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  1. Getting a MSN without a BSN

    EMTPTORN replied to tracie0305's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

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  2. Functional / Team Nursing

    EMTPTORN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello All, Anybody know much about functional nursing or team nursing? I have to do a presentation on these two different delivery systems, and to find good articles and research has been very...

  3. Specific Travel Company for CALI

    EMTPTORN posted a topic in Travel

    Hello All! Am planing to take a travel assignment in CALI. Interested if anyone has any specific experience with any of these travel companies: Bryan Healthcare, Supplemental Healthcare, and...

  4. what states do not accept Excelsior?

    EMTPTORN replied to arvolina's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I know if you are newly enrolled in excelsior you cannot work in CA. My wife went thru it in 2004 and she is not eligible. Also I know FL you are not eligible to start work as new grad unless you were...

  5. New grad pay in NORTH Florida?

    EMTPTORN replied to MuddaMia's topic in Florida Nursing

    Jay Florida, huh?? There is a hospital in Jay, it is owned by Baptist Healthcare, they also have a hospital in Pensacola. Baptist will pay new grad around 16.00 per hr to start, maybe more with some...

  6. Can I hear some positive things about nursing school?

    EMTPTORN replied to rntoben2008's topic in General Students

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  7. No.Colorado Economy? Relocating

    EMTPTORN replied to marshalbc77's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I am moving to the Boulder area and there are many many more jobs there than here in Fl. The hospital I am going to is Cost of living where we are going is higher for some things, but the pay is also...

  8. Icu Internship In Denver

    EMTPTORN posted a topic in General Nursing

    HELLO ALL! MY WIFE AND I ARE MOVING TO DENVER AREA IN SUMMER. WHEN WE MOVE MY WIFE WILL HAVE 8 MONTHS PCU EXPERIENCE AS AN RN (3 YRS BEFORE AS LPN) AND WANTS TO GO TO WORK IN ICU. CAN ANYONE ADVISE OF...

  9. Nurse to patient ratios and job stress

    EMTPTORN replied to EmilyCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    . What department/setting do you work in? er 2. What shift do you work? a. Days b. Swing c. Nights nights 3. What is the typical nurse to patient ratio in your department? 4:1 4. Does your department...

  10. Medic transition to ER

    EMTPTORN replied to MsBruiser's topic in Emergency

    It Is A Breeze Of A Transition:paramedic To Er-rn. You Spend The Majority Of The Time Trying To Keep Up With Your 4-5pts. For Example, The Er I Work In, If You Have Any Empty Room It Is Only For...

  11. Pensacola nursing schools good?

    EMTPTORN replied to l2ebeccaLynn's topic in Florida Nursing

    Reference Some Previous Comments About Pjc....i Went There And Here Is My 2 Cents: 1. Nobody At That School Ever Told Me They Were Nln Acredited, They Did Say However They Wished To Be Again Someday....

  12. Should I transition to the ER?

    EMTPTORN replied to Jackal66's topic in Emergency

    I cannot compare working on the floor to the ER as I have only worked ER. The ER I work in sees 75,000 cases per year. Between Regular ER beds, Fasttrack beds, Peds beds, hall beds, and trauma beds,...

  13. EMR in the ED

    EMTPTORN replied to ERnursie172's topic in Emergency

    The ER i work at uses IBEX, I love it. It is very easy to use. Nice features is you can look up past visits, see previous d/c instructions(ie you were told not to come back here seeking pain meds, you...

  14. Florida Hospital College Of Health Sciences??? Any good

    EMTPTORN replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Florida Nursing

    hello sunnyjohn, i do not think they have an adn distant learning/online degree. they do have an online bsn degree. i will start in may and it will take me 8 semesters to complete, i have 3 prereqs...

  15. Online RN to BSN Programs

    EMTPTORN replied to Cqc_Cqb's topic in Online Distance Learning

    hello h60medic, for years i planned on going to regents (now excelsior) but never did. I dreamed also for yrs of the 24/48 schedule cus i was used to 48/48 or 72/48....anyway, i finally got my rn the...

  16. RN to BSN

    EMTPTORN replied to Tweety's topic in Online Distance Learning

    hello tweety, i am a florida night-shift guy myself.... i am starting the florida hospital bsn program in may. am currently taking statisticsthru my local cc, then plan to clep english 2 and western...

  17. how to be er?

    EMTPTORN replied to whiteri's topic in Emergency

    the most important qualification you need to work in the er you will not get in a book or from a class- self confidence and

  18. paramedic to RN

    EMTPTORN replied to emsboss's topic in General Nursing

    ems boss, I think it is probably worth it. when i quit my last ems job i was making 12 an hr. i started as a nurse 10 dollars an hr more than that (and this is lousy nurse pay). I do work nights for...

  19. Pensacola pay rates

    EMTPTORN replied to missrhonda's topic in Florida Nursing

    Most of the RN's in this area don't make 24.... Pool at my hospital for RN is 25...30 for nights.....don't know for

  20. Pensacola pay rates

    EMTPTORN replied to missrhonda's topic in Florida Nursing

    LPN pay is not real good in this area in any venue, few hosptial jobs... but I do know if you work nights pool you can make around 17 an hr. FT hospital and or nursing home probably around 12....that...

  21. Nurse/patient Ratio.....

    EMTPTORN replied to Ari RN's topic in General Nursing

    44 bed level 2 trauma center: ratio officially just reduced from 4:1 to 3:1.....unoffically could be up to 5:1 with hall pts...could be worse with multiple traumas in the

  22. trauma level 1 or 3?

    EMTPTORN replied to RN92's topic in Emergency

    level 1 takes the most critical, level 3 takes least critical. it is that way in FL and i believe all over. the differences: level 1 must have trauma staff (surgeons) in house ready to operate at a...

  23. California license plates

    EMTPTORN replied to EMTPTORN's topic in General Nursing

    thank ya'll for replying. i have not had a moving violation in 14yrs, so it will be easy to follow the traffic laws. It is comforting to know then that what i heard was wrong. I went to the CA DMV...

  24. California license plates

    EMTPTORN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I read on delphi forums about nurse travelers being ticketed for not registering their personal vehicles in CA (if the traveler drove their own vehicle from their home state) and obtaining CA license...

  25. Exelsior And California

    EMTPTORN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, A Few Pointed Questions, Thanks In Adnvace For The Help.... If You Are A California Lpn And You Finish Your Rn By Doing Excelsior, Are You Able To Get Licensed In Ca After Passing Nclex?...