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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    Reasons to lose nursing license?

    JustBeachyNurse replied to Srobbins2310's topic in General Nursing

    The one case I read the nurse accepted the keys took report then told the charge nurse she wasn't taking the load, said she hadn't deleted the recorded AM report& handed off keys(did not count...
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    Work declining vacation request?

    JustBeachyNurse replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    She isn't entitled to paid time off yet as a newer employee. An unpaid leave is rarely an entitlement and times not granted unless pre planned vacation at time of hire. If she had been there long...
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    Expired CA BRN File, Needs Verification ot NCLEX result for CGFNS Visascreen

    JustBeachyNurse replied to seminarista16's topic in Nurse Registration

    SSN is for a license. VISA Screen requires proof of passing the NCLEX. But know after 8 years without practice CABRN will require you to retake the NCLEX so you may not be able to get verification of...
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    Pitiful statistic

    JustBeachyNurse replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    These c/s statistics are first time pregnancy, low risk mothers. These aren't including high risk or repeat c/s. Other facilities are >50% for first time low risk mothers! Brittany Spears aside who...
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    Work declining vacation request?

    JustBeachyNurse replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    If the OP had these plans made at the time of hire then this should have been negotiated at the time of hire not after 4 months working in a short staffed facility. OP's statement sounds like this was...
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    Lvn program lost accreditation

    JustBeachyNurse replied to futurenurse3610's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Not for lost accreditation only if the program is forced to close by the state, BoN, or federal
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    microbiology prereq

    JustBeachyNurse replied to chantalisabel's topic in General Students

    It's adult education. They partner with many but not all ACE credits are accepted. Online College Courses That Fit Into Your Degree Program | StraighterLine Here is their accreditation: Regionally...
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    Reasons to lose nursing license?

    JustBeachyNurse replied to Srobbins2310's topic in General Nursing

    Read the article. She subsequently graduated and was hired on a GN pending license. Was caught when she OD'd and brought unconscious to the
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    My boss looked in my EMR for my miscarriage

    JustBeachyNurse replied to Christina12345's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Risk manager or HIPAA compliance officer of the facility where you were seen. Even if staff from the other facility discussed your case with the supervisor that would be a
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    Work declining vacation request?

    JustBeachyNurse replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    You've only been there 4 months and expect a short staffed facility to grant a vacation 6 months after you started? Many companies you are expected to work 12 months full time to be eligible to...
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    Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    JustBeachyNurse replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Since August 2014 EVERYONE must submit payment info and risk paying for another registration. You didn't risk the funds by hitting submit so you had no chance at a pop
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    Thrown From the Tower!!

    JustBeachyNurse replied to pcaldea's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    AEB the other three threads started by the OP before this one. All fantastic drama/woe is me/I'm the victim
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    (Warning graphic topic). "Worst of the Worst" former pediatric nurse sentenced

    JustBeachyNurse posted a topic in Nursing News

    A parent's worst nightmare. Heinous acts commuted by a former pediatric nurse The FBI investigators thought they were searching for a child Mediaography perpetrator what they found was much more...
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    Taking a trach/vent pt to school

    JustBeachyNurse replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    You posted your state before. It doesn't matter if private or public school the public school pays the nursing agency. Then Medicaid reimburses the school district: $20.07 per day for AM RN. Not per...
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    NEWS: The College Network Class Action Lawsuit Filed

    JustBeachyNurse replied to monkeyhq's topic in Excelsior College

    They aren't a school and can't have a BSN program. You likely enrolled in Indiana State program with Sonoma State. Check with the military, CABRN or CA Attorney
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    Can I take NCLEX-RN with DACA status in CA

    JustBeachyNurse replied to xgomt's topic in General Students

    In 2009 CA BRN stopped accepting license applications without a valid SSN. Your husband applied before that mandate. If he had failed and reapplied he'd have been
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    Can I take NCLEX-RN with DACA status in CA

    JustBeachyNurse replied to xgomt's topic in General Students

    There is the difference. CA mandated the use of a SSN around 2009. The ITIN could be used starting earlier this year. The SSN requirement for a professional license has been a federal requirement for...
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    Can I take NCLEX-RN with DACA status in CA

    JustBeachyNurse replied to xgomt's topic in General Students

    An ITIN will get you access to the nclex but not a license. DACA are often not eligible for an ITIN and therefore ineligible for
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    Can I take NCLEX-RN with DACA status in CA

    JustBeachyNurse replied to xgomt's topic in General Students

    Not in CA an application without a valid SSN or ITIN will be rejected. Officially you need to have legal status in the US to gain a professional
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    Pearsonvue Trick-Latest February 2016

    JustBeachyNurse replied to KurdapiaRN2b's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you don't submit payment and risk $200 you didn't do the trick right. After 24hrs it often lets you pay if you allegedly failed and allegedly won't let you pay if you
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    Taking a trach/vent pt to school

    JustBeachyNurse replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    Very few companies pay more for trach vent. There is no longer additional reimbursement for high tech cases in many states like NJ. You take the cases because you have the
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    Tips for Ultrasounds

    JustBeachyNurse replied to NurseDuggan's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It wouldn't matter in my state. Ultrasound technologists cannot interpret ultrasounds they must get the physician to read the images abnormal or normal and date a pregnancy. But again whomever is...
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    Tips for Ultrasounds

    JustBeachyNurse replied to NurseDuggan's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Are you certain that TV ultrasound is within an LPN's scope? Who is training you? Does your trainer have insight? In my state only CNM, WHCP, physicians and certified ultrasound technologists can...
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    NEWS: The College Network Class Action Lawsuit Filed

    JustBeachyNurse replied to monkeyhq's topic in Excelsior College

    Did you try contacting the CA Attorney General or the attorney listed in last year's news
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    Passed the NCLEX - Foreign educated Nurse

    JustBeachyNurse replied to Miriam80's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Are you only trained as a specialist MH nurse or a generalist