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<title>Office Closure</title>
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The LSBN office will be closed from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Friday, April 27, 2012 for our semi-annual staff meeting.
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title>Phone Lines</title>
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The Louisiana State Board of Nursing phone lines are currently down.  If you have any questions or need to contact the board you can do so by sending an email to one of the addresses on our <a href="/documents/contacts.asp">contacts</a> page. We expect the phone lines to be restored by no later than Monday, April 23, 2012. 
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<link>http://www.lsbn.state.la.us</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title>Disciplinary Actions</title>
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The Disciplinary Actions for the April 10, 2012 Board Hearing have been posted.  You can find them by clicking <a href="documents/dactions/dactions04102012.pdf">here</a>
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<link>http://www.lsbn.state.la.us</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title>Office Closure - Good Friday</title>
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The Board office will be closed on Friday, April 6, 2012 for the Good Friday holiday.
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<link>http://www.lsbn.state.la.us</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2012 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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The Disciplinary Actions for the March 6, 2012 Board Hearing have been posted.  You can find them by clicking <a href="documents/dactions/dactions03062012.pdf">here</a>
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<link>http://www.lsbn.state.la.us</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title>Criminal Background Check (CBC) Fees Reduced</title>
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Effective March 19, 2012, the fee for CBC has been decreased to $42.50 when submitting paper fingerprint cards. If utilizing live scan fingerprinting system at the Louisiana State Board of Nursing office the fee for CBC has been decreased to $52.50.
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<link>http://www.lsbn.state.la.us</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:15:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title>Annual CE Audit Has Commenced</title>
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<p>Letters advising nurses who have been selected for audit of their 2011 nursing continuing education (CE) were mailed out on 3/19/2012 to their address of record.   All audit response packets must be <u>mailed</u> to LSBN for individual review, with receipt of the packet <b>at the Board office by April 18, 2012.</b></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title>Nursing Workforce Demand Study</title>
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The Louisiana State Board of Nursing – Center for Nursing and the Nursing Supply and Demand Council are proud to present the first statewide Nursing Workforce Demand Study to the members of the Louisiana State Board of Nursing, the Nursing Community, Legislators, and other stakeholders interested in learning more about the demand for nurses in Louisiana. Please click on the following link to read the press release in its entirety: <a href="http://lcn.lsbn.state.la.us/documents/LCN_STUDY_Press_Release_3.12.pdf">Nursing WorkForce Demand Study</a>
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<link>http://www.lsbn.state.la.us</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:13:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<title>Resources for CE Courses</title>
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A comprehensive list of preferred <a href="\documents\rnp\ResourcesCECourses.pdf">continuing education courses</a> for disciplinary remediation has been added to the monitoring and RNP page of the website.  This list will assist nurses disciplined by the board to find continuing education in the area of ethics and professionalism, critical thinking, boundaries, social media, documentation and workplace violence and bullying. This list may serve as a useful resource for nursing employers and educators as well since it addresses common sources of discipline for nurses. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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