aquarius11

aquarius11 specializes in medical-surgical.

Latest Activity

1. Is Phys. Office nursing "Really Nursing"?

   aquarius11 replied to ana115's topic in Ambulatory

   Right out of school, almost a year ago, I started on a med-surg floor because I didn't know what area of nursing I wanted to go into. As someone mentioned before, this floor was often under-staffed or if we had enough staff they would pull our nurse...

2. I Need Your Help!

   aquarius11 replied to gm03c's topic in Florida

   I have recently graduated from nursing school and was in a situation where a student was expelled from college and not allowed to attend any other state schools d/t cheating. This student had good intentions that backfired terribly. The student sen...

3. New grads and Cost of living in south florida

   aquarius11 replied to kenesha212002's topic in Florida

   I heard that it is very difficult to get a job at Jackson Memorial, but they do pay better than other hospitals in the Ft.Lauderdale/Miami area. I pay 1045 a month for a 1bed/1bath apart. I make about 1400 every two weeks after taxes.

4. My first few days, as a new RN

   aquarius11 replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

   I have just come off of orientation and already I am considering going back to school to purue a new career. They have started team nursing on my unit, in which there is a team leader who is supposed to hang all IV meds and fluids, discharge and adm...

5. Medical-Massage vs Holistic nursing

   aquarius11 replied to aquarius11's topic in Entrepreneurs

   Thanks for the reply! Any advice on what type of massage to study in order to work in a spa setting, or any general advice about getting into massage as a career?

6. Psych RN's, being phased out???

   aquarius11 replied to Halinja's topic in Psychiatric

   Halinja, I have not heard this but have heard snippets about those in the psychiatric nursing field with a masters degree ( i think some are called clinical specialists) possibly being phased out. This I heard from my psych. nursing instructor. I'm...

7. Career Opportunities for Holistic Nurses

   aquarius11 replied to CaliAlli's topic in Holistic

   CaliAlli, I have just graduated from nursing school in May and am working on a med-surg unit. It does seem like there is something missing when just doling out meds., which is a large part of the work day. There is usually not enough time between 1...

8. Medical-Massage vs Holistic nursing

   aquarius11 posted a topic in Entrepreneurs

   I am currently an RN working on a med-surg unit, but am interested in going back to school for some type of alternative medicine, such as massage therapy or getting a degree in holistic nursing. I have read many threads about the difficulty in findi...

9. Advice For The New Nurse Entering Med-Surg

   aquarius11 replied to RNPATL's topic in Med-Surg

   I am a new nurse and am almost off of orientation to my horror. One of my concerns is speaking with the doctors and I am learning to be prepared with my patient's info. when they call. I have also found that in taking verbal orders you need to be a...