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RaDonda Vaught Seeking Reinstatement of Nursing License
TN state nursing board's 2021 decision to revoke her nursing license will be appealed in court on Tuesday, March 28. If the appeal is successful, she will face a retrial before the Tennessee...
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Dear Nurse Beth,
Can an expired California registered nurse license be accepted for endorsement in New York? Or should it be renewed first so it can be accepted for endorsement by in New York?
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I'm confused about RN license endorsement. If I endorse my license from TX to NY, does it mean:
Will I be able to work in both Texas AND New York? Or
Will my license be moved to New York, and I will no longer be able to work in Texas?
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Dear Nurse Beth,
On the renewal licensure, there is a question about having a emotional, or mental condition, etc, would this limit your ability to practice safely?! Is this a yes or no response?
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Dear Nurse Beth,
I confronted a bully after over a year of being bullied by her. She drove another nurse off the floor with her bullying before. Now her friends on the floor are retaliating with unfair and unsafe assignments and negative goss...
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I found out today that I got a verbal warning because I didn’t know I had to report a skin tear. I only thought that they were falls. My work agreed that it was stupid but they only gave me a verbal warning because the state got involved. Will this e...
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I had my ADN in MI, and I got my initial RN license in MI. However, I never practiced a day in MI. I moved to IN right after I got my MI RN license. Since then I have an IN RN license by endorsement. My MI license has been lapsed since 2019. Should ...
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Hi, probably a silly question but I let my license lapse in another state as I am currently working in another state. Anyway, I’d like to reinstate my license there but apparently I have the choice to either do 160 hours of clinicals in addition to c...
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Dear Nurse Beth,
I’m an experienced nurse on a new position at a Rehab Hospital. I’m now wondering if I made the mistake by taking this position? I was a patient at this hospital over a year and half ago on the same unit I’m working. When I w...
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I made a post about my husband sleeping with his girlfriend, I didn’t post a name because I didn’t know it. She made a complaint to the state board of nursing and they are investigating me! Do I need an attorney?
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I want to start living in Mexico. My plan is to do a 3 month travel assignment followed by 6 months off (live in Mexico), rinse and repeat. I'm not close to retirement so I still want to work and keep my license active. I almost have my California li...
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I'm licensed with a multi state license in TX. I moved to OK a while ago but we didn't finally get rid of our tx address until a couple months ago. At that time I got an OK DL and called Tx BON. I explained to her my situation and she said Tx does...
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I am halfway through a 3yr suspension and am obviously not working in the nursing field. My PA RN license expires this month in April (leave it to me to take care of this stuff last minute).
I have completed the required Continuing Education ho...
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Hello! Thanks for taking the time to read this! I have 2.5 years experience in a skilled nursing facility doing treatments, wound care, IVs, meds, trachs you name it and I have med surg experience.
I recently had a job offer close to my house a...
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Where do I begin? I have been following this site for years and it has been a source of both comfort and anxiety. The following describes my ordeal handling a complaint against my nursing license.
I was almost physically sick as I read page afte...
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Hi Nurse Beth.
I have been an RN since 1982 and was an aide since age 16. I have had lyme and autoimmune illness for decades but kept working finally became so sick went on social security disability but officially stopped working the day my ...
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Continuing education - these two words either excite you or send you into a state of boredom-induced slumber unmatched by pretty much anything else in life. Nurses are required to complete continuing education to maintain their licensure. However, ex...
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My license is on probation for 3 years because a previous employer reported me to the BRN for several medication charting errors including narcotics. I have since lots of float pool job as part of the stipulations on my license. Do you have any advic...
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Any insight on this it sounds too good to be tru than I google it and it looks like I will never get my license back?
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I was at work a couple evenings ago and had a resident continue to ask for toilet paper, which is a common behavior for her. I went into her room and saw that she had a full roll and I advised her that she had enough for the evening and that once I ...
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Questions we seem to be encountering more and more often have to do with the effects of a criminal history on nursing licensure:
Is it possible to become licensed as a nurse if you have a criminal history?
Is it possible to become license...
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I'm not asking about drug use, intentional fraud etc but due to clinical/medical errors. We have a new nurse (graduated 2 yrs ago and new to HH) who is afraid of making a mistake and losing her license. I asked if she knew of anyone who had and they ...
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Nursing licensure has been on my mind lately. I just taught an NCLEX test prep course to some recent RN grads, and there are always test questions on licensure and negligence. I had a lively discussion with my students about being reported to the boa...
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I'm wondering if there are states that don't require residency to get licensed in that state; I've looked at a few but the info is vague beyond visiting all 50 state's Board of Nursing / Depts of health!
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Hi guys. I am a new nurse and I had a horrible day. Hoping y'all can help me out. I just started at a memory care unit 3 weeks ago.
Today, I sent someone out for a fall for the 1st time ( broken wrist) ... called the NP... she ordered me to sen...
