Zaphina

I believe any nurse of color is subject to criticism especially when they are professional and knowledgeable. As women of color, we are known to be strong in will, nature and stature because we have to be for a millennial. As a nurse that strived at doing "my job very well" I too "presented" as aggressive and bossy. Not Intelligent, worthy, wise, respectful, friendly and a damn good co-worker that is willing to get the shift over with no casualties. To all those that do not see our light it is okay because it was not meant for you to.

As an RN of 21 years, I have had the same issues when it came to speaking up for myself or others. It is hard to get un blacklisted. I have an AAS RN, wanted a BS in psych, no respect there either. Even though 80% of the patient population has a psych diagnosis. To BSN nurses I am not good enough. So do what you have to do for your own sanity or paycheck. That is nursing.

Thanks for the response, I appreciate it. I also feel this is one I can imagine to understand.. I need to find out about this other ID verification tool. A passport does not have an address, correct. It does have my face however.. background checks can be done with name and birthday. A fingerprint scan is also a check to confirm identity and other things. Which I have done. SS# I don't give out. If you have not had your social manipulated or identity assumed or scammed, then yes you would give out your social to all that ask. I fall in the scammed identity stolen category, when this is explained no one understands that, and they should.

Thanks for the answers, but rather difficult and safe than not. That would be the simple thing to do. However if I am signed into 17 agencies I don't need my face in 16 places I am not employed with. The other problem is some people use their passport for ID since it also serves as the I-9 identification. A D.L. Does not need to be submitted (front and back) to verify me. The agency can do that- each prospective assignment does not need it.

So I talked to the recruiter again and I was told that, they want that information so they can verify it with the nursing licensing board. Which still doesn't make sense because I can give you my address and you have it, and if you go to NURSYS you can find out what the address is verify my license and whatever you need to know pertaining to my license. But my drivers license doesn't have anything to do with my nursing license. Especially if you have a license in more than one state. then you have an address there also so what does that actually prove? that is my question again? So I had another conversation I am diving into this to find out what is the issue. They need your Front of your drivers license the back of your drivers license and your Social Security number. To submit to the job that may or may not hire you. You have no idea exactly who this company may or may not be other than what the recruiter told you. You can look the company up online but that doesn't mean they honestly want your application so you're going out on a limb there. And then I was told originally it was to verify your license. Well a front and back copy of my drivers license and my Social Security number does not verify my license in NURSYS. What does verify my license is you actually going onto the board of nursing in the state that I said I was licensed in and looking me up that verifies my license the information that they're asking for is very intrusive! anybody have an opinion?

I don't know if anyone has encountered this recently, however I've noticed a lot of of Travel companies recruiters per se asking for your drivers license before you're even offered a job or the I-9 form comes up. I personally use a passport instead of my drivers license or social as we all have been hacked at one point or another. Does anyone else have a problem with presenting your drivers license before you even talk to the place that you may or may not be working at?

In the states a 2year RN is an AAS. You have to go back to get the BSN. I have my BS in Psych. I'm impressed with your diligence the nursing go round and the PhD route.

also have been told to take the MS off the resume. Which I think is very sad. Irslinger you did A lot to get 16 years of work, coming from straight Science to nursing science. For those of us that have been in nursing science since 2004, and cannot retire, what advice do you have. Rhellner as a traveler you only get the assignments that you last completed. So OB will get OB. If it is OB Clinic they will not send you the L&D Unit. If you have worked in the OR for 15 years - they will not get you a job on a Med-Surg Tele floor. Unless your recruiter has the vision to see the experience you have and sell that most of us are stuck. Unless we find a place to do PRN work that will throw you in there. What is your advice? And I have redone my resume at least 7 different times to accommodate and still get the questions - But where did you do that at?

I also had that very question in mind. I have people ask me about my high school, wonder why my birthdate is not listed. My physical appearance most days do not match up with the years of experience on the resume. So I get the 'good luck' or 'that was a great answer’- to the 5 head nods and note taking. I am currently looking for work and it is unbelievably difficult. The verbiage in the job search is clearly for the 20-30 something people. I am not that old that I cannot bring experience and common sense to the table.

Another thing you can try is to call the place that is doing your background check. I had a similar situation happen to me, I live in the states it was a HH job I was working. I had to call and the State Police were actually backed up which is why mine was late. The job's reason was not adequate for me - it was too vague. Zaphina

Exactly that's what I've been saying from the beginning.

Sometimes for clinical issues just because you have an higher degree does not always make you the better educated person.

I agree with you COMPLETELY. I was recently replaced by a BSN, RN. Who had four years more experience than I as a graduate. The nurse was "thrown" in the field during 9/11 the ones that technically didn't finish training, but they needed nurses. Normally, that would be a badge of honor for an experienced nurse. She jumped to unit to unit to unit in management positions, started in ICU but no real skills that maintained management positions or people skills. I on the other hand, am an associate nurse with a bachelors in psych and a masters in public health, promotion and education. Have worked in every area of nursing there is, but I don't count for the experience that I have. I no longer am qualified to precept in an office, yet this other BSN person is, based on the new Director, who is a DNP who had no people skills.

I do have a small issue with that, being that if the "DRN", is power-hungry because of the D in front of the RN, then that person does not make a good Director or manager. Just because a person has an AAS and because they have reached a BSN by way of a say, weekend program. Or because they have an AAS and then they become a BS, or receive a MS in their travels does not make them any less of an awesome Director or manager. Let's not look at the initials as much as we look at the individual that's doing the managing.

The key here is she “APPEARED” impaired. She was not impaired ....her symptoms of her migraine made her look “IMPAIRED” WHICH SHE was not. Symptoms made her look that way...the side effects of having your head crushed by an imaginary bowling ball, and torched with a hot poker in your temple, with an intense light shining in your eye (s) at the same time, ..all while feeling like you might vomit all over the person asking you —are you on drugs-. She took her prescription and sat down to get better.. and someone who apparently has absolutely no pain or discomfort at all... made an erroneous decision to say she was impaired. That is the KEY PEOPLE... and no I am not bitter.... I am someone that suffers with chronic pain in many forms... clearly tired of those that do not know.. telling those of us that do know.. which way to go and what to do when we get there! As the elderly say, do not not speak on something you do not know anything about, you are only showing everyone what an a... you are. The donkey is in the barn.