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Hey All, I aM floored. I just received notice from GA Board of Nursing that they denied the endorsement of my MN RN license because I did not meet clinical practice requirements . When I called the board, they transferred me to a their Legal Nurse Co...

Thanks hudno........your reply was very helpful. I was contemplating it but have decided to NOT enroll in EC again. I finished my ADN through them and passed the CPNE on first attempt but it nearly caused me a stroke. The stress was just unreal. The...

Reports that I have read say the nurses are planning to strike for one day???? I can't see how this is going to benefit the nurses in bargaining for better benefits and work conditions. The only way to make the powers that be buckle is to walk out an...

If the sister has true cause and concern for the child then she should report it. However she needs to realize that the child may be taken out of the home and placed in foster care, some of which are even worst with abusers and pedophiles. The famil...

This is not necessarily true. Many hospitals give credit for LPN exp: Depending on the chain it is as little as 2:1 but most don't go over 3:1. Meaning for every 2 years you were a LPN you get one year exp credit. this is definitely the case for hosp...

I have a friend that started as a new RN in dialysis @ 28/hr but that was in GA. I understand that nurses up there make more because of the higher cost in living so it is hard to say. Why don't you investigate what hospitals are paying first. Many ha...

I have though long and hard about this and I have decided that although I do not agree that nurses should strike, I WILL NOT cross a picket line. I am sure that the hospitals will see the nurses point of view VERY soon. If you strike, they will have ...

I wonder if nurses realizes that some patients will DIE as a result of this strike?! Do YOU even care?

I understand the nurses frustrations, I really do. But it seems so hypocritical to me to tell patients that you are fighting to protect their safety and well being yet you walk out and abandon them at the same time. Many are critically ill, elderly, ...

Thank you for the reply 1214RN. I'm am so torn with deciding whether to go or not. On the one hand I just believe nurses should not strike as patients are ill and really depend on us. On the other hand I do realizes that sometimes hospitals seem to h...

I recently got an email from an agency out of CA that is recruiting 2000 RN for what they say will be a nurse strike in MN June 2010. Has anyone heard of this yet? They are offering almost $5000 week plus all airfare and hotel expenses.

I am not sure where you live but some states are more forgiving than others. In Florida you would not have been able to get a license due to a new law they have banning all applicants with felonies and convictions for drug or fraud in the last 15 yea...

I was told by the Nephrologist at a local hospital that in order to open an independent center than at least one of the owners had to be a MD specializing in the field. So if you are not a Nephrologist or have one to partner with you forget it too.

Yes most companys pay 2 to 1; for every 2 yrs you have been a LPN/LVN you will get 1 yrs credit for eperience.

I beg to differ with you as to what is suspicion vs proof. You don't have to see a nurse literally shoot up to have PROOF that they are diverting narcs. This nurse she said routinely took out narcotics for other nurses patients some of whom were aler...

ARE you a new RN or LPN?

CPTLUCIEJENSEN I think it is very sad that nurses can know another nurse is diverting narcotics from patients and pretend as if it is not even happening. I am not sure as to what state you are practicing but in GA you can lose your license for not re...

Congratulations to everyone who will benefit from the recent reversal of the GA Board of Nsg. This was strictly politics. I am truly happy for you all. But I must forewarn you again that the battle is not over. Now you have to contend with the reject...

I personally don't think that either Obama or McCain can do anything to decrease nurses salary. This job is to D**N hard......who would do it. I know I wouldn't.

Does anyone know if Excelsior will continue to hold CPNE sites in GA although the GBON is seeking to deny graduates licenses? Also I spoke with the President of Excelsior via email and he stated they will "defend" Excelsior's CPNE curriculum. It is a...

Thank you GradyRN2B, your apology is accepted and very much appreciated. I do wish you all well this September and I still plan to attend the meeting in Macon to lend my support for the STUDENTS and GRADS of Excelsior that are adversely affected by t...

Thank you everyone for your congrats. I am sooooo happy as well. I hope everything works all for all the Excelsior students/grads. I can imagine being any more competent or "less safe" than you all just be/c I was LUCKY enough to apply before a certa...

I am floored again......a few days ago out of the blue I received an email from GBON to notify me that my RN license had been issue. I thought it was some sort of joke b/c it came from a yahoo email address; but when I checked the web site I did have...

cyb24, if I was in your position I would definitely use agency. I think it will be easier for you to get in the doors of hospitals this way. Although you may be an experienced nurse many hospitals may be slow to hire an international nurse directly b...

I have a friend that also completed this program and is not able to be licensed. She also advised me that the BONs are in the process of revoking the RN licenses issued on the basis of fraudulent education.