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Wow, I haven't posted a response for at least 2 months, but I gotta give my two cents on this one. maybe aftercare is different for an ins/un-ins pt, but heck no, I HAVE NEVER seen a pt treated differently. as tweety said (maybe its a florida thing) ...

I must work at a good hospital. New grads start here (in Tampa $19.55-$20.00) and trust me, we get our breaks. We are busy, but the working environment is not bad at all. Not once since I started have I had a real complaint (except money) about the h...

I'm an RN in florida, with 1 year experience, day shift cardiac floor, 36 hrs a week, and take home approx $1200 Q2 weeks, after health ins for me and hubby and small amt in 401k. I don't think the poster is out of line, alot of people don't want to...

wow burnout, today is my day off, and I try never to learn on days off;) but THAT is fascinating stuff. Makes me think you work er perhaps?

Can't give you advice on your particular choices, but what I looked at was schools retention/graduation rate. I agree its important to "weed out" people who may have no business in nursing school, but that should NEVER be the schools primary goal. On...

On my floor we have been getting alot of dementia elderly, combative patients. Just the other day we had a gentleman start that nonsense, kicking and biting and what not. We porceded to call security who put him in 4 point restrains after taking him ...

When I first read the post I thought the same as the rest of you, that said student was wrong. HOWEVER, if the pt has dementia and isn't all there, is it the same breach of ethics? If I failed to admin meds to every dementia pt that originally says n...

I was recently (may 05) a new grad. I got a day shift with no problem. As a matter of fact, on my floor when a night position opens its filled immediatly, day positions stay available for ages. *sigh* I often fantasize about working night shift.... S...

5 usually, 4 sometimes. never more than 5. day shift, tele stepdown. Night shift is staffed the same as day.

I give up my seat if I am just sitting. (which is RARE). If I am in the middle of charting, or looking up a lab etc. then no, I dn't give up my seat for anyone. If I am sitting talking I would give up my seat to a doc, and we are all usually very res...

So I am a new rn and this is my first rn job, at a mid-size hospital. we have the 1-5 order of preference for holidays off, which is cool , and I am new so I anticipate working the brunt of the holidays, which has already been made clear to me. That...

I am a new rn, and usually don't take things very personally. But I saw that comment as a direct reference to "you all are dysfunctional, and therefore we can control you". Its seems to be exactly like an abusive man who finds his prey out of a crow...

Okay, that reinforced it for me. I was very angry to learn that I would be EXPECTED to come in to work if someone else called out. It isn't a favor to come in, it is manndatory. Everyone is paired up with someone, and if that someone calls in, you ar...

Florida here. $19 an hour here, brand new asn grad. 0.50 more for BSN. Nights are I think abour $4.50 more, weekends a PATHETIC $1/hour. ( I NEVER volunteer for w/ends. I just left Philly, where my buddies are now making $24-26/hr, new grads.

You mentioned making alot on your house in NY. Keep in mind that houses are very expensive here in Fl, but they pale in comparison to "up there". I recently moved from Philadelphia. I made enough profit on my house to buy a modest home here in cash. ...

This thread is all at the same time making me laugh and skip dinner. I helped re-dress a stage 4 ( sometimes ya think there should be a stage 10) decub that had taken over this poor womans ENTIRE backside. All you could see was bone. The stink penet...

This is somewhat unrelated, but this made me think of this again, and made me mad. I was having dinner tonight with the parents, and my mom commented that she saw a man on " the tv" who went to the ER of the hospital that I just started as a brand ne...

Sadly, there is no UNBELIEVABLY happy icon I can use. I"m gonna be a real nurse! 12:00 pm today. 3 years in the making. I am so happy I could cry or throw up, I haven't decided which yet. I plan on drinking alot of margaritas tonight!

Many of my classmates are working on their third time. Our school requires a 900. Best of luck to you, I know this must be very stressful.

NurseSue, I don't know if this helps, but I have done clinical work at Graduate for school, and all the employees there seem very happy. It is one of the (dare I say) happiest staff we have come across as students.

I am so happy to hear your husband is doing well. I will continue to keep you in my prayers!

I think somebody posted earlier that Tampa is paying 17-19 for a BSN W/ exp. I think you were misquoted. I was offered a few positions in Tampa, and they were all 19+/hr for a diploma grad with NO experience. There are raises the first year too. I kn...

No he did not... ask what AAOx3 was, after charting in clinicals for 3 semesters.

I just went through this myself. I got a job in Florida, and I go to school (and have lived in) philadelphia for 5 years. I sent in online applications and resumes to hospitals in the area we are looking at living in. I got calls from all of them, an...

The only way I can keep myself at all motivated to go to school every day ( i graduate in May) is to not think about it. I have a job lined up already, so I am just plunking along, trying not to think AT ALL about graduating. It doesn't really work.