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  1. Contact Isolation: Do YOU always gown up?

    swirlything replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    If I'm going to have any contact with the patient or anything in the patient's surroundings... bed, sink, etc, then I will gown up. If I know that I am going in for the sole purpose of touching the...

  2. Let's hear how awesome nursing is!

    swirlything replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    --- I wouldn't be able to function if I only got a few hours sleep. Fortunately, where I work, it is the rare day when i'm not done by 7:15... usually earlier. I am able to get home by 8:00pm,...

  3. Let's hear how awesome nursing is!

    swirlything replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    I get 4 days off every week and have time for my own doctors appointments and to attend my kid's activities. I get to pick what days I work, as long as I work the requisite number of weekend days in...

  4. Did you always know you wanted to be a nurse?

    swirlything replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. I didn't decide to be a nurse until I was in my early 30s. Some things had happened in my life that made me decide that I needed to be able to take care, financially, of myself and my kid...

  5. I can't believe the hootzpah of some people!

    swirlything replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would have told her simply that taking supplies that have not been paid for is stealing. That circumvents all the other

  6. People think you are rich because you are a nurse

    swirlything replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    A cell phone is a luxury. Heck, a phone is a luxury.... if it comes down to the choice between a phone and food for the kids, I know which I would go with. Now if the cell phone plan has a $300 fee...

  7. People think you are rich because you are a nurse

    swirlything replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    People don't think you're rich, they think you're a sucker who doesn't know how to say no! They act this way because YOU have trained them to, by giving them money. Only you can change this, and it...

  8. Average Salary for ADN vs BSN

    swirlything replied to ltf500's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Linda Aiken at the University of Pennsylvania did a study that showed a 17.7% drop in deaths when the unit is staffed by 60% BSNs when compared to 20% BSNs. Other studies have shown similar results....

  9. Anyone a new grad working at FLorida Hospital or Orlando Health?

    swirlything replied to Renee4christ's topic in Florida Nursing

    Orlando Health is paying $21.05 for a graduate RN with an AS degree. I think there's a hiring freeze on right now, but there was last year at this time too; then they opened up again in May or

  10. pre-nursing student needs help with tattooed nurse survey!!

    swirlything replied to perseverance72006's topic in General Nursing

    You know, your picture of a tattooed nurse does not actually have to be a nurse. Find someone that has the look you want, and put them in scrubs with a stethescope and label him/her a nurse. Might...

  11. No jobs in florida for new grads

    swirlything replied to pmeeksSN's topic in Florida Nursing

    Last year at this time, Orlando Health and Florida Hospital had hiring freezes on. However, by summer, they were hiring again. Right now, the patient censuses are low, I'm told they usually come...

  12. What's your average census?

    swirlything replied to Humbled_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We are running between 90-95% capacity. We are a large level II/III. We usually have overtime shifts available. We had a week in December where our census dropped to about

  13. Clinicals

    swirlything replied to Lisa, MA's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing school is not a breeze for anyone. It wouldn't be a breeze for us RNs if we had to do it again... and I doubt any of us would be willing to go through it again. Nursing school is rough, no...

  14. The Impossible Quiz

    swirlything replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for wasting my day! LOL Any help for "the end of the

  15. Nursing student pass out??? I

    swirlything replied to ladybugme!'s topic in General Nursing

    I very nearly passed out when observing in OR. One of my classmates DID pass out when observing OR. The doc and nurses in the OR told me that they have student nurses pass out all the time in

  16. A Nurses Life

    swirlything replied to studentstorm's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 38. I LOVE having 4 days off every week. I like to schedule myself Sun-Mon-Tues, one week, then Thurs-Fri-Sat the next.... 8 days off in a row... and then I can fly somewhere and take a vacation...

  17. What to do, what to do?

    swirlything replied to eisens's topic in Florida Nursing

    As far as age, there are many nursing jobs that can be done regardless of age. NICU patients are not going to break your back. Telephone triage nurses don't need good eyesight. Office nurses don't...

  18. What to do, what to do?

    swirlything replied to eisens's topic in Florida Nursing

    You need to figure another year into the SCC option. Once you finish your prerequesites, you have to apply in Feb or March for acceptance the next fall. You lose AT LEAST a spring and summer semester...

  19. Possibly moving to Orlando

    swirlything replied to ertrek84's topic in Florida Nursing

    I believe Florida Hosp in Orlando pays around $22/hr, for new grads with a BSN. I don't work there, but have friends who do. Cannot tell you anything about the ED. There's more to Orlando than...

  20. ASN in Neonatal

    swirlything replied to Dr3am2baNICUNurs3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work in a large NICU. Not only are there ASN nurses there (I was one when I got hired), we also employ

  21. Do all FL nursing jobs require pre-employment testing?

    swirlything replied to Blackcat99's topic in Florida Nursing

    No, not all nursing jobs in Florida require preemployment testing. Most hospital jobs, for example do not... though they may require new hire testing (after you are hired) to see what areas they need...

  22. Vacation

    swirlything replied to Jameslovestravel's topic in Nursing Career

    At my hospital, new nurses get about 4 weeks off per year to use as they please. Getting 4 weeks off in a row might be a challenge

  23. is it necessary to go to high ranking nursing schools for RN?

    swirlything replied to adorablesh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In the end, the ONLY thing that matters is that you pass your NCLEX after you graduate from nursing school. If you have multiple school options, I would take a look a the schools' NCLEX pass rates. In...

  24. Belly Dancers: appropriate entertainment for LTC residents?

    swirlything replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    I have performed as a bellydancer at LTC's. When the entertainment directors at LTCs find out I have a bellydance troupe, the instantly ask me if we will come and do a show for them. So, I say to go...

  25. Least Stressful Fields of Nursing

    swirlything replied to pinkrose85's topic in General Nursing

    Level II neonatal icu. Most of your patients are preemies who sleep the majority of the time. The acuity is not as high as Level III. You are unlikely to injure your back lifting your 4 lb patient....