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That's not what OP said. And it is interesting that NEWBIE nurses take so much offense to what we older ones have fought so hard to maintain. Seasoned nurses who lived through the mass importation of RN's during the 1980'S then again in the 1990's ...

hmmmm like another poster said i too haven't seen a slew of people claiming immigration is the "root" cause of the rn problem. i call bullhockey on your 'root cause' inflammatory claim. no one here says that's the nursing problem's root cause. ...

^This! But as someone else said I'm not a student, only an RN who lives with the realities (not conspiracies) of our profession. Also like many here I DO take responsibility for any career choice mistakes I've made...But I try to make things better...

Something is fishy about your question and the very odd statement that you "passed' the NCLEX RN application. No one here has treated you unprofessionally as you claim. You say you graduated from school in the Philippines so I suspect you WELL kno...

Very bad idea. I'm not even sure if TOS allows us to give advise on BON issues. That's how it used to be here on allnurses. Good luck op. With persistence you'll find a nursing job.

Agree with the group who say both orders in your examples were VERY poorly written. The nurse was smart to question the orders. You're not smart to laugh and post about someone's diligence.

It doesn't matter that you don't care about doctor's and dentists needing licenses in each state. I was using it as an example of HOW professionals are licensed. I guess you're a new nurse and never heard that we already have compact states with mo...

Do you expect each state you wish to work in to regulate and govern your practice for free. Nothing in life is free. It costs the state money to discipline and regulate nurses. Physicians, Dentists realtors etc need to apply and pay to license in ...

Well said. This ad is sad and could prompt unnecessary suspicion.

This ad is so wrong. I know a good male ED RN with 16 yrs experience who had a spotless record. He had a bogus BON complaint filed against him by a drunk combative patient. (Long story short, this RN held the patient back because he was swinging a...

Think of the diabetic patient without any access to his meds while the nurse is sleeping or staring at the wall. - Then report her. Call you BON to see if you have to give your name to report her.

Agree.

finally someone said what i've been thinking. given the over saturation of new nurses.... and the many still trying to get into nursing schools.... i think it will take about 10 years for the employment prospects of nurses to improve. i also don't ...

Usually you need a social security number to work in the US. As for foreign nurse sponsorship you'll get more specific information on the Philippine forum of this site. Tons of nurses there are looking for ways to become US citizens now that we hav...

Best to have a job before moving. Also you must check with the BON and hospitals as to any requirements you (possibly) might have to meet before working in an acute setting in the US. It's easy to keep a state license active and in good standing ...

No it ISN'T right. PA, CO and OH boards of nursing should be ashamed of themselves. Op should just jump some "extra hoops" you say? I sincerely doubt it will be that easy. Colorado's board should have told the nursing students ENTERING school that...

Personally I've known many highly skilled EXTREMELY competent nurses who DO NOT buy into the "Caring Theory of Nursing" as proposed by Watson.

I know someone who got her license last December and is doing CNA work while looking for an RN position. After graduation she spent 6 months applying for jobs but after living without a paycheck and staying home for so long she accepted a hospital b...

I've been on 2 nursing sites since 1999. (Had to change my log on here once because I forgot it and had a new ISP and email.) I think the term racist will get this thread deleted soon so I see no reason to waste my time posting. It's a huge time ...

You know it's for this reason I always empty my pockets before clocking out. I worked with a new RN who went through a similar ordeal for making a dumb but -I think- honest mistake. Sad that they give more consideration to an addict who admits to s...

Obviously people need to make their own decisions and weigh all the options when it comes to changing careers. Personally I think if you're older it's smart to look at debt incurred while in school vs prime earning yrs one has left. Yes there are som...

Lots of trust, empathy, and being in tune with how others were feeling was always my forte. After my very first RN job in a nursing home I realized I was going to have to become tough, somewhat hardened and less empathetic. The year that I worked t...

(((hugs)))That is so sad. I agree about 20/20 hindsight. At my last hospital a similar situation happened with a nurse. I didn't know her because she worked a different unit. It makes me very sad to repeat the details so I'll just say that I now ...

I agree that nursing instructors need a big pay increase to encourage more to go into teaching. And we should do a lot more to retain experienced nurses. The floor I work on in 80% RN's with less than 2 yrs exp. on day shift. On nights we have all...

cn2007rn, I related to much of what you posted. I'm glad them Paxil is helping. What depresses me is what others said, In nursing you can't have a slightly off day. You are always expected to be on. You must always CYA. Can't trust many co-worke...