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  1. LPN and nursing in Florida

    Certainly Florida hospitals prefer BSN nurses however due to the shortage of experienced nurses (at least in my area, Central Florida) they will be happy to have experienced AS/AA degree nurses. The hospital that I work out starts out looking for BS...
  2. New Grad Nurse (finish in May) Relocating to Orlando, FL

    Yes. Because RNs are overworked, overwhelmed and unappreciated. Nurses at FH Orlando do all vital signs, all accu-checks (formerly tech jobs) and must travel with all PCU level and monitored patients to all tests and procedures in addition to assess...
  3. I Have The Time and Other Lies

    I understand what you are saying because it seems on every corner in Florida there is a new private "nursing school" opening their doors. But if there is a glut of RNs running around they certainly are not helping my hospital's nursing shortage. We ...
  4. Now Florida Hospital Orlando is offering an "incentive bonus." If nurses will work overtime for 6 weeks with no call outs they will get 75 extra a day on the over time shift (plus the ot rate of course) and a 300 bonus at the end of the 6 weeks if t...
  5. Sorry, but nothing good. It is close to a sketchy side of town and the patients reflect this. Obviously a lot smaller than FH Orlando but I've heard it's a nightmare.
  6. I think that you summed up nursing at Florida Hospital Orlando very well. I have friends that work in Apopka FH community hospital and they have techs that do accu checks and vitals. In Orlando we are responsible for all nursing assessments, meds, et...
  7. I Have The Time and Other Lies

    Latest update at my hospital. . . we were handed a SCRIPT, a full page of what we are to do/say. Part of this script includes our "closing words to patient at handoff. The script states, "prior to leaving the room ask the patient the following." 1...
  8. New Grad Nurse (finish in May) Relocating to Orlando, FL

    Well congrats on landing the job. CTU is pretty much where people go while waiting to go to the correct floor. It is kind of like an over flow so you will get all different diagnoses. The good thing about it is your goal (I think) is to care for ...
  9. I Have The Time and Other Lies

    Yes. Yes! Me too.
  10. New Grad Nurse (finish in May) Relocating to Orlando, FL

    Yes if it is full then you would have to wait. Have you tried other hospitals? I don't know where you are in Orlando. How about South Seminole Hospital in Longwood (small 200 plus beds). Longwood is a bedroom community of Orlando. Also South Lake H...
  11. New Grad Nurse (finish in May) Relocating to Orlando, FL

    I think the new grad class starts in March. So maybe they don't want to offer a grad nurse a job until you graduate. They will probably have plenty of openings for you just make sure you apply as a grad nurse. Good luck.
  12. I Have The Time and Other Lies

    Are you being serious? What did they do implant a micro chip?
  13. I Have The Time and Other Lies

    Yes. This is part of the problem. At least at the hospital I work (it is enormous) the "powers that be" are so out of touch with clinical nursing they have no recent experience in providing care. Most haven't taken care of patient in 10 years or mor...
  14. I Have The Time and Other Lies

    This sounds very (sadly) familiar. We too have to use the white board to put what time we gave the pain meds, and what time it is due next. We also have to write what is the most important thing we can do for them on the board (in addition to verbali...
  15. I Have The Time and Other Lies

    Yes! Exactly! We have papers we have to sign hourly in each room also. I am a very honest person and I resent hugely that we are forced to lie!! I use to fill them out honestly. . .but my nurse manager noticed that the 2pm hour was not signed on many...