Nurseali

I have been out of work for almost a year now. I live in the state of Florida. I was pregnant and had some complications then decided to stay at home with my baby. How long do you have until you are required to put your license on inactive status ? If you go inactive do you have to take some kind of refresher course to reapply ?? Is that only if you are out 4 or more years ?? I am planning another pregnancy and want to stay at home for that too. I did look on the Florida board of nursing site but couldn't find any information. Thanks in advance for any information, Ali

Divita will hire LPN's . I started there 20 years ago. I now work in an acute hemodialysis unit in the hospital. I have 16 years in that unit. I would stick to out patient dialysis because in the hospital it is one of the worst jobs you could possibility choose to do.(if you have a family) In a hospital setting you never know what time your shift will end. It could be 5 hrs and the longest shift I pulled was 22 ½ hours straight!!! No one would come in to relieve me. I am the only LPN that has ever been allowed to work in this unit because of my 31/2 years of outpatient experience. I have all the responsibility of the RN except hanging blood and IV push cardiac meds (still have to have ACLS) I take call and my pay is 10.00 less/hr. They still try to make me do things that are out of my scope of practice but I will NOT jeopardize my nursing license. I would be sure you know what falls within you scope of practice. I do know that the outpatient centers are different. If you work there as a LPN you will be responsible for giving all the medications that the dialysis technicians can't and you are also responsible for supervising them. I am now after 20 years going back to school due to the fact that you are very limited in a hospital setting as to where they will allow you to work as a LPN.I need a change and that is the only way to get it in my small town.

My hospital is trying to get rid of LPN's again. It all comes full circle about every 5 years. I work in an acute hemodialysis unit and have 20 years exp. I make 20.59 no benefits. (Northern Florida)