mickylynn969

mickylynn969

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  1. Hi all, I've been an RN since 1996. EVERY place I have EVER worked has required a signed consent form for vaccinations (childhood or adult.) I just recently moved to a new state and started working...
  2. how long it will take to transfer RN license in VA

    You should be getting it any time. It took me about 1 month. If you have applied for your VA license, they will give you a 30 day grace period knowing you have put in your transfer
  3. To use or not to use vaccine consent forms

    See...total newby!!
  4. COHN-S/CM certification

    The biggest differences between the CCM and the /CM from ABOHN is this...the ABOHN certification is ONLY for occupational health/WC...CCM covers EVERYTHING. If you are only going to be doing WC CM,...
  5. COHN-S/CM certification

    I HIGHLY recommend a course! I took one about 12-13 years ago and never regretted
  6. Future direction OH Nursing...?

    I guess my perception of the future of OHN is different than most. What I foresee is the OHN becoming a huge asset to any company. As the companies look for ways to help reduce insurance costs,...
  7. What do you do?

    I would definitely find out a little bit more about the job. Being temporary and no experience, I would imagine it is going to be helping with annual physical exams or something like that. As deb1ohn...
  8. What do you do?

    Just FYI, occupational health nursing is NOT a new field! It's been around since
  9. Certifications?

    Well, a couple of certifications that would be helpful would be Occupational Hearing Conservation (Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation), a NIOSH Spirometry course, a course...
  10. To use or not to use vaccine consent forms

    MassED...my info wasn't there when I first posted. I just joined today! You didn't overlook anything! It took me awhile of reading posts that OP was ordering physician not out
  11. To use or not to use vaccine consent forms

    Yep, that's pretty much what I've been doing. My boss has since left. To me, it is not worth risking my
  12. To use or not to use vaccine consent forms

    One of our RN's works at an outpatient clinic and they do not use one either. I just wanted to get a general consensus, pros/cons, etc. from all of the folks who give vaccines! :) Without a...