NICU_RNwantsFL

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1. Anyone have any alligator stories?

   NICU_RNwantsFL posted a topic in Florida

   Recently my husband and I bought some property near Micanopy (between Gainesville and Ocala) in anticipation of moving there summer of 2006. Stupid me thought I might perhaps be able to stroll my property without fear of being attacked by alligators....

2. Realistic starting pay for RN's in N FL?

   NICU_RNwantsFL replied to Karen06's topic in Florida

   True, Florida has no state income tax - but that is because they @*$* you on PROPERTY taxes. We bought property down there recently, and I am just wondering how people keep from losing their homes!

3. Special FL Housing for Nurses

   NICU_RNwantsFL replied to LilStudent's topic in Florida

   Hi - Do you know what the name of this program is, or whom to contact? I'm working in SC right now, but plan is for hubby to retire summer of '06, then we move to Florida and build a house on property we just bought. I will still need to work, and wi...

4. Archived SC Nurses Posts from 2004

   NICU_RNwantsFL replied to Tomskatt's topic in South Carolina

   WOW, Sea Island Yank!!!!! Car insurance must have been thru the ROOF in Massachusetts for you to think SC's insurance is low!!!!! Moved from Ohio to SC 15 yrs ago. Our car insurance quadrupled (that's times FOUR!!!!!) with the SAME insurance company,...

5. Shands chain of hospitals/Gainesville

   NICU_RNwantsFL replied to Town & Country's topic in Florida

   Hi Tami! Are you still working at Shands @UF? Thanks!

6. Unions

   NICU_RNwantsFL replied to mmichie73's topic in Florida

   My GUESS is that most states in the South are right-to-work states (meaning unions are not encouraged) - at least that is true in SC

7. Shands chain of hospitals/Gainesville

   NICU_RNwantsFL replied to Town & Country's topic in Florida

   Hi, Shezami - I just got back from Gainesville area last week (hubby and I are trying to buy some property near there, and hope to relocate there in 2 yrs) - what area of nursing would you be in? I am very interested in working in their NICU,at that ...

8. Florida Nurses Salary

   NICU_RNwantsFL replied to Bclynn3's topic in Florida

   What part of Florida are you in, Jboy? And how many yrs experience?

9. Salaries in Florida

   NICU_RNwantsFL replied to HannahRN24's topic in Florida

   Greetings from South Carolina, y'all! Any info on RN wages for central Florida, say in NICU with 3-1/2 yrs. exp.? Also, anyone here work at Shands in Gainesville? If it's any consolation, we South Carolina nurses aren't exactly rolling in $$$$$, eith...

10. Woman refuses CS, charged with murder

    NICU_RNwantsFL replied to crankyasanoldma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    kristytx - you took the words right out of my mouth!! i am certainly no beauty queen, but the scars probably would have onlyimproved her looks!

11. No NICU as GN

    NICU_RNwantsFL replied to CarVsTree's topic in NICU

    My NICU unit hires new graduates, but when I graduated, there were no NICU positions open. So I worked for a little over a year in Mom/Baby (Postpartum) before a NICU opening came up - I think taking care of well newborns was good experience in lear...

12. Preemie Nipples

    NICU_RNwantsFL replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU

    Our unit recently had an overhaul regarding preemie nipples - we dumped them, based on the theory that if an infant can't accommodate a term nipple, he's not ready to PO feed yet.

13. Neonatal Stethoscope?

    NICU_RNwantsFL replied to NICU-tc's topic in NICU

    My NICU does it the same as Teeny's. When I started NICU, I had to kiss my $$$ Littman Cardiology III ADIOS!!! But anything we can do to prevent cross-contamination in these little ones is worth it!

14. Woman refuses CS, charged with murder

    NICU_RNwantsFL replied to crankyasanoldma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    someone please explain to me how women like this are always so @%#* fertile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! she'll be back next year with another one in the oven. sorry if that sounds jaded, but so be it. :angryfire let's all pass the hat a...

15. Neonatal nurse advice!

    NICU_RNwantsFL replied to Special_kay85's topic in NICU

    all of the above post-ers hit the math nail right on the head. take all the math and all the science you can - you will need it and you will use it! you will use it directly when calculating dosages (or recalculating doctors' dosages - remember, if y...