ZooMommyRN ADN, RN

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    nursing in other states

    ZooMommyRN replied to smileynurse89's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nursing/ Best way to find out is ocntact the FL BON directly, depending on where in FL you want to go, you may be better served getting your OH license and working up...
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    WHAT A WEEK!!! and its not even over yet.

    ZooMommyRN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    *HUGS* Hope your week gets better and they get ahold of whoever used your credit
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    Need Help

    ZooMommyRN replied to Exquisite145's topic in Florida Nursing

    Yes you can, a friend of mine who originally went to school in the Phillipines and unfortunately failed NCLEX-RN four years ago, retook the exam over the summer and passed and has a CA license, she...
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    LPN jobs in South florida

    ZooMommyRN replied to mc30's topic in Florida Nursing

    Where at in south fl are you? over towards Ft Myers/Naples there seems to be a freeze on everything, our area (Highlands county) isn't much better but if I knew where you were I might be able to point...
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    ICU staffing at Florida Hospital?

    ZooMommyRN replied to matt2401's topic in Florida Nursing

    Not sure about the 2 your looking at, but at FH-Heartland both Sebring and Lake Placid they keep ICU 2:1, Sebring has a separate PCU/step down and theirs is 4:1, our stepdowns and occasionally a...
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    specialty beds for patients

    ZooMommyRN replied to sediaz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ours is based on the pt's Braden score, however we have several frequent flyers that we know will meet criteria before they even hit the floor, so if I see their name pop up in the census I'll go...
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    Day Shifters Drive Me Nuts

    ZooMommyRN replied to nurseby07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    lol I didn't notice the date either, sometimes old posts get revived thanks to the similar posts feed at the bottom
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    Day Shifters Drive Me Nuts

    ZooMommyRN replied to nurseby07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not when there is work to be done, and being prepared to take/give report on time takes precedence over visiting with co-workers about personal
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    I love being a nursing student but I hate my book.

    ZooMommyRN replied to souhila's topic in General Students

    Honestly with P&P as your text, pay attention in class and lab, compare notes with friends to fill in gaps because that book is just awful! I'm glad to hear it's in reprint to fix the errors, I...
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    I need advise.

    ZooMommyRN replied to TnMAintraining's topic in First Year After Licensure

    oh my word, 15,000$ for just 1 year of MA school? my entire nursing degree, pre-req's and extra classes towards my BSN didn't even total that much! if it's another 15,000$ for next year you can't...
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    Are you working all the holidays because you're new?!?

    ZooMommyRN replied to Faeriewand's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked the night before and night of thanksgiving (our payroll only gives you exact clock hrs for holiday pay so if you work night b4 and night of you get a full shift of holiday pay) and I have...
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    Does your hospital allow you to say "Merry Christmas"??

    ZooMommyRN replied to VU RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I work for an Adventist Health facility so Merry Christmas is just fine
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    no lpns?

    ZooMommyRN replied to kkcontractors's topic in Florida Nursing

    we have 2 LPN's in our med/surg day shift (1 is 1/2 thru her RN transition) and a new grad LPN on nights who is also looking to pursue her RN in the near future, our psych unit also has 1 who is also...
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    The patient who wouldn't stop screaming...

    ZooMommyRN replied to NewWayofLife's topic in General Nursing

    yep, those are the ones, we've gotten away from Haldol at our facility due to a high incedence of ppl comming thru the ER on meth, give someone on meth haldol and they start climbing the
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    army...

    ZooMommyRN replied to neyalynn's topic in General Nursing

    as long as their MOS is in line with their training, however if they were signal or if say a male had a combat arms MOS they very well could be deployed, however there may be legal provisions for them...
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    The patient who wouldn't stop screaming...

    ZooMommyRN replied to NewWayofLife's topic in General Nursing

    Some patients respond completely opposite to consoling, I had one that became a monopolizer when you consoled her, if I was firm yet still kind that I had other patients to attend to as well as her...
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    Uniform Guidlines where you work

    ZooMommyRN replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    LRMC? We did several clinicals there in school and it was nice to be able to tell who was an RN and who was an LPN at a glance, the frog/call light system is nice too, wishing ours had something...
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    The patient who wouldn't stop screaming...

    ZooMommyRN replied to NewWayofLife's topic in General Nursing

    I"m with the others on a psych consult and maybe a little "vitamin A or G" via
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    So Tell Me About Med-Surg

    ZooMommyRN replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    I chose med/surg over an offered ICU position after graduation and Love it! You see a great variety of patients/disorders, great for building on skills and learning new ones, time management is...
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    How often do you do vitals and I&Os?

    ZooMommyRN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    ICU is Q2H vitals (the patients are on constant monitors programed to take bp at the proper intervals which transfers straight to our flow sheet charting with one click of the mouse we just have to...
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    army...

    ZooMommyRN replied to neyalynn's topic in General Nursing

    It may be one way to pay for school BUT even as an entry level Lt the pay isn't spectacular, infact the current base pay before deductions is less than my take home pay for a 7shift check, think...
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    Move to Florida for school ?

    ZooMommyRN replied to hevnbnd4's topic in Florida Nursing

    I was required to hold residency for 1 year before being granted in state tuition rate so make sure you check with the college about their residence requirements, also depending on the school area, in...
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    Question about an LPN course

    ZooMommyRN replied to Miwila's topic in Florida Nursing

    Just because they are offered, doesn't mean the state of FL will allow you to sit boards, many times they "forget" to tell students that and ALOT of money is flushed down the drain, most times also...
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    Best place/ highest pay for ICU RN relocating to FL

    ZooMommyRN replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Florida Nursing

    varies from area to area, in SW FL it tends to lean towards mid 20's, our hospital (FL Hosp. Heartland) doesn't pay differently from area to area, the hospital in Okeechobee pays their new grads about...
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    Any Suggestions??

    ZooMommyRN replied to EmmyBee's topic in Florida Nursing

    Do they offer the chance to CLEP A&PI? since you're already an LPN and have completed A&PII recently you should have no trouble passing, might be worth a try, good