valkyria BSN, RN

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    Graduating and confused!!!

    valkyria replied to givingheart's topic in General Nursing

    i agree. if you like the enviornment of a particular organization and you have already some "roots", then apply for a job in another department and wait until you have an
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    Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    valkyria replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    in south florida, the base of the bottom of the totem pole for nurses and teachers payscale, it is from 18-23$/hr depending on the size of the organization. and if an organization tells you they will...
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    Question: taking the NCLEX before BSN graduation?

    valkyria replied to wannabecatcher's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i got licensed first in mn, a one page application but they asked for transcripts. then i thought i was going back to ga, a two paged application and they asked for transcripts. i have been living in...
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    Moving to Florida

    valkyria replied to Eppstacy's topic in Florida Nursing

    dreamon, i have green eyes, red hair, people think i am irish. i have a spanish last name, from my father, and i was born in germany. he was military and so am i. i speak spansih, though most people...
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    Miami Baptist Hospital pay rate

    valkyria replied to arys1075's topic in Florida Nursing

    3000$ is pretty standard down here. i did not get that when i worked at baptist because they told me that i was helping to pay off the "scholarship" i got, that i won, which was $7500 because i went...
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    University of Miami: ABSN, Costs, Hospitals

    valkyria replied to phosophorus's topic in Florida Nursing

    if you can find other postings from me, i have written very long explanations about all the major hospital systems down here but i will give you the readers digest version. no, um does not have any...
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    Need advice!

    valkyria replied to cdrn399's topic in Florida Nursing

    i have looked into that and as far as i can tell you need a masters to teach nursing, even to cnas or lpns and a masters in nursing to teach clinicals, even at miami-dade college. how about working...
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    Anyone starting at Broward Community College in Jan '08?

    valkyria replied to LeavingTeaching4RN's topic in Florida Nursing

    nursing school does not show you if you have what it takes to be a good nurse, it shows you if you are a good student. nursing is an art and science and a touch and an eye acquired over time. that is...
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    Florida Schools with High Acceptance Rates?

    valkyria replied to SparkleRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    i cannot speak to ft.pierce and palm beach county but bcc(broward community college) and mdc(miamidade college) both have long waiting lists and high expectations. perhaps, looking a little further...
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    Florida Schools with High Acceptance Rates?

    valkyria replied to SparkleRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    the university of miami is a good school but the entrance requirements are not easy and it is not cheap and there is not one single hospital in south florida that will pay for you to go to um even if...
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    What about Neuro ICU...

    valkyria replied to love-d-OR's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    can i ask a question? are nurses supposed to run a code? i am taking an acls class with only mds and i will have to run a code to pass my test. this is not what i had to do the first time i took this...
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    Neuro ICU - "how to test for pain response in comatose individuals

    valkyria replied to janwebsa's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    janwebsa, i work at a level 1 in south florida and i am studying for the critical care certification. i can tell you not to pinch them, not to do the sternal rub and never do the suborbital pressure...
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    Day shift vs. Night shift in Oncology

    valkyria replied to rnoncology's topic in Oncology

    everything is relative. down here in south florida sccc, i worked days and nights. nights were alot tighter as far as the way the nurses stuck together and covered for each other. i liked that but i...
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    Summer Anatomy

    valkyria replied to jewelshouse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    be careful not to overload yourself to early. a&p are considered "cornerstone" courses by most all rn programs. some schools will not admit you to their bsn program if you retake a&p for...
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    Need Help with Care Plan

    valkyria replied to mandquent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    outcome is defined and measureable? * pt is able to verbalize what conditions he needs to observe secondary to him having a pm placed. i.e. will their be monitoring of vs he has to do/are their...
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    New Grad 5 months in...

    valkyria replied to Tuddy's topic in Cardiac

    you never stop feeling like that. i still feel that way, everyday. if you ever stop feeling like you have questions or think you have all the answers, you need to get out. every day should be a...
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    Negligence From A Nursing Student

    valkyria replied to mariesexiest's topic in General Students

    This is a fine line to walk. As a nurse who has precepted students I can only speak from what I have seen and what I did. First, I do not yet have bad habits and if I did, I was sure to be on my toes...
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    Supervisors unappreciated

    valkyria replied to hollydoll's topic in General Nursing

    i agree that supervisors are not appreciated and i have seen how sh** rolls up hill and down. most organizations do not know how to treat their little people at the foundation, the nurses, so what...
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    Dissertation: Nursing Survey

    valkyria replied to DissertationNursing's topic in General Nursing

    Your survey is in Pounds, what is the conversion rate to
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    Get RN in 2 yrs or less!

    valkyria replied to simplymemyselfandi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    rn in two years or less with no pre-requisites, no there is an idea. where did you find that? i went to um and i finished in two years but i was a teacher already with a bs from barry u. even the...
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    Thesis Topic: Need Help Badly!!!

    valkyria replied to Theoddy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    current problems are staffing, maintaining morale, maintaining a cohesive unit, minimizing turnover, the feesibility of cross-training nurses, are internships effective, does the preceptor make or...
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    South Florida Roll Call!!!!!

    valkyria replied to Nathalie's topic in Florida Nursing

    hi y'all, i am in miami and i graduated from the university of miami but i also went to mdc back when they were still mdcc in their accelerated program, for 2 semesters and i developed insomnia,...
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    Looking for a job in the Atlanta area?

    valkyria replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Georgia Nursing

    hello, i work right now at a major south florida medical complex and i know many of the powers that be at jackson(a public community hospital that serves south florida like grady serves the atlanta...
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    Miserable New Grad!

    valkyria replied to emergencyRN757's topic in First Year After Licensure

    hello, i wish there were something i could tell you or wave a magic wand or just make it go away but i cannot. you are working with folks that have forgotten what it is like to be new, to be fresh, to...
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    RNs- Mostly first born? Alcoholic fathers?

    valkyria replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    i am the first born and the oldest of three and the only girl of a military father. now is that not indicative of a care taker who is a little type a?each of us is a blend of many qualities and we...