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  1. Accelerated BSN - low GPA in college

    centralflorida posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am currently taking my nursing pre-reqs, getting all A's in them - but waaay back when I went to college I didn't take school seriously at all and my grades were awful, like a 2.9 average. I don't...

  2. Gulf Coast College

    centralflorida posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    Has anyone heard anything about Gulf Coast College in Tampa? They are listed on the Board of Nursing's list of nursing schools for Florida, and they have an LPN program, but I have never heard...

  3. Best states for nursing - salary vs. housing costs

    centralflorida posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, over on the Florida thread, we frequently bemoan the fact that nursing pay in Florida bites - about $19-22 an hour for a new grad, I'm hearing, and housing is nowhere near as cheap as it used to...

  4. What would cause a nurse to lose his/her license?

    centralflorida posted a topic in General Nursing

    Pre-nursing student here....I'm asking the above question because I keep seeing people mention, on various threads, that they refuse to work on a floor where there are too many patients per nurse,...

  5. Florida nursing salaries - seriously????

    centralflorida posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm considering switching careers to nursing. The two things I'm taking into consideration, of equal importance, are: Would I like this job most of the time? And what is the salary? Now, someone I...

  6. Tuition reimbursement !?

    centralflorida replied to Jogirl's topic in General Nursing

    I know some hospitals also offer sign-on bonuses. It might make more sense to go for that, if it pays more than the tuition

  7. Tuition reimbursement !?

    centralflorida replied to Jogirl's topic in General Nursing

    I tell you what - I'll call a few places that offer tuition reimbursement for their employees and see if that goes for CNAs also, and I'll post whatever I

  8. Tuition reimbursement !?

    centralflorida replied to Jogirl's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know if hospitals offer tuition reimbursement for nursing school for CNA's that they employ? For instance, Florida Hospital in Orlando seems to have a program that pays part of nursing...

  9. Florida nursing salaries - seriously????

    centralflorida replied to centralflorida's topic in Florida Nursing

    I imagine nursing is like anything else - you have your good facilities and your bad ones. Staying at a bad facility is a sure ticket to misery. I'm not going to say what field I'm in right now, but I...

  10. Florida nursing salaries - seriously????

    centralflorida replied to centralflorida's topic in Florida Nursing

    "There are no "magical" cheap places with good pay" - Well, I'm not looking for a "magical" place, just trying to find out what type of salary an RN might expect in different areas of the state. The...

  11. Did the pay go up for Central Florida?

    centralflorida replied to kgard7777's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm in the position of looking for schools right now so I have no real world experience in nursing - but if you look at the thread I started, "Florida nursing salaries - seriously???" you'll see that...

  12. Florida nursing salaries - seriously????

    centralflorida replied to centralflorida's topic in Florida Nursing

    What about other areas of Florida? Other than Miami, which obviously has expensive housing, what areas pay the

  13. Florida nursing salaries - seriously????

    centralflorida replied to centralflorida's topic in Florida Nursing

    Argggh, you people are depressing me with your talk of low salaries! (Sticking fingers in ears) - la la la la I can't hear you! Seriously, though, what I'm finding after being on this board for...

  14. Orlando LPN programs?

    centralflorida replied to kgard7777's topic in Florida Nursing

    Go to this link, which is the Department of Health listing of nursing programs in Florida. Look for LPN programs in and around the Orlando area - what I did was highlight them all with a highlighter,...

  15. Florida nursing salaries - seriously????

    centralflorida replied to centralflorida's topic in Florida Nursing

    Except when hurricanes roll through here, life really is a beach. That's why I wish it payed more here! I really love everything else about Florida. There's always a ton of things to do, it's summer...

  16. Desperate for advice on LPN programs, Tampa

    centralflorida replied to Sharil's topic in Florida Nursing

    Also, Sharil, there are Brewster and Erwin in Tampa - same idea as PTECH - much cheaper than the private schools but it takes a lot longer to get in. You probably would not be starting school any...

  17. lpn programs in Tampa

    centralflorida replied to Sharil's topic in General Nursing

    I am also looking at LPN programs in that area. Erwin and Brewster in Tampa are also cheaper technical schools, but the problem is the same as it is at all cheaper technical schools - much longer wait...

  18. Desperate for advice on LPN programs, Tampa

    centralflorida replied to Sharil's topic in Florida Nursing

    Keiser also apparently has an LPN program in St. Petersburg - same set up as Galen, it's way more expensive but you get in quickly. I have a friend who goes to Keiser in Lakeland and loves it. I would...

  19. Another question - what immunizations should I get?

    centralflorida posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am getting ready to take a CNA class in my area. I'll probably start working as a CNA in about a month and a half once I finish the course, take the test, and they finish my background check and all...

  20. Insurance for CNAs?

    centralflorida posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am about to take a CNA course so I can work as a CNA while waiting to get into LPN school. My question - is there such a thing as malpractice insurance or something similar for CNAs? Liability...

  21. Insurance for CNAs?

    centralflorida replied to centralflorida's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! That is extremely helpful! I came across a lawsuit recently against an LTC facility, in which they alleged something went wrong with a patient and named not only the facility in the suit,...

  22. CNA training in Central Florida

    centralflorida posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    Hello all. I'm a pre-nursing student at the moment, and I'm looking to make some extra money, and get a little healthcare experience, by working as a CNA on weekends. I work during the week and I...

  23. CNA training in Central Florida

    centralflorida replied to centralflorida's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thanks to both of you guys! You know, I thought about challenging the CNA test...I did some research online and, while I'm not claiming I'm a rocket scientist, I'm pretty sure that I could do it. I...

  24. Gulf Coast College

    centralflorida replied to centralflorida's topic in Florida Nursing

    No, I am looking more at starting school in about a year - I want to keep saving up money because I won't be able to work while I'm in school. How is the program? Is this their first graduationg class...

  25. Any Accelerated BSN programs in Ocala??

    centralflorida replied to hopeful84's topic in Florida Nursing

    Go to this page, which is the Web site of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Then click on their link to accelerated bachelor's programs. They list 10 accelerated 2nd degree BSN programs...