NurseguyFL

As much as I love New York, I wouldn't move there to work as a nurse. Some of the hospitals are terrible there! And as for the poster who said that you make more money in NY, I don't know about that. Maybe its different now but travel pay in New York...

Depends on the deal you have with the agency. Some people take the housing stipend and find their own apartment. Last time I was there the agency put me up at the Oakwood apartments, and it included everything---linens, utilities, etc. http://www.oak...

What do you mean by "a trend"? Exactly how many nurses in your hospital are doing these things---one, a few, all? Its difficult to believe that there is actually a 'trend' among nurses anywhere, to arbitrarily ignore doctors orders or protocols. Unle...

Thank you so much for this perspective. I was recently talking to a recruiter who was REALLY trying to sell both these locations to me for my next travel assignment. Both are offering travel pay that is higher than they normally do, and now I know wh...

Will they will accept your credits as long as they are coming from an accredited school? Yes. Will they accept ALL of your credits, as long as they are coming from an accredited school? Not necessarily. It depends on the school that you are transfer...

Recall the stuff you learned during your cardio rotation in nursing school---the patho, the rhythm strips, the drugs---that's the basics of tele nursing. If the unit manager knows you don't have tele experience and she still offered you the job then ...

If you want to go to Miami try to get into one of the Baptist Hospitals there, or if you're into peds try for Miami Childrens. If you're looking for a huge level 1 teaching hospital, then try for the University of Miami/Jackson. I wouldn't recommend ...

The pay for the Boca area is similar to what Narcan posted above for Miami. You may be able to get a bit more with shift diffs, but not that much more. Also, the hospitals in that Palm Beach County area aren't such great places to work. Most are owne...

"Half-backers". I love it! LOL. I also own a home in Florida and wish I could unload it and get out of here permanently. Unfortunately, now is not a good time to try to sell a house in Florida because there just aren't any buyers out there. I have a...

I don't doubt that its possible to make that kind of money in FL, provided you are working an average of 72 or more hours per week, and willing to put up with just about anything at all. All the power to you! I could never do it---especially not wit...

Burnout is possible at any time. I've known people who quit altogether after only a few months. You are right that most people don't really understand what nurses do, and I can't think of too much that has ever been done to correct misperceptions abo...

Hey, NurseCyd, This is an old thread, but I strongly suspect that the agency you're asking about is the same one the OP was complaining about. I suspect this because the things she mentioned sound very similar to stuff that company did with me also. ...

You guys have got to be kidding! Whatever is going on with the patient ought to involve the nurse because if and when things change, how can the nurse maintain quality control of the patient's care if information about the patient is being hidden. Wh...

I doubt that what your friends told you about making the same salary in FL as they did in NY is entirely true. Florida pay has never been high, but you can make more if you do agency instead of working staff. However, in most cases its like comparing...

There is a school that specializes in continuing education for nurses in North Miami that does PICC line training and certification. Its called Nursing Unlimited. They have a good reputation in the area and I've taken some classes with them in the pa...

As Suzanne said, local agency nursing is not 100% reliable in terms of the financial outcome you are seeking. If nursing in your local area is the way it is in many other areas during the summer, then the hospitals may not always as busy as they are ...

I would not recommend going to CT for $30. That money is just too low for the area. Kinda depends on whether its near the NY metro area or further out. Although I can't imagine there are many, if any, cheap places anywhere outside of Hartford. CT is ...

Ok, so summer is coming up and I know this means that local agency work in south Florida will soon dry up. So, once again I'm getting ready to do a travel assignment outside the state. I've decided to try finding my own apartment and taking the housi...

I had a similar experience with Meditech. You are correct. Scanning systems rely on the pharmacy to properly prepare and stock the right medications in the right dosages, and also on accurate setup of the medications, dosages, and times on the MAR bu...

I would also encourage the OP to reconsider his/her decision to quit after only 4 months. Hospital nursing is not an easy thing even for very experienced RNs, and its much more of a challenge for a new RN because there are so many things that you are...

I've had ALL my shifts canceled for almost two weeks straight while I worked agency and in many cases, it has nothing at all to do with the agency. Sometimes the docs walk through and d/c a lot of patients the day before, and once the census drops si...

I find that docs who ask "what do you think/want to give" are great people to work with. They are usually the more experienced clinicians who respect our professional judgment and assessment skills and will go along with whatever we suggest most of t...

The South Florida area hospitals pay around the same for new grads---low 20s. However, I do not recommend Aventura for many reasons. Not a very safe place to practice if you value your license. They have had too many malpractice lawsuits (safety issu...

As I said before, you are entitled to your opinions. But you should be aware that they are just that---opinions. Clearly, you prefer to argue only about what you think you know instead of looking objectively at all the facts, and to take such a posit...

You are still not getting the point, but that's ok. Your choice. I used to believe as you now do, until I worked with two different tax experts, both of whom demonstrated clearly to me that housing money falls into one of two categories. It is either...