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A friend of mine just took a job at Orlando Health. She left Florida Hospital due to the stress and overall poor moral of RNs in this facility. She is also making almost $3.00 more an hour for her day shift. I am surprised at this because I thought t...

Now Florida Hospital Orlando is offering an "incentive bonus." If nurses will work overtime for 6 weeks with no call outs they will get 75 extra a day on the over time shift (plus the ot rate of course) and a 300 bonus at the end of the 6 weeks if t...

Certainly Florida hospitals prefer BSN nurses however due to the shortage of experienced nurses (at least in my area, Central Florida) they will be happy to have experienced AS/AA degree nurses. The hospital that I work out starts out looking for BS...

Yes. Because RNs are overworked, overwhelmed and unappreciated. Nurses at FH Orlando do all vital signs, all accu-checks (formerly tech jobs) and must travel with all PCU level and monitored patients to all tests and procedures in addition to assess...

I will admit that have been remiss on keeping up on what nurses at AllNurses have to say on the hourly rounding mandate. But my hospital seems to be going over the top and literally forcing nurses to script their interaction with patients. We have ...

I understand what you are saying because it seems on every corner in Florida there is a new private "nursing school" opening their doors. But if there is a glut of RNs running around they certainly are not helping my hospital's nursing shortage. We ...

Sorry, but nothing good. It is close to a sketchy side of town and the patients reflect this. Obviously a lot smaller than FH Orlando but I've heard it's a nightmare.

I think that you summed up nursing at Florida Hospital Orlando very well. I have friends that work in Apopka FH community hospital and they have techs that do accu checks and vitals. In Orlando we are responsible for all nursing assessments, meds, et...

Latest update at my hospital. . . we were handed a SCRIPT, a full page of what we are to do/say. Part of this script includes our "closing words to patient at handoff. The script states, "prior to leaving the room ask the patient the following." 1...

Well congrats on landing the job. CTU is pretty much where people go while waiting to go to the correct floor. It is kind of like an over flow so you will get all different diagnoses. The good thing about it is your goal (I think) is to care for ...

Yes. Yes! Me too.

Yes if it is full then you would have to wait. Have you tried other hospitals? I don't know where you are in Orlando. How about South Seminole Hospital in Longwood (small 200 plus beds). Longwood is a bedroom community of Orlando. Also South Lake H...

I think the new grad class starts in March. So maybe they don't want to offer a grad nurse a job until you graduate. They will probably have plenty of openings for you just make sure you apply as a grad nurse. Good luck.

Are you being serious? What did they do implant a micro chip?

Yes. This is part of the problem. At least at the hospital I work (it is enormous) the "powers that be" are so out of touch with clinical nursing they have no recent experience in providing care. Most haven't taken care of patient in 10 years or mor...

This sounds very (sadly) familiar. We too have to use the white board to put what time we gave the pain meds, and what time it is due next. We also have to write what is the most important thing we can do for them on the board (in addition to verbali...

Yes! Exactly! We have papers we have to sign hourly in each room also. I am a very honest person and I resent hugely that we are forced to lie!! I use to fill them out honestly. . .but my nurse manager noticed that the 2pm hour was not signed on many...

You called it correctly, "script nonsense." Along with all the other hourly rounding. I wonder if the hospital has any clue as to how many millions of dollars they have wasted on hourly validations, classes, conferences, mandates and meetings on thi...

I would not worry. And I don't take that statement lightly. Seriously Florida Hospital in Orlando has a huge shortage of RNS currently. You are in demand. All we are hiring is grad nurses because no experienced nurses apply. We were speaking to our ...

I think you probably did fine. Relax. You got nervous because you cared so much. They understand. Let us know when they call you back. Good luck. And don't be so hard on yourself. Now and when you are at work!

I have not worked on that floor but just from what I hear it is not as bad as the adult surgical/PCU and medical floors at Florida Hospital Orlando. A friend of mine use to work on that floor (and the only reason she left is she moved out of state) ...

You probably will have no problem getting hired at Florida Hospital Orlando as they are having huge job fairs etc for new RN's. They can't seem to keep nurses so they are always looking for new hires. I believe there is a new Grad Nurse program start...

Yes this sounds very familiar. It is so sad that nursing has come to this. It is very unsafe. Florida Hospitals creed is "the healing ministry of Christ" however they do not take care of their own employees. They are so stressed and overwhelmed. Yo...

So your experience at Florida Health sounds good. Did you work at the main hospital in Orlando?

I don't know if an LPN would help you but if you did well and had good grades in the program it could. Why don't you ask the school you are interested in applying to what your chances are with your current GPA. Good luck.