AWanderingMinstral

AWanderingMinstral

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  1. Living in Tampa

    AWanderingMinstral replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thanks, everyone, for the good info! I'll probably apply to USF and then, if accepted, interview at a few places and see what shakes out. I need to develop a budget based on projected earnings and see...

  2. Living in Tampa

    AWanderingMinstral posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    I am applying to a graduate program at the University of South Florida and I'd love to know from a younger and/or open-minded nurse where the best place(s) to live is for a younger (early 30's) gay...

  3. Living in Tampa

    AWanderingMinstral replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in Florida Nursing

    First off, thank you ALL for the additional information! So, my primary reason for relocating to Tampa is graduate school. The job is secondary. What are the tuition benefits like at TGH? My plan...

  4. Living in Tampa

    AWanderingMinstral replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in Florida Nursing

    Jbeachgrl, THANKS! I'll check out Hyde Park. I have a friend who attended USF. So, I'll be picking his brain

  5. Living in Tampa

    AWanderingMinstral replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thanks, Tweety! Any recommendations on neighborhoods? Info on rents? I'm willing to settle for a studio apartment as long as I can walk to a lot of conveniences. Tampa general has good ortho...

  6. ISO Comment Re. Grad Programs, etc.

    AWanderingMinstral replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in Post Graduate Students

    How do you like USF's MPH program? I am considering combined MSN/MPH programs, but I'm not too interested in strictly MSN programs. I am using nursing as a foundation for a career in public health....

  7. ISO Comment Re. Grad Programs, etc.

    AWanderingMinstral posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Howdy! I planning on applying to the following schools for MSN, MPH, and/or MSN/MPH: - Columbia University and Hunter College - University of Pittsburgh - Emory University - Johns Hopkins - University...

  8. Simple things new nurses or experiece nurses are not doing?

    AWanderingMinstral replied to RN28MD's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yes, they are PRN meds, but knowing this particular nurse, she's not inclined to do much beyond the minimum. In addition, there's a reason we consider ourselves to be drug dealers with retirement...

  9. Simple things new nurses or experiece nurses are not doing?

    AWanderingMinstral replied to RN28MD's topic in Medical-Surgical

    While I respect the experienced nurses, a few of them on my unit are terribly disorganized and no one is assertive enough to say anything to them. My pet peeve is when nurses do not give pain meds at...

  10. Simple things new nurses or experiece nurses are not doing?

    AWanderingMinstral replied to RN28MD's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work in ortho and many of our patients have lived (for reasons I cannot understand) with chronic pain for months and years. As a result, their tolerance for narcotics is often VERY high. In...

  11. Decisions, decisions!

    AWanderingMinstral posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Howdy, allnurses! I am trying to make some decisions regarding the next chapter in my life and I could use some input. :) I graduated with a diploma RN (I am completing my BSN in May 2009 and I...