rnffemtguy BSN, RN

I've had a couple doozies for interviews, on one the first question the nurse manager asked me was "how would you handle advances from young cute nurses aides seeing that you are a very attractive young single heterosexual male?" My answer?, "whoa l...

:yeahthat: Exactly!!!!, and the reason why I never use my bluelight anymore, if you want one, let me know, I'll give you a heck of a deal......

Quick bit of advice I've found out is to contact the nurse recruiter at the facilities you're interested in applying at. They'll give you inside scoop on what's open and what the facility would like to see you apply for based on your background. It s...

Is UCH a teaching hospital? I know it's right across the street from USF?

All I have to say is WOW!!!!! To the OP: Thanks for letting me know there are people like you out there, I guess it opened my eyes a little to the prejudice some people have against male nurses, but I would have never expected it from a fellow "nur...

I think I set a record, I did the online app on the 8th of September, mailed my fingerprint cards and med error certificate to Florida and sent my license verification to NYS office of Professions the same day. I checked the Florida Healthcare Pract...

My simple advice, get out now while the getting is good. Do all that you can right now to improve your situation/status on the unit you're working so you have a good reference for the next job and move on. Once you get a new position at a different...

I would never let my EMT cert lapse, of course I've had it for quite awhile. Where are you? I know some places let you do a CME based recert program like here in NY, I got to use quite a few hours from my nursing cirriculum towards my EMT recert. Lik...

You're welcome grace, so far I've put in four applications and have been contacted back by all four, I'm just waiting for the Florida licsence now to schedule interviews. As far as other people having a hard time I don't think they are looking in the...

Hi there, I'm in the process of endorsing my Licsence to Florida also, from a quick look at http://www.nursys.com/ it doesn't appear that PA is a nursys affiliated state, so you'll need to send the license verification request sheet & fee to your...

Just as long as she didn't call 911 at 0300 for it, been there done that a few times at varrying hours of the early morning. I'm not the most congenial person when someone breaks their toe at 1500 and calls 911 at some god forsaken hour, especially w...

Try "ECG Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy!", it's a good book that I learned alot out of, and used it to teach our EMT's. Widely available, got mine in Barnes & Noble but it's also available on sites like amazon.com

I just found this on another message board, the OP asked about LPN jobs in a certain area and this is the reply by another member:

I've been prompted to post my own thread after reading another about a person in a similar situation. I graduated with my ADN in May 2007, it took me 4 tries to pass the NCLEX test for my RN license, as I was very distracted with family health issues...

Hey thrash, no I'm not planning on taking a refresher course unless I'm told that I need it. At this point I can't really afford to do one, plus a couple nurse recruiters I've talked to said my EMT experience is a plus, at least it shows that I have...

Thanks Mez, congrats on the job, I replied to your other thread. Yeah i hear yah there about the LTC, like I said I'm looking at a couple places right now with open positions so I have my fingers crossed, sent out the apps today....

Wow Mez, what's the name of that Hospital in Texas? I'd say they're seriously disorganized, but it was nice of them to give you a free trip. Congrats on the job though man, you really deserve it!!!

Thanks Diaper, your situation sounds similar to mine while you were in the "pre-move" stage, it's good to hear that you've had a good experience since. I've been doing alot of searching and have found quite a few open positions around where my parent...

I can't speak from the RN standpoint on this, but I can speak from the EMS side. New York just went to the Maine protocol for spinal immobilization. We carry the check off sheets in our clipboards with the PCR's, and now have a protocol to follow wh...

Negative, you are not doomed! Go see a doctor, get a physical and ask about an exercise/diet plan. It's never too late, especially at 25! Keep motivated and stick to it, there are a ton of internet sites out there to help you along (with your phys...

Wow, very well put, I agree 100% with Perpetual Student. As desperate for a job as I am I'd never take an internship or any job that comes with that kind of stipulation, as stated, if there's that kind of penalty for quitting there must be a reason f...

I think In2b8u is pulling some legs here, I won't go so far as to say troll, but I still don't think he/she is serious, just trying to get a response

Can I venture the guess that you're in NY state?, because that's all I hear from hospitals and human resourse people here, "the state isn't reimbursing us, so we're short on funds and working in a defecit"

I hear yah there Roy, I've been looking for months for powder and bullets to reload .223 for my mini-14 but nobody, nowhere, has nothin, and boxed ammo has gone crazy. I attribute it to both the new administration and the panic it caused and the amou...

Thanks Lunah, truer words have never been spoken in regards to "no education is ever a waste". I'm generally an optimist too, but I'm really starting to wonder when things will get better