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Wounds

Are there any discussions about wounds? Where do I go to find them?

How about this?

Hi, I'm Amy and new to this site.

I've been a nurse for 4 years and am thinking about moving back home and maybe working at the Veteran's Home in Quincy, Il. I'm in med-surg now so this would be skilled nursing (which I did for one year) so somewhat different for me. Anybody have any insights/advice?

Thanks
Two months and nobody's replied? Is anybody on here?

Nursing and Forensics??

I am a nursing student, due to graduate in May 2011. I will soon have my RN license, and was wondering if anyone was aware of a nurse having a career in forensics?? Any information would be very beneficial.. Thank you.

Director of Nursing Opportunity

Good Morning, I am recruiting for a Director of Nursing for a well established Home Health agency. They offer a competitive compensation package and excellent benefits. You you know anyoine that might be interested please contact me at your earliest convenience. Jennifer McCloskey-Managment Recruiters of Weston. Jennifer@mriweston.com or my direct line 954-892-6498.

TESTED POSITIVE ON PRE EMPLOYMENT TEST

I tested positive for marijuana on a pre employment test. This was then turned into the Board of Nursing in my state. I am not a chronic user, but attended a party 2 weeks before. I did not know that it stays in your system for 30 days!! I have a 30 year career and now am facing the Board of Nursing, and so far they have wanted alot of documentation such as my resume, job description, letter of explanantion, job evaluations,etc. I am so petrified that I am very depressed and afraid to seek employment. Does anyone know what I can expect from the Board or has anyone been through this? This is my first complaint ever. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!I have never been through what your about to. first, relax. you know you did not do anything wrong. you were unaware of the impact of just being around smoking contra ban. sometimes it is unavoidable. if you pay to be at a concert and there is alot of smoke what are you to do. 2nd - provide whatever they want. yes it is work and alot but what choice do you have at this point. 3rd - they are doing there job to protect the public. do not take it personally. tell them that! it can only help them to relax as well. 4th - I would wait to clear this up before applying else where unless there is issues with your current employment. take care of yourself and keep us updated. hopefully someone can chime in with some real experience.

Has anyone had a letter of admonition?

After 14 years of staff nursing and excellent references, I received a Letter of admonition in 2006 for charting issues. I filed a lawsuit and the settlement resulted in no wrongdoing. Unfortunately the complaint went to the Board and the process was completed. I have worked 4 years since without any incidence. I'm wondering if anyone else has had this experience and were they able to seek obtain another job?Are you interested in moving to California? We have a lot of needs for travel and per diem in CA. Please email medical.staffer@yahoo.com if you are or you know anyone who is interested. Thank you!Are you interested in moving to California? We have a lot of needs for travel and per diem in CA. Please email medical.staffer@yahoo.com if you are or you know anyone who is interested. Thank you!

Glad to be here!

Hello! I'm Shelley and I'm new to Nurse Connect! I am a graduate nursing student at DePaul University in Chicago and will be graduating on November 20th!! So excited!! Prior to returning to school, I was a seasoned management professional, serving as operations manager for several outpatient medical clinics. Because of my experience, my senior research is investigating the need for an outpatient practice assessment tool by surveying RNs and APRNs who supervise Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (non-certified and certified Medical Assistants, typically) in the outpatient setting. During my management career, my focus was to determine Barriers to Healing and try and figure out how to get my practices to run in the best way possible, keeping everyone within their scopes of practice, with the goal to eliminate those barriers. Thus, my research has become a formal process to bring my passion to the masses. If you are an RN / APRN who works in an outpatient setting and your setting employs MA's and you supervise these folks in some capacity, you can participate in my survey! I'm graduating in just 3 short weeks, so your help is needed! The link is below. I'm looking forward to finally taking my passion for nursing and management and starting the next chapter of my life! God Bless Nurses! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GraduateNursingResearch

Becoming a RN

Hello nursing community, I have had some trouble looking online about programs to become a RN, I have a college degree and I will be moving to Chicago in a couple months, everything I search points me towards programs offered to people who are already RN's and are looking to further their education. Does anyone know some programs in Chicago to become a RN, any advice on refining my search?

need a job

Have been a nurse for 32 years-had probabtionary license x1 yr in 2001 for changing a # on blank form for ceu credits-had 39 ceu's only needed 30-had nothing to do with caring for pts. I have had much difficulty convincing employers I am not a criminal! How does anyone get past this??Are you interested in moving to California? We have a lot of needs for travel and per diem in CA. Please email medical.staffer@yahoo.com if you are or you know anyone who is interested. Thank you!