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  1. He// to the NO!

    FLmomof5 replied to FLmomof5's topic in General Nursing

    Not in Jacksonville. The nearest is Gainesville. But, since my hubby is AD in SC, I am looking into the Charleston Area. There is a VA facility nearby, but the 2 positions open state "NOT FOR NEW...

  2. Quit after first day of orientation!

    FLmomof5 replied to FLg8r's topic in General Nursing

    @joanna, the flip side of that is by putting up with abuse, the abuse continues....and eventually, the culture (stockholm syndrome) is created....and then those who won't put up with abuse then get...

  3. Quit after first day of orientation!

    FLmomof5 replied to FLg8r's topic in General Nursing

    The day I started my orientation at an LTAC (only job I could find as a nurse....), another YOUNGER nurse started the same day. She lasted 4 days. Later, they hired a 20-something to fill that slot....

  4. Help! Pre-employment nicotine test!

    FLmomof5 replied to noviceRN22's topic in General Nursing

    Just like "healthy fat people", I have been a smoker for 33 yrs. I have had one of the LOWEST absentee rates wherever I have worked! I rarely get sick. I can't even remember the last time I had the...

  5. He// to the NO!

    FLmomof5 replied to FLmomof5's topic in General Nursing

    It is going to get bad for those staying. Yesterday, management received an email from Corporate that they are now under a hiring freeze. This means that they cannot replace the nurses who served...

  6. He// to the NO!

    FLmomof5 replied to FLmomof5's topic in General Nursing

    OH! BTW, the nurses who are planning on sticking around are lawyer shopping! (ie: Morgan and Morgan...."for the

  7. He// to the NO!

    FLmomof5 replied to FLmomof5's topic in General Nursing

    So the nightmare will get worse.... Corporate is coming by tomorrow! One of their "reasons" is they want to find out why "so many" of our residents get sent to the hosptial....let's see, on the LTC...

  8. Would you do it all again?

    FLmomof5 replied to laski's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure I would do it again. Seriously considering going back to my previous

  9. What does this status of my application mean

    FLmomof5 replied to HonestyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It is a simple, we got your app.....don't contact us, we'll contact you. I have begun to really dispise the adoption of "computerized applications", it takes the human out of human

  10. He// to the NO!

    FLmomof5 replied to FLmomof5's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility houses hospice patients, LTC patients in 2 sections. The rest of the population are acute and subacute skilled

  11. He// to the NO!

    FLmomof5 replied to FLmomof5's topic in General Nursing

    This was a meeting where EVERYTHING was verbal. We were given NO written policies to back up anything....which is their point. Instill FEAR. AND, yes, they DID say we needed to stop "chatting" and...

  12. He// to the NO!

    FLmomof5 replied to FLmomof5's topic in General Nursing

    It is a LTAC. I am looking for a hospital job. This place is insane! As a veteran, I have learned that I can put up with a lot of sh*t. As a single mom of 5 for years, I learned that I would do...

  13. He// to the NO!

    FLmomof5 replied to FLmomof5's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the

  14. He// to the NO!

    FLmomof5 replied to FLmomof5's topic in General Nursing

    Perfectly fine for them to steal from us!

  15. Really, really surprised...........

    FLmomof5 replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    You shouldn't be surprised. New Grads have bills to pay starting with that unbankruptable student loan set. We all will take whatever job we can get! I took one at an LTAC knowing that I would be only...

  16. Why the disdain for LTC?

    FLmomof5 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad and was thrilled to get an offer from a LTC/SNF(acute, sub-acute) facility. I trained on one "hall" and that was to be my hall. After a week of orientation, they asked me if I was...

  17. Address on license spelled wrong

    FLmomof5 replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Nursing

    At least it was your address. When I applied for a SC endorsement, they spelled my NAME

  18. Jobs in Florida - NEW RN

    FLmomof5 replied to JessRNFL's topic in Florida Nursing

    The LTC I work in has more subacute/acute beds than LTC. That is the better side to transition to hospital, IMHO. It is in Jacksonville and we are hiring.... West Jax Health and

  19. Jacksonville FL area wage base

    FLmomof5 replied to stratrn's topic in Florida Nursing

    Not sure what they pay with experience, but the pay is around $21 - $23/hr plus shift diffs. That is for nurses with no exp or with the golden 1 yr. You can try NAS JAX, they are hiring and I think...

  20. Hiding meds in food: illegal?

    FLmomof5 replied to gilmet's topic in General Nursing

    We have one patient where the order states to crush meds and mix with food. We have to mix it well so that he can't tell it's there. He has dysphagia, but will not take meds crushed in

  21. Jobs in Florida - NEW RN

    FLmomof5 replied to JessRNFL's topic in Florida Nursing

    Did you try any LTC positions? Most of the hospital positions here in Jax want experience. I had no trouble getting in with an LTC facility. After working there a month, I am not sure I want to...

  22. First RN job & it's pay

    FLmomof5 replied to Stephen.Stevens's topic in First Year After Licensure

    New grad in NE FL.... $23 base plus $1 shift differential..... sux. But it is higher than most hospitals in the area. I am working at a LTC facility. I know this is not my "home" for nursing and...

  23. Domestic Abuse

    FLmomof5 replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    From the other side of the fence: When a woman is being abused, the abuse started small (verbal statements that were hard to dismiss as abusive) and graduated to physical abuse. In small increments,...

  24. Reality check :(

    FLmomof5 replied to FLmomof5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I felt lucky today. I dreaded going in. I was (sadly) thrilled to find out that I had been canceled for today. I think I pulled a muscle in my chest and this will give me recuperation time as well....

  25. Reality check :(

    FLmomof5 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow. Not really what I expected. The job market is poor, so I was really thrilled to get my first RN job. It wasn't what I wanted, but it was a job. I work in a LTC/SNF. I am working on the LTC...