JustBeachyNurse LPN

Thank you for doing your job and making the patient the priority as it should be, too many forget this.

Unless a critical value (and we have a template) your version is our policy and my personal practice. “Reviewed (lab tests) with attending (or covering provider ) no new orders”. “Received call from Jane Smith at ABC Hospital hematology lab, critic...

You are an inexperienced new grad nurse. To expect a travel assignment with no experience is not realistic. To expect the high salary of a seasoned experienced med-surg nurse is not realistic. You do not know what you don't know as shown by this situ...

Exactly. Technically my child can’t go to school since I work with COVID+ patients in our isolation unit. I called our state DoH who issued that directive. They updated to “contact (less than 6 feet) with a positive or symptomatic for 15 min or lon...

Thank you for this. Lives change and I’ve stepped back significantly but read the newsletters and pop over every now and again. I remember that day and everything associated with it. At this time grateful is the appropriate word for how I...

Truth and justice prevails. The exaggerated presumptions on the plaintiff’s part were unique at best. long time. Lots of odd comments & messages. Lots of changes in many lives directly and indirectly affected. I can now laugh each...

No the license earned by equivalency whether partial RN program, CNA experience, equivalent military training or otherwise is only valid in CA and not eligible for endorsement to any other US state or territory. only LVN achieved from completing ...

It's one or the other or you will get your account flagged for duplication. Online is preferred by the NJBoN and you can check status if you file online

Red Cross uses nurses more in a case management role in relief operations.

Red Cross doesn't use nurses as clinicians.

Find a school or medical organization that is going. Random strangers showing up to "help" are rarely welcomed.

Alert the board of nursing and the social security administration as well as put a freeze on your credit reports

Many states no. Did you complete clinical and theory in adult med/surg, pediatrics, geriatrics, maternity/women's health, psych-mental health, nutrition, fundamentals?

NY is not a compact state. If you are a resident of a compact state you can only apply for licensing in your home state. You cannot apply in another compact state and "endorse back".

No NY is not a compact state. Even if it were if you are not a legal permanent resident of NY therefore if your home state is a NCL state you are not eligible to apply for a license in another compact state.

Experience cannot be substituted for clinical and didactic at a school of nursing

Not exactly. The reimbursement rate is significantly less than outpatient, rehab, inpatient or subacute. However those other areas are paid by commercial/private insurance. Most of private duty pediatrics is only paid by Medicaid.

Rarely. It's tied generally to very low reimbursement from Medicaid. Medicaid wanted to pay agencies $16/hr for RN care (central line maintenance). Care management is bundled in the rate. Minimal increase for high tech cases (trach-vent, continuou...

Get a lawyer now. The BoN doesn't mess around. You need a nursing license defense attorney. The American Association of Nurse Attorney's has a lawyer referral service. You will likely pay for a consult because of the nature of the information. The ...

You are only entitled to a single compact license for the state where you legally reside. Your home state compact license permits you to work in all other states that participate in the NCL pact.

You aren't employed by the school but the nursing agency. You still need a 485 unless you are working as a school paraprofessional not a 1:1 nurse. The one agency that didn't do 485 for school cases was removed from the school. Your agency is your em...

Unlikely. This is a 3.5 year old thread and the original poster hasn't been on all nurses since January 2017, almost 2 years ago

Pediatric private duty/home health is generally a fixed pay rate whether you do trach or t/v mostly because the reimbursement rate is fixed and on the low side. Inquire with your agency if there is a different rate quite often not

That's one reason why I started nights

I strongly recommend against this. You are there for a student's health not to assist the teacher. Favors readily become expectations. And that can impact your coworkers when the teacher says but ____ corrects work for me. If you are hired by the sch...