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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 you can take a travel job to Florida do so, but D...

How much do RNs in Seattle, WA make?

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 they care for DNR patients and hopefully has come up...

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 get 38/hr with the same diffs.

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 (since this patient already did that before to the ...

You speak the truth!!

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 have two degrees, including a BSN. I am now per d...

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 Lauderdale. I'm an RN, and we too are treated poorly. ...

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

Good luck! I wish you the best!

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 health.

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 Lauderdale. I have no idea if the gulf coast is better. ...

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 like it. The unit I was working in Canada was high...

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

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 stretcher with no help, they need to stop being a nurse...

Hello, I just had an interview at Cleveland Clinic, FL for an RN position. Is there anyone out there that remembers their hiring process? The nurse manager mentioned it could take 2 weeks for HR to get back to me. I'm just wondering if anyone has ...

Hmm, perhaps there is a union, but they must keep very quiet. I don't see or hear about a union advocating for patient safety and safe RN to patient ratios like I did in Canada. I'm only here for two years, and then i am headed back to the north to...

Hi, it's a culture shock down here. I came from working in Canada where nurses are well protected and governed by a huge union, to working in south FL where there is no union and nurses are not as well respected. I left one hospital and now I work...

Incentive Spirometry is so important. If you don't have one, get him to do deep breathing exercises 10 per hour, or when he remembers. Gotta keep those lungs working well to prevent atelectasis.

Interview went well. They offered me a position right away after showing me around. I ended up turning it down because I got hired at Westside and Westside offered more $. However, I will be quitting Westside because I do not like the nursing stan...

I'm not disagreeing with you. Medications to improve BP and CO are much better and more effective than just NS boluses, I was only stating that boluses have their place in codes and to not be afraid to run the line open during a code until proper he...

Hi, I still think fluid boluses can be one of many interventions that are applicable in a crashing/code situation. Have you been a code? All the ones I have been in, nurses are running NS fast to at least keep the BP up while meds are being admini...

I would be most concerned with the NS continuous infusion order. There should also be a daily weights order too. The patient should be on strict in/outs and sodium restriction. If a patient is overloaded with fluid, you do not want to be giving more...

Yes, please tell us what cleveland clinic is like. I have an interview there next week :)

Hello everyone, This is my first time posting to allnurses.com. I'm seeking some advice and maybe some words of encouragement! I married my husband back in June 2013 and moved from British Columbia, Canada to Plantation, Fl. Quite the change! I ...