thing as a minor felony. There are degrees of felonies, yes. But criminally speaking, a misdemeanor is a minor crime, and a felony is a major crime.
  6. handcuffed or arrested

    What? You are claiming that a misdemeanor is not a criminal charge? And by the way, being handcuffed does not only not mean you are necessarily under arrest, it also does not mean you are being charged with a crime. People are handcuffed for a millio...
  7. handcuffed or arrested

    Readers may be suprised to realize this, however: Even at the point of your receiving a ticket for a traffic violation (speeding, as an example), you have in fact been 'arrested'. The difference between that, a traffic/adminstrative situation, versus...
  8. Request local CA LVN job/pay info:

    Anybody in the SF bay area, or greater LA, working in LTC- have any job advice? Are there jobs available? Average pay? Is IV cert. required, or commonly requested, and if so- is that really needed as an LVN in LTC?
  9. LVN scope of practice - IV removal without having my IV cert.

    Might want to read your state nurse practice act, rather than lose your license for doing something you are not qualified to do by your state. Don't take anybody's advice. It it your responsibility to know what you are and are not legally permitted t...
  10. Nursing schools are all hateful places. 52 started in my class, 30 graduated. They especially tore up single mothers. The nursing profession is the same, there are no kindred spirits, and no camaraderie, whatsoever. And BTW- the latest bent is asking...
  11. FBI background check on yourself, info:

    If that is for me, I can't private you, don't see how to send a message.
  12. Concern about releasing Past Medical History to BON.

    You need to not release protected health information. Go to a HIPAA site and read up on this issue. Then you will know where and what information is and can be released, either by yourself, by contract with your insurer, or whatnot. Do not divulge pr...
  13. Finally allowed to sit for a probationary license, good or bad?

    We'd all like to know what state you are in, and what you were arrested for, and the nature of the criminal complaint, including the degree of the charge.
  14. explaining mental illness disability to RN board?

    Another thing is any history of any psych med, even antidepressants, will probably preclude your obtaining an individual health policy in the future. Another reason anything like that ought to be kept off the record, and paid for in cash. Nice that p...
  15. FBI background check on yourself, info:

    If you were fingerprinted, regardless if the charge was dismissed, it's on your RAP sheet (FBI, at least, check your state police/court sites also) forever.