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Hi there! I have been a licensed and practicing NP in California since 2021. I worked full time as well as part time at a telehealth agency (student loans are a killer!) but because of that I have met the 4600 hour requirement to apply for my NP 103 in California to practice in a setting with at least one physician. When I tried to apply I got an error that says I might have a similar application open, my license may be delinquent or canceled (none of that is true). In the language it says 3 years of full time practice OR 4600 hours. Has anyone else had this happen? I am thinking it is because I haven't been licensed for 3 years yet but that shouldn't matter since I have met the requirement. It doesn't say and, it specifically says or... Thanks in advance for any input! FYI, I have contacted the board but no response as of yet. error message copied and pasted below Error § "You are unable to proceed with this application at this time. This may be due to one of the following reasons: 1.A similar open application exists. 2.The license is cancelled. 3.The license is delinquent. Please contact the Board if you received this message in error. The information for your board can be found at http://www.dca.ca.gov/about_dca/entities.shtml."

I think nurses need the same recovery and/or quarantine times as everyone else. I understand that there is need but running me ragged post exposure is going to impact my ability to fight off the virus and will also make me more ill over the long term (if I do contract the virus). I don't know why everyone's health is a priority EXCEPT nurses' health. Reminds me of when I was having my last baby and had questions asked of me about what should be done on the floor I worked on (what would you do with mr. X, where do we keep the extra whatever).

And then there are the mutations...."sure it will work....we think"

Thank you for your input.

ok, I am asking because we have a disciplinary process at my place of employment as the director of nursing I report to the Chief Nurse Executive. We (CNE and myself) have made some clinical judgment calls regarding discipline, training, or need for improvement in emergency response which an HR representative is now stating (and it is also in policy) that we need to bring poor performance to the CEO who will then determine the level of disciplinary action (or lack thereof). The issue is these are clinical encounters and the nuances of patient care don't always translate well...Also...the CEO hates nursing and did a huge project on reducing nursing overtime, so any chance she gets she throws nursing under the bus and my nurses with it. I am asking for legal precedent so I can go into the meeting armed with actual facts and deter this line of future second guessing of every move I make. She is new and will likely be here just a short time but in the meanwhile my nurses are getting hammered by someone who has no ability to make clinical judgment but in our policy it states it is her right to do so. We have a CNE and CME but the opinion of the CNE is not being considered and is being consistently overridden.

I have a question. I practice in CA and have a new CEO (business degree) I am wondering how much clinical decision making this CEO should or shouldn't have with regard to nursing actions. Is there a legal requirement for clinical oversight to be from nursing? I am having issues with a HR person wanting me to have the CEO make decisions on if/when nursing practice was acceptable. thank you in advance for any help.

I don't care one bit. Innocent or guilty doesn't impact my ability or will to participate in healing. I am not invested in the punishment aspect of prison because that isn't my job it is the job of the court. I know the care exceeds what is available to the community 100%.....because I moonlight there so am well aware of the disparity of care

I second this 1000 times....

If I don't have an order for 1mg, I can't give 1mg....

The question for me is the time. If you are required to contract for 2 years in your current offers I would decline. You don't want to feel you are stuck in something you don't love as your very first job. Yes, compromise is important, but when you have an opportunity to shoot for the stars and you let it pass you by for ease you will always wonder "what if" and it will tarnish your appreciation of your current job offers (even if they are great you won't see it). Instead take a job with no commitment and wait it out....that is what I would do, but you should take that advice with a grain of salt.

Don't even get me started on free lunches in the cafeteria to the doctors making $300K+/yr and housekeeping staff paying $10 for a sandwich....

Actually "Racial discrimination occurs when an individual is subjected to unequal treatment because of their actual or perceived race." Which is not specific to minority individuals as your introduction states. I just thought I would correct this since anyone can be subject to racial discrimination. Most legal protections are specific to protected groups but that does not always mean discrimination is limited based on this factor. Racial Discrimination - FindLaw

Some places make the manager interview X number of qualified candidates before he/she can officially offer the position to someone they already know they want to hire (CNA who went to RN school who already works there, etc.). I know I drove 10 hours...yes, you read that right, to interview for a position (couldn't get a flight with times that worked with my job and the interview) I later learned was already promised to another nurse. The CEO and CNE looked bored during my interview, it was awful.

I was a 1st Lt in the USAF going to my new squadron for my first official day after my initial basic officer training. My radio alarm clock went off and they were broadcasting about the first tower, the second hadn't been hit yet. I sat on my couch preparing to start a career I would literally risk my life for and watched as the second plane hit and thought. Day 1 and already in the midst of a new war. I wasn't a nurse then...it was surreal.

Interesting question. I actually had a very different, and not so different, conversation with a coworker. She informed me that black patients prefer black nursing staff "there is just stuff they understand about me that "other people" wouldn't." While I took her at her word I wondered about the reception for such requests and if they would be honored or even considered valid if it came from a white patient. Now, she didn't report her views as racist but there was a clear preference for a certain race, feeling the care provided would be superior based simply on race alone, supposing there would be a similarity of circumstance or experience. I wasn't offended but it is irritating to know that despite your best efforts you will never "measure up" because you don't share a skin color. Before anyone goes saying "now you know how it feels" ummmm...I went to high school on a native american reservation...I am pretty sure I know what it is like to be in the minority, treated as an outsider, judged by the color of my skin, etc.