caroladybelle BSN, RN

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    RN Pay in Orlando

    caroladybelle replied to izzybee2001's topic in Florida Nursing

    Generally much lower than the West coast. I know nurses with 16 yrs experience being offered 26-28/hr plus differential for fulltime with benefits in some of the hospitals in central FL, but it...
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    Dilute Urine Question

    caroladybelle replied to michelledandersen's topic in General Nursing

    As a note, there can be a number of reasons for drinking excess fluid for a urine test. As a traveler, many assignments required drug and/or alcohol screening. I have a "bashful bladder" issue, so...
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    Nursing care of ADN vs BSN

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

    I never realized Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health, were nursing homes. And to think that I had surgery in a nursing
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    Nursing care of ADN vs BSN

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

    Bluntly, their degree has little to nothing to do with their decision making ability - their intelligence and critical thinking ability does. And that has little to nothing to do with their
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    Starting to think there should be some limits...

    caroladybelle replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    Regrettably, many of us use the newest/active threads, so it brings up everything. The threads also often have deceptive
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    Loan forgiveness options? Help!

    caroladybelle replied to kaimkaim's topic in General Nursing

    First, many Southerners speak quite plainly, and I have found quite a few Yankees (not referring to the baseball team) that tiptoe delicately around the minefield of harsh truth. Now, to the OP, as an...
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    Starting to think there should be some limits...

    caroladybelle replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    Regrettably, often nursing instructors may ask them to post about an issue such as "ADN vs BSN", on a nursing bulletin board. At which I ask their instructor's name and contact data, so that I can...
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    Travel Nurse Scam?

    caroladybelle replied to 1alphamale's topic in Travel

    Let's see, you signed up here today, listing 0 years of experience and highest education as prenursing. You ask a question and preceed to get snotty with those that attempt to assist you. Way to...
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    Another RN wanting to come to Florida

    caroladybelle replied to njc2rn's topic in Florida Nursing

    In FL, on days on an Oncology unit, 5-7 by myself or 12 -13 with an LPN. Usually at least a DC or 2 with an admission or postop or two to quickly
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    The Hunger Games and Nursing

    caroladybelle replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    At the beginning of shift, everyone runs to to get the supplies that you need - blood gets shed, and there are many immediate losers. You got to fight for the good dynamap machine that prints. Your...
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    How to NOT Aid a Cheater?

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

    Uuuhhhh, I'm 50 and able to learn APA. All she needs is office suite software and Perrla. Seriously, that was lamest excuse ever for not doing a
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    Most surprising/shocking/interesting thing you've seen

    caroladybelle replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    A patient's tongue (necrotic) fell out while they were brushing their teeth. I never realized how large a person's complete tongue was until then. Necrosing sinus cancer having eaten away someone's...
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    Should Nurses know procedural costs?

    caroladybelle replied to Nolagrace1202's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I believe that nurses should know a ballpark idea of what procedures and costs of meds and supplies common to one's area are. It helps a great deal in discharge - getting prescriptions early for...
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    Unwanted transition

    caroladybelle replied to TSL7286's topic in General Nursing

    Let's say you have been working there a long time, know all the routines, the pts love you, you have everything set up the way that you like it, like the MD, etc. Then one day, you get hit by a drunk...
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    Don't Want To Touch Patients!

    caroladybelle replied to ThinBabe's topic in General Nursing

    Involves evaluating swallow function, talking trachs. Plenty of secretions, drool and germs
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    Likelihood of a new grad getting an ER job?

    caroladybelle replied to bigdreams01's topic in General Nursing

    FL has a high demand????? for nurses. It depends on the speciality, time of year, type of facility and job. Plenty of nursing home jobs, seasonal hospital jobs and part time jobs, perhaps. New grad...
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    question about post op mastectomy

    caroladybelle replied to rosy3's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Option 2, though both are problematic. Option 1 is incorrect, because those are not the appropriate exercises for a mastectomy pt immediately postop. Postop 24-48 hrs, they had me doing shoulder...
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    one side love problem between student nurse and doctor

    caroladybelle replied to chinglee's topic in General Students

    First, he is a med student, not a doctor. This means he has an extremely long time to go before he finishes school. Many are aware and some choose to avoid new relationships during this period. You...
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    FLAME ON!

    caroladybelle replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    I think I helped derail that one. Looking back at it, I should update my initial
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    Johns Hopkins Nurse/Patient Ratios?

    caroladybelle replied to PacoUSA's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I work at JHUH, but not in the units that you name. I do not know the ratios there, but I will say that the ratios in my department for my speciality, are much better than any other hospital in which...
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    The Fat One

    caroladybelle replied to Pink86's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I left a GA hospital, after 8 yrs service. I was well liked by many staff and float nurses, but had run afoul of some of the politics, and my manager. I go to a conference with a number of my former...
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    Mouth sores caused by Roxinol

    caroladybelle replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We cannot give medical advice but.... However, in 23 years of mostly oncology experience with some AIDS/ infectious disease nursing experience. I have never seen roxanol cause mouth sores in and of...
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    FLAME ON!

    caroladybelle replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    In the few (13) years of haunting med student/resident/doctor forums and working in teaching hospitals, I can honestly say, No, I have never seen someone post, "Am I smart enough to be a doctor". Also...
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    Another RN wanting to come to Florida

    caroladybelle replied to njc2rn's topic in Florida Nursing

    Good luck with Key Largo or any of the Keys. Pricy and generally not the best pay. I doubt if any of the hospitals are very state of the art. Homestead is too close to Miami to be a small town. I...
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    Exelon patch falls off?

    caroladybelle replied to mickey00minne's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Most patches are designed to release a set amt of medication continuously. If the pt is getting the med 24/7, one should replace the patch as soon as it falls off / or the absence is