Zobu

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1. New Nurse Fired After 3 months (cant find another job)

   Zobu replied to silentwolves's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   It truly sounds like the facility you were working for is a toxic environment. Nurses shouldn't be fired because a patient falls as there is no way to prevent that unless you have a nurse sitting by...

2. Career Break

   Zobu replied to Zobu's topic in Nursing Career

   I am mostly wondering what employers do or will think? The BON of the 2 states I am licensed in only require refreshers if you have let your license expire and you havent worked in 3 or 4 years. I...

3. Career Break

   Zobu replied to Zobu's topic in Nursing Career

   How long can you be away from bedside nursing before they require a refresher

4. Career Break

   Zobu posted a topic in Nursing Career

   What is considered "recent experience" in nursing? I have been away from nursing for two years but have been enrolled in a BSN program the whole time. Will this be a barrier to

5. Does your state require mental health reporting?

   Zobu replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   I agree the questioning on licensure is ambiguous. My state just asks " Do you have or have you ever had a mental....physical.....to safely practice nursing? First...its not many that have never had...

6. Pre-employment physicals

   Zobu replied to Zobu's topic in Home Health

   Interesting. Im going into home health because Im hoping I can get away from constant walking. All these job descripts talk about being able to lift 50-75#. A HH nurse I know said she never needs to...

7. Pre-employment physicals

   Zobu replied to Zobu's topic in General Nursing

   Oh..by "Fit test" I meant fitness for the physical aspects of the job....like do they have you demonstrate lifting...Jumping

8. Pre-employment physicals

   Zobu replied to Zobu's topic in General Nursing

   What do you do in a fit

9. Pre-employment physicals

   Zobu posted a topic in General Nursing

   It has been a long time since I had to look for work. Do facilities this days require pre-employment physicals or "fit tests"? And what does the test

10. Has anyone worked or heard of Brightstar?

    Zobu replied to sweetstrwbrry1's topic in Home Health

    Review EEOC disability guidelines. It is actually illegal for them to require a pre-employment physical. They can only ask you to have an exam once there has been a job offer. However, they can ask...

11. Pre-employment physicals

    Zobu replied to Zobu's topic in Home Health

    What do they have you

12. Pre-employment physicals

    Zobu posted a topic in Home Health

    Do HH agencies typically ask for pre- employment physicals or physical agility