NurseguyFL

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  1. Prioritization/delegation dilemma..help please!!

    NurseguyFL replied to rissa47's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Daytonite hit the nail on the head. How you answer these types of questions depends on two things: understanding what's going on with the patient, and knowing which part of the nursing process...

  2. Hca

    NurseguyFL replied to AMANSVIEW's topic in Travel

    Just be careful if you decide to go with them. I once took a contract with them and will not be working for them again in future. However, what some others have said may be true, perhaps it depends on...

  3. Need to interview another member of a professional nursing organization...PLEASE help

    NurseguyFL posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello everyone, I am working on a few research papers, and one of my assignments is to interview a member of a professional nursing organization and write a report about it. I can't use my own...

  4. Need to interview another member of a professional nursing organization...PLEASE help

    NurseguyFL replied to NurseguyFL's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Can somebody, ANYBODY, please, please, please, help me with this? The answers to the questions can be brief. I just need something basic to build my paper on. I'd be very grateful for even a single...

  5. Need to interview another member of a professional nursing organization...PLEASE help

    NurseguyFL replied to NurseguyFL's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Nobody?

  6. stuck between nursing and medical school

    NurseguyFL replied to youngEd's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't agree more with the above statements. Medicine and nursing are two very, very different things. The one you choose should depend on what you really want to do with your life. I do not...

  7. Dating for Men in Nursing/Nursing School

    NurseguyFL replied to Raymond CA's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I advise against the whole relationship thing while you are in nursing school, unless you are already in a relationship or already married. Nursing school is a very stressful experience. Dating and...

  8. "ratios"? and pay in California?

    NurseguyFL replied to NewJA's topic in California Nursing

    I don't know if there's really such a thing as a 'going rate' for nurses in the Bay Area. People I've talked to when I was working up there tell me that how much you are able to get depends on how...

  9. Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center

    NurseguyFL replied to wooosp's topic in California Nursing

    There is a good reason---they are a part of Tenet! It seems the management doesn't give any support to nurses there and they keep losing them to better and better-paying hospitals (i.e. county), and...

  10. Best Florida city?

    NurseguyFL replied to lmolvr's topic in Florida Nursing

    Although I am currently a traveler, my permanent home is in southeast FL and I can't honestly say that anywhere in that area deserves to be on a best-of-anything list. My family moved here in the 80s...

  11. Traveling by air....what about a car?

    NurseguyFL replied to Guardian's topic in Travel

    When you say 'you will automatically get a car...' doesn't this depend on the assignment? Unless this is something new with OA. I spoke with a recruiter at that company late last year and the...

  12. good but grrr...

    NurseguyFL replied to Kait's topic in Travel

    Kait, If you don't mind my asking, is there a reason that you specifically want to work at this hospital for such low pay? Even if the travel company is paying your rent and utilities they are still...

  13. Pharmacology question

    NurseguyFL replied to Chantilly's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We have room to play with dosing only if we have specifically ordered parameters (i.e. 1 percocet 5mg for moderate pain, and 2 percocet 5mg for severe pain). In this case, the nursing implications...

  14. Questions about the license exam.

    NurseguyFL replied to WindCloudG's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    All depends on where you intend to work. If you want to work as an RN in the US, the exam that you need to take is the NCLEX. If your nursing education was completed outside the US and you are seeking...

  15. "ratios"? and pay in California?

    NurseguyFL replied to NewJA's topic in California Nursing

    Jeff A, Good nursing care is not just about earning high salaries, and I seriously doubt that most of us in this profession are doing it just for the money. (Quite honestly, I don't think we get paid...

  16. Do travel agencies lowball you? Difference between staff/agency nurse pay?

    NurseguyFL replied to Kait's topic in Travel

    The answer to your question is 'yes'. Some of them will---if you let them. These people are in business to make money, and not all of them are reputable. Don't be too quick to sign any contract, no...

  17. how do i max my income as new grad

    NurseguyFL replied to focker-male nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm. As a new grad with no nursing experience you probably won't be making 'top' bucks anywhere. New grads in certain areas (i.e. the San Francisco Bay Area) make a lot more than even experienced RNs...

  18. Computer charting..Uhggg!

    NurseguyFL replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I love it! If it is a well-designed system, and you take the time to learn how to use it, it can make your charting much easier. The ones I've used have an extensive list of descriptors that you can...

  19. Questions about Drs orders HELP!! Please!

    NurseguyFL replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    What others have posted is correct. MDs will sometimes order semingly weird dosings of certain types of medications specific to the patient's condition. Renal alternation is usually the reason. Some...

  20. Memorial Healthcare System or Broward General???

    NurseguyFL replied to StaRNew's topic in Florida Nursing

    fyi, the nbhd hospitals are easier to get into than the memorial hospitals and they use a lot of agency nurses. Memorial rarely ever does that. in fact, memorial's hr dept is notoriously slow in...

  21. Reporting a Doctor

    NurseguyFL replied to NurseWi_JennJenn's topic in General Nursing

    Good advice so far! Always best to follow the chain of command and document, document, document EVERYTHING! What some nurses do not realize is that we do not have to put up with any sort of abuse from...

  22. Memorial Healthcare System or Broward General???

    NurseguyFL replied to StaRNew's topic in Florida Nursing

    I've worked for both and I will say that they both have their pluses and minuses, depending on what specialty areas and which floors you are working on. Broward General is a part of the North Broward...

  23. Floating to other units while traveling

    NurseguyFL replied to lorster's topic in Travel

    Some people will say that a verbal agreement is still an agreemtn and should be honored. I disagree. I feel that as long as you didn't sign anything you can always change your mind and back out of it,...

  24. Who survives ARDS in your experiences?

    NurseguyFL replied to redwinggirlie's topic in General Nursing

    I would say about 50% of the cases of ARDS I've seen in critical care don't make it. However, a lot depends on the cause of the condition and complications from other health problems the patient has...

  25. scrubs

    NurseguyFL replied to timdmb's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I now buy all my scrubs at lydiasunifroms.com. I have been using them for a while now. Their prices are reasonable and they have a nice variety of stuff for men. You can get from the very cheap kinds...