JustBeachyNurse LPN

Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager

Complex pediatrics turned geriatric LTC/sub acute nurse most recently transitioned to nurse manager. Combining advocacy, skilled nursing and off nights.

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    LPN Salary

    JustBeachyNurse replied to marie813's topic in General Students

    No. Only paid nursing experience counts as experience. Depending on the facility you may be considered an internal employee which may get preference for consideration when applying to transfer to an...
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    Nursing program accept online credit?

    JustBeachyNurse replied to hampmp1's topic in General Students

    Where are you taking the class? Straighterline will be obvious and may not be accepted as its ACE credit. At Penn State or other school with a brick& mortar school the transcript will likely not...
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    Train the trainer course

    JustBeachyNurse replied to nette1022's topic in General Nursing

    Here is one. LPNs with sufficient paid experience in LTC can be trained to be an instructor only in facility (not school based) based classes: care4you2, LLC - State Tested Nursing Assistant Program...
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    Australian RN wanting to live and work in the US

    JustBeachyNurse replied to cbmiller23's topic in Nurse Registration

    Pay rate for new inexperienced registered nurses varies from $16/hr to $45/hr depending on area of the country, facility, specialty, level of education (diploma, ASN, BSN, ELMSN). A nurse in rural...
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    Australian RN wanting to live and work in the US

    JustBeachyNurse replied to cbmiller23's topic in Nurse Registration

    Your first barrier is that you must have concurrent clinical and theory in adult med/surg, psych/mental health, geriatrics, pediatrics, and obstetrics/maternity. Most Australian nurses lack in...
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    BSN, LVN Title

    JustBeachyNurse replied to csarah's topic in Nursing Career

    OP is an IEN challenging the NCLEX-PN. S/he may not be eligible to sit the NCLEX-RN especially if attempting to be licensed in CA. They did not complete practical nursing school only a BSN overseas,...
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    Overheard at the coffee shop

    JustBeachyNurse posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I stop for coffee to relax between clients. I'm sitting here and some people are louder than others. Apparently a young lady is having a "training session" to become a medical device sales rep....
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    Denied R.N. License after NCLEX

    JustBeachyNurse replied to Erational's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    All states must ask about previous licenses and ask if you were ever disciplined or ever denied a license. You now must answer yes to
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    The Story of Jahi Continues

    JustBeachyNurse replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    The hospital & Dr. Rosen posted rebuttals to the Winkfield family's reliance on a letter of potential eligibility as proof of life. The first page alone is interesting....
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    Deaf and pregnant: Live sign language interpreter or video conference for childbirth?

    JustBeachyNurse replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hospitals are obligated to provide medical translators for a variety of needs, whether ASL, a non-American sign language dialect, or foreign language. There is no mandate nor is it reasonable to have...
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    Train the trainer course

    JustBeachyNurse replied to nette1022's topic in General Nursing

    Check if LPNs can provide such instruction. Some states yes, others it must be an
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    Deaf and pregnant: Live sign language interpreter or video conference for childbirth?

    JustBeachyNurse replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Clearly in this scenario risk managements stubborn decision did not work. VRI failed most of the time for this patient. There are times when VRI is appropriate and effective, clearly this was not one...
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    Employers and personal private info

    JustBeachyNurse replied to aanyangwe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I did not have to provide car information just sign a statement f I had access to reliable transportation. The one agency that insisted I did not accept the job as I refused to transport clients in my...
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    Deaf and pregnant: Live sign language interpreter or video conference for childbirth?

    JustBeachyNurse replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Ob/Gyn

    None. JCAHO has recommendations for medical translators that are voluntarily complied with. Nurses and physicians aren't regulated by a federal agency
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    Deaf and pregnant: Live sign language interpreter or video conference for childbirth?

    JustBeachyNurse replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What do you mean? A lot of technology used for accommodations (not just that for deaf/hearing impaired) is not regulated. Assistive communication devices are not all regulated by federal agencies....
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    Is there a legal way to donate unexpired costly medication?

    JustBeachyNurse replied to pmabraham's topic in General Nursing

    Not legally. The laws and restrictions are very specific regarding medication once dispensed. If it were pharmacy error they could take it back but even if appears unopened the medication must be...
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    Fundraising question - did not know where to post this

    JustBeachyNurse replied to notnursezelda's topic in General Students

    Try local print shops. They may be inclined to offer a reduced price for local
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    Delay Ohio ATT

    JustBeachyNurse replied to Jussnellmk's topic in General Students

    Try contacting Pearson Vue, a classmates was held up as they had an error with her email address. Another had her ATT stuck in
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    Delay Ohio ATT

    JustBeachyNurse replied to Jussnellmk's topic in General Students

    Did you register & pay Pearson Vue? Did you check your spam folder as ATT are
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    PALS Certification

    JustBeachyNurse replied to newmedsurgnurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    All is covered in BLS & basic first aid. You don't have a cardiac monitor, airway management, ALS drugs, IV access. I can manage pediatric emergencies until EMS/medics arrive with BLS & a...
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    Should I become a nurse?

    JustBeachyNurse replied to linlee's topic in Nursing Career

    Corporate training. The material & concepts are straight forward but many industries struggle securing qualified personnel to develop efficient training material and methods to present the...
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    Free cna training

    JustBeachyNurse replied to ycalhoun's topic in Alabama Nursing

    It's usually not free as training is at no cost in exchange for working at the facility for a predetermined amount of time. If you quit or are fired you may need to reimburse the facility for training...
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    Deaf and pregnant: Live sign language interpreter or video conference for childbirth?

    JustBeachyNurse replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What if the facility agreed but when she went into labor obtaining a qualified interpreter took a little time? What if the only interpreter available was male and it would be 8 hours for a qualified...
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    Deaf and pregnant: Live sign language interpreter or video conference for childbirth?

    JustBeachyNurse replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What if the patient insists on a female interpreter, as this one did, but no qualified female ASL interpreter is available? (Which reportedly happened here) What if the interpreter cannot understand...
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    Accused of narcotic/ alcohol abuse... No clue what this is about!

    JustBeachyNurse replied to Purplegiraffe's topic in General Nursing

    Plus if this is a bogus letter the attorney may be able to help you file a harassment