FLAlleycat

FLAlleycat has 30 years experience and specializes in L&D, Women's Health.

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1. Do They Think I'm Old?

   FLAlleycat replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

   I took up skydiving when I was 60, and it is still my hobby. I've been solo diving since 61, and love it! I quit hospital nursing (L&D) at 65 but still work as a practitioner in busy health department. When I left the hospital, there were nurs...

2. The Story of Jahi Continues

   FLAlleycat replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Headlines

   The latest update from Medical Futility Blog: Medical Futility Blog: Jahi McMath Family Can Prove She Is Now Alive Tune in Jan 30th.

3. Nurse Tries to Eat Another Nurse

   FLAlleycat posted a topic in Humor

   Is this for real? Glad I never had her for a supervisor! Tragedy at St. Mary's Hospital as Nurse Tries to Eat Another Nurse | GomerBlog

4. why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

   FLAlleycat replied to murseforever's topic in Relations

   As an NP, I'm constantly called "doctor". I always say, "I'm not a doctor. I'm Alley, a nurse practitioner." I need to order a T-shirt with that! When a CNA/NA calls themselves a nurse or lets it go when someone calls them a nurse, it implies they h...

5. Night Shift Woes...When Do You Sleep On Your Days Off????

   FLAlleycat replied to BibleBarb56's topic in General Nursing

   I always worked three nights in a row. On those days, I'd usually sleep from 10AM-6PM. On my days off, I'd stay up until 3-4AM then sleep till 11-noon. This worked for me as it gave me time for doctor appointments, some interaction with day-shift ...

6. Relocating to Tampa Florida

   FLAlleycat replied to tjhart69's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, Tabi, I have a lot of friends who work at FL Hospital in several locations in Orlando; however, I believe their philosophy would be the same in any of their hospitals. ALL of them love working there. When I first moved to Orlando, they had a 6-...

7. Late arriving Nurses

   FLAlleycat replied to Goal_NP's topic in Professionalism

   Could've sworn this was the topic of one very heated debate a year or so ago. BTW, I'm a 60-yr old snot who doesn't give a damn what time you come in as long as my ass is out the door by 7:15, unless there's an emergency on my unit.

8. This week, I have learned..... (8/1)

   FLAlleycat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   1. I love retirement. 2. I REALLY love retirement. 3. Whoever said I would be bored when I retired had no clue what they were talking about!

9. Take this job and shove it!

   FLAlleycat replied to TTK RN's topic in General Nursing

   Well, when the CNO of our community hospital asked this long-time L&D nurse to work with orthopedic patients, that was the last day she saw me. I was very honest in the exit interview. Others must have been as well since two months later she wa...

10. WELL, WOULD YOU???

    FLAlleycat replied to nurse2211's topic in General Nursing

    Haven't you been keeping up with fashion? The bigger, the better. You got one sexy butt!

11. You should know better

    FLAlleycat replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Sweets, ANY sweets...donuts, cake, pie, ice cream, chocolates. I really do try to avoid the bakery when shopping, but sometimes the aroma just ropes helpless me in.

12. Comfortable living?

    FLAlleycat replied to Kdao's topic in General Nursing

    I work in FL....low pay and high everything else! I started nursing when I was a single parent of a 2YO and 4YO and survived nicely on the salary. That excludes a whopping $25/month child support that was never paid, and I never remarried. I had no...

13. The Story of Jahi Continues

    FLAlleycat replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Headlines

    Doc Bastard dissects some of the lawsuit brought by Nailah Winkfield (Jahi McMath's mother) against Children's Hospital Oakland and Dr. Frederick Rosen: Stories from the trauma bay: Jahi McMath lawsuit along with the poorly written and inaccurate law...

14. If you work nights, what are your days off like?

    FLAlleycat replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    I always got three nights in a row which was a tremendous help! But, I've always been a night owl, so even on my four consecutive days off, I stayed up until about 3am, then slept until around 11. (But, I had no young children at the time which m...

15. The Story of Jahi Continues

    FLAlleycat replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Headlines

    By my most favorite doctor! (Not Paul Bryne) Stories from the trauma bay: Jahi McMath update...sort of