Ginger's Mom

Ginger's Mom MSN, RN

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  1. SEC assessment ? A JOKE !!

    Well that is better then the USA where educators make 1/3 to 1/2 of what hospital based nurse makes
  2. Can you apply for SSN even in the Philippines?

    Best of luck with you new life in the USA. It must be great to be here with your family. Happy job
  3. Volunteer Nurses: Counted as a Work Experience?

    First of all best of luck in your interview. I hope you get the position you want. I find it very confusing to figure out what does a student nurse do in the Philippines. First of all you have an...
  4. Agencies and contracts -- revisited

    Most places have paid holidays, that alone is 9-10 PTO. Most give you a couple of weeks of sick time - I will go on the low end of 5 , so you are getting 1 vacation day. Most nurses get at the low end...
  5. They can not determine if the program you attend is approved, you have two ways of correcting this situation. A. Ask CES to make a determination and have them notify the Vermont BON. B. Ask your...
  6. Is Boston good for jobs for new grads?

    The ADN part only applies to Boston hospitals not the hospitals in the suburbs. And Boston it a very competitive
  7. Volunteer Nurses: Counted as a Work Experience?

    With the thousands of nursing students I would think the nurses would not need the help of volunteers. How many patients do students
  8. In addition the situation continues to get worse. Microsoft announced layoffs for their work force this has never happened before. The new president so far is not liked by the stock
  9. Is getting into a nursing school easy in other countries?

    I have news for you, most nursing students have a very busy life outside of nursing school. Many of my students have full time jobs and families to take care of. Being a patient advocate is part of...
  10. SEC assessment ? A JOKE !!

    Thanks for the insiders information. Educators in the US also make a fraction of what a bedside nurse does, it that why is in some countries they can only hire nurses with no experience. I think...
  11. License Reinstatement After Revoke Is There Hope?

    I think in the work force you will meet the right person who understands addictions and will give you a chance, you are not alone and you took a giant step forward. Taking a refresher course you may...
  12. WOW 5 sentinel events. Who would what that nurse to take care of them. You bring up an important issue, these nurses when carefully evaluated did not have RN education. It will be interesting to see...
  13. http://www.bon.state.tx.us/practice/grads.html IEN are not able to work as a GN. And Baylor states "If you are a new graduate or an RN who graduated from an accredited nursing school and have CPR /...
  14. To file an exception to any thing costs tax payers money. It takes government extra time to process things, that is why there is a term , cutting the red tape. CA is looking for a federal bailout,...
  15. Scary that telemetry it not done, it is almost routinely done on every patient. In my state nurses CI are capped at 10 while many hospitals only allow 8. What is the ratio to students to patients. If...
  16. CA-NCLEX expires this December!

    She did not take the NCLEX yet, so no need to retake the test. If you pass the NCLEX and have no license, the results are not held forever in any state without a license. Some states require nurses to...
  17. i think you are confused. first you said the itin was ok by the ca bon, if they in fact told me that, i would forward the letter where the board made an exception and allowed you to substitute a ssn...
  18. New CMS payment, what Hospitals are not reimbursed for:

    Before these insane rules are posted, CMS has a period where you can post your comments, CMS is also level funding for the next couple of
  19. EB3 vs. H1-B

    According to the Labor Department, it is aware of only 14 hospitals that qualify to apply for H-1C nurses because of restrictions in both the statute and regulations I hope you are applying to one of...
  20. "Disclosure of your social security number is mandatory. Section 30 of the Business and Professions Code and Public Law 94-455 (42 USCA 405 ©(2)©) authorize collection of your social security...
  21. You committed fraud when you put your itn number and not your social security number. It asks for SSN and when they find out you can loose you
  22. US grads can insert foley catheters, do ng tube feedings, administer high risk medications, monitor telemetry, take out staples, place ng tubes and the list goes on and on. Also US nurses pass the...
  23. Every position I have applied for required that I graduated from a NLNAC or CCNE approved program. This has never been an issue for me since I graduated from an approve program. I have worked in...
  24. Accreditation For Nursing Education

    I am glad you brought up community colleges they are the ones that find funding accreditation a hard to find. No one puts a gun to any nurses head, including IEN. But why should have an American...
  25. New Grads and Home Care?

    Private care is different than working as a home health nurse providing skilled nursing visits. I agree with an extensive orientation and support of a supervisor it can be done. Home health has other...