smartnurse1982

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  1. "Loosing" my license

    smartnurse1982 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

  2. "Loosing" my license

    smartnurse1982 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Students are not under the nursing instructor's license? That is something i never knew. My nursing instructors always used that as an excuse on why we were not allowed to do any skills when they were...

  3. "Loosing" my license

    smartnurse1982 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe i misunderstood. I thought they had to be spread out over the 2 yr period. Someone pointed out that the courses where you earn 1.5 Ceu's don't count. I just did a bunch of those too so i have to...

  4. Can nurses collect unemployment?

    smartnurse1982 replied to dsanto3's topic in General Nursing

    That is really petty. I used to just take the patches off and keep it moving. its only a lidoderm patch for gosh

  5. "Loosing" my license

    smartnurse1982 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    That is not what the other nurses were implying. They were saying the 30 Ceu's have to be spread out over a 2 yr period. Meaning if someone completed no Ceu's in 2013 but completed all of them in 2014...

  6. "Loosing" my license

    smartnurse1982 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    You misunderstood. Every nurse in Nj has to renew every 2 yrs in MAY. What i am saying is that if a nurse does not have any CEU's now is that she can complete all of them by April,and if audited...

  7. WHY do I need a BSN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to AnnMarie52471's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I guess i will just have to have a poll. Based on my own experience since 2004,i have never had an employer offer tuition reimbursemernt or

  8. "Loosing" my license

    smartnurse1982 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    The reason others threatened me that i might lose my license? I did not complete my Ceu's. In NJ,it does not matter,as long as you complete them before your renewal period. I should know,my co worker...

  9. "Loosing" my license

    smartnurse1982 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Well,this very board scares people into thinking that we will lose our licenses quick,but i know

  10. this is why people still think there's a nursing shortage!

    smartnurse1982 replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    The only places with nursing shortages are nursing homes and home health. Wonder why? Its hard

  11. WHY do I need a BSN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to AnnMarie52471's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Meanwhile,do you have a source that most employers offer tuition assistance? i probably would not even debate with myself about going back to school if my employer was paying for it. Chamberlain's Rn...

  12. WHY do I need a BSN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to AnnMarie52471's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    How can you prove that most employers offer tuition assistance? By tuition assistance i am not talking about $100 towards books only

  13. Tattle tale? Or my duty to report?

    smartnurse1982 replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    If parents only get 10 hrs of Pdn, that means the competent parents sat there and equally observed 14 hrs of low sats before the nurse showed up. For parents so involved I'm surprised they don't pop...

  14. Nursing Needs To Get Back In The Hospitals

    smartnurse1982 replied to pookyp's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot to add this above but hospitals are becoming obsolete. I think new grads need more clinical experience outside of hospitals these days. I meet so many nurses who have never worked a day in a...

  15. Nursing Needs To Get Back In The Hospitals

    smartnurse1982 replied to pookyp's topic in General Nursing

    My school told us any skills we did not learn in clinicals was going to be learned on the job. Meanwhile,employers expect students to know clinical skills. Its an endless cycle. I was not allowed to...

  16. Tattle tale? Or my duty to report?

    smartnurse1982 replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    On one of my cases,you can't call 911 unless parents allow you

  17. WHY do I need a BSN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to AnnMarie52471's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Well,i have been a nurse for 10 years now,and in Pdn for all of those years. Everytime i tried leaving,i just had to come back. My heart is set in

  18. WHY do I need a BSN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to AnnMarie52471's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Just because its true for you does not mean its true for everyone else. I do not work in a hospital. I work in Pdn. There is barely any health benefits offered,much less tuition reimbursement and...

  19. Tattle tale? Or my duty to report?

    smartnurse1982 replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    I wouldn't do anything. What happens if this nurse is the agency "favorite"? She might even be the family favorite,and even if you did do the right thing family might turn against you? One thing not...

  20. Do private duty LVN/LPN ever get a pay raise?

    smartnurse1982 replied to Live_Life's topic in Private Duty

    This is so true. I have founf this to be true even when both nurses were hired at the same time and with similiar experience. To the OP,in general I've found the Northeast pays the most when it comes...

  21. Do private duty LVN/LPN ever get a pay raise?

    smartnurse1982 replied to Live_Life's topic in Private Duty

    So,because its normal in the business world that makes it

  22. WHY do I need a BSN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to AnnMarie52471's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Most employers don't offer tuition assistance. That has been that way since the recession. I know one of my agencies has a $5000 scholarship,hardly enough to even pay for one semester. Even if you...

  23. WHY do I need a BSN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to AnnMarie52471's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I already said I don't want to be "the boss". I think I want to stay in Private Duty. I don't have any acute care experience,only psych,ltc,and home

  24. WHY do I need a BSN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to AnnMarie52471's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Pretty much everyone seems to ignore nurses(and our needs) that don't work in acute care. I also see many people say they get the Bsn because they don't want to do bedside nursing forever. I guess I'm...

  25. WHY do I need a BSN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to AnnMarie52471's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Do you reccomend someone that's wants to be at the bedside forever or doesn't want to work in acute care(like myself) get a Bsn? I don't have any desire to be the big boss nor any desire to leave home...