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    Multistate license and moving

    Yes. You should be able to apply for your MD APRN license now. Yes, as you currently hold a FL RN license with multi-state privileges you can not apply for licensure in MD until after you relocate....
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    Thoughts?

    Is this the nurse you are referring to? Nurse Fired, Arrested After Patient Dies at Texas
  3. Yes, because both AZ and FL are members of the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC), if you are a resident of AZ, you cannot be licensed in FL. Your VA license was inactivated when you moved to...
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    Using School Computer

    Please tell me you're
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    Math question help please!

    Me thinks that your answer sheet is in
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    Transgender patient and a dilemma

    If this was truly a concern, that your security staff would have assaulted the patient, then you have bigger fish to fry than what gender security officer to
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    Quesrion for NICU nurses

    These are questions best directed to the team caring for your baby, as they are familiar with your baby's condition. Again, best wishes to you and your
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    Texting in nursing

    This. Plus, it also provides an electronic record of the fact that you did, indeed, attempt to contact the physician' something the paging system at my facility doesn't
  9. Because both AZ and FL are members of the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact
  10. Yes, you can. In fact, if you are a resident of AZ the FL board of nursing likely wouldn't let you
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    Quesrion for NICU nurses

    I agree with Guy in Babyland. While I work PICU, not NICU, we still see a fair number of babies with pulmonary hypertension. In our unit, either our attending or fellow will intubate all of our...
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    Med Math Help

    Okay. Since you were told to solve for mL/hour, which of the two remaining items do you need to start
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    Med Math Help

    Yes. Are you using dimensional analysis when you are working these problems? If not, you might consider doing so. While there are formulae available, their use often requires multiple calculations...
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    Med Math Help

    You were provided the following information in your original post. (1) Pitocin 10 units in 1000mL (2) to run at 1 milliunits/min. (3) The drip factor is 60gtts/mL. (4) How many mL/hr does the nurse...
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    Med Math Help

    No, that is what you were
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    Med Math Help

    Yes. Now you know the irrelevant piece of information. From here, what are you trying to
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    Med Math Help

    Yes, it's one way of determining the rate of an IV infusion. What is another way to determine the rate of an IV infusion? And which one do you think you would use to program an IV
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    Med Math Help

    Not exactly. What information does the drop factor provide? And how else do you think it would be
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    HIPAA violation or no?

    If you have concerns with providing this information why don't you address them with your manager? He or is should be familiar with this program and eligibility requirements and is better situated to...
  20. In addition to the points JKL33 addressed, you should consider that it might be a violation of your facility's social media
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    Multistate license

    If you hold a current multi-state license in one eNLCstate, you can not maintain a multi-state license in another eNLC state. Again, whether the state in question places it either in an inactive or...
  22. I am unsure as to whether PA will notify your current state if they deny your application or not. If they do deny your application for licensure and don't report it to your current state, you might...
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    Beanbags out? Need proof!

    Has anyone from your unit contacted this other unit? If they have actually done this, they should be able to provide the rationale for doing
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    Multistate license

    What does it matter? When I lived in PA I also had licenses in NC and VA. when U relocated to NC and noticed the VA board of nursing my license was listed as expired. Just as my WV license was when...
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    Curos caps for foleys?

    We trialed them for use on our CVADs and ultimately didn't adopt them as their use had no impact on our CLABSI