Zobu

Zobu

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  1. It truly sounds like the facility you were working for is a toxic environment. Nurses shouldn't be fired because a patient falls as there is no way to prevent that unless you have a nurse sitting by the bedside 24-7. A lot of bed alarms don't go off...
  2. Career Break

    I am mostly wondering what employers do or will think? The BON of the 2 states I am licensed in only require refreshers if you have let your license expire and you havent worked in 3 or 4 years. I kept my license active and I have been enrolled in a...
  3. Career Break

    How long can you be away from bedside nursing before they require a refresher course?
  4. Career Break

    What is considered "recent experience" in nursing? I have been away from nursing for two years but have been enrolled in a BSN program the whole time. Will this be a barrier to re-employment?
  5. Does your state require mental health reporting?

    I agree the questioning on licensure is ambiguous. My state just asks " Do you have or have you ever had a mental....physical.....to safely practice nursing? First...its not many that have never had a bout of depression or a broken something....And ...
  6. Pre-employment physicals

    Interesting. Im going into home health because Im hoping I can get away from constant walking. All these job descripts talk about being able to lift 50-75#. A HH nurse I know said she never needs to lift other than her nurse bag. I come from a hosp ...
  7. Pre-employment physicals

    Oh..by "Fit test" I meant fitness for the physical aspects of the job....like do they have you demonstrate lifting...Jumping jacks...etc?
  8. Pre-employment physicals

    What do you do in a fit test?
  9. Pre-employment physicals

    It has been a long time since I had to look for work. Do facilities this days require pre-employment physicals or "fit tests"? And what does the test entail?
  10. Has anyone worked or heard of Brightstar?

    Review EEOC disability guidelines. It is actually illegal for them to require a pre-employment physical. They can only ask you to have an exam once there has been a job offer. However, they can ask YOU if you meet all the essential functions of the...
  11. Pre-employment physicals

    What do they have you do?
  12. Pre-employment physicals

    Do HH agencies typically ask for pre- employment physicals or physical agility tests?