NurseguyFL

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  1. kaiser?

    NurseguyFL replied to haji's topic in California Nursing

    Does anyone know if the Kaiser hospitals require PBDS

  2. Is employment contract binding?

    NurseguyFL replied to steu's topic in Florida Nursing

    Florida is an 'at will' employment state, which means either that your employer can fire you at any time for any reason, or that you can quit at any time for any reason. However, that changes if there...

  3. New grads and Cost of living in south florida

    NurseguyFL replied to kenesha212002's topic in Florida Nursing

    When people talk about "South Florida" they are usually referring to the entire region from West Palm Beach all the way down the the Keys. Exactly where are you planning to move to? All the area...

  4. San Fran vs. NYC cost of living

    NurseguyFL replied to njxcrush18's topic in California Nursing

    I've never lived or worked in California but have been a New York resident in the past. Depending on what income tax bracket you fall into, the net amount paid for state income tax and sales taxes may...

  5. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    NurseguyFL replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    Kashia, seems you answered your own question about where to move to. When most non-Californians hear the word 'California' they immediately think about huge cities like LA and San Francisco with...

  6. travel company playing games

    NurseguyFL replied to NurseguyFL's topic in Travel

    Baglady, Thanks for your input. I understand that these expenses will come out of my earnings. My issue is not that the rate of pay is reduced to cover them, it is about the amount that the agency is...

  7. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    NurseguyFL replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    People keep saying how expensive and crowded California is, but every place has both bad AND good qualities and California is no exception. If things were really so bad there then why aren't more...

  8. sacramento, california

    NurseguyFL replied to mayflower2000's topic in California Nursing

    I agree with Wendy. I also looked into positions in Sacramento and all of them are paying mid to high 30s per hour. Renting in Sacramento is not cheap if you want to live in a nice area, but it is...

  9. AMA must be disturbed

    NurseguyFL replied to ERNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Point taken, but this is all much ado about nothing. As someone correctly pointed out earlier, there was a time not too long ago when a very similar nomenclature argument was being used by MDs to keep...

  10. **Ga. Nurses, We need Help!!!

    NurseguyFL replied to bchboy's topic in Georgia Nursing

    This is not unique to Georgia. Here in Florida, the DOH posts our full names, addresses, and license numbers on their website, too. And, its not only RNs but every healthcare worker licensed by the...

  11. RENO/what travel companies already there?

    NurseguyFL replied to jsmebnme's topic in Travel

    Talemed also has positions there. I once worked with a very nice recruiter from that company who wanted to send me to Washoe. But I declined the position because I didn't like certain things I had...

  12. kaiser?

    NurseguyFL replied to haji's topic in California Nursing

    I find this hard to believe. Especially since they have SO MANY nursing vacancies advertised on their

  13. Mom & Dad were right: I'm a screw-up

    NurseguyFL replied to suture_self's topic in Male Nursing Students

    What you are experiencing is common to most nursing students when they begin the program. There is a HUGE difference between nursing courses and any of the pre-requisite courses you took before....

  14. "Male Problems" while nursing female

    NurseguyFL replied to Pat_Pat RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    You guys are too funny:) As Melina suggested, if this is a recurring situation for you its not a bad idea to wear very loose fitting scrub pants and underwear that keeps you somewhat 'restrained'....

  15. Disappointed with in-house nurse education

    NurseguyFL replied to floridaRNtoo's topic in Florida Nursing

    Seems to me that these are concerns to be raised with the unit manager. He/she is ultimately responsible for ensuring that nurses working on the floor are adequately trained and that they receive a...

  16. Waiting Months for a Temporary Ca License?

    NurseguyFL replied to Pachinko's topic in California Nursing

    Maybe I'm just lucky but twice last week (on different days) I called the California Board of Nursing and got through to a live person after only a couple of minutes with no problems at all. The lady...

  17. Applying To Florida Bon

    NurseguyFL replied to shiina,RN's topic in Florida Nursing

    The Florida Board of Nursing is a part of the Florida Department of Health. The BON has its own address, but it shares the same address as the DOH for receiving certain types of communications. You...

  18. Racism in the workplace

    NurseguyFL replied to staygold's topic in General Nursing

    Some interesting points are raised here, but as some of you correctly stated, prejudice takes many different forms and it doesn't stop at racism. There are people who love to slight fat people, gay...

  19. Going to school in NYC but will want a job in Florida

    NurseguyFL replied to NY Nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Carollady is 100% correct. You do not need to have experience to get a nursing job in any hospital in south Florida because they are all short staffed. Even though the recruiting ads all say they want...

  20. Mucomyst iv

    NurseguyFL replied to msn2008's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I've never seen an order for Mucomyst IV. It is one really nasty smelling drug so I always give it it in a small cup with a little cold orange juice and encourage the patient to chug it in one gulp....

  21. peripheral dopamine...eek!

    NurseguyFL replied to cvryder's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We infuse these drugs peripherally all the

  22. ? about Cardiac Cath Groin Puncture site

    NurseguyFL replied to KR's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    What does the cath site look like? Is it hard, red, painful, cold, pale? How are the right fem and pedal pulses? Could be mind over matter, could be vessel damage, could be that a piece of the...

  23. Is US30 per hour in San Francisco a good starting salary?

    NurseguyFL replied to FutureUSRN's topic in California Nursing

    I would not accept $30 per hour. Maybe in LA, but you should definitely be able to do better than that in the Bay Area. Look around for other

  24. What you can do if you fail in Nursing school?

    NurseguyFL replied to ludy's topic in Florida Nursing

    Depends on what you really want to do. If you still want to be an RN then perhaps the only option for you is to go the LPN route now and then do an RN completion program afterwards. It will take a bit...

  25. Polling our male nurses: What area of nursing are you currently in right now?

    NurseguyFL replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men in Nursing

    I float back and forth between PCCU and