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:igtsyt:I just retook the ACLS. Cost me $150 for a one day for the proficient ACLS. It was cheaper than the 2 day. I read the book carefully, knew my ECG strips and understood the meds that needed to be given. The guy next to me in the class didn'...

Well after a two year ordeal (3 if you include the year of preparing for retaking the NCLEX), I finally have a job in a hospital making double what I've been making. I made it through a torturous year of home health where I was constantly being plac...

If you happen to work in my area and this were the case, I would highly advise you to stay put. That mega-hospital is running the show here and it is like pulling teeth trying to get in the door. But...once you're in, you're in. If there's a positi...

I, too, living in South Florida. I have ten years of experience in NICU and OR and pediatrics. I stayed home with my children (which was the right thing to do) for 18 years. I have stayed abreast of all the latest science and health information. I...

That is true. You can put security on your iPad to protect it.

One of the nicest features of both the iPad and the iPhone is the one that triangulates the position of the device. If you have an Internet connection and someone steals your iPad and you have MobileMe, you can go to the nearest computer, log in and...

What this is is the Thirty-One carrier http://www.thirtyonegifts.com/ I am not a representative for them. You have to find one in your area. For $6 they emboss these with your name. I also am using the paper carriers that I label with the type of d...

That's great! Home health has many faces believe it or not. Part of the reason for that is that there are many social classes, environments, family situations, and cultures that you will find in your community. Home health is either a one time visi...

I have found an ability to use my counseling and teaching skills in home health. The pay is not as much, but for the most part it has been encouraging for me. I too like that part of nursing very much. I have been in the hospital before as a patient...

This is true sometimes, not all the time. I met many parents that never raised their voices and understood completely why I was there; however, I do know the type of parent you are speaking of. One of those had me fired for not changing a diaper. T...

That is so true. I have gotten computer generated letters stating that there are other candidates more qualified only to see the job sit on the employment board for months after that.

I live in South Florida. There are no openings in the hospitals unless you have major experience.

That is so true. We are human and as much as we try not to, mistakes happen. There are people that I know personally who have discovered how easy it is to sue and make lots of money suing anyone in their path that makes a mistake. It has destroyed n...

I assume you have recent hospital experience. If so, the sky's the limit as far as I can see. I wanted that kind of reception when I came back in 2009. Instead, I can't get my foot in the door. Thanks for sharing and best wishes!

I am amazed at this.

I have been able to find work in two places to hopefully gain the experience that will eventually qualify me for a good paying job. One is home health and the other is the care of the elderly. I know these are not the highest paying nursing jobs but ...

I have had the opportunity to float to several schools in my large metropolis; and so far, I have not seen a consistent way that things are done. I am specially in the school for the chronically ill students such as diabetics, seizures, asthma, and e...

Hope you had a nice break. I am presently doing school nursing. I am surprised that anyone in the school administration is saying this order is "unnecessary." Where I come from, nobody would say that because it's an easy lawsuit. Let me just tell ...

I have been a nurse for many years and have come back after an 18 year time of staying home to raise my children. There have been more than a few times when I ran across something new that I knew nothing about. The key is to seek the answers to you...

Those are about $45-$70 for the first visit and about $30 for all subsequent visits. But just know that sometimes you are stuck there for over an hour. You really have to organize your time.

Right and I would take you to court and sue your butt off and win. Freedom of speech is our most protected right and without redress says exactly what it says. You can't redress. You can't penalize me financially for speaking my mind and the fact...

I am deeply concerned about the way people do not understand their right to speak out against tyranny, evil and unfairness. That is exactly why we have those freedoms. Not only can we present them in a public venue, but we can stand out on a street...

I think that you might have felt more comfortable had the child had something for pain before you arrived or when you arrived. Even in adults, the wound vac protocols state over and over that pain meds should be given prior to the procedure. More a...

FL $18/hr skilled nursing, which is vents and trachs just about. Everyone else is paid LPN wages, which ar $16.50/hr. Initial single visits: $45-$70 and $30 after with no compensation for gas. If you stay 2 hours at a case, it is still a flat $30....

I had 10 years of experience and just got back into nursing in 2009. I have been doing home health because I can't get hired either. I have never made more than $18/hr and right now I'm making $15/hr. I'm an RN. Visits are a way to make $30/visit...