caroladybelle BSN, RN

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    BSN without RN

    caroladybelle replied to jcarver1112's topic in General Students

    The problem is that virtually all states require an ACCREDITED RN program to have a certain number of clinical hours, something that cannot and will not be obtained on line. This is in line with most...
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    Salary for Florida Nurses

    caroladybelle replied to AlexisNicole's topic in Florida Nursing

    A quick search on this website will give you all the data you need. It was been discussed frequently on this BB. Delray's hospital reputation throughout the the traveler nurse circuit has it nicknamed...
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    Pt's/visitors reading Fifty Shades of Grey???

    caroladybelle replied to neverbethesame's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Personally, I think that it is one of the worst pieces of fiction, combining the qualities of a bad harlequin novels, tacky penthouse stories and written to a teenage level reading skill (though...
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    Salary for Florida Nurses

    caroladybelle replied to AlexisNicole's topic in Florida Nursing

    There are reasons for that. And why they hire many new
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    What kind of little "Thanks" does your hospital give, or are they too cheap?

    caroladybelle replied to pattyslattery's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This!!!!! My current employer pays me well, does not short staff, does not write one up over trivial stuff, does not stint on the OT pay, and if in an emergency, we have to stay on site, they offer...
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    Interview for oncology position: Do I disclose that I'm pregnant?

    caroladybelle replied to jessicakay's topic in Oncology

    Several issues:Technically, per OSHA, if proper precautions are taken AT ALL TIMES, there is nothing to preclude pregnant nurses from taking chemo patients. Having said that, in my experience, very...
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    Living "weeks to months" with no food and sips of fluid? Really?

    caroladybelle replied to Marshall1's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have seen people last over 6 weeks with little PO intake. As far as O2, it is a comfort measure more than anything, thus I rarely worry whether it will lengthen life or not, as long as it is not...
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    Confused between school and preganacy

    caroladybelle replied to sabita143's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    And I've met many that deeply regret not waiting to have kids until they were ready and settled. And I know people that thought that the abortion was the better of the options available to them. No...
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    Low census. . .no work. . .

    caroladybelle replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty standard in places like Florida, and part of the reason that I left
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    Employment Opportunities

    caroladybelle replied to Dauntless's topic in General Students

    There is a great deal of competition for nursing school. You might find yourself on a waiting list for a long time, just to be admitted. It also makes no sense, why a PA program would require hours...
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    Employment Opportunities

    caroladybelle replied to Dauntless's topic in General Students

    There hs been a "rush to nursing" for the past 5 years or more, and jobs are very difficult to find for new grads. Even experienced nurses are having an increasingly difficult time finding...
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    Associate's degree v. Bachelor's degree starting wages.

    caroladybelle replied to dzadzey's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    And your purpose in posting this (which has been posted in hundreds of forms, literally thousands of times on this website) is? Out of curiosity, what are you seeking to present or what response do...
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    Complying with CA BON deficient courses

    caroladybelle replied to RhanSantiago84's topic in Nurse Registration

    The point is it is not a "special" requirement.If one is trying to achieve a goal (in this case, to qualify to be an RN in CA), it makes sense to investigate the requirements, and choose education to...
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    Complying with CA BON deficient courses

    caroladybelle replied to RhanSantiago84's topic in Nurse Registration

    Have you questioned why YOU personally opted to pursue a degree program that was inadequate for your goals or to the director of the program that you graduated from, why they choose to provide an...
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    A rash of firings...

    caroladybelle replied to kesmarn's topic in General Nursing

    A 70s era SciFi film where everyone would be killed off when they turned
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    Texting while doing patient care?

    caroladybelle replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My question: Why are you "physically" chained to your phone and why haven't you gone to the police to arrest who did that to you?????? The point: no one requires you to be accessible at every moment,...
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    1:1 to patient on airborne precations

    caroladybelle replied to coffee&milk's topic in Infectious Disease

    The point is that they do not need 1:1 for airbourne. I work an immunosuppression unit with great ratios, and never seen 1:1 for airbourne.....in fact, for some treatments, we are required to use the...
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    Seasonal Nursing in Florida

    caroladybelle replied to motennrn's topic in Travel

    Even Floridians find the WPB corridor "disappointing" and often dangerous to one's license. Healthcare is more about appeasing people than actually making them healthy, there. The poor staffing in...
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    Relocating to South Florida

    caroladybelle replied to NYRN85's topic in Florida Nursing

    As the economy in Florida is one of the worst hit in the nation, there are many out of work nurses, increasing competition. In addition, summertime is the slow (few "snowbirds") season in Florida, so...
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    Nurse who needs HELP!!

    caroladybelle replied to HeatherMc13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Many hospitals will not touch your application until you pass the NCLEX. With thousands of unemployed LICENSED nurses, they is little reason to spend much time on applications that haven't even a...
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    Refusing the Influenza Vaccine

    caroladybelle replied to TheAmazingMrsA's topic in General Students

    What difference would use of Tamiflu make?While it is a treatment for flu, it is not a cure. To my knowledge, it is not used as prophylaxis, nor can it prevent you from spreading it once you have the...
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    Stretching the truth...

    caroladybelle replied to FaithGurl93's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Preparing you for nursing is education, and hopefully/theoretically ALL schools do that for professional education.It is not the same as performing those skills independantly, using one's own...
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    Stretching the truth...

    caroladybelle replied to FaithGurl93's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    People that list clinicals as "nursing experience" pretty much get their application filed in the circular "no return" file from my standpoint. Virtually EVERY GOOD legimate nursing school requires...
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    Refusing the Influenza Vaccine

    caroladybelle replied to TheAmazingMrsA's topic in General Students

    For an employer, possibly.For nursing school, it prevent you from attending. The issue has less to do with the school and much much more to do with clinical sites and experiences. Most schools attend...
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    The War On Fat

    caroladybelle replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing