Karl Farmer

Karl Farmer

LTC, MDS, plasmapheresis

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  1. LVN scope of practice - IV removal without having my IV cert.

    Karl Farmer replied to janetjanetjanet's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Poster posts an opinion that it's OK to discontinue an invasive medical device, if she had experience in this arena, nothwithstanding that states have specfic legal scope of practice rules? This sort...

  2. Request local CA LVN job/pay info:

    Karl Farmer posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Anybody in the SF bay area, or greater LA, working in LTC- have any job advice? Are there jobs available? Average pay? Is IV cert. required, or commonly requested, and if so- is that really needed as...

  3. Request local CA LVN job/pay info:

    Karl Farmer replied to Karl Farmer's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thank you for this information. It seems that IV certfication in CA is much ado about nothing due to its limited scope, much like it is in AZ. And you have to be VERY careful to fully know the nurse...

  4. LVN scope of practice - IV removal without having my IV cert.

    Karl Farmer replied to janetjanetjanet's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Silly sounding or not, why would anybody risk a license by doing anything they are not confident that is within their scope of

  5. Do facilities care about convictions or arrests as well?

    Karl Farmer replied to alexiscc's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Arrested? Dismissed? Convicted? Sealed? Expunged? If you are arrested, in this country, your file is forever marked as such. It doesn't matter what happens next or finally. Every BON will know you...

  6. Any nurses out there hired by a hospital after a minor felony on their record?

    Karl Farmer replied to RN-NewGrad's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    There is no such thing as a minor felony. There are degrees of felonies, yes. But criminally speaking, a misdemeanor is a minor crime, and a felony is a major

  7. handcuffed or arrested

    Karl Farmer replied to SPNman321's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    What? You are claiming that a misdemeanor is not a criminal charge? And by the way, being handcuffed does not only not mean you are necessarily under arrest, it also does not mean you are being...

  8. handcuffed or arrested

    Karl Farmer replied to SPNman321's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Readers may be suprised to realize this, however: Even at the point of your receiving a ticket for a traffic violation (speeding, as an example), you have in fact been 'arrested'. The difference...

  9. LVN scope of practice - IV removal without having my IV cert.

    Karl Farmer replied to janetjanetjanet's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Might want to read your state nurse practice act, rather than lose your license for doing something you are not qualified to do by your state. Don't take anybody's advice. It it your responsibility to...

  10. New to site, Newly Diagnosed with BP I, and supposed to start Nursing School???

    Karl Farmer replied to joannlmt83's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Nursing schools are all hateful places. 52 started in my class, 30 graduated. They especially tore up single mothers. The nursing profession is the same, there are no kindred spirits, and no...

  11. FBI background check on yourself, info:

    Karl Farmer posted a topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Go to fbi.gov for the application and instructions. You have to submit full fingerprints with the application. The application to the FBI costs only $18. I'm suprised this took so long to find out,...

  12. FBI background check on yourself, info:

    Karl Farmer replied to Karl Farmer's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    If that is for me, I can't private you, don't see how to send a

  13. Concern about releasing Past Medical History to BON.

    Karl Farmer replied to Curious123456's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You need to not release protected health information. Go to a HIPAA site and read up on this issue. Then you will know where and what information is and can be released, either by yourself, by...

  14. Finally allowed to sit for a probationary license, good or bad?

    Karl Farmer replied to nurse_wannab's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    We'd all like to know what state you are in, and what you were arrested for, and the nature of the criminal complaint, including the degree of the

  15. explaining mental illness disability to RN board?

    Karl Farmer replied to OMGWhatIsThatSmell's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Another thing is any history of any psych med, even antidepressants, will probably preclude your obtaining an individual health policy in the future. Another reason anything like that ought to be kept...

  16. FBI background check on yourself, info:

    Karl Farmer replied to Karl Farmer's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    If you were fingerprinted, regardless if the charge was dismissed, it's on your RAP sheet (FBI, at least, check your state police/court sites also)

  17. Let go during orientation, will I ever work again?

    Karl Farmer replied to ht07401's topic in General Nursing

    The CEO of Google was asked recently about if he felt any need to respect people's privacy. He said:"Well, if you don't want something you do posted on the internet, maybe you just shouldn't be doing...

  18. Let go during orientation, will I ever work again?

    Karl Farmer replied to ht07401's topic in General Nursing

    Nobody in here mentioned lying about anything. If the application asks not only for former employers, but also 'where have you been in orientation but not actually employed', or something to that...

  19. background checks. ANY STATE WHO DOESN'T DO ONE?

    Karl Farmer replied to greatnurse55's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Oh the tangled web we weave? This is what I've come up with since: If you are arrested and printed, in any locality, that also goes to that state's court system data bank. So a check of your local...

  20. My past and getting my License

    Karl Farmer replied to Calistudent1's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Since your school knows- and I'll ask you how that happened?, the BON will probably find out somehow. Other than that- if you are treated for anything using insurance, it's possible your health...

  21. explaining mental illness disability to RN board?

    Karl Farmer replied to OMGWhatIsThatSmell's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Actually, I looked into the IPN program (FL, you don't say your state)- mental disability is also included in their mandatory program, which is a very good reason not to disclose anything you don't...

  22. Sad cases

    Karl Farmer replied to AlisRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not really. Medicare patients are 'billed' for their share of cost, most of which very few providers even bother trying to collect. And with a smidgeon of research, anybody can find a legal way to...

  23. Sad cases

    Karl Farmer replied to AlisRN's topic in General Nursing

    Movie: Critical Care. Exposes the corruption in health care. You'll LOVE it! In a nutshell, guy is in ICU, has 2 daughters. One pushes hard to unplug him, claiming he'd 'never have wanted this kind of...

  24. 5 new admissions...on my face!

    Karl Farmer replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    In fact, even day shift is unhealthy if you are woken by an alarm. That means your body was not through healing, so another shock to your body and

  25. Utilization Review and RNs

    Karl Farmer replied to jstbg1s's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You don't need to be any kind of nurse for a whole SLEW of jobs that label themselves otherwise. But LPNs in fact hold a lot of UR jobs in insurance companies and HMOs. But really, UR is just coming...