nrcnurse

nrcnurse

hospice

Member

  • Content

    197

  • Visitors

    7,995

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    6

All Content by nrcnurse

  1. CPNE in 2 weeks

    nrcnurse replied to aegirl's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm going to Gwinnett 3/28-30. My confidence swings from completely capable to totally lost. (I'm working, too, and all I really WANT to do is study.) I practice grids daily, write careplans and...

  2. Hospice Certification exam

    nrcnurse replied to Brightonrn1's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I used the Core Curriculum and a review class was offered at work. I found the test was based more on my experience than any of the materials I

  3. Anyone in Tampa, FL doing ISU's LPN to RN online program?

    nrcnurse replied to gtlpn2rn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I have a friend in Tampa who is doing the ISU LPN-BSN. She works for a USF clinic and is doing her clinicals at her practice. She also has a

  4. New CPNE Date!

    nrcnurse replied to aegirl's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I applied in August and got my date the day after Christmas. I test on March 28th also, at Gwinnett Medical Center, N. of Atlanta. Now I have to complete all this "busy work" that Gwinnett requires;...

  5. Tax Deduction

    nrcnurse replied to lvnandmomx3's topic in Online Distance Learning

    For the definitive answer, check with your tax professional. I have kept track of ALL my education expenses; books, tuition, test fees, notebooks, printing, pencils, etc. It is my understanding that...

  6. Tampa vs. Jacksonville

    nrcnurse replied to Jbeachgrl's topic in Florida Nursing

  7. Tampa vs. Jacksonville

    nrcnurse replied to Jbeachgrl's topic in Florida Nursing

    You should call the recruiter at TGH, or check the website http://www.tgh.org/. Your experience is so specialized that I can't even guess at a salary. Also, call LifeLink. They are the transplant...

  8. Tampa vs. Jacksonville

    nrcnurse replied to Jbeachgrl's topic in Florida Nursing

    It's a LOT colder in Jax than in Tampa in the winter, but certainly warmer than MN. Other than that, the cities are similar. The magazine ADVANCE for Nurses had a survey recently about FL hospitals,...

  9. questions about hospice

    nrcnurse replied to newlvngrad's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My hospice makes broad use of LPNs (of which I am one.) I strongly suggest that you have hospital experience before working in hospice. School just doesn't prepare you for what you will see, and the...

  10. CHPN test results??

    nrcnurse posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Has anyone received their test results yet?? I understand we were the last group to take the test "the old fashioned way" with pencils and paper... and the last group to wait, and wait, and wait for...

  11. Let's dialyze the actively dying pt....

    nrcnurse posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I work for a Hospice Continuous Care team. We spend our shifts (8-16 hrs) with one pt, and see the entire specturm of humanity: behavior, living conditions, beliefs, drama, etc. Today was a first...

  12. CHPN test results??

    nrcnurse replied to nrcnurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Got mine today, too. I passed!

  13. Let's dialyze the actively dying pt....

    nrcnurse replied to nrcnurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    That, right there, wraps it all up in a neat little

  14. Hospices in the Florida: Pinellas/Pasco area

    nrcnurse replied to jCLNC's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hospice of the Suncoast is in Pinellas. Pasco-Hernando Hospice services Pasco and Hernando Counties. A call to their recruiter will answer those salary and caseload questions for you. You also...

  15. Any Tampa RNs??

    nrcnurse replied to Riker3's topic in Florida Nursing

    The only thing I know about the VA is that you really work for your $. Lots of Iraq and Afghanastan vets at the VA. (I have a friend who did an agency contract there, and loved the pts, but her work...

  16. Help! Moving to Tampa!

    nrcnurse replied to Riker3's topic in Florida Nursing

    Moffitt Cancer Center, University Community Hospital, and the Haley VA Hospital are all about one mile W of Temple Terrace, adjacent to the USF campus. They are the closest hospitals. They all have...

  17. Any Tampa RNs??

    nrcnurse replied to Riker3's topic in Florida Nursing

    TGH is the only L1 in the area. St. Joseph is a L2. TGH is on an island, downtown, and you have to pay for parking or ride a shuttle from a remote lot. It's a 10 mile drive from Temple terrace....

  18. Online statistics course?

    nrcnurse replied to beths_rn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I took statistics online from St. Petersburg College in St. Pete, FL. It's a state school, so it's as inexpensive as you can get it. I didn't have to do an orientation. I just applied and paid the...

  19. Observations of a blizzard refugee

    nrcnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    At the end of my nice CO ski vacation, the morning I was scheduled to fly home (to FL), the entire state was shut down by snow. Excuse me, not just snow, a huge freaking blizzard. The airport shut...

  20. z-coil shoes, foot pain gone

    nrcnurse replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    Expensive, ugly and I could not do my job without these shoes. I have OA in my knees, and after two 12 hr shifts would spend the next day with legs elevated and ice packs on my knees. (Bags of...

  21. Tampa General vs. St.Josephs-Where to work?

    nrcnurse replied to Sunny Florida Girl's topic in Florida Nursing

    You've probably made your decision by now.... The only real difference is that TGH is on an island and you have to pay for parking in the employee parking garage or ride a shuttle bus from remote...

  22. Interview tomarrow

    nrcnurse replied to sue a's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I became a nurse (as a mid-life career change) because I seemed to be surrounded by people who were angry, extraordinarily self-centered, and whose goal in life was to make other people miserable. I...

  23. LPN job despriptions

    nrcnurse replied to bornfree's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I work on a Continuous Care team, doing 8 hr shifts. We (LPNs) do whatever needs to be done: baths, changing, med administration, etc. The RNs appreciate that we are their eyes and ears. We provide...

  24. How long will I be miserable?

    nrcnurse posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've worked on a tele floor for 6 months. Great hospital, great co-workers. I'm 50x faster than I was, and 110% more experienced, but I feel grossly inadequate. (I'm a LPN, finish RN in Dec.) I'm...

  25. Job duty question

    nrcnurse replied to flwannaB's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    flwannaB, 8-1 is a dream job for a CNA. In the hospital it can be 16-1 (and sometimes worse on weekends), of course the acuity ranges from independent to total care, but sometimes those 16 pts are...