Today, the director of the California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) issued 14 waiver extensions: DCA Waiver DCA-21-180 Order Extending DCA 20-12, Order Waiving Face-to-Face Training and Supervision Requirements for Marriage Family Therapists, Professional Clinical Counselors, and Clinical Social Workers DCA Waiver DCA-21-181 Order Further Extending DCA 20-18, 20-33, 20-51,…
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COVID-19Medical CareRespiratory Care
From the Industrial to the Medical – Evolution of the N95 Respirator
by June Vargasby June VargasIn the news this week, there have been stories about members of car clubs gathering up unused N95 respirator masks and donating them to hospitals. Plus, hardware stores have signs on their doors stating they have no N95 masks in stock. Why would a bunch of motorheads and hardware stores…
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“Devoted to Service.” For decades, nurses have said those words aloud on the day they enter their profession. It’s part of what’s called the Nightingale Pledge, so-named for Florence Nightingale who is considered the founder of modern nursing. Florence Nightingale’s 199th birthday is May 12, and in the week leading…
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The California State Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) announces the appointment of Dr. Joseph Morris as its new Executive Officer, effective July 11, 2016. Read the news release here.
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CrimeNews ReleasesNursingUncategorized
Seven Plead Guilty to Forging Transcripts in Order to Become Nurses
by DCA Staffby DCA StaffSACRAMENTO – Seven people have pleaded guilty to charges of forgery for using fake transcripts to become licensed as Registered Nurses. All were arrested as a result of a multi-agency probe involving the California Department of Consumer Affairs’ Division of Investigation (DOI), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security…