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I was in Mobile, Alabama in 2017. It was an African-American gentleman who cooked my vegetable fried rice.

You have to look into the cause of the problem. Yeah...some lack of diversity; but some zip codes are predominately white, black, Hispanic or Asian only; and you cannot force some companies to hire nurses from different racial backgrounds in that situation.

I went through the 2008 housing bubble. We had so many hospitals closing in New York City as well as across the Hudson River into New Jersey. It looks like we will have another economic slow down right after the November election. If you have a nursing job now, you should be happy to have something to pay your bills. During an economic downturn, some retired nurses will come out to work again. New grads will be harder to find work. Freeze on hiring will be a norm. Think before you quit. This economic recession will be larger than the one we had back in 2008.

1199 is good! Go for it.

Some patients and their husbands will definitely ask for female nurses in L&D Units. Therefore, you will need to prepare for rejection.

I hope this is not late. I was a LPN licensed in New York. I became an RN in 2004. I am also licensed in California, Texas, Alabama and Georgia by endorsement. Originally, I finished my AAS degree in New York City and passed my NCLEX in New York. Let me answer your question(s). Both New York and California are not members of the multi-state. Therefore, you will need to be licensed by endorsement. If California is not a multi-state member, you will need to endorse your licenses in those states you want to work unless you change your primary state of residence. Let's say I will change my primary state of residency from New York to Texas; then I will be able to work in many states with just a Texas license. Of course, you will need to pay a fee to change to a multi-state license-Texas. Once you have your New York license, you will not lose your California license unless your have lost your license due to incompetency or drug use or debilitated mental state. Did I just answer your questions?

Misinformation and lying are his specialties; but people will still vote for him next month...unfortunately!

You must disclose it. Period.

Anyone knows the patient ratio there at St. Francis Medical Center located in Lynwood, Los Angeles area? There will be no written confirmation for an orientation date. Is this what hospitals do in California?

If you quit your job now, your boss can report you. Stay there for another 2 months, then quit. It is politics, you have to learn how to play it.

Yes, you should say something if you see something that is not rights during CPR or ACLS.

Don't worry about it! It is her right to report it. BON receives hundred of thousands of c/o every year. You will be safe!

Don't tell me you have never seen a racist nurse in your life!!!!

As of yesterday, how the virus spread is still a speculation. Where is the virus coming from is also a speculation. Just be careful when you posted something like this. Other nurses do have the right to question your ability to think clearly. If I visited Russia 5 times in the past 2 years, that does not make me to become a specialist regarding to Russia.

I am 55 years old and graduated from an RN school 17 years ago. I do have many years experiences in various fields. I remember that I had a face to face job interview in one of the hospitals inside the Texas Medical Center. It was dated back to 8/5/2019. Before the interview, I was so scared about ageism. Anyhow, I was offered a Med/Surgical job right after I passed the pharmacology test being conducted in the HR Department. I think it depends on how you present yourself to the Nurse Manager and the Director of Nursing. In other words, how you sell yourself during an interview it is very vital. Have you consider to relocate for just one year? Alabama will be a good fit if you don't have experiences as a new grad. The pay is low but once you have experience, your chances of getting a job will be higher. By the way, I had very bad experiences with HCA. I hope this help.

The most horrible thing is that when you are giving up your hope! This is America. There is always a hope somewhere but you have to look for it. Just don't give up.

https://bon.texas.gov/pdfs/disciplinary_sanction_policies_pdfs/policy_minor_criminal.pdf If your DUI conviction is more than 10 years and it is a single conviction. Also, if you are not currently on probation, you can always come to Texas. Regarding to mental illness, each state is different.

I would say my girlfriend or boyfriend or whatever that might be c/o having me working night shift. See if that will work. You will also need to leave an option to the hiring nursing manager by saying "I prefer night shift and that is my first choice." Just to make sure you are a "negotiable person."

Well, when you have an arrest record, that "arrest" record will follow you around in county, state as well as federal levels. On the other hands, if you are not arrested, it is only pop up on a county level where the "crimes" you were committed.

First, I am not a lawyer. But if you were not arrested and only "fine and cost," you probably did not even have a criminal background. Were you fingerprinted or booked? If not, I think you shouldn't worry. I live in the South and all moving traffic violations are misdemeanors in nature and I got a "passing a stopped school bus" violation. I spoke with the BON and I even emailed a message to BON. I was told, "As long as you were not arrested, you don't need to report that traffic violation." My lawyer said the same thing. I also almost hired a lawyer who was used to work for Board of Nursing and he said the same thing. If you were arrested and booked, that will be a different story. However, if a name based criminal search on a county level, you name might pop up. From what I know is that if you were not arrested, the "crime" will not be reported to FBI or DOJ. This is the reason why when you apply for a nursing license, you might ask to be fingerprinted because there is a fingerprint based criminal background check. But since you were not arrested, you should "relax." The meaning of an "arrest" by definition is when a police officer moved you from one location to another for further processing such as mugshot and fingerprint. Just make sure you speak to a lawyer or ask for free on AVVO site, this web site has a lot of lawyers answering questions you might have. This is America! There is always a hope somewhere waiting for you. You have to look for it. In Texas, if misdemeanor is 5 years old, the BON won't even do anything.

Also, different states have different opinions about nurses with criminal histories. It is really case-by-case. You have to show the board that you are really a changing person. You will need to start it all over again. Doing volunteer work somewhere--in a church, homeless shelter or just somewhere. Have a well-known person to write you a letter of recommendation will also help. You will need to wait certain amount of time and show people you are really a different person. Make sure you don't get into troubles again for 5 years will help.

Thank you for sharing! I am happy to see a happy ending. Let's look forward! This is America and no one can tell you what is not possible in your life. ?‍?

This section is about sharing your experience. Asking for a legal advice is not the place to being with. You can ask a lawyer who is specialized in nursing field. I am sure someone out there will be able to answer your questions. However, there is another section in Allnurses.com allows you to ask a legal advice. I just don't remember where you can find it. This is the United States of America. Unless you are giving up, there is always a hope somewhere. Google it "nurses with felony convictions in the past." Don't give up please. Go by your heart! It is not the end of your world.

That is the way is. With all these technologies around, in the future, human nurses will be replaced by robotics. Do you know artificial intelligence can now think on its own? Also, some robot can even walk like a human. You can check that out or google it "Boston Dynamics." Those CEO's running the hospitals are not nurses. They only have cost cutting in their minds. My prediction: Nurses will be replaced by robot in the future.

Just be honest. Explain everything in detail when you answer the questions! Some nursing jurisdictions will use both fingerprinted based and name based criminal background checks. If it is a name based, your case will pop up. If you were arrested/fingerprinted, only the fingerprinted based criminal background check will pop up. It will be very difficulty to predict your case. But it seems to me the charges against you were weak to begin with. Again, just be honest about it. Open it up instead of letting the Board find out about it. Only the Board can determine the outcome. Don't think too much. There is always hope somewhere and you have to be positive. The outcome sometimes is so positive and when you look back, you may ask why did I think too much? I recently had a traffic citation in one of the Southern States. All traffic offenses in the South are misdemeanor in nature. I was so worried and I was crying, depressed and loss of appetite. Instead of feeling sad, I wrote a note to the Board, explaining everything in detailed and I sent it to the Board via email. The result said, "As long as you were not arrested/fingerprinted, there is no need to report it. I was so relived. Of course, my case is different from yours and it is most likely it is in different jurisdictions. Some states are open minds about the criminal history. In my case, if you go to Texas, the BON will consider it as a "minor traffic violation." Do not just confine yourself to only one jurisdiction. Move around will help. Good luck.