rhine1121

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1. Florida hospitals and apartment

   rhine1121 replied to ThereseRN2015's topic in Florida

   What I can suggest is look up the websites of the hospitals inn the area you are interested in. Talk to HR and ask if they have a RN residency program, most big hospitals do. In your case, since you are a foreign graduate nurse, I suggest, get your d...

2. Florida hospitals and apartment

   rhine1121 replied to ThereseRN2015's topic in Florida

   I'm from the Philippines. It is owned by baycare if you go to the one in Bartow. Just look it up online, they have a lot of hospitals around central florida. The people there were very nice. I don't know the current situation. Baycare just bought th...

3. Florida hospitals and apartment

   rhine1121 replied to ThereseRN2015's topic in Florida

   Try checking apartmentguide.com or something similar online. There is an apartment less than a mile from Bartow Regional Medical Center in Bartow FL , level 3 hospital. I used to live in that apartment when I was working at that hospital. The old nam...

4. ER Nurses: Do you think you can work in another specialty??

   rhine1121 replied to Cola89's topic in Emergency

   you can do practically any specialty you like..i know, some of my coworkers have part time jobs in surgery

5. Resubmission of RNs profile for a travel position

   rhine1121 replied to rhine1121's topic in Travel

   Thanks,@NedRN..I had my doubts that's why I had to ask the experienced travelers.í ½í¸Š

6. Resubmission of RNs profile for a travel position

   rhine1121 posted a topic in Travel

   I know that it is not a good idea to have your file submitted to a facility twice from different agencies for a trvel nursing position.So, how long is the wait to have your file be submitted again by another agency? What is the waiting period?Just wo...

7. Forced to get flu shot or wear a mask

   rhine1121 replied to nurse0614's topic in General Nursing

   In my hospital, it is mandatory unless you are allergic to it and you have to provide a medical exemption from your primary care stating the reason why.

8. Hobbies off duty as a Nurse?

   rhine1121 replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

   I cook and try new recipes. Spend time with my newborn niece.:)

9. One thing i dont understand(at the nurses' station)

   rhine1121 replied to BellaCat's topic in Relations

   As a Filipino Nurse, I speak my dialect when I meet another Filipino. I get excited that at least, for a moment I can talk to somebody else from my country. It is considered pretentious/rude and not looking back at our culture if we don't speak Filip...

10. Is it ethical to call to hospital for a travel contract interview?

    rhine1121 replied to rhine1121's topic in Travel

    Thank you, NedRN. :)..I still have a lot to learn about travel nursing, the ins and out..and with your insight, you make it a little easier.:)

11. Is it ethical to call to hospital for a travel contract interview?

    rhine1121 posted a topic in Travel

    I need your opinion or advise on this. I'm trying to get my first travel contract..I applied to one of the travel agencies and I was told by a recruiter that she submitted me to this particular hospital. Every week she asks me if the nurse manager o...

12. Narcotic count

    rhine1121 replied to kasupuu's topic in Travel

    I used to work night shift at a med-surg floor and one night I forgot to waste the narcotic in the diebold but it was witnessed. I ended up having a drug screen which was negative.

13. New grad, do not feel challenged at all. Help?

    rhine1121 replied to RNinCali15's topic in New Nurse

    Charge RNs often asked feedbacks from other RNs on how the new hires are performing in their job. They might seem not watching you but they do observe the new comers. So for her not to be given the critical patients, the charge nurse has a valid reas...

14. Do things get better?

    rhine1121 replied to champagneferret's topic in Emergency

    Observe, ask questions and learn..All patients are different.

15. Struggling ER travel nurse..

    rhine1121 replied to Watkinsrn10's topic in Emergency

    Don't feel bad. You cannot remember everything. The main thing is, when you give report to the receiving nurse in the floor and you realize you forgot something, just tell them and apologize. I do that and most of them understand.. Mistakes happen a...