seaofclouds21 BSN, RN

Ahh, the golden handcuffs. I would recommend really looking at the benefit she may be losing and comparing it to the benefits she could be gaining. Does she also pay into a 401k or 403b? I know some companies starting transitioning even their pension...

Does your facility have a policy for using them? My facility allows us to give extravasating medications (like pressors) and we can use them for blood draws. They are not considered central lines and thus do not count for CLABSIs. We use them a lot. ...

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Have you tried to look up the images for the fishbones? There are several fishbones out there, depending on which labs you are using them for. Which ones are you hoping to use and how can we help you use them?

I've seen patient's go from minimal residuals to high residuals, though not quite that drastically. It is possible to have more than what was administered due to the normal gastric secretions her body would be producing to digest the tube feeding, th...

DuBois, PA. The hospital I work for is one of 4 within our little health system. All 4 hospitals have openings and hire ADN RNs. We just hired nultiple new graduate ADN RN's into our ICU this passed summer and are currently interviewing more that are...

That really depends on where you are in PA. I'm in central PA at a local hospital and we just hired a ton of new graduate ADN RN's into multiple departments in our hospital. We have tons of open positions and dozens of travelers being used in order t...

I had a previous PA RN license. We moved out of the state two years ago and I foolishly allowed my license to expire. We are now planning a move back to PA and I am trying to get in contact with the PA BON to get a reactivation application (per all t...

I've never been licensed in NY or NJ, so I'm not sure of their requirements. You should be able to find that information on their board of nursing websites or by contacting their board of nursing directly.

Some states only go by the first school you got your nursing education in. They will want to know that your initial nursing education came from an accredited school. The only way to know about getting into an accredited BSN program after you complete...

How long has it been since you finished school and taken your NCLEX? If there has been a long gap, I can understand there being concerned about how long it's been since you finished school. If it has been a while, have you done anything in that time ...

Another thing to consider is that you may not be able to obtain a RN license in another state (by endorsement) if they require you to have completed your education at an accredited school. How far are you into this program? Have you considered transf...

But the program does have to be approved by the board of nursing. Have you verified with the board of nursing that this program is approved by them (and not going off the word of the program)?

Another option is to look to see if there is another school in your area (community college maybe) that offers A&P I in the spring and then A&P II in the fall and see if you can take the classes there and have them transfer the credit to your...

When I was in nursing school, we were told to never use a medical diagnosis (Diabetes or DKA for example) in our nursing diagnosis. So, instead of it being a knowledge deficit r/t diabetes, we would say a knowledge deficit r/t management of blood glu...

There seems to be a lot missing from this. The hospital can refuse to allow visitors if that is in the best interest of the pateint at that time. As for the money, that is something different. Legally, they cannot refuse life saving treatment. Right ...

Once again, you are comparing different employers. Without knowing the specifics of the agreement between your hospital and each company they contract through, it's hard to say there is a double standard. Maybe the company the NP works for simply ove...

When I was a nurse manager at a LTACH, agencies charged us about $56-$62 an hour. That was in Pennsylvania.

Just because they don't have to test for the hospital doesn't mean they don't have to test for the company they work for. If you are that concerned about it, maybe reach out to someone in your hospital's administration to ask them specifically what t...

Each state board of nursing has different rules for this type of thing. That being said, all of the ones I have dealt with have required me to have an active license in order to obtain a license by endorsement in their state. If your license is curre...

I did a quick search and it appears that the application is only good for 3 years. The application itself doesn't mention having to complete 2 more years of education if you miss that deadline, but I did read in several other areas that it is require...

This varies from state to state. Your best source of information for this is going to be your state board of nursing. Which state are you in/looking to test in?

If she is employed by the contracted company, then she would be subject to their rules about testing, not the rules you have as an employee of the hospital. Each hospital has their own rules in regards to how they deal with contracted employees.

You will need to check the specific requirements from the California Board of Nursing. Each state has their own requirements.

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