Re: proposed rule changes

[Guest guest]

Matt,

My understanding is that RNs in Texas have to have about 20 hours a year; I

may be wrong also, but I'll check with them tomorrow and get back with you.

Yes, I'm working Thanksgiving at the ER! To all of you a Super Happy

Thanksgiving! And to those who are working, a DOUBLE super Happy

Thanksgiving!

Take care, stay safe, and practice mercy, ya'll!!

Jana

FW,TX

[texasems-L] Re: proposed rule changes

> Alright, now I HAVE to say something.

>

> How come the National Registry doesn't require retesting to maintain

> certification? How come the AMA and State Medical Boards don't require

> doctors to retest every 4 years to continue to practice as

> physicians/surgeons/optometrists/etc? How come the national and state

> Nursing Boards don't require retesting for RN's/LPN's every 4 years?

>

> Why do Paramedics have to have 4 TIMES as many hours as RN's/LPN's to

> maintain their certification? (last I heard RN's had to have about 24

hours

> every 4 years, correct me if I am wrong) in Texas? (as an aside, in

> Missouri, RN's and LPN's are NOT required to have ANY CE's to maintain

their

> licenses...oh, and Missouri Licenses it's Paramedics) Why do Paramedics

> have to take classes above and beyond their certification to be

employable,

> but RN's/LPN's don't? (I am referring to ACLS, PALS, NRP, PHTLS, etc)

>

> After you tell me the answer to those questions, then tell me why most

LPN's

> (about the same amount of education) make ~30% more than we do, on

average?

> Then tell me why RN's make (often) twice as much as we do?

>

>

>

> My opinions are just that, my opinions. They are much like my advice,

> free and worth exactly what you pay for them.

>

> Webb

> dfluffy01@...

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