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Hi all, I am new to the Orlando Area and I am thinking about applying for a critical care position with ORMC. I just want to know if any of you have worked or currently work for them. Especially in critical care areas. If so, what is your opinion of...

Hi everyone, I'm hoping you can help me. I am an adult MICU nurse so my problem is foreign to my knowledge base. I need some pediatric neuro advice! This weekend my healthy 9 year old was diagnosed with Generalized Epileptic Disorder. She had what I...

I don't know about you guys, but I live in the real world where I am a working mom as well as a nurse. I don't have time to sit around reading all the research there is on all the drugs I give!! I DO have a life you know!! If the doctor orders the...

Tom, you are crackin' me up!!! We also give phenergan IV where I work, and I agree with everything you have said. There are risks associated with every drug, no matter how it's administered. And OUR Phenergan vials say "for IV OR DEEP IM USE" so th...

Deathnurse, you are evil. What goes around comes around, just remember that. One day you might not be PREGNANT (because I bet you hate kids) but you may very likely hurt your back and need help turning YOUR patients. OR maybe one of your 400 lb patie...

Krissy, GET OUT OF THERE!! Tuiton reimbursement won't be worth anything if you are dead!! It's not safe for you there and you know it. A good CNA is hard to find and you will get another job pronto.

I am doing something I didn't ever think I would do. I am quitting my job without giving any notice at all. I was planning on giving the standard 2 weeks, but my supervisor has been giving me such a hard time for the past month---I work pool, and ha...

If you expect to go into a specialty right out of school (ie: critical care, L&D, OR, ER, etc.) then you can expect ANY hospital to require a time commitment from you--anywhere from one to two years. The fact is, it does cost the hospitals a lot...

I used to work for a hospital that achieved "Magnet Status." To be honest, I think it's a bunch of crap. The application for Magnet Status is HUGE, there are lots of meetings and hoops to jump through, paperwork to be filled out. That must be how you...

OK, I am totally impressed with him, not just for what he has to say about the nursing shortage and the healthcare sysytem, but for his stance on ALL the issues! I have to tell you that I always vote, but I am never what one would consider an activ...

Now you have made me want a better quality camera! Your photos are great, thanks for sharing!

My creative outlet is my Scrapbooking! Turning my family photo albums into works of art. I bet there are a lot of other "cropping nurses" out there. It gives you such a sense of accomlishment, and you know you are leaving a legacy for your family. I ...

I need some advice here and maybe some reassurance from my fellow RNs. I spoke to a reporter who was asking my opinion about proposed legislation in our state that would make it "harder to sue doctors for FOLLOWING the living will of a patient." I s...

kmrmom, i sent you a PM!

PS. There are ads looking for NICU and OB nurses CONSTANTLY. FL is not just for old people :-) Don't sell yourself short!

I live in Central Florida, northeast of Orlando. I work Per Diem at a small community hospital and make $32 for dayshift. They pay 10% diff for nights and weekends. I think you could get at least $23 for full-time, maybe more if you negotiate it rig...

I have been using the NuvaRing for almost a year now, and I love it! No more forgetting to take the pill. It was not individually fitted, the Rx just said "Nuva Ring" I weigh 210# The subject of my weight never came up and I didn't even think about i...

I want to know too, what is a stone????

I don't think nurses ANYWHERE make what they are worth! That being said, you have to consider lots of things when comparing salaries. In FL there is no state income tax. Also, the price of property is MUCH lower than that of NY or NJ. Sales tax is ...

I personally have never been to Titusville, but it is in Brevard county which is supposed to have good schools. It is close to the beach, which is something you are looking for. I know there are parts of Titusville that are "not good areas" accordin...

Have you checked into Parrish medical center in Titusville? I almost applied there but it is a little too far away from me. Brevard county is supposed to have good schools (in case that is important to you). That hospital serves the space coast, all ...

I have taken care of them post-op in the ICU, they usually spend the first night there for airway protection. Most go home the next day. What questions did you have?

I live in FL and a friend of mine took a travel assignment at OHSU in Portland. She loved it there, said the staffing was superb compared to FL (just in case you change your mind about agency and want to go staff). She said it was the best hospital s...

Hi Kelly, I love St. Augustine! It is so beautiful there. I just recently moved to the Orlando area from the Tampa area. I am really missing Tampa but I will get used to it here. I am so excited they started these state forums! What a great idea. I a...

I am a graduate of HCC, I graduated in 2001. I did not find it hard to get in, in fact since the shortage they have been taking in more students than before. I think most nursing schools could be considered "insensitive" because they are so strict on...