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  1. Immigration Issues That You Need To Be Aware Of

    NurseguyFL replied to suzanne4's topic in Immigration Advice

    This whole immigration thing appears to be extremely complicated. I hope that whatever new laws they come up with in Congress this time streamlines the process and makes it easier for nurses to get...

  2. Immigration Issues That You Need To Be Aware Of

    NurseguyFL replied to suzanne4's topic in Immigration Advice

    I find this quite odd. I am an American citizen, and I don't habitually travel with my birth certificate or social security card in my wallet when I'm driving anywhere---unless I intend to use them to...

  3. Seeking information on Green Cards

    NurseguyFL replied to bizeemonkey's topic in Travel

    I doubt you will get many responses to your question in this forum because most of us who post here are Americans and we don't really know a whole lot about visas and green cards. Try posting your...

  4. Paid more than perm staff nurses?

    NurseguyFL replied to redshott's topic in Travel

    Of course, we're all entitled to our points of view but I agree with Carol on this. If you maintain a permanent tax home elsewhere, then housing and certain other work-related miscellaneous costs are...

  5. May be Relocating to Florida

    NurseguyFL replied to mydee's topic in Florida Nursing

    Go to http://www.facts.org and do a search. Once you put in the type of degree program you are looking for (BSN, ASN, public, private,...) it will bring up information on all the Florida colleges that...

  6. florida nursing???

    NurseguyFL replied to NYSNOWBUNNY007's topic in Florida Nursing

    I live in Broward County, but I've worked up and down the entire east coast of the state. I confess that lately I spend most of my time working outside the state, because I was making better money and...

  7. florida nursing???

    NurseguyFL replied to NYSNOWBUNNY007's topic in Florida Nursing

    All depends on perspective---and perspective is always skewed when you compare apples to oranges. Even in Florida, the scope of practice for LPNs is a little different than the one for RNs. There are...

  8. Recent grad starting to do research for traveling....

    NurseguyFL replied to dansamy's topic in Travel

    Compared to others here, I haven't been a traveler for a long time. However, even during my short career as a travel nurse I've already learned that the industry is always changing. Travel companies...

  9. Hello from current Traveler having issues, looking for support

    NurseguyFL replied to tartay0211RN's topic in Travel

    Its not hard at all. If you are flexible about where you will work you shouldn't have any problems finding a position, especially if you've done two assignments before and you have good references....

  10. Should you stick with what you know?

    NurseguyFL replied to nurse303's topic in Travel

    Excellent advice, as always, from llg. Peds is VERY different from adult med surg. You need almost an entirely different skills set to go from one to the other because the assessments, drugs, and...

  11. Silvadene-HELP

    NurseguyFL replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Let it go! You now know what Silvadene

  12. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    NurseguyFL replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I disagree. I don't think its necessary to be a victim of the US health care system to tell a story about it. My opinion of Michael Moore is that he's more of a story-teller than a messenger, and when...

  13. What is the specialty with the most travel opportunies

    NurseguyFL replied to ONMELD's topic in Travel

    I agree with Suzanne4, you should be looking into the areas that you like to work in instead of just looking for whatever areas have the most opportunities. I mostly work in critical care, and that's...

  14. travel to CA

    NurseguyFL replied to momofsix's topic in Travel

    I love California and will definitely be going back there for my next travel assignment this summer. Only, I wouldn't work for Kaiser in the Bay Area again because of their floating policy. My last...

  15. Is it just me or are agency nurses not treated very nicely?

    NurseguyFL replied to AmyRN1227's topic in Agency Nurses

    Becoming frustrated and crying are exactly the things you shouldn't do. I don't take trash from anyone, but I don't get 'attitude' from too many nurses most places I work because they realize pretty...

  16. My Recent Trip To Florida

    NurseguyFL replied to MsMorningGlory's topic in Florida Nursing

    There has been a lot of talk in political circles about property tax reductions but no bill has yet been passed in either the house or the senate. Also, the governor has said that any bill that is...

  17. Port St. Lucie, Ft Pierce, JFK Atlantis

    NurseguyFL replied to michnurse12's topic in Florida Nursing

    Dear, OP Please spare yourself the headache by AVOIDING all three hospitals that you are asking about. Although the nursing staff are friendly the facilities themselves are all pretty bad. You should...

  18. RN from h#ll

    NurseguyFL replied to bshaw96's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    To the OP, If I were you I wouldn't put too much focus on this. That RN will eventually self-destruct. If that is the attitude she has towards her peers she's not going to last long at that place, or...

  19. ALL About Staffing - HCA hospitals

    NurseguyFL replied to michnurse12's topic in Travel

    I don't know about St. Lucie or Fort Pierce, but I have worked in a few of the Palm Beach County hospitals that are owned by HCA and they are pretty much the same. LadyNasdaq is right, you can make...

  20. Is FL nursing really all that bad?

    NurseguyFL replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Short answer to the OP: yes, its pretty bad. But a lot depends on what part of the state you are working in and who owns the hospital that you are working for. As far as the salaries go, I think the...

  21. Gay Nurses... help!

    NurseguyFL replied to quakerkid's topic in Male Nursing Students

    The outburst from that guy was so 'high school' its not even funny. But then again, this IS south Florida and there are a lot of gay people everywhere here, so maybe he thought it was no big deal to...

  22. Rastafari nurse and marijuana use

    NurseguyFL replied to ncriverrat's topic in General Nursing

    Your friend has the right to believe whatever she wants to, but her assumptions about the law are incorrect. What she's telling you is also not true about marijuana and rastafarianism. Many Rastas are...

  23. Where Is The Worst place to work in Florida?

    NurseguyFL replied to MsMorningGlory's topic in Florida Nursing

    That's exactly the point. If you plan on moving to south Florida to work as a nurse, DON'T! Most of the hospitals down here are owned by the two gigantic evil corporations who couldn't care any less...

  24. Nurse Patient Ratios...

    NurseguyFL replied to PatricksRNMommy's topic in Florida Nursing

    In south Florida, pretty much anything goes when it comes to ratios. Depends on the time of year and how short-staffed the hospital is. The worst I've ever personally gotten was 14 in med surg and 9...

  25. Curriculum of BSN?

    NurseguyFL replied to rll28's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Tweety, Your BSN program sounds very different from mine. My program was anything but easy. There were so many projects and research papers to do. It was crazy! The physical assessment and...