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How often must I work as an RN inorder to keep my license?

I am considering using my RN in a non clinical setting for a few yrs after graduation. My current job pays much higher wages than a starting RN, (more than double) and I want to pay off student loans, save for a house, etc. I am wondering if once licensed I need to work as an RN in order to keep my license, and if so, how often. Are there a certain number of shifts per month I'd need to work? I live in the state of Ohio, btw.

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    check with your BON. You might need to go "inactive" but document continuing education. Remember, future employers may wonder about the gap too. In some states you will have to do a refresher course. I recommend working prn somewhere if possible. Just a few days or nights each month will at least give you experience.

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    Check with your state BON to be sure, but in many states you don't need to be working in order to have an active license. You do, however, need to pay the renewal fees and complete the required Continuing Education Units (CEU's) in order to remain active.

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    I would find a job working PRN; work just a few nights every month.

    You must REALLY not like your job?

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    Here in NJ all you have to do is every two years pay the fee and have gotten 30 CEUs (15 per year) to keep your license current But every state is different so check with the Ohio BON

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    please do consider working some prn hours. nursing was my second career. my first was being a copyright proofer and, before that, a book proofreader. i loved it! i loved it but also wanted to become an rn.

    i went back and got my bsn, but decided i'd work at my beloved proofing and editing job until "just the right"

    nursing spot presented itself. suddenly four years had drifted by and i planned a move to another state. i

    applied for a license there, thinking it would be a no brainer because i already had one.

    wrong! i had to take a refresher course and retake the nclex -- because i had no experience as an rn. none.

    most definitely one of the dumber things i've ever done.

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