FLg8r

FLg8r

Member

  • Content

    196

  • Visitors

    6,351

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    0

All Content by FLg8r

  1. 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...

  2. pTEC October 2009 LPN applicants/students

    FLg8r posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    is there anyone applying to the ptec october lpn program (clearwater campus), trying to attend it on the eayl program through morton plant/baycare? i just had my first interview and was curious as to...

  3. pTEC October 2009 LPN applicants/students

    FLg8r posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    is anyone that is applying to the ptec october lpn program (clearwater campus), trying to go through it on the eayl program through morton plant/baycare? i just had my first interview today and was...

  4. pTEC October 2009 LPN applicants/students

    FLg8r replied to FLg8r's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

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

  5. 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...

  6. 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...

  7. 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...

  8. SPC Nursing students??All B student

    FLg8r replied to Morgan0429's topic in Florida Nursing

    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!)...

  9. SPC Nursing students??All B student

    FLg8r replied to Morgan0429's topic in Florida Nursing

    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

  10. 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...

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

    FLg8r replied to Morgan0429's topic in Florida Nursing

    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....

  12. cna skills test in Florida

    FLg8r replied to rbaez4's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

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

  13. Nursing School Assistance

    FLg8r replied to Dcrane's topic in Florida Nursing

    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...

  14. Nursing School Assistance

    FLg8r replied to Dcrane's topic in Florida Nursing

    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...

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

    FLg8r replied to Dino's topic in Florida Nursing

    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...

  16. Nursing School Assistance

    FLg8r replied to Dcrane's topic in Florida Nursing

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

  17. Nursing School Assistance

    FLg8r replied to Dcrane's topic in Florida Nursing

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

  18. pTEC October 2009 LPN applicants/students

    FLg8r replied to FLg8r's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i cannot wait to start! gawd, it feels like it is taking forever i spoke with someone the other day .... still no word on our books yet, but orientation will be held in the auditorium where the...

  19. PTEC Fall 09 Online LPN Students

    FLg8r replied to onefrndlyghst's topic in Florida Nursing

    we are using new books this year - but i am on campus ... not sure about the online group ...... if i wasn't going thru this with baycare, i'd buy them from you - but they are picking up my tab

  20. PTEC Fall 09 Online LPN Students

    FLg8r replied to onefrndlyghst's topic in Florida Nursing

    congrats on passing the boards i don't start my classes until october 29th. i appreciate your offer ..... and i'm sure i will take you up on it

  21. PTEC Fall 09 Online LPN Students

    FLg8r replied to onefrndlyghst's topic in Florida Nursing

    how did you like the online class? what do you think about ptec

  22. LPN Starting Salary

    FLg8r replied to pat8585's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    seeing all these posts, i'm starting to have doubts if i am making the right move. the hospital that hired me and is paying for me to go thru lpn school, is only paying me $12.52/hr after i obtain my...

  23. LPN-to-RN Programs

    FLg8r replied to asoonernurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i'm not in california, i'm in florida. i know nothing about this school, only that my employer uses them - major hospital in tampa bay area. i was not promoting the school .... i was only trying to...

  24. LPN-to-RN Programs

    FLg8r replied to asoonernurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    the hospital that hired me for, is putting lpns thru this program(lpn-rn) - they said it is very good and the nurses all seem to like it. it is all done online. may be another alternative for you....

  25. PTEC Fall 09 Online LPN Students

    FLg8r replied to onefrndlyghst's topic in Florida Nursing

    can anyone in the online class, tell me if they had problems getting their books before classes started? i know you guys were down to the wire on your book list as well. i was giving the new book...