Covid-19: Contacted by your state’s BON

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Specializes in ER, HH, CTICU, corrections, cardiology, hospice.

Has anyone been contacted by their state’s BON looking to help out during the covid crisis? If so, please tell us what state, where you are licensed. I’m not curious about those contacted by staffing agencies, just direct contact from state BON where your name was harvested because you hold a state license.

I’ll start, I have not heard a peep out of AZ  BON. I’ve heard of the Phoenix paper talking about a 9000 nurse shortfall, but nothing from BON.

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

NJ BON: Routinely get  info re COVID. requests for work, testing centers available and now vaccine info..

Crickets from PA BON --very behind times.

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, Transport, L&D, Hospice.

Neither of us maintain nursing licenses but the AK BON is clearly not looking for help from inactive professionals. 

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Specializes in OR.

There is no infrastructure to contact nurses by the boards because that is not what their function is. At best, they can sell the list of licensed nurses to a company that would contact you. Nursing boards function are to regulate the practice of nursing, not advocate for the nurse. They 'protect' the public from inadequate NURSES, not disease.

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, Transport, L&D, Hospice.
On 1/16/2021 at 8:28 AM, 11blade said:

There is no infrastructure to contact nurses by the boards because that is not what their function is. At best, they can sell the list of licensed nurses to a company that would contact you. Nursing boards function are to regulate the practice of nursing, not advocate for the nurse. They 'protect' the public from inadequate NURSES, not disease.

In most states the BON data is largely public. Do states sell addresses and phone numbers? I hope not, but this is the era of conmen, grifters and charlatans. 

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.
1 hour ago, toomuchbaloney said:

In most states the BON data is largely public. Do states sell addresses and phone numbers? I hope not, but this is the era of conmen, grifters and charlatans. 

My state BON does not publish addresses or phone numbers. All that is visible on the site when looking up a license is zip code. Yet, I get an enormous amount of mail at my home from medical device companies, CEU companies, facilities I've never even looked at for employment. So I wouldn't be surprised if the information is available to those willing to pay.

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

Issuing a professional license is a state function that is PUBLIC info; as such, most states provide mailing lists upon request for a fee.   Working for a non-profit homecare agency, was able to obtain MD and DO  mailing list to upload in agency's new software at discounted rate.   I can tell which states list purchased when receiving  solicitations as  PA license includes maiden name, other states do not

 

PA List request
 

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The Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs currently sells listings of licensees to individuals or entities.  These lists are primarily purchased by education providers, professional associations, or other commercial enterprises.

     The information provided in our active listings includes:

  • ·        License number
  • ·        Name
  • ·        Address
  • ·        County
  • ·        Certification date
  • ·        Expiration date 

     The information provided in our inactive listings includes:

  • ·        License number
  • ·        Name
  • ·        County
  • ·        Certification date
  • ·        Expiration date

     Our listings do not include telephone numbers or email addresses.  We also do not provide mailing labels.

     The cost associated with purchasing a list includes a setup fee of $71.00 as well as a cost per name charge.  The cost will vary depending on the listings purchased.  We offer a standard listing which includes all licensees and the cost is $.005 per licensee.  We also offer listings that are broken out by county and the cost is $.03 per licensee.

https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/OtherServices/DataRequests/Pages/default.aspx

NJ BON releases same info

2016 NCSBN BON mailing list info

https://NCSBN.org/BONMailingListsInformationfromWebsitesSepttoDec2016.pdf

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Specializes in LTC.

Yes! They keep sending me job offers for 12 hour shifts in SNF’s that only pay $22 an hour. As far as I’m concerned, that is horrible pay for the SF Bay Area, let alone to work in a SNF FOR 12 HOURS!

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Specializes in School nursing.

I was pinged by my state to sign up for job opportunities - it was from the licensing state listserv. Doesn't require me to do anything, just was poking me. I've got enough work with my school nursing job already this year, thank you. 

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Specializes in ER, HH, CTICU, corrections, cardiology, hospice.
On 1/16/2021 at 10:28 AM, 11blade said:

There is no infrastructure to contact nurses by the boards because that is not what their function is. At best, they can sell the list of licensed nurses to a company that would contact you. Nursing boards function are to regulate the practice of nursing, not advocate for the nurse. They 'protect' the public from inadequate NURSES, not disease.

I don’t believe you can speak definitely for all BON’s, so there is that.

There is, how ever, in times of great need (I guess a pandemic isn’t that time) when nursing “force” needs to be mobilized. Were I to have any influence with my BON, I would data mine for all RNs and send an email blast daily until nursing needs weren’t in  critical demand. 
 

A friend’s SO is in Vegas getting paid $10K/week as an ICO RN. I’m all for great pay for nurses, but come on.

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Specializes in OR.
On 1/24/2021 at 4:16 PM, nursetim said:

I don’t believe you can speak definitely for all BON’s, so there is that.

There is, how ever, in times of great need (I guess a pandemic isn’t that time) when nursing “force” needs to be mobilized. Were I to have any influence with my BON, I would data mine for all RNs and send an email blast daily until nursing needs weren’t in  critical demand. 
 

A friend’s SO is in Vegas getting paid $10K/week as an ICO RN. I’m all for great pay for nurses, but come on.

Uh, yes, I can speak definitively for ALL BON's on the issue on their purview and regulation of nurses, it's in every state statute published online for your review.

"Nursing force"?! I wasn't aware I joined a 'force' when I got a license. Nursing may have been refined by the army, after Flo Nightengale, but if joined the reserves or the army I want their benefits, too-VA healthcare, GI bill, cemetary plot, etc..

"$10,000"....what is YOUR life worth? That amount is STILL not enough to make me go to a job where the people I work with won't even take the basic precautions to prevent transmission-handwashing, wearing a mask ALL the time, social distancing on/off work. I'm referring to NURSES I've seen at work, blowing their nose with gloves on, throwing the tissue in the trash, then grabbing a chart and going to take a patient to surgery! No glove change, no handwashing, no distancing in break room, and not wearing a mask when patients have left the department.

"Email blast"?...going to the same SPAM folder as all other 'blasts'....

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