jansailsea

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1. Flamed during report.

   jansailsea replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in PACU

   DONs & CEOs don't give a flying flip about the need to assign pt's by acuity so floor nurses duties are evenly dispersed. They have their own, bottom line criteria & hospital/corporate policies to follow. Even when it is CLEAR assignment by a...

2. Anyone taking Micro (Bio 204) w/CCConline session 2?

   jansailsea replied to blueelle's topic in Online Learning

   i would be interested in taking the beginning micro course if i can still get in. i have gone to their website to research the offering. can you tell me the total cost for an out-of-state student? and do i have to apply, send transcripts, do any pre-...

3. Wild On Wounds Orlando conference

   jansailsea posted a topic in Wound

   anyone attending the wild on wounds conference orlando fl sept 19-20th sponsored by wcei & the nawccb? as a florida resident who has been to orlando many times, i do not want to pay the price of the rosen center international drive hotel (approx ...

4. Slow season? Unit clerk job hunt near Sarasota

   jansailsea replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Florida

   i live in ellenton, 15-20 min. north of sarasota. yes, it's the slow season, & nurses are being floated or cancelled on a regular basis. at some hospitals (blake medical ctr. hca), unit clerks are working as aides in order to keep a job & hou...

5. not sure I believe the nursing shortage...

   jansailsea replied to Roozeyk's topic in LPN/LVN

   I work Med/Surg nights in an acute care HCA Florida hospital. I hang blood with an RN, as we're required to have a witness/second party to do the checks & balances of hanging blood. I can't give Vasotec or Demerol IV & a few other meds are pr...

6. Wound Care

   jansailsea replied to Lexxie's topic in LPN/LVN

   Wound care: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/cpgonline.htm (http://www.hhs.gov site) Clinical practice guidelines on Pressure Ulcers http://www.npuap.org National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel guidelines & practices http://www.medicaledu.com Wound C...

7. Letter to Congress: ANA "Safe Staffing Saves Lives" campaign

   jansailsea replied to marie-francoise's topic in Activism

   sent the letter to my representative vern buchanan of the 13 th district in florida. i also met face to face in a meeting in which i lobbied rep. bill galvano of the florida state assembly in his office to pass the "patient right to know" act. this a...

8. travel jobs to EUROPE for LVN

   jansailsea replied to chantillydiva's topic in LPN/LVN

   Search Dept of Defense for government/civilian/military nursing positions available anywhere there is a US military installation such as: Aviano Italy; Ramstein, Landstuhl Germany; etc. Yes, there are LPN/LVN positions at these locations, whether an...

9. Need Information about Asheville and NC Mountains

   jansailsea replied to marsh101's topic in North Carolina

   Laurenburg & Lumberton are a whole different part of the state. Lumberton straddles I-95, Laurenburg west of it, but smaller. I've lived in Asheville, Raleigh, & Fayetteville- I could never see myself living in Laurenburg or Lumberton (sorry-...

10. Who is starting LVN-RN this summer?

    jansailsea replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in LPN-RN

    just mailed in my enrollment fee to excelsior. am ready & waiting to get started. once you've made up your mind to pursue something, it seems like you can't get the wheels turning quickly enough. i really like that it can be done on my timetable ...

11. Help with Wound Care...

    jansailsea replied to dcoffee's topic in LPN/LVN

    I attended a Wound Care Education Institute seminar for a week in Raleigh NC. Classes are held throughout nation to prepare nurses, PTs, etc. for National Alliance of Wound Care certification exam.

12. Anyone ever talk to a potential employer waay before graduation??

    jansailsea replied to dschueler's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    While near the end of our LPN classes, a classmate & I attended a Blake Medical Center "Open House for Nurses". We came after class & were wearing our student uniforms. Two DONs escorted us around their units, & gave us their company be...

13. LPN relocating to NC

    jansailsea replied to Songbirdblue81's topic in North Carolina

    i lived in raleigh for 14 years & loved it there. with all the colleges in the city limits (nc state, meredith, peace, shaw) (+ wake tech is sort of east & south), there are plenty of young people, activities & nightlife to go around. it...

14. Moving to South Carolina

    jansailsea replied to jimmy1056's topic in South Carolina

    Hello, I work for an HCA hospital (Blake Medical Ctr) in Bradenton FL. GSR in Myrtle Beach is in the same corporation. We have Computer-On-Wheels with electronic EMAR med scanning/pt. ID bracelets. Meditech DOS based software to do our documentation....

15. wound care jobs?

    jansailsea posted a topic in Wound

    Would those of you who are employed as wound care nurses give those interested an idea of the types of positions, conditions of the job, you are currently experiencing? What is a typical day for you? Thanks for sharing!