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Hello! I have a job offer for an IR RN. I’m currently a med/surg onco nurse with 6 years experience. I’m getting burnt out with bedside and would like to transition to procedural area. However, I am unsure of the schedule. I really like my 3 12s because I can cluster my days and have lots of days off in between. With IR, it won’t be as flexible as that (especially with the on call). anyone who moved to 4 10s from 3 12a and still found a good work/life balance (ex. Vacation days?) thank you!

Having problems whenever I administer Vancomycin. Whether it's pump (Braun Vista basic pump) or manual, the blood tries to back up the medication line. How to prevent the backing up because of the pressure in the venous chamber? Thanks.

Hi everyone. My mom is endorsing her California license to Texas and part of the endorsement application to Texas is to include countries where you have previously worked. During the 90s, my mom worked in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. However, during those years, Saudi and Qatar didn't require nurses from other countries to take a nursing licensure exam. They only need their nursing licenses from where they came from. Now, the Texas BON needs a letter from Saudi and Qatar health councils/board of nursing indicating that my mom was allowed to work there using her Philippine license. Please help. We don't know how to contact them. Thank you.

Hi. I am currently an RN in Texas. I read somewhere on Facebook, particularly in a group specific for California RN applicants, that you can take your deficient subjects in another state. Can anyone confirm this? I live in the Houston area and it would be great if I can take my deficiency subjects here instead of going back to CA. thanks!

Hi, I'm a dialysis registered nurse working in DaVita and I have been training in one of their facilities in Houston for more than 2 months now. However, I was just wondering if it's better to work in an outpatient setting like in a DaVita facility or in a hemodialysis/renal/urology unit in a hospital? Thank you. I will appreciate your input.

omg! i'm so sorry. I put the wrong title to my question. I should've put to Texas from CA. I've edited it already. Thanks for your input tho!

Hi. My mom is endorsing her CA RN license to Texas. But we just found out California BON takes 6-8 weeks to process a license verification! My mom's temporary permit will expire in November and we're afraid that her verification won't be received before her temporary permit expires. Can anyone share their experience with their endorsement to Texas from CA? How did it go?

Hi everyone! Might start with DaVita soon and I just want to get insights about working as a dialysis nurse - pros and cons. I'm a graduate nurse with a BSN, got my license in Oct. 2015, no experience. I'm really excited because I've read so many great comments about dialysis and DaVita but honeslty, sometimes I can't help but get discouraged by people who hate dialysis (and DaVita) and say I shouldn't get into it because I'm a new nurse and that DaVita sucks! Hoping to get some meaningful insights. Thank you very much.

I graduated with a degree of BSN last April 2013 in the Philippines. I permanently moved to California, where my family's living, in June 2013. My diploma wasn't released until like December 2013 so I was only able to start my application for my California license by then. It took me a year to process everything because California BON needed a LOT of documents and since I was living in LA, I couldn't personally take care of the processing of my documents and had to ask friends to help me. Of course, they didn't have all the time to go to the school registrar / college secretary so I faced so many delays. Alas, a letter came and said I needed to fulfill extra units in order for CA BON to let me take the exam. That means looking for a school that will accommodate you. That also means being on the waiting list for more than a year! I was devastated. It was a year of processing and it all came to nothing. I almost gave up until my mom said to apply to another state. I started my application for Texas in October 2014. I got cleared by August 2015 and sat down for the exam on October 2015, which I passed after one take. I didn't immediately apply to jobs after I passed because I wanted to save more money before relocating (I don't have family in Texas). March 2016, my grandmother died and I had to go home to the Philippines to help in the funeral. When I came back, I immediately started applying to hospitals. My main worry is, it's been 3 years since I graduated. I feel like no hospital is gonna accept me. From all of the applications I submitted, only two so far replied. The other one I had a phone screening interview two weeks ago and I haven't heard from him since. Another one emailed me about the internship I applied to and will call in the next few weeks for a phone interview. I'm afraid I won't get into jobs or will be rejected because there are so many new grads there whose memories and skills are still fresh. Help

Hello. Anyone here who has successfully endorsed from Texas to CA? What schools do you come from? I want to take an ADN here in Texas. Thank you!

I've been looking for a similar topic like this!!!!!! I got rejected by CA Board of Nursing so I'm planning to just take the ADN program even if I already have BSN in the Philippines. I think it's harder to find a school which will accommodate me if I'm only after completing units. I just got recently licensed in Texas as an RN but I really want to work in CA as an RN. Can you update me if you actually got into an ADN program? Thanks so much!!! You can also email me at: [email protected]. I really want to know Thank you!!

Hi @jenn028. Nope. Texas does not require IELTS or TOEFL. You only need a refresher course if 4 years has passed since your graduation when you applied for NCLEX. As for me, I graduated in 2013 and applied in 2014 so I'm still within the time frame.

Hi! I have a batchmate who luckily was able to take an exam here in California. I think it does not matter when you graudated AS LONG AS you meet the concurrency requirements. Have you taken the NCLEX again? I hope you pass! :)

Hi hopeinjesus! Sent you an email :)

Hi genie! Thank you! How was your exam? I hope it went well! Let us know :)