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1. pTEC October 2009 LPN applicants/students

   FLg8r replied to FLg8r's topic in Pre-Nursing

   it is the company that owns the morton plant/mease hospitals, to include st. anthony's in st. pete www.baycare.org

2. Quit after first day of orientation!

   FLg8r replied to FLg8r's topic in General Nursing

   i am so sorry i even started this post. i did so, because this site was one of the reasons i decided to try nursing as my 2nd career! i had so much help and support from fellow nurses, but this post is now out of control! yes, i tried and decided i...

3. Quit after first day of orientation!

   FLg8r replied to FLg8r's topic in General Nursing

   and i hate to tell you, but just as all the other overweight people on here are thinking ... YOU ARE WRONG! i am physically fit, work out 5 times a week - to be a cop you have to be fit! and i am 5'5" and a slim 118lbs .... but hey, thanks for thin...

4. Quit after first day of orientation!

   FLg8r replied to FLg8r's topic in General Nursing

   i am responding to the only kind person on here .... thank you. but while i am not a "spring chicken" as some of you like to call it, i was a paralegal for my first half of my career, police officer for the 2nd half of it ..... i figured it i can ho...

5. Quit after first day of orientation!

   FLg8r posted a topic in General Nursing

   has anyone quit after their first day on the job? i just did! i thought i wanted to be a nurse - my whole life really - but never could afford to not work and just go to school. then, as luck would have it, i was offered a position at a local hospi...

6. SPC Nursing students??All B student

   FLg8r replied to Morgan0429's topic in Florida

   morgan .... i am so happy for you i knew you would get in! congrats again and see you in the hall of baycare soon! (i'll be at mease countryside starting this week -- can't wait!) :anpom::anpom::anpom::rckn::dncgbby::hpygrp::dancgrp:

7. SPC Nursing students??All B student

   FLg8r replied to Morgan0429's topic in Florida

   the lpns just started this week - so i know it's been hectic there for d..... she is out of the office until friday, so you may hear something then.

8. New LPN students to start soon !! Come share your experiences :)

   FLg8r replied to Ericad85's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   i feel the same as you do! doing this at 46 .... very exciting, but nervous at the same time. gave up a good paying job to do this - but it's what i've always wanted to do, so i'm hoping for the best good luck to you as well

9. Anyone have experience w/ HCA (Largo Med?) expansion program???

   FLg8r replied to Morgan0429's topic in Florida

   morgan: it is not as good as baycare --- they don't pay as much as baycare and i've heard negative things about it. plus, the few i know that work for hca said baycare is much better to work for. i'd hate to see you get locked into something and be...

10. cna skills test in Florida

    FLg8r replied to rbaez4's topic in CNA/MA

    they need to be wearing non-skid shoes -- and they stay on.... good luck to you

11. Nursing School Assistance

    FLg8r replied to Dcrane's topic in Florida

    thanks .... never got a chance to work as a cna ... got my state certification on 09/09/09 -- said when i rec'd the date in the mail, it was a lucky day for me .... the very next day, i rec'd a call from the hospital offering me the earn as you learn...

12. Nursing School Assistance

    FLg8r replied to Dcrane's topic in Florida

    cause i'm 46 now and gave up being a cop when i had my son - my husband is also a deputy. now that my son is older, i decided i could either go back into law enforcement, starting at the bottom of the ranks, or go into nursing, which is what i have ...

13. What is real deal with nurses and salaries in Florida?

    FLg8r replied to Dino's topic in Florida

    i cannot comment in the nursing field, but as a female cop - doing an all male dominated job - i was not given any advantages. in fact, i had to actually work harder to be accepted. the only thing i could think of would be hiring .... since you are...

14. Nursing School Assistance

    FLg8r replied to Dcrane's topic in Florida

    yup - i am first career was a cop .... i'm 46 and ready to start over

15. Nursing School Assistance

    FLg8r replied to Dcrane's topic in Florida

    some will require either the net or teas .... and if you don't have a degree, some also require an additional test called the tabe