bryndamor

bryndamor specializes in Medical-Surgical Telemetry.

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1. I graduated from Nursing School today!

   bryndamor replied to jncRN's topic in General Nursing

   Congratulations! Good luck on your board exam and your job search afterwards. =)

2. NCLEX on Fri 5/30--Need Advice

   bryndamor replied to kygirlathart's topic in NCLEX

   5/30? -- as in 3 days away? I sat on top of studying for the NCLEX doing Kaplan Question Bank q's for 2 weeks before taking the test, putting in 40 hr weeks -- about 600 questions outta 1100'ish. You can get a good NCLEX test book and do all the ques...

3. Army/plumber Soon To Be Nurse Needs Help

   bryndamor replied to rusticsc's topic in Men

   ironically, my first/last career was in Aviation. I left behind my Airframe and Powerplant license (which never expires) and 5'ish years of good/hard experience working for the commercial airlines. It would be a small step to move into rotorwing main...

4. RN/BSN FCCJ,UNF Help!

   bryndamor replied to koda53's topic in Florida

   Last I had looked, UNF only accepted into their ADN/BSN Nursing program once per year, in the Fall. FCCJ accepts 3 times a year, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Not sure of other hospitals in town, but I know that Baptist pays a differential for a BSN -- c...

5. nursing school vs. new graduate RN

   bryndamor replied to student200977's topic in New Nurse

   that other post is not true of all hospital orientations and admin. where I'm at, mine was/is fine. orientation varies per hospital and it seems that the different unit managers have leeway on it. I was allowed 5 weeks of orientation on the floor ...

6. Army/plumber Soon To Be Nurse Needs Help

   bryndamor replied to rusticsc's topic in Men

   Necessity is a good taskmaster. Poor students can compensate to a large extent by investing more time and focus into studying. You know what needs to be done to do this career change and it sounds like going back to school might be somewhat painful f...

7. Jax Fl. salary

   bryndamor replied to lilkimber's topic in General Nursing

   You prob shoulda posted this in the Florida Nurses forum. Baptist Hospital (Magnet) will start you at $18.35/hr and in 90-days, its $19.15. Night diff is 3.25. Weekend diff is $5.50. Pt ratio is 5:1. Baptist is not the pay leader in the local area s...

8. 1 thing....

   bryndamor replied to wlb06's topic in Men

   I'd hafta agree w/ the poop thing -- I don't care for it at all. (Good) CNA's often take the brunt of it but often, you're the one that's there and you definitely can't look down your nose at participating in such a basic job, plus its a basic functi...

9. Question about nursing and 12 hours shifts.

   bryndamor replied to timn420's topic in Men

   I like the 12-hr shifts. The time on your shift goes by fast, esp in the beginning of your career when you're busy learning and trying to stay on schedule. Ya just hafta make sure that you're rested before going into work else it becomes harder, es...

10. Men's Laced Nursing Shoes

    bryndamor replied to PhilGN's topic in Men

    Schools will specify white nursing shoes -- very standard and accepted. Some clinical instructors might let you slide w/ shoes that aren't totally white, like accents, borders, or swooshs on them, BUT some will not and I've heard of classmates warne...

11. Men's Laced Nursing Shoes

    bryndamor replied to PhilGN's topic in Men

    I had used a pair of all-white Reeboks. If I had found any while shoe-shopping the first time, I would've opted for all-white New Balances, since New Balance are big on producing Wide sizes and comfy -- my 'regular' tennis shoes are New Balances and ...

12. Question about Authorization to Test

    bryndamor replied to Trophywife81's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, depends on how busy the state office is; I'm in FL. I asked my classmates during my Kaplan review class who had already sent off their application, which was over a month past the time we had graduated (thru Xmas break), and I was getting repli...

13. Please Help, I Need Your Advise!

    bryndamor replied to bnehls's topic in Men

    I had classmates that had their ADN (Associate degree in Nursing -- enough for you to score yourself the RN certification) tuition and books paid 100% for by the state of Florida, due to the need for Nurses. My ex-fiancee had the same deal. Tho she o...

14. first placement as student

    bryndamor replied to molly54's topic in Men

    Find an area that you like. Hopefully you'll have figured out some likes/dislikes from doing your clinicals as a student. I, for instance, found that I wouldn't like to work in Peds/OB or Women's Post-Surgery. Get experience. Do your clinicals at...

15. Question for Any of You That Have Switched Careers to Nursing?

    bryndamor replied to PhilaGuy's topic in Men

    I was in Aviation, climbing the technical mgt ladder at a big airline. Aviation mgt wasn't fun -- it was definitely a job, and then 9/11 happened, causing massive layoffs in the industry. My first choice was Physical Therapy, which had the exact sa...