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Oops...ELIGIBLE, not elligible.

Elkpark--Yes, I agree it is pretty snarky. It's a shame these students have to spend all that money and go through all the stress of a nursing program only to find out at some point that they may not be elligible to sit for the boards. Yes, it woul...

Actually, the Florida lawmakers ARE using evidenced based statistics upon which they passed this law. It's called the recidivism rate. Florida very well knows that most offenders re-offend within ten years post-conviction. The jails and prisons h...

Lying on the licensing application? That really shows integrity.

The title of this thread is, "Change to License Requirement".

I'm not self-righteous--I'm just not a convicted felon and therefore never had to worry about getting my nursing license or getting a nursing job. And my patients don't have to worry that I've had run-ins with the law. You can try to put it back on...

Sputum.

I do not think there is anything unfair about this law. Nurses carry a huge responsibilty legally, ethically, and morally. In my opinion, certain professions, nursing being one of them, should not allow convicted felons to hold licenses at all. I ...

The nurse that OP speaks of may have an undiagnosed learning disability.

So...is 2ndwind not allowed to have an opinion?

Good point. I was assuming this nurse came wearing a dirty uniform, which would be an Ew. Getting it dirty at work is different. That happens a lot. If it's a bad looking stain I've gotten on my scrubs I get a paper isolation gown and wear that o...

Her family is either taking or selling her meds.

Why would anyone go to work in a dirty uniform? Ew.

FlyingScot was, I believe, trying to make the point that no matter how many EMS personnel were present, regardless of their advanced qualifications or lack thereof, this woman refused care and was reported to have signed a refusal of care waiver. So...

In TBI, there is a phrase "talking and dying". I worked in a TBI unit for several years and this was something we saw frequently upon ER admission of a TBI--AAOX3, talking, ambulatory, many pts. even driving themselves to the ER. CT scan would show...

So what?

Sounds like this hypothetical patient has been mountaing climbing in a very high altitude!! BTW, the questions the poster is asking are the same as she would ask the professor. Only here she gets lots of experienced feedback. I'm not seeing what is...

State you left because you didn't like working there. Seriously! Actually write: "did not like the job." If the prospective employer asks you to explain that statement, reply that you feel it is very unprofessional to speak poorly of a former pla...

Here's what I think... I think the Office Manager may be the problem in this place. You said there is a rapid turnove in employees there. Wonder why? Yes, she manages the office--keeps it running smoothly, probably interviews prospective employees...

I would never ask a physician to help in a situation like this--I would not want them to help because they usually have no experience in stuff we deal with all the time, and frankly, they would be in the way and probably make matters worse. I cannot...

When the I/M's are acting up, I stop my med pass and pull out of the POD. I do not return to finish the med pass. I wait for the command supervisor to find out about it and ask me what happened and why I didn't give meds. I then explain that I AM ...

When the instructor assaulted you, did you call the police right away and file charges?

Are you being provided with a reason why these places won't hire you? If it's because you've been out of nursing too long, but yet you've fulfilled the requirement to complete the refresher course, and your license is now active--I'd say you might w...

Milly: Are you working with a preceptor? If not, your facility should be providing preceptors to all new nurses. If your facility has simply put you with other nurses to orient you to your particular unit, you are being cheated out of having a spec...