Experience in any of the following areas may be substituted for a maximum of eight (8) months of medical/surgical experience: ● CommunicableDiseaseNursing ● PublicHealthNursing ● IndustrialNursing ● OfficeNursing(M.D.) ● PsychiatricNursing ● OperatingRoomNursing ● Hemodialysis ● PrivateDutyNursing(Inageneralacutecarefacility) ● EmergencyRoomNursing ● GeriatricNursing ● RecoveryRoomNursing ● Out-PatientClinic Experience must be verified by the employer, showing specific dates of employment. It shall include certification from the R.N. Director or Supervisor that the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated thefollowing knowledgeandskills: a. Basic Bedside Nursing ● AmbulationTechniques ● IntakeandOutput ● Bedmaking ● NeurologicalCheck ● CatheterCare ● PersonalHygieneandComfortMeasures ● CollectionofSpecimens ● Positioning&Transfer ● DiabeticUrineTesting ● RangeofMotion ● Enema ● SkinCare b. Aseptic Technique (May be demonstrated in the classroom, lab, and patient care settings) ● UrinaryCatheterization ● SterileDressingChange ● SterileIrrigations Applicants with formal nursing education may submit official transcripts for evaluation for possible credit instead of paid bedside nursing experience. The transcripts must be submitted to the Board directly from the school and show theory and clinical hours completed. c. Nursing Service in the Medical Corps of any Branch of the Armed Forces of the United States. This method requires you to ● Submit proof of having at least twelve (12) months of active duty in the Armed Forces medical corps, rendering bedside patient care. The proof submitted must showthedate(s)andwardsassigned. ● Submit proof of completing a basic course of instruction in nursing while in the armedforces. ● Submitproofthatservicewashonorable(DD-214). 93