[Magdalen] To renew or not to renew....

[Jon Egger]

Jay, I didn't renew my nursing license, my ACLS, and my advanced RN
privileges from the VA when I faced early retirement. I let them expire.

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Grace & peace,
Deacon Jon Egger



*“In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter who
has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to
deceive and overawe the People."(Eugene V. Debs, Anti-War Speech, June 16,
1918) *


On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> My nursing license is up for renewal this year and I need to do it by the
> 15th of next month. I am of two minds whether to do it or not. I haven't
> worked as a nurse since 2010 and I doubt that I will again, at least in a
> paid capacity. There's always a slim possibility that I might be called on
> to volunteer, but I haven't really made any efforts in that direction
> either. Virginia now requires working nurses to complete a certain number
> of hours of continuing education, and I haven't done that either, nor have
> I kept my CPR/ACLS certifications up to date. I consider myself officially
> retired. Still, the license is proof of something I worked very hard for,
> even if I'm not using it now, and something that's part of my identity. On
> the other hand, it's an expense I don't really need. It used to be possible
> to file for an "Inactive" license, but that no longer seems to be the case.
> I can't decide what to do......... Any thoughts, pubmates?
>