FLmomof5

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  1. FSCJ or UNF, with a B.A. already

    FLmomof5 replied to lteverly's topic in Florida Nursing

    I went to FSCJ and got my ASN. I have a BE-EE. The program was excellent and I passed the NCLEX on the first try with minimal questions. You have to check out how much financial aid you can get and...

  2. I Help with a criminal background issue.....PLEASE

    FLmomof5 replied to loo2006's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Pay close attention to the wording on your application. If it asks for CONVICTIONS you can honestly say

  3. FL New Grad worried about multiple DUI's

    FLmomof5 replied to Eve84RN's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    here is your answer: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nursi...ecord_2010.pdf category 2 (includes dui's) # of occurrences: "more than one" time period (since conviction): "more than 3 years" staff able...

  4. How does a class A misdemeanor effect a career in Nursing?

    FLmomof5 replied to JB1993's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    You definitely need to fight this. Is BF going through with having you convicted? Was the spray in self-defense? Your issue will be that this will be seen as a crime of violence and that hurts you...

  5. return from medical leave

    FLmomof5 replied to bigeyes4's topic in General Nursing

    I have a daughter who has panic attacks. She takes medication for them. Does the tendency towards panic attacks prevent you from being a nurse? Not necessarily. DD is a combat medic (now reserves)...

  6. RNs being drafted during World War 3

    FLmomof5 replied to Laboratorian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Really?

  7. YOU as a Pt-what would you allow a student nurse to do?

    FLmomof5 replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    I have had student nurses handle things for me as a patient. In fact, I was a post-partum patient and a male student nurse came in. He sheepishly told me that he was a SN and needed to do an...

  8. CE confusion?!?

    FLmomof5 replied to miropp's topic in General Nursing

    I get those emails too. They tell me I have 7 days left! Well, it is 4/29/12 and my license expires 7/31/12. I do believe that gives me 3 more

  9. Bedside charting?! Is this the new norm? VENT!

    FLmomof5 replied to RockinChick66's topic in General Nursing

    I think the biggest challenge would be the "chatty Kathy" type patients.....you start charting and they keep interrupting you....so your 5 min of charting becomes 20! Ugh. I did clinicals at a...

  10. Nurses who worked through school

    FLmomof5 replied to ginaw623's topic in General Nursing

    I would be concerned that it is an accelerated program. I worked full time + OT in IT while going to NS full time in the eve/weekend program. Still had a couple of kids at home and hubby was...

  11. Hospital Won't Hire Obese Workers

    FLmomof5 replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of points from me.... An early post said that the Constitution does not allow discrimination against ____. One of them, in the post, was sexual orientation. I would like to correct the...

  12. Blaming the nurse

    FLmomof5 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    MD orders PCA morphine....1 mg per push, 10 min timeout, continuous 1 mg/hr. Patient's BP drops after 8 hrs, HR up, urine stops. Patient sent to ICU for oversedation. Nurses fault. (note that pt...

  13. 6 patients at once? How do you do that?? Any advice?

    FLmomof5 replied to RN0302's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would say how you handle it will be based on your orientation. I had 12 weeks and worked up to a 5 pt load on days and 6 on nights. When I got off orientation I had the occasion to take 7. I...

  14. Blood Pressures

    FLmomof5 replied to silverhalide's topic in General Nursing

    My family has a history of low BPs. Before my (genetic, asymptomatic) cardiomyopathy was Dx'd, my BP was regularly 90/58. The low BPs are common for my Dad (CHF) and both my brother and sister who...

  15. Terrified about starting school late in life...

    FLmomof5 replied to pnut8377's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I started my nursing prereqs at 47. I just finished my first year as an RN at the ripe age of 50! AND I did it all while working FT and having hubby in Afghanistan and still had a couple of kids at...

  16. ADN...is it worth the time?

    FLmomof5 replied to ginaw623's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I changed careers. I have a BE-EE (Bach in Engineering-Electrical Engrg). Anyway, I went the ADN route because it was the least expensive way to replace a large portion of my income. (I was making...

  17. Can I be a nurse with a criminal history?

    FLmomof5 replied to recentLPNgrad's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Smiley gal, you should start your own

  18. Wow They Are Really Serious - smokers not hired

    FLmomof5 replied to LemonIndiscretion's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital where I work has a "No Smoking" policy on campus. I work my 12.5 hr shift without smoking. They do NOT test my blood for nicotine. I believe that since Nicotine is LEGAL, they should...

  19. Things you really wish you could say to patient/family of pt

    FLmomof5 replied to nite_shift_4_life's topic in Nursing Humor

    I SOOOOOO love the patients (not!) that have an allergy to everything but dilaudid......AND they HAVE to have it via IV! Yeah,

  20. Has anyone been arrested but cleared and had trouble being eligible to take boards?

    FLmomof5 replied to joyhorgan's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Was not convicted? You paid fines and went to alcohol awareness classes. That is either a conviction or a PTI (pre-trial intervention) or a withheld adjudication. ALL of those will be seen by the...

  21. Applying for Nursing School, I have an old misdemeanor

    FLmomof5 replied to fresitachulita's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Anyone with a criminal history will be nervous about the process until it is fait accompli. I had no trouble getting into NS, getting approvals from the clinical facilities, getting my ATT, passing...

  22. Is giving meds early common??

    FLmomof5 replied to Bonnie86's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work nights, so it is a bit different. I get report and then do a quick focused assessment on all my patients and write my name and phone # on their board. I take their MARs and check when they...

  23. Nurse with Dilated Cardiomyopathy/ICD?

    FLmomof5 replied to blessmyheart's topic in Nursing Career

    Oh, and I did NOT tell them about my condition initially. Later, in general chat with fellow nurses, I mentioned it in passing. I am on Toprol. I was on Lisinopril also but had to be taken off...

  24. Nurse with Dilated Cardiomyopathy/ICD?

    FLmomof5 replied to blessmyheart's topic in Nursing Career

    My sister, my brother AND I have DCM and we are all nurses. My sister's EF is 40, brother's is 35 and mine is 45. My father had CHF at 54 and he is currently 76. He has only show weakness and an...

  25. You never know

    FLmomof5 replied to LemonIndiscretion's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I am a high energy person....even at 50 yo! Sooooo, I thought I would go ER or trauma. Later, after watching my aging elders, I thought I would love geriatrics to give respect to our...