didi768

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    keiser university

    didi768 replied to starnurse2b16's topic in Florida Nursing

    Oh wow, didn't know they went non-profit. Good to know. They are right down the street. Do they offer a 4 yr. degree? A 2 yr. is
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    Hospital vs. Clinic

    didi768 replied to FloatFNP-C's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just want someone to train me in a clinic. Is that too much to ask lol? To train my on EMR and EKG? How hard can that be lol? It's like all my years of hospital mean nothing since it's been 15...
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    Hospital vs. Clinic

    didi768 replied to FloatFNP-C's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wait, did you know I too worked in Ortho for years? Small world. Med-surg as
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    Hospital vs. Clinic

    didi768 replied to FloatFNP-C's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh my gosh, how nice to meet you then!! I live off Waters/Hanley area in NW Tampa. I tried HCC but like I said, that class!!!! I wish hospitals would go back to training nurses like they did when...
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    2015 Current LPN Pay

    didi768 replied to ipraz4him's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    16 hr. homecare LPN nursing in Tampa
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    January 2015 Top 8 Captions - Help Select $100 Winner

    didi768 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    I can't tell you how many patients I've had to watch so their nurse could go smoke. They get way too many breaks
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    Hospital vs. Clinic

    didi768 replied to FloatFNP-C's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can't get in either facility so count yourself blessed lol. I'm looking for an LPN to RN bridge and have no clue where to start. All I know is that I suck at A&P
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    LPN Bridge programs

    didi768 replied to AJ13's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Oh okay thanks. Gee, sounds nice about the prereq's since I have none lol. What program is it? I mean what school/company? So hard to survive these days. Especially if you shop at Publix grocery...
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    LPN Bridge programs

    didi768 replied to AJ13's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I don't know but I'd like to know too. What do you mean farmed out
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    hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    didi768 replied to SILVACH24's topic in Florida Nursing

    I was always told you don't even need to know calcuations due to the machines doing it all for you nowdays. Not true I
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    hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    didi768 replied to SILVACH24's topic in Florida Nursing

    You are all so brave. Wish I could start my life over and go for the 4 yr. RN right off the bat. Why o why did I ever go for the
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    Frustrated New Grad LPN with NO experience

    didi768 replied to Happynurs3's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    So sorry to hear that. If my husband ever dies I am SCREWED because I will have to nurse again and I'm terrified to no end. I just want something different. Problem is no one will hire me now...
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    Office nursing

    didi768 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I've been in pediatric home care for 11 yrs. in Tampa FL but so want office now. Should I take phlebotomy classes as well as EKG classes before applying? Even if I take those, when they ask if I...
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    Office nursing

    didi768 replied to didi768's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hmm private duty as in homes? I did that I can't take the isolation. Please don't go the LPN to RN route because I think the bridge program only gets you the 2 yr. and in FL they will not hire any...
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    Office nursing

    didi768 replied to didi768's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    NO. Not really looking now
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    hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    didi768 replied to SILVACH24's topic in Florida Nursing

    Is an E-book just for online classes then? My book was huge back in '04 and my son's he just got is a spiral bound HUGE thing for AP 1. As many times as I turned pages back then, a spiral would have...
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    hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    didi768 replied to SILVACH24's topic in Florida Nursing

    why can't you guys buy used books at half.com or something?? My son's A/P book was SPIRAL....terrible...cheap crap. When you need to be turning pages quickly spiral is not the way to go. That was...
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    hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    didi768 replied to SILVACH24's topic in Florida Nursing

    2 hr class, not 2 yr class yikes. any 2 yr class would suck lol...on the
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    hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    didi768 replied to SILVACH24's topic in Florida Nursing

    What is
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    hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    didi768 replied to SILVACH24's topic in Florida Nursing

    Stop it. You're all tempting me to retake A/P now lol. With Smith. I had Vincent Scialli forlecture, some old fart for lab. He was useless. Son had Meads who has you print off slides every week if...
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    hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    didi768 replied to SILVACH24's topic in Florida Nursing

    Correction: Nelson is
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    hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    didi768 replied to SILVACH24's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hi HazwoperDeal, where are you located? Is it a 2 yr. class? Fully legit and all I'm assuming. Not sure if any "aren't" lol, but it's good to
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    hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    didi768 replied to SILVACH24's topic in Florida Nursing

    Nelson CPR in Tampa offers the cheapest CPR and it's only 2 hrs. for healthcare professionals. Check it out. Nelson's CPR & First Aid Training
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    hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    didi768 replied to SILVACH24's topic in Florida Nursing

    CPR at Leary, is it a two hour for health professionals or ?. Mine is way overdue
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    hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    didi768 replied to SILVACH24's topic in Florida Nursing

    Are we allowed to discuss instructors to AVOID here lol? I was going to the Dale Mabry Campus but stopped. I just can't pass Anatomy higher than a D ugh. My mind is shot. I'm 48...no excuse I know...