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    IM injection doubt..Please help.

    Have you addressed this, as well the other issues you've posted with your unit's educator or preceptor? If not, you should as he or she would be best positioned to help you. Best wishes.
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    RSV vaccines--necessary?

    Adults => 60 years and infants and young children <= 19 months may receive a single dose of RSV vaccine using shared clinical decision-making with their healthcare provider. Use of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines in Older Adults ...
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    LPN endorsement in other states after challenging Florida LPN

    I think you'll find that a license obtained by challenging the NCLEX is going to be difficult to endorse, and most likely impossible with the vast majority of states that require completion of an approved program to write the NCLEX. As for state...
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    Old or new email address

    I would wait until I was hired as an NP, and use an assigned work email for professional communication. If one wasn't provided, I would create one, with a unique designator for that position (e.g. name01@email). If I left, and my new position didn'...
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    Older Nurse no BSN needs advice

    Both Duke and UNC Health Care still hire RNs with associate's degrees. The following was copied from job postings on the Duke ... ... and UNC nurse recruitment websites. When I left UNC last year, their tuition assistance would cover...
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    Florida to California Licensing Questions

    No. You have to choose one state to have the results sent to. You can the apply for licensure by endorsement after you receive your initial license. Yes, as long as you maintain residency in, and declare FL as you primary state of residence...
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    Controlled meds on field trips

    As I recall, the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy rules regarding dispensing, and what they consider dispensing. If you haven't done so, you might ask them for their interpretation of what you are considering. Best wishes.
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    Losing my sleep

    If the patient received the entire dose of antibiotic, and all you did was not flush the IV prior to removal, the patient is unharmed and there is nothing else you need to do.
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    BD PYXIS ES

    In my experience with Pyxis, if the medication was programmed to require a witness, it was not possible to complete the waste without one. If the waste was required by unit policy, rather than the pharmacy, it is possible that the system would allow...
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    NC to GA RN License Question

    If your NC license grants multi-state privileges, you can work in any other compact state, so long as you maintain NC as your primary state of residence. When you relocate to another compact state you have 60 days to apply for licensure in the new s...
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    RN work as an LVN mil spouse

    When you say "the company" are you saying that you did not find and apply to this position through the USAJOBS site? if you're not familiar with this site it's the federal government's consolidated job search site. You can search for nursing jobs u...
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    Cancelled For A Shift

    If we were called off we could either use PTO or take it as unpaid time. If we call out, regardless of the reason, we are charged PTO for the entire shift.
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    NJ license status: active - non renewable

    You need to find your state assemblyman and senator; you should be able to do so here. After finding your representatives, if this site doesn't have their contact information, you can find it here.
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    NJ license status: active - non renewable

    You need to contact your representatives to both the NJ state senate and assembly. Again, best wishes.
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    NJ license status: active - non renewable

    This is how it worked under the original Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC); when you relocated to another NLC state you could work for 60 days on your previous state's license. The enhanced NLC (eNLC) removed the 60 day limit, allowing you to work on yo...
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    Nursing License and OUI

    Considering the ramifications of the charge, these questions would be best directed to your attorney. Best wishes.
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    Extensive Orientation DON in Texas

    From Rule §217.5, Temporary License and Endorsement: The TX BON Education - Refresher Courses page contains an email address for their education consultant. Also, you might find the Frequently Asked Questions - Education site helpful as well...
  18. At both my current and previous facilities callouts for COVID, flu, and norovirus would all be excused absences. If you haven't already done so you should review your facility's callout policy. Best wishes.
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    About RASS

    I'm not sure what the rational for documenting a RASS score for all patients is but both my current and last facility required this once a shift for all patients, regardless whether they were receiving sedation or not. However, if your facili...
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    New RN without AL residence - license how to

    If you are still a legal resident of FL, and have met all of their requirements to maintain residency there, you should be able to apply for initial licensure, with multi-state privileges, with the FL BON. If you are able to do so, when you relocate...
  21. This. And, I'll add that in my 25 years expeience ampicillin and vecuronium are the only two medicines that I've had to reconstitute; another missed clue.
  22. Be that as it may, those claiming religious exemption as the basis for refusing to take the vaccine do so because it works. Navy Stops COVID-19 Vaccine Separations for 4,095 Sailors Who Requested Religious Exemptions
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    What caught your attention in the world today?

    I was chided for this once before, but I think it time to strike my colors and retire from the field of battle, so far as the political discussions are concerned. @Beerman, fair winds and following seas.
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    What caught your attention in the world today?

    Where exactly did I scold progressives for disrespecting what conservatives think? The closest I can think doing this would have been when I asked for examples of conservative posting and commented that I didn't want the obvious trolls included. Is...
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    What caught your attention in the world today?

    Take it however you wish. And, I can't tell you how little it concerns me what you think.