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  1. How is it with the jobs in Tampa bay?

    nrcnurse replied to Qka's topic in Florida Nursing

    All of the local hospitals hire new grads. St. Joseph's has internships for new grads. VA hires new grads, too. Just call them up and

  2. SPC or PHCC Bridge program?

    nrcnurse replied to Jess84's topic in Florida Nursing

    GPA is not really a factor in getting into the Transition program. If you've completed your pre-reqs and they have room in the class, you're in. I suggest you take statistics before starting the...

  3. HOLY CRAP @ PHCC

    nrcnurse replied to AllisonLP's topic in Florida Nursing

    Nursing school admisson is ridiculously competitive. The cutoff depends on the GPAs of the applicants. I didn't get accepted because of a C in math (taken back in 1975) so I went to LPN school, and...

  4. SPC or PHCC Bridge program?

    nrcnurse replied to Jess84's topic in Florida Nursing

    I worked full time (36 hours) each semester. I work 3 days, go to class 4 days. Clinical days are the longest, 6:30am - 2pm. Some days you only go to school for a couple of hours. In the...

  5. Florida Online RN-BSN programs

    nrcnurse replied to misswhitney's topic in Florida Nursing

    St. Petersburg College has an online RN to BSN program with instate

  6. Will I survive this?

    nrcnurse replied to Imgettingthere's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Imgettingthere, You ARE a terrific nurse, and you are in very good company. No one comes out of school and hits the ground running. No one. Not your preceptor, your charge nurse, or even your...

  7. SPC or PHCC Bridge program?

    nrcnurse replied to Jess84's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm an LPN and in my last semester at SPC. You do one "bridge" semester, which is a marathon review of LPN school, then do Levels 3 and 4 with the "generic" students. It is a challenging program....

  8. Who cares for hospice peds after hours??

    nrcnurse replied to pixiec11's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We used to have a specific peds team that took care M-F 8-5, then the on-call staff took over 5p-8a and weekends. In someone's infinite wisdom, the peds team was dissolved, and each team handled peds...

  9. z-coil shoes, foot pain gone

    nrcnurse replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    You can buy them at a Z Coil store. Check their web site for locations. http://www.zcoil.com/ The staff at the stores are very knowledgeable about foot and body mechanics, and are extremely helpful....

  10. Anyone attending any USF nurse practitioner programs?

    nrcnurse replied to NYCRN16's topic in Florida Nursing

    I graduated from USF in "another lifetime" ('77), and know a lot of people who have gone through the MSN and NP programs. It's a good, very demanding, program with tons of clinical opportunities....

  11. How long did it take b4 u got accepted to SPCOLLEGE Nursing school

    nrcnurse replied to scuba-girl's topic in Florida Nursing

    LPN school is an excellent foundation for RN school. I"m cruising through SPC because of it. Being an LPN does not mean you are "doomed" to work only in LTC. My first job after graduation from LPN...

  12. Looking for online Micro course

    nrcnurse replied to TraciH1970's topic in LPN to RN

    St. Petersburg College has online micro, lecture and lab. Labs are done in your kitchen, and all the tests are open book. You have to take your midterm and final at a proctored computer center, like...

  13. ~*~looking 4 A Lpn-rn Program In Tpa

    nrcnurse replied to nicoler1008/'s topic in LPN to RN

    SPC has a three-semester program that starts every term. I applied last April, started in May. There's also Galen, a private school, in St. Pete. Everest Univ. in Tampa has a bridge program (also...

  14. How long did it take b4 u got accepted to SPCOLLEGE Nursing school

    nrcnurse replied to scuba-girl's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm doing the day class. When you register each semester, you are given a choice of clinical sites. I went to Morton Plant over the summer, 7a-2p one day/week. They also used Bayfront and Helen...

  15. Interviews

    nrcnurse replied to crrn03's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hospice House is for end of life, as well as caregiver respite and acute symptom management. I haven't been to the Good Shepherd houses but I imagine they're similar to the Lifepath Hospice Houses in...

  16. How long did it take b4 u got accepted to SPCOLLEGE Nursing school

    nrcnurse replied to scuba-girl's topic in Florida Nursing

    I started the transition program in May @ SPC. I applied in Mid-April, and started the next month. I think there are 30-36 slots for the transition program each semester. They take applications...

  17. Interviews

    nrcnurse replied to crrn03's topic in Florida Nursing

    I work for Lifepath Hospice based in Tampa, which serves Plant City. We are also affiliated with Good Shepherd Hospice in Polk Co (Lakeland) that services more rural communities. Look at the...

  18. Interviews

    nrcnurse replied to crrn03's topic in Florida Nursing

    S. FL Baptist in Plant City is part of the BayCare System, along with several other large area hospitals. Their pay and benefits are all similar. Go to baycare.org for all their info. Lakeland...

  19. How long did it take b4 u got accepted to SPCOLLEGE Nursing school

    nrcnurse replied to scuba-girl's topic in Florida Nursing

    There's no wait for the transition program. Just have your pre-req's done and you're

  20. LPN with no hospice experience?

    nrcnurse replied to LPNMeg06's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm a LPN working for a Hospice Continuous Care team. We spend our entire shift with one patient at their home or facility. I've been doing this for two years. It's a great job, paricularly if...

  21. O2 safety

    nrcnurse posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We're all cautioned re O2 safety; no smoking in the home, no open flames, etc., with very good reason! What about petroleum based lip balm? Has anyone experienced igniting lips/O2 with lip balm? If...

  22. Can I do this w/ excelsior?

    nrcnurse replied to mistydave's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thank you for your moral support! It is so much appreciated! I'll be posting on Sunday, with GN after my name!!

  23. Tips for New Hospice Nurse

    nrcnurse replied to RNandlovingit's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I love my job too, and like you (and relative to a lot of my co-workers), I have only a few years experience. Hospice offers an opportunity to provide nursing the way you were taught, with patience,...

  24. How soon to specialize?

    nrcnurse replied to RiverNurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    You will never regret the experience you got working at the hospital. In hospice you see some of everything, and you are out there on your own with your patients. There's always someone to call for...

  25. Can I do this w/ excelsior?

    nrcnurse replied to mistydave's topic in Online Distance Learning

    If you choose to do this program, you guys really need to get real world clinical experience while you are studying the Nursing Concepts classes. I cannot emphasize enough how DIFFERENT real nursing...