EMTPTORN

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1. Getting a MSN without a BSN

   EMTPTORN replied to tracie0305's topic in NP

   university of south alabama at mobile.

2. what states do not accept Excelsior?

   EMTPTORN replied to arvolina's topic in Online Learning

   I know if you are newly enrolled in excelsior you cannot work in CA. My wife went thru it in 2004 and she is not eligible. Also I know FL you are not eligible to start work as new grad unless you were an LPN before. You must first go work in another ...

3. New grad pay in NORTH Florida?

   EMTPTORN replied to MuddaMia's topic in Florida

   Jay Florida, huh?? There is a hospital in Jay, it is owned by Baptist Healthcare, they also have a hospital in Pensacola. Baptist will pay new grad around 16.00 per hr to start, maybe more with some experience. Night diff at Baptist is around 3.50. P...

4. Can I hear some positive things about nursing school?

   EMTPTORN replied to rntoben2008's topic in General Students

   it ends

5. No.Colorado Economy? Relocating

   EMTPTORN replied to marshalbc77's topic in Colorado

   I am moving to the Boulder area and there are many many more jobs there than here in Fl. The hospital I am going to is Cost of living where we are going is higher for some things, but the pay is also higher.

6. Icu Internship In Denver

   EMTPTORN posted a topic in General Nursing

   HELLO ALL! MY WIFE AND I ARE MOVING TO DENVER AREA IN SUMMER. WHEN WE MOVE MY WIFE WILL HAVE 8 MONTHS PCU EXPERIENCE AS AN RN (3 YRS BEFORE AS LPN) AND WANTS TO GO TO WORK IN ICU. CAN ANYONE ADVISE OF A HOSPITAL IN DENVER AREA THAT HAS AN INTERNSHIP ...

7. Nurse to patient ratios and job stress

   EMTPTORN replied to EmilyCCRN's topic in General Nursing

   . What department/setting do you work in? er 2. What shift do you work? a. Days b. Swing c. Nights nights 3. What is the typical nurse to patient ratio in your department? 4:1 4. Does your department employ CNAs and/or LPNs? a. Yes - both b. CNAs onl...

8. Medic transition to ER

   EMTPTORN replied to MsBruiser's topic in Emergency

   It Is A Breeze Of A Transition:paramedic To Er-rn. You Spend The Majority Of The Time Trying To Keep Up With Your 4-5pts. For Example, The Er I Work In, If You Have Any Empty Room It Is Only For Minutes, Until It Is Cleaned, There Is Usally A Long Wa...

9. Pensacola nursing schools good?

   EMTPTORN replied to l2ebeccaLynn's topic in Florida

   Reference Some Previous Comments About Pjc....i Went There And Here Is My 2 Cents: 1. Nobody At That School Ever Told Me They Were Nln Acredited, They Did Say However They Wished To Be Again Someday. 2. My Class There Was Less Than 50% Of Those Who ...

10. Should I transition to the ER?

    EMTPTORN replied to Jackal66's topic in Emergency

    I cannot compare working on the floor to the ER as I have only worked ER. The ER I work in sees 75,000 cases per year. Between Regular ER beds, Fasttrack beds, Peds beds, hall beds, and trauma beds, we are a 50 plus bed ER. Their are several assignme...

11. EMR in the ED

    EMTPTORN replied to ERnursie172's topic in Emergency

    The ER i work at uses IBEX, I love it. It is very easy to use. Nice features is you can look up past visits, see previous d/c instructions(ie you were told not to come back here seeking pain meds, you were given a dr to followup with, why did you not...

12. Florida Hospital College Of Health Sciences??? Any good

    EMTPTORN replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Florida

    hello sunnyjohn, i do not think they have an adn distant learning/online degree. they do have an online bsn degree. i will start in may and it will take me 8 semesters to complete, i have 3 prereqs not done...do a google search and find their webstie...

13. Online RN to BSN Programs

    EMTPTORN replied to Cqc_Cqb's topic in Online Learning

    hello h60medic, for years i planned on going to regents (now excelsior) but never did. I dreamed also for yrs of the 24/48 schedule cus i was used to 48/48 or 72/48....anyway, i finally got my rn the traditional way when i did have a 24/48 schedule b...

14. Does anyone else hate micro?

    EMTPTORN replied to crb613's topic in General Students

    micro was my absolute favorite nursing prereq class! what made all this difference was the teacher, she had extreme passion for the subject and her passion bled thru in her lectures, power points, etc...everyone who took her classes generally felt th...

15. RN to BSN

    EMTPTORN replied to Tweety's topic in Online Learning

    hello tweety, i am a florida night-shift guy myself.... i am starting the florida hospital bsn program in may. am currently taking statisticsthru my local cc, then plan to clep english 2 and western civ then will only have chem to take which i am pla...