Rob_FL

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1. For those of you that are a nurse and those of you who call yourself a nurse!!

   Rob_FL replied to StaceRacer1's topic in General Nursing

   You might want to re-read what I wrote. I CORRECT THEM AND THEN MOVE ON. I am not on a crusade to stop all the impersonators is all I am saying. If they want to do it then go for it. There are alot of people who do things that are either wrong o...

2. For those of you that are a nurse and those of you who call yourself a nurse!!

   Rob_FL replied to StaceRacer1's topic in General Nursing

   I am not an RN but I plan on it someday but I am a little concerned now. I do alot of the things on the list of daily duties at my job as an M.A. with the exception of trach checks/suctioning and I.V's just to name a FEW and I DO really get called NU...

3. Broken Bones and Pain Management

   Rob_FL replied to panda_181's topic in Pain

   I have been in Ortho for about 3.5 years now at a major hospital in Orlando. I work in the clinic (post op) so I dont see people in the hospital so I am not to sure what they use for pain management in house. I will tell you that I write about 50 sc...

4. Broken Bones and Pain Management

   Rob_FL replied to panda_181's topic in General Nursing

   I have been in Ortho for about 3.5 years now at a major hospital in Orlando. I work in the clinic (post op) so I dont see people in the hospital so I am not to sure what they use for pain management in house. I will tell you that I write about 50 sc...

5. AS vs BSN (?)

   Rob_FL replied to Rob_FL's topic in General Nursing

   I have been looking mainly in my area, Orlando. The only programs I know of here are University of Central Florida, Valencia Community College & Florida Hospital health sciences. They offer the RN there. I do have a family so going to far would ...

6. AS vs BSN (?)

   Rob_FL replied to Rob_FL's topic in General Nursing

   Will do.......Thanks. I plan to get more info Friday when I am off. All these courses etc are very confusing for me since it has been a long time since I was in college. For now the closest I have been to info about the differences between the two ...

7. AS vs BSN (?)

   Rob_FL replied to Rob_FL's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks! I am very interested in what the differences are in the studies. I the only pre-req I have done is the math.....I hated that with a passion since that is my weakest subject. I have A&P done from years back so I dont think that will work...

8. AS vs BSN (?)

   Rob_FL replied to Rob_FL's topic in General Nursing

   I will be meeting with some people to determine which way I am gonna go. I currently work for a very large teaching hospital here in Central Florida. I wanna do this so I will sacrifice whatever I need to to get my degree. The only thing I have ...

9. How much do you make?

   Rob_FL replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I will toss mine in here although an RN I am not 12.22 hour ORMC-Orlando, Florida I am a Medical Assitant with 9 years experience.

10. some questions (help)

    Rob_FL replied to Rob_FL's topic in General Nursing

    I appreciate the time you took to help me here. I am sure I want to do this.....I think I can squeeze it into my work schedule. They are somewhat flexible and I have already started makin arrangements for when I get into the actual program I can go ...

11. AS vs BSN (?)

    Rob_FL posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Great board........Very glad I found it. I wanted to know what some of the differences are in getting an Associates vs. Bachelors? When it comes to the RN programs. I can only guess that there may be a difference in pay but other than that I nee...

12. some questions (help)

    Rob_FL posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi I have been a CMA/RMA for 9 years now. I love my job but with my family starting to grow I want to get my RN. I live in Florida and work at a level one hospital. My questions are How do you folks like your career choice? I am ready to do this...