DavidKarl

DavidKarl

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  1. Question about liability insurance for nurses

    DavidKarl replied to AZ_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's too cheap not to have it. It may or may not benefit you in a crisis (like most types of insurance, that have small print to exclude every claim)- but in this case, it's so cheap, just do it. (But...

  2. Patient asked me what an IV med was for..i didnt know

    DavidKarl replied to NursingBro's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    WRONG! Anytime you are asked a question, that you cannot answer: "I'm going to go check your chart, I'll be right back". Also- being an LPN (a NURSE), WHY would you not know why your patient is on IV...

  3. Nurses Who Smoke Marijuana

    DavidKarl replied to NenaRK's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you for your insight. I have to say, this poster seems awfully angry (I'm assuming from the vitriole, that OP is not a nurse or in any way a health care provider)- I thought marijuana was...

  4. Nurses Who Smoke Marijuana

    DavidKarl replied to NenaRK's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'll mention this point again, while we debate alcohol, marijuana, Vicodin, and the like. In three states, I believe I discovered, you are now asked by the BON if you have been diagnosed with any...

  5. Nurses Who Smoke Marijuana

    DavidKarl replied to NenaRK's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Good points. In fact, even with an Rx, you can be arrested for drug DUI if you provide a blood sample. Another point is that if you are on IPN, etc- even with an Rx, you are risking your license. It's...

  6. Nurses Who Smoke Marijuana

    DavidKarl replied to NenaRK's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Your facts about alcohol related driving deaths are incorrect. I have written a book about DUI over the past two years, and have researched my facts, exhaustively- in order to spare others the agony...

  7. Newcomer with a few questions

    DavidKarl replied to xvillainx's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm in a HR class, and the text speaks of how physical attributes influence an employer at interview time. The A= no influence, B= slight influence, C= strong influence. This is not healthcare...

  8. LPN MDS coordinator course

    DavidKarl replied to KimPN's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    It's up the SNF, whether to have an LPN or RN do the MDS. It's not a state issue. Since they have to be signed as completed, by an RN, some DONs don't want that bother having to sign them, so they...

  9. Restorative Nursing

    DavidKarl replied to TigerxLiLy's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Therapists routinely screen patients for therapy needs, such as after a fall, or possibly once a year for the annual MDS to determine functional state, or when the pay source changes, etc. It's not...

  10. Admit/MDS Assistant (CNA)

    DavidKarl replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The facility decides who does what, if any section of an MDS, or who partipates. The big requirement is that it being signed as completed by an RN, but an RN doesn't need to do any of the MDS. But a...

  11. MDS Nurse burned out and going back to the floor

    DavidKarl replied to LTCNS's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    The MDS Coordinator has the most responsible job in a SNF, and the most thankless, and grueling- and and enilghtened DON or ADM would easily say the same thing. Must constantly know every detail of...

  12. Getting a California RN License with a Criminal History: Misdemeanor

    DavidKarl replied to cheethaj's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I received the exact same letter from CA. I cried halfway through it, until the tone changed, and that no action was being taken. Whoever writes their templates, does so with flair, and the knowing...

  13. My first med error... Yikes!

    DavidKarl replied to RiverNurse's topic in General Nursing

    For what reason, or motivation, I'm unsure. But nurses, unlike most other professions that 'draw their wagons into a circle' to protect their own...DO NOT. They attack, connive and scheme against each...

  14. Accused of Cheating...How do I get past this?

    DavidKarl replied to Kendel.G's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Those that can, do. Those that can't,

  15. Nurses Who Smoke Marijuana

    DavidKarl replied to NenaRK's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The fact is, if you smoke pot on Friday, and go to work on Monday, you are reporting to work under the influence, since the pot is still in your system, right? It's all about money. There's more $ to...

  16. Nurses Who Smoke Marijuana

    DavidKarl replied to NenaRK's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The problem with marijuana is that it can show up months later, depending on what process is used to test. And it's illegal. And it's more of an indicator that a nurse may be impaired on the job, then...

  17. "Loosing" my license

    DavidKarl replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you can lose your license for ONE medication error. In this state, the rules were changed. Formerly, you had to show a pattern of errors that would lead to discipline. That wording was changed to...

  18. License Renewal

    DavidKarl replied to tcjordan's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Lots of states are in compact agreements, meaning they know your status of licenses from other compact states. Aside from that, it's simple to find out, and the worst thing for you to do would be not...

  19. Recent Graduate and DUI

    DavidKarl replied to red_robster408's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I went to be evaluated also. The 'counselor' was, of course, a 'recovering' drug addict. In this state you are labled as I or II, meaning probably an addict that needs counseling (I), or not an...

  20. Honest question - NOT trying to start a war!

    DavidKarl replied to mc3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know of one RN (she was nursing director at a Phoenix nursing home), who lost her nursing license, based on the actions of LPNs and OTHER RNs in the nursing home that allowed patients to be abused....

  21. completed probation before judgment for DUI - now what?

    DavidKarl replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Unfortunately, if you apply in another state, you wll most likely have to start over, with their program for your drug conviction, before you can get a license, and in most places now it will be...

  22. New Employment w/ Hx of DUI

    DavidKarl replied to BabyNurse13's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Lawyers DO NOT have the ability to challenge the BON, read all these posts before you make a costly decison, however. My advice, which runs contrary to advice from a HR person, is to flat out ask a...

  23. Denied NCLEX by CA BRN due to two DUI's-HELP!

    DavidKarl replied to tulip12's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I am in AZ. If you try to apply for licensure here with a DUI, you are going to go through a hellish experience, and won't be sure until the end if you will get a license. From my personal experience...

  24. California licensing with a DUI

    DavidKarl replied to javigarcia's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    As noted earlier, in 2012 the CA Court of Appeals ruled that any CA nurse can now have her license 'revoked' upon conviction of a FIRST DUI. Another CA court ruled in 2012 that a teacher can also have...