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  1. Need Tips on the first day of work please :)

    weezyljm replied to neil890123's topic in Nursing Career

    I have no idea what an endorsement sheet is....and no - the hospital will not necessareily have a report sheet in a format you can use. You need to make up and bring your own or at the very minimum, a...

  2. Need Tips on the first day of work please :)

    weezyljm replied to neil890123's topic in Nursing Career

    Go prepared - Bring your stethoscope, a clipboard, multiple pens and yellow highlighters, and believe it or not - a "report sheet"... a form you make up that listsRoom Number/ Pt....

  3. Looking into a move to Leesburg, FL

    weezyljm replied to rnbsnmsn's topic in Florida Nursing

    LPN pay sucks here in central Florida ($16-17/hr) IF you can get work. Leesburg is Okay, cost of living is NOT cheap. Housing in area is expensive, even in MH parks. NEW RNs have a terrible time...

  4. where to get my bls/cpr certification in jax,fl

    weezyljm replied to tLb~jaxLPN's topic in Florida Nursing

    Call HeartStart or the Red Cross - Heart Start is cheaper than Red

  5. im giving up..;( any advice? please

    weezyljm replied to davoni444's topic in Florida Nursing

    Follow your gut instincts.....if it tells you quit - then quit. Nursig is NOTall it's cracked up yo be

  6. Narc count right, then WRONG

    weezyljm replied to Dee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    A long time ago, when syringes still had non-retractable needles, drug-dispensing pxysis were not in existence, and ANY nurse could take keys....I worked with 2 RNs that were diverting narcs (remember...

  7. Just hired by florida state prison...

    weezyljm replied to NURSMONICA's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thank you for telling it like it is... and for the part about paperwork mysteriously disappearing... I know for a fact that it does happen...only to reappear in a different form (ie., altered)..sad,...

  8. Anyone ever heard of a policy like this??

    weezyljm replied to martin738's topic in General Nursing

    what union? Where? Am trying to find a nursing

  9. Anyone ever heard of a policy like this??

    weezyljm replied to martin738's topic in General Nursing

    Here's an even "better' staffing "rule: work 11-7 and if someone calls out on day shift, we have to stay and work 7-3. however, none of the other shifts has to cover our staffing shortages... we are...

  10. Just hired by florida state prison...

    weezyljm replied to NURSMONICA's topic in Florida Nursing

    Yes I would - at least for right now. Was a hospital nurse for years - and they no longer hire LPN's

  11. Just hired by florida state prison...

    weezyljm replied to NURSMONICA's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm gonna let Nursmonica answer your question re: typical day, as I work nights, because I don't want to get involved in the politics of day

  12. Just hired by florida state prison...

    weezyljm replied to NURSMONICA's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hi: Welcome to the sunshine state (where sunshine is part of your salary -- lol). I am an expe4ienced corrections nurse - worked at Union CI(correctional institution) right across the street from FSP,...

  13. Has anyone worked for a Maximum Security Prison

    weezyljm replied to pat8585's topic in Correctional

    I have worked for Union CI in Florida (death row) maximum security.Just deal with them as patients/people... expect respect from inmates..don't be "friendly" - strictly professional - insofar as...

  14. L@@king for FLORIDA Correctional nurses

    weezyljm replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in Correctional

    Hi: Recently started work @ Lake CI - have prior experience at Union a number of years ago. Corrections has not changed that I can tell. Status quo vadis. I am working in MHU (mental health unit) and...

  15. Everyone And Anyone Who Can Help Me...................

    weezyljm replied to Lost23's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Yeah, apply to LPN school - will help with biology and you can bridge to RNschool - If you want to enter the

  16. Anyone working in Shands hospital

    weezyljm replied to extreme's topic in Florida Nursing

    I stand correcteed - My previous post was re: Shands in downtown Jacksonville. Can't speak re: Gainesville - no experience

  17. Took my Florida education up North and...

    weezyljm replied to wonderbee's topic in Florida Nursing

    I worked in SE FLorida for years - and yes, WP and the surrounding area and it's population demographics encompass some VERY RUDE and VERY DEMANDING elderly patients - with $$ - and they can treat you...

  18. Just Graduated LPN

    weezyljm replied to Thedreamer's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hey Newbie: Welcome aboard - I am an alumni of Sheridan Voc-Tech and faced the same hiring "gridlock" that you now face. Sucks, no? It is an excellent school, as I am sure you know. The County...

  19. Took my Florida education up North and...

    weezyljm replied to wonderbee's topic in Florida Nursing

    See - you should have stayed in Delray - and you could have learned at a more reasonable pace. Nursing school for Rn's simply does not prepare RN's for the real world. LPN school does. However, it is...

  20. Shands at UF ED??

    weezyljm replied to JennyAS's topic in Florida Nursing

    If you want to jump right into the trenches -- then Shand's ER is for you..because it is the only local TRAUMA center -- they get all the police action (knives, gunshots, accidents, etc.) - so it can...

  21. I nned some advice very DOWN IN THE DUMPS

    weezyljm replied to heartlover07's topic in General Nursing

    Dear New RN: Welcome to the wide-awful world of nursing....sorry that you don't like your telemetry job - but hang in there for at least another 5 months to get that first year under your belt. That...

  22. Prison Nursing....Is it safe?

    weezyljm replied to kanidoit2's topic in Correctional

    You are "obviously" an "expert" on prisons - so I will not comment, except to say that I find your diatribe about my post ignorant and demeaning...just further proof in my belief that nurses do "eat...

  23. Prison Nursing....Is it safe?

    weezyljm replied to kanidoit2's topic in Correctional

    Been there - done that.. it is relatively safe in State Prisons... the only caveat is that "men pray and women faint"....meaning that if there is a hostage or other "critical" situation, the officers...

  24. Lpn

    weezyljm replied to rr1012009's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Welcome to my world! ARRGH! I work at an ALF and it is just as bad. I too, am 50+ and the work load is killer. I have 40 residents, all of whom take multiple Rx and med pass takes entire shift. There...

  25. Declining my spot in the LPN Program...

    weezyljm replied to DelanaRN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Wow - even 8 grnad is way too nuch to pay for an LPN education. I would suggest that you check out community colleges and or vocational schools for a better program with a more reasonable cost....