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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    How do you stand the boredom?

    There are agencies that will hire new grads. It doesn't mean it's a good idea. I felt so bad for the new grad. We could hint but can't interfere with a patient not in our care (such as is that your...
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    How to get the most out of the allnurses website??!

    What are you looking to get? Why do you want others to read your threads? (Comments? Help with assignments? Support? Kudos for a funny article? Similar responses? Advice?) you need to know why you...
  3. It's called being an adult and turning in your resignation even if it was effective immediately. If a patient/resident was harmed by your willful abandonment there could be a criminal investigation....
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    How do you stand the boredom?

    Not really especially on your own. You are on your own. Especially with trach vent. Kids are good until they are not. There is no rapid response. No respiratory. No charge nurse. No pod mate to ask...
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    Home care nurse needs serious advise re ? abused dog

    Exactly. Perhaps they got the cage just for your visit and haven't gotten a blanket/pad. One incident of a dog in a wire kennel that's quiet and not crazily trying to get out does not =
  6. You did abandon your job and your patients. Almost no facility permits staff to leave during shift for a multitude of reasons. You can have your certification
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    Winnie Palmer

    Maybe ask admin team to move to FL
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    Nursing in France, Europe?

    You need to be fluent not only in French but medical French. You also need a French or EU passport to get consideration. Fluent Spanish is not much use in France. Plus your education may not be...
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    Filipino nurse registration in Texas

    No license no job. No job no visa. No visa no SSN. It's a circle. Some obtain licenses from US states but work in call centers
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    Alternative ways to get into a provider role?

    But you still must be a licensed nurse. Many states require public health
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    Filipino nurse registration in Texas

    You still can't work until you get a work visa and SSN. Apply to the state where you wish to live and work. Otherwise you are wasting
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    Nursing Agencies

    Are you a licensed nurse in any US state, Canadian province or the NHS of the U.K.? What country are you currently licensed in? What country were you born and/or educated in? It's not quick or easy...
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    Alternative ways to get into a provider role?

    The only way to get into a provider role is to go to school, graduate and pass the licensing & certification exams. The only way to get into nurse consultant roles whether wound care or disease...
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    Filipino nurse registration in Texas

    No. They will not issue a license until you have a valid SSN. No license can't work as a nurse in TX. No SSN cannot legally work in the US. You cannot work or be issued a SSN until you have...
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    Lpn refresher course in georgia

    Did you ask GA BoN or check the BoN
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    How often did YOU see the school nurse?

    I know we had full time nurse in parochial school and in public junior high and high school. In K I was in the PM class. My mom was very pregnant with my youngest sister and couldn't bring my to...
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    The MANDATORY Skills fair

    I was secretly hoping it was some poorly chosen mnemonic like some used to recall cranial
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    Audit in Pennsylvania

    You didn't meet the requirements and possibly falsified your renewal application in staying you had sufficient CEU. Aside from having alternate CE (taking collegiate or graduate level classes,...
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    So fed up with my coworker

    She replied she wasn't denied she never asked for the day off she assumed she was off. The op clarified one has to find coverage if a request is made after the schedule is
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    Passed my Canadian Psychiatric Nursing Exam

    Congratulations
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    CGFNS CVS 2015

    You sent your application to NY BoN right? No license until application process & nclex
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    So fed up with my coworker

    OP later posted that she never asked for off for the current request. Just assumed she'd be off the day after thanksgiving. Once the schedule is out she needs to swap or find coverage on her own, as...
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    Discrimination against learning disabilities

    Did you receive those modifications? If so technically not
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    Kidney Stone Misdiagnosis

    You need to talk with your primary physician or seek a consultation with a urologist or nephrologist. Per site terms of service we cannot ask for or offer medical advice. No one can tell you what was...
  25. There are 4 time zones in the US Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific plus daylight savings time. All of Texas is in the Central Time Zone, except for Hudspeth County and El Paso County in the...