My current hospital is requiring the same thing. Color coding and you have to buy a specific brand that they picked out. They say it is because different companies colors are not all the same. Also, we all have to purchase all of our own new unifo...
GGodwinRN replied to healer27's topic in New Nurse
If you don't mind me asking, what hospital is this at? I think I read one of your previous posts that said you were in Central Florida? I am on a tele floor in Central Florida - Fl Hospital Fish Memorial, but our orientations last 12 weeks with alo...
I'm curious if you can tell me which hospital you are at? I'm in Central Florida also but at the Florida Hospital location that I am at on the PCU/Telemetry/Step-Down our ratio is 1:4 or 1:5 depending on our census. We either have no tech or 1 tech...
GGodwinRN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing
If I have to take my daughter to school on the first day back, I get up around 6am and do all the kid stuff, then take a nap from 12pm to 3pm. If I don't have to take her to school, I just stay in bed and sleep in, usually til around 10am. Even if ...
I worked at Florida Hospital Waterman while I was in nursing school and it was a very nice hospital. They seemed to treat their employees pretty well there. I have finished nursing school and took a position at Florida Hospital Fish Memorial in Ora...
GGodwinRN replied to traumakimmy's topic in Emergency
I have wanted to get one of these for a long time but haven't been able to figure out whether a Palm or a Pocket PC would be a better choice. Any suggestions? Also, I would like to get one that would play MP3's and that would be very versatile. Tha...
In Central Florida you can be hired at all of the local hospitals as a PCT or Nurse Tech after you have completed your first semester of an ADN program. Starting pay is $12 plus shift diff
I'm in the same boat as you. I'm counting down the days until the pinning ceremony on Dec 16. Unfortunately, I'm in Central Florida and we have just gone through 2 hurricanes with a third one on the way. We just found out today that since school w...
GGodwinRN replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing
I'm here in Central Florida right outside of Daytona and our stores around here have been out of batteries since the beginning of the week. If you get lucky and get to the stores at the right time (right when they are unloading a truck, you can get ...
GGodwinRN replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in Florida
We have about a month left of psych. Just can't wait until it's over!! For 1st semester we went to nursing homes first then to the hospitals. The hospitals were Fl Hospital Fish and Fl Hospital DeLand. 2nd semester it's all at the hospital - both...
GGodwinRN replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in Florida
I started the ADN program at DBCC in January 2003, we graduate in December of this year!!!!! We are in psych right now which I do not like at all!!! What campus are you attending? I attended DeLand for the 1st year and had really great instructors...
If you can make it through your 1st semester without working you can apply at hospitals to work as a nurse tech after the 1st completed semester of RN schooling. They usually pay $10-$12/hr and will work with your schedule alot. Also remember you c...
GGodwinRN replied to GGodwinRN's topic in New Nurse
I'm working as a nurse tech right now, so you all are probably right. I plan on finishing the program in December and sitting for the boards right away, so it's probably just a waste of time and money to bother with the LPN. Thanks for your help!
Hi, i'm in the ADN program and scheduled to graduate December 2004. Right now i'm eligible to challenge the LPN boards and i'm wondering if anyone else on this board has done this. If so can you tell me what to expect from the boards. Also, did yo...