AnneM

I graduated from a BSN program in 1978. At that time the BSN was supposed to become mandatory for practice in the near future. 30 years later and see what is still being discussed. I'll believe it when I see it.

I'm looking to sign a 13 wk. contract to travel to Washington State. The position is to start in approx. 4 weeks. Moving from eastern U.S. for this position. I have not yet signed the contract (today) and I have not yet started my licensure with this state. My question is - (Washington does not have a temporary license while the permanent license is being processed.) How long does it take for the permanent license to come through? How do travel nurses handle this - esp. in States that do not have the temporary licenses. What do you do about timing issues of starting the new job and getting a license for a new State. Thanks much! Anne

I think that this means if an LPN accepts a job as an aide, she has to be careful not to cross the line and stay within the "aide" job description. If she started doing things that an LPN might be able to do, she could be in difficulty with the job. This could be things such as medications, catheters, enemas, etc. things that aides would not be allowed to do (depending on where they work) but might be withing the job description for a LPN. I hire LPNs with my company and have to make sure if they are working as an Aide that they really understand the job description and not cross over into nursing.

This scenario of making the BSN the entry level to be a Registered Nurse and phasing out diploma and ADN programs has been going on since I went to nursing school in the 70s. I've been hearing about it for over 28 years so no longer even pay attention to this possibilitity-- it is nothing new and probably there will be talk about it for the next 20some years.