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  1. Moving to Greensboro area

    nursestacey62 replied to nursestacey62's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Thanks! I've actually been in touch with a recruiter at Moses Cone and I think I'm going to email her again to remind her that I'm still out here waiting to hear back. Have you worked at any of...

  2. Moving to Greensboro area

    nursestacey62 replied to nursestacey62's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Thanks! I have a BSN, not sure if I'm going back for my masters yet. I have a applied for several jobs with Moses Cone but haven't had a call back. Some I'm extremely qualified for. Maybe it's...

  3. Seriously thinking about quitting

    nursestacey62 replied to twokidsmom,rn's topic in Home Health

    Your post is why I went to work in the office after two months in the field. I used to have to say I was going out of town to get a weekend off. The paper work is endless, especially for any oasis,...

  4. which home health care agency's do you like in ?

    nursestacey62 replied to shannwol3's topic in Florida Nursing

    You have to remember that housing is MUCH cheaper here than in Brooklyn. I've only lived in CT and FL so I don't know any other places to recommend. Sarasota does have more retired people than other...

  5. which home health care agency's do you like in ?

    nursestacey62 replied to shannwol3's topic in Florida Nursing

    There are elderly people but there are also plenty of people of all ages. Besides, elderly people are the ones who need nurses! If you're going to work as a floor nurse, I would think you could make...

  6. which home health care agency's do you like in ?

    nursestacey62 replied to shannwol3's topic in Florida Nursing

    I have lived in Florida for over 30 years and it's never felt like home. I'm originally from CT but it's way too cold to go back there and the taxes are outrageous. I'm moving to NC because the...

  7. which home health care agency's do you like in ?

    nursestacey62 replied to shannwol3's topic in Florida Nursing

    That's a good question and I wish I knew the answer since I'm planning on moving out of state in a few months too. We try to keep your patients in your area but it depends on where the patients...

  8. which home health care agency's do you like in ?

    nursestacey62 replied to shannwol3's topic in Florida Nursing

    When you're ready you can apply at seniorhomecare.net. It is still stressful but not in the same way that floor nursing is. There are offices all over Florida

  9. which home health care agency's do you like in ?

    nursestacey62 replied to shannwol3's topic in Florida Nursing

    Right now our company prefers to hire nurses with home care experience because it's nothing like hospital nursing. Depending on how many visits you do, you can make more than hospitals but you work...

  10. which home health care agency's do you like in ?

    nursestacey62 replied to shannwol3's topic in Florida Nursing

    I work for Senior Home Care in the Orlando office. There is also a branch in Melbourne. I work in the office doing intake, but I was in the field as an RN for a couple of months. It's a good...

  11. Debate: 8-hour shifts vs. 12-hour shifts

    nursestacey62 replied to mfrench's topic in General Nursing

    You are right about keeping experienced nurses in the ICU but I have to share my recent experience at a large hospital in Orlando. I did clinicals for my bachelors rounding with an ARNP. We saw...

  12. Debate: 8-hour shifts vs. 12-hour shifts

    nursestacey62 replied to mfrench's topic in General Nursing

    I only worked as a floor nurse for 7 months but I mostly worked 12-hour shifts. After two in a row, I couldn't move the next day. The shifts do turn into at least 13 hours. I worked a couple of 8...

  13. Best surrounding Orlando city and job market question

    nursestacey62 replied to NatashaCNA85's topic in Florida Nursing

    I've lived outside Orlando for 17 years. Seminole county has the reputation for having better schools, just stay away from Sanford. Lake Mary, Oviedo, west side of Altamonte Springs are some areas....

  14. Anyone went through Florida Hosp. GN program?

    nursestacey62 replied to blownin's topic in Florida Nursing

    I went thru Fl Hospitals GN/critical care program about 3 years ago. The critical care program has 2 wks of classroom going over body systems, reading EKG's, and ACLS. It was pretty good. I was hired...

  15. The thing about 12 hour shifts...vent

    nursestacey62 replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    Floor nursing was the hardest and most stressful job I ever had. I couldn't move after two days in a row! My ex-boyfriend used to ask me why I couldn't leave and go out to lunch with him in the...

  16. FL RN planning to move to Raleigh/Durham area

    nursestacey62 posted a topic in North Carolina Nursing

    :redbeatheI am an RN working in Orlando as an intake coordinator at a home health care agency. I've been planning on moving out of Florida for a while, but I'm really starting to take it seriously....

  17. Can an LPN in FL legally have a Cardizem Gtt?

    nursestacey62 replied to Gurhlygirl's topic in Florida Nursing

    When I worked in PCU, sometimes we had med-surg RN's float to our floor and they were not allowed to take a patient with a drip like Cardizem so I don't know how an LPN would be allowed to...

  18. Orlando area home health RN's

    nursestacey62 posted a topic in Home Health

    I work for a home health care company that services Orange, Seminole, and Osceola counties. We are having major problems with two nurses who work in Orange and Seminole. We need to replace them asap...

  19. Brand New Grad Nurse on Respiratory/Ventilator Unit

    nursestacey62 replied to DLS_PMHNP's topic in Pulmonary

    I worked on a pulmonary PCU floor outside Orlando. No vents-they were only in ICU. We had pneumonia, COPD exacerbations, asthma, but mostly an array of other diagnoses; chest pain, renal, diabetes,...

  20. am I crazy to even think about this?

    nursestacey62 replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    I'm jealous. I've never had a job I loved that much. Isn't there anywhere else you can work where you live now? I think 3 1/2 hours is a long drive and it would really get