Boog'sCRRN246 RN

Apparently I need to move to DFW. Even with five years of experience and Rehab certification, I STILL don't make $25/hour in Florida.

What state are you in? That potentially makes a difference.

In Florida, students in RN programs are able to challenge the LPN NCLEX after completing the equivalent of a Practical Nursing education program, which is roughly the first year of a two-year Associate's program. There is a caveat that the director o...

I thought it was pretty well-established that smoking causes lung cancer

Is this particular charge nurse the reason you are leaving or is it something else? If she is the reason, mention it objectively, but don't go into the realm of snark and sarcasm.

Florida background checks generally look for felony charges involving drugs and/or assault/battery. Those are the big ones that will keep you from getting a license.

Is he cognitively intact? I ask because maybe he could have home health nursing/therapy visits set up and a PT could teach him HOW to fall (I know that sounds absurd, but it's a thing, I promise), so that when he feels himself starting to fall, he ca...

Where I work, we get an annual cost of living adjustment, in addition to an annual merit increase that is based on a yearly evaluation done by the employee's supervisor. The merit increase can be 1-4%, depending on the employee's scores in specific c...

That sounds about right for my rehab unit, when CNAs are actually provided on night shift. The rest of the hospital is a different story and tends to be staffed better, as far as CNA to patient ratio. But that is just the attitude/culture of my facil...

How do you figure being an OT is a "physically easy job"? Sure, there are patients who are less impaired than others, but you'll still encounter patients who require total assist for bathing, dressing, toilet transfers, etc.

There are exactly two hospitals in Sebring, Florida Hospital Heartland and Highlands Regional. Florida Hospital Heartland has the better reputation of the two. Average salary for RNs in Florida is apparently $60-65000/year (I know I don't make that m...

Think about this from the patient's perspective - you're giving them an IM injection, which is uncomfortable all by itself, but then you're digging around for an additional 15-30 seconds because, for some reason, you are under the impression that you...

Other places to apply: *Tampa General Hospital *Florida Hospital (same Florida Hospital as in Orlando) *Lakeland Regional Health (Lakeland is between Tampa/Orlando and has new grad-type positions) *BayCare Health System (most facilities in Tampa, bu...

I'd say the patient has accepted his impeding death. If he was pushing away his meal and saying things like "doesn't matter if i eat or not, i'm going to die anyway," i might think he was in the depression stage. This patient, however, has said good-...

I call that way too many hands in the cookie jar. What is the reasoning for three different departments needing to be involved?

Wow. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

I'm going to post again because I can. I'm also going to post to make it clear that nothing I, or the person before me, posted was rude, however, you telling people what to post and telling people to "move along" if they aren't posting what you want ...

OP, I think YOU are the one being "straight up" rude. What exactly was rude about what has been previously posted? What did you not like about the advice that was previously offered? You posted on a public site - you don't get to dictate what type of...

Holy ***, is this really what people are worrying about before taking NCLEX now? It used to be about what material would be on the exam and what you needed to brush up on before taking the exam. Now, apparently, test-takers are being falsely accused ...

But did you ever go back and correct the documentation after the vial was broken? You say you scanned the med, scanned the patient, and documented the med as given...then dropped the vial. So, that stayed in EMR as the pt having received a dose of Di...

Ugh, jury duty. "Financial hardship" isn't an option on the jury summons in my county. If it was, nobody would ever show up when summoned. Last time I was called, my group was dismissed at 10am, but then we were made to hang around until after 5pm be...

First thing, I didn't read in any previous post where anyone told you to do something whether it's your job or not, just because a nurse told you to do it. Second thing, the RN wasn't asking you to provide patient care - she was asking you to turn of...

I don't know anything about Southeastern's BSN program, aside from the fact that it exists. Just wanted to throw some more options out there - Florida Southern College has a pre-licensure BSN program that is well-established and well-respected. It's ...

Whatever site you found that on, I would never go there again.

I know you asked a different question, and I apologize for getting off topic, but six facilities in five months is only negatively impacting your father's recovery and adding an enourmous amount of stress on you and your family. Obviously, you have f...