ADeks

ADeks

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  1. Very discouraged...I regret not becoming a CNA during RN school.

    ADeks replied to Cynnie24's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't lose hope! When I was in nursing school I was a tech at a hospital where they were going to transition me to nurse once I passed NCLEX. About 4-5 months before graduation my manager was asking...

  2. Nurse to patient ratio in ED

    ADeks replied to 1fastRN's topic in Emergency

    We're a 48 bed ER. Also we are the BH intake as well. We have division of Acute/Intermediate Care where you get 4 rooms with a hall bed making it 5:1. We have a Fast track area that is roughly 8-10:1....

  3. ED Orientation (a bit of a vent)

    ADeks replied to BrooklynRN11201's topic in Emergency

    Your first year is an extreme growing period! This is when you learn everything they didn't teach you in nursing school. I had a year of experience before I started in an ED. When I came to the ED I...

  4. Feed me, Seymour! When patients want forbidden food...

    ADeks replied to TrevyRN's topic in Emergency

    My favorite was when a patient demanded her medications via IV and not in pill form. She says she can't swallow pills, and reassures me that she was in fact not a "pill head." Did I mention that her...

  5. Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

    ADeks replied to sirI's topic in Nursing Career

    So, I am looking into getting coverage. The options I am given by the NSO are 1,000,000/6,000,000; 1,000,000/3,000,000; and 500,000/2,500,00. I work in the ED and want to be covered, but is there such...

  6. ER handoff report to floor

    ADeks replied to PatricksRNMommy's topic in Emergency

    It's not always our fault. Usually at shift change there seems to be more beds

  7. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    ADeks replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, I know how you feel. I have seen MANY nurses who completely agree with you! And I was only in my first year of nursing and I was sick of babysitting these patients. For the most part, I can smile...

  8. ER handoff report to floor

    ADeks replied to PatricksRNMommy's topic in Emergency

    I have worked on a cardiac step-down unit and would receive patients on all kinds of gtts and in various states of chest pain. We do NOT get a verbal report. We get a page from our on-line system with...

  9. Florida CNA exam

    ADeks replied to Futuremidwife0721's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That's a really long route to be a

  10. Pre-nursing student needs help figuring out life! :) Is nursing worth it?

    ADeks replied to cupcakes9's topic in Florida Nursing

    Every job has it's ups and downs. I don't think I have crappy pay. And there are MD's/patients/families who can be jerks and a real pain in the booty. But that comes with the territory of working with...

  11. Bayfront Medical Center - St.Petersburg Florida

    ADeks replied to OR1998's topic in Florida Nursing

    Have you also thought about Tampa General

  12. Can I work full time and attend nursing school?

    ADeks replied to malenursingbc's topic in Florida Nursing

    I did it! I went to school FT anywhere from 4-5 days a week! I would push as many hours at work for Sat/Sun and then make w/e difference during the week. I tried to save at least a day or two after...

  13. May be a silly question

    ADeks replied to RNmilwife's topic in Cardiac

    When I did clinicals I was on a PCU which was EXACTLY like the floor I worked on Cardiac step-down. So it depends on the hospital and what they want to name

  14. Advice for new grad applying to telemetry

    ADeks replied to Vindex's topic in Cardiac

    I work on a cardiac floor as well with hopes to one day move up to ICU. The telemetry part is an excellent to have because in ICU most everyone is on cardiac monitors and you learn a lot about drips...

  15. Tampa/St. Pete New Grads-where are the jobs @??

    ADeks replied to Futterwacken's topic in Florida Nursing

    I would say keep trying! I was lucky and worked on the floor as a tech. They held a job opening for me once I became a

  16. Students getting kicked out of Dade Medical College & Keiser?

    ADeks replied to Bebet39's topic in Florida Nursing

    Well, if they took out loans then why couldn't they pay for their

  17. SPC, Helen Ellis experience

    ADeks posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm in SPC about to sign up for Level 3 and I have it narrowed down to either going to Helen Ellis or Largo Med. I was wondering if anyone had any insight into which one would be

  18. SPC fall 2011 nursing program

    ADeks replied to spc_student's topic in Florida Nursing

    I graduate this May and I have to say. My "nursing GPA" was about a 3.6. I did have ALL the pre- and co- requisites done. I was accepted first round in the

  19. ADN vs. BSN

    ADeks replied to Jmiami's topic in Florida Nursing

    Well, I live in the Tampa area and ASNs are getting hired along with the BSNs all the same. One of the biggest factors is your hospital experience I have a guaranteed job once I graduate because I...

  20. Do you guys see a lot of people saying they are nursing students....

    ADeks replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    It's really common here in Fl. We get CNA's who say they're nurses or so many people say they are in the nursing program when they're taking pre-reqs. When I tell people that I'm in nursing school,...

  21. Anyone else applying for fall 2010 SPC nursing program?

    ADeks replied to haimyem's topic in Florida Nursing

    Why are you buying your books at the bookstore?!?!?! Half.com it will save you sooooo much money. I only buy the syllabus from the bookstore each

  22. SPC - Competitive Admissions

    ADeks replied to lis4b's topic in Florida Nursing

    It also just depends on who applies that semester. My friends were all accepted in the first

  23. SPC - Competitive Admissions

    ADeks replied to lis4b's topic in Florida Nursing

    I know of two people in my class. And another one of my friends was recently accepted and she lives in Pasco. That advisor does not know what she's talking about. Talk to an advisor at Caruth since...

  24. graduating in a year, need advice!

    ADeks replied to criticalRN10's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Get a job at a hospital. Part time or PRN, something you know you might be able to handle while in nursing school. Having hospital experience helps you out big time. It seems like it can be all about...

  25. mandatory 15 min breaks...

    ADeks replied to SnowbirdinFL's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    There might be state labor laws that require you to take breaks and such on top of the governments law. And I would just work the politics... If that particular nurse that makes you take breaks is...