lazz1

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1. New grad RN salary in Florida 2014

   lazz1 replied to Crystal360's topic in Nursing Career

   Thank you for your reply! That's encouraging to hear. I'm from Vancouver, BC but now live in South FL. I have one year to leave this place and we might be moving to WA where my husband is from. If...

2. New grad RN salary in Florida 2014

   lazz1 replied to Crystal360's topic in Nursing Career

   How much do RNs in Seattle, WA

3. Taking care of DNR patients. The point?

   lazz1 replied to cholmes1223's topic in General Nursing

   Though the person who wrote the original post had a misunderstanding of what DNR means in terms of patient care, I think she or he now knows the different perspectives that experience RNs hold when...

4. **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

   lazz1 replied to Bell13's topic in First Year After Licensure

   South Florida, 3 years experience WITH BSN and high acuity training 25/hr (includes benefits ect), night 6/hr, weekend 3/hr, 1/hr if floated Stepdown Was not enough money, so I went per diem and now I...

5. Question on reacting to tachycardic afib

   lazz1 replied to DatMurse's topic in Cardiac

   I think it is quite alright to withhold a medication such as a beta blocker if the heart rate is in the fifty's because I would be cautious in not wanting to cause this patient to brady down further...

6. Florida nursing shortage?

   lazz1 replied to ufo8micats's topic in Florida Nursing

   You speak the

7. Being an RN in Miami, Florida

   lazz1 replied to unpocodeam0r's topic in Florida Nursing

   I'm shocked you are earning 30 dollars an hour down here in Ft. Lauderdale. I'm an RN from canada, with three years of cardiac care and they best two hospitals offered me was 25.00 as a staff RN. I...

8. Florida nursing shortage?

   lazz1 replied to ufo8micats's topic in Florida Nursing

   Florida is the worst state to work in for LPN's and RN's. Experienced, smart and well trained LPN's are treated like PCTs. They are not even allowed to check blood sugar at my hospital in Fort...

9. RN pay in Florida

   lazz1 replied to rntncc's topic in Nursing Career

   I'm happy you were able to go back! That is my hope when my hubby finishes dental school

10. RN pay in Florida

    lazz1 replied to rntncc's topic in Nursing Career

    Good luck! I wish you the

11. RN's in HHC, How much do you take home weekly?

    lazz1 replied to mommycruz3's topic in Home Health

    Wow, thats awesome! Your weekly paycheck is 980-1000? What company do you work for if you dont mind me asking? I'm thinking of home

12. RN pay in Florida

    lazz1 replied to rntncc's topic in Nursing Career

    Florida is the worst paying state for staff RNs. I have three years of experience and I get 25 dollars an hour. It is an absolute joke how poorly they treat nurses down here! I work in Fort...

13. Cardiac RN wants to become a ob/gyn RN.

    lazz1 replied to lazz1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you so much for replying. I will look into AWHONN. Never heard of

14. Cardiac RN wants to become a ob/gyn RN.

    lazz1 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi everyone, I've been a Cardiac RN for three years now. All of my nursing education and specialty training has been in Canada, and I've worked in the states for 6 months now as med-surg. I do not...

15. Transportation Safety Question

    lazz1 replied to fitzfan82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes, that is very unsafe. Mostly for you!! The patient won't be harmed laying in bed with all rails up. And as for your "co-worker", if anyone expects you to be able to push a 400 lb man on a...