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  1. Trying to transfer into NICU

    HI All, I just wanted to get some advice. I have been working as a nurse for 1 year and 2 months as a adult Neurology med/surg and stepdown RN. This was not my first choice but I couldn't be picky since jobs were limited and I didn't have my BSN yet...
  2. L&D Jobs Summer 2014

    Get a job at a reputable hospital in your area in adult med surg, stay for a year and then transfer internally to where you want to go. That's why I am doing. The hardest part in getting a job is just getting your foot in the door. Plus you'll have a...
  3. New Grad Nurse Peds Interview Help

    Hi All, I am going to be interviewing at Florida Hospital Disney Pavilion in Orlando for a Peds and/or NICU position. I really want either position. The thing is that its a mass interview situation where they interview a bunch of candidates on one d...
  4. changing areas early

    Hi I am a new nurse with 6 months experience on an Adult Neuromedical/Neurosurgical unit, I really wanted to do Peds straight out of school but there were no jobs available. My unit is great and all but its not where I want to be and the hospital ha...
  5. Anyone have a Thinklabs electronic stethoscope?

    I am using the thinklabs electronic stethoscope. I can hear fine with it without my hearing aids. but recently i got new hearing aids, the oticon chili and got the streamer that wirelessly transmits phone calls, music etc to ur aids. I love it and th...
  6. Bluetooth stethoscope

    I am HOH and use a streamer to connect devices wirelessly to my hearing aids. But I use a thinklabs steth that i plug into the streamer which then transmits to aids. If ur not deaf then I dunno if technology has progressed that far yet.
  7. For all the HOH nurses out there...

    For my deaf/HOH peeps out there....just wanted to let you all know you can do it. I am currently going through orientation as a GN on a neuroscience/neurology floor. I am profoundly deaf and wear Oticon Chilis and use the oticon streamer for the phon...
  8. Neur Interview

    I interviewed on a Neuro Unit last month and got the job as a GN The questions were pretty basic: tell me about a time when you went above and beyond for a patient tell me about the most critical patient you have had, what was the condition and what...
  9. Are you having difficulty finding work?

    Im in same boat....I graduated with asn from Seminole state and I am three months from getting my BSN at UCF. I work as a tech at ORMC and no luck finding a job. ORMC isn't really hiring GNS, got into florida hospital gn program to interview for one ...
  10. New Grad Nurse Peds Interview Help

    I didnt get anything either...oh well, just gotta keep on..
  11. New Grad Nurse Peds Interview Help

    Nothing yet
  12. New Grad Nurse Peds Interview Help

    I think everyone I've talked to said general peds which is why I thought it was weird I got the one department. Don't know of anyone interviewing for NICU at the moment. But its another week before the interview day, so if I hear anything will post. ...
  13. New Grad Nurse Peds Interview Help

    Mine is Jan 14th as well for peds oncology. Its weird that HR said my interview was for a specific dept where other people I've talked to said their interview was for all the depts (gen peds). So I dunno.. The recruiter via email said that they stil...
  14. Has anyone applied to Florida Hospital Feb/March new grad?

    I just got a phone interview this past Thursday from Florida Hospital, and got thru that, did the questionaire and references thing then the next day got a call for a interview for peds oncology at Florida Hospital Disney Pavilion in a week. But I ap...
  15. Advice on where to do my practicum? Help!

    I do not know many ICU's that hire new grads, plus it would be really stressful as a new grad to go to such a high level of care floor after graduation. I would try to get practicum on a acute care floor or med surg in an area that you want to work i...
  16. Cardionics E-Scope for Cochlear Implants

    I am profoundly deaf and use bilateral BTE's, I wish I could get the scope where you can sync your hearing aid to it, but until then I use the regular e-scope but have to take my hearing aids out. I tried with the head phones and just found it to be ...
  17. Any Deaf, Hard of hearing Nurses?

    Hi I am profoundly deaf but wear BTE hearing aids in both ears and communicate via speech and lipread, I dont know any sign language other than the basics. I am almost done with nursing school om Orlando, FL and, I graduate in October 2012. I use a a...
  18. Spring 2011 Sem. State and UCF-SSC Concurrent Program

    Has anyone gotten an email from ucf yet about registering for the concurrent courses there? thx
  19. Spring 2011 Sem. State and UCF-SSC Concurrent Program

    I was Jessica Blue lol..
  20. Spring 2011 Sem. State and UCF-SSC Concurrent Program

    Man the dual orientation for ucf and ssc was the longest day of my life. But I had fun..excited to start, had some books waiting for me in the mailbox when I got home
  21. Spring 2011 Sem. State and UCF-SSC Concurrent Program

    Got my zip up top from meridys Friday and it fits but kinda hard getting in it since it doesn't stretch goin over the head I wonder what we have to wear these for? I could get away w it over a tank but I dunno bout much else. I really don't want to...
  22. Spring 2011 Sem. State and UCF-SSC Concurrent Program

    I finished all paperwork yay Man tallied up the books for both programs...used amazon.com 8 books total including the super exp package one was a grand total of 547.47 yikes! It says the package one won't be delivered till Jan 10 to 12th..hmm Anyways...
  23. Spring 2011 Sem. State and UCF-SSC Concurrent Program

    Hey All Spent the weekend sore from all my shots lol...I had a localized vaccine reaction to the tetanus which was fun. got the hep b shot, tetanus shot and tb test done last friday and had my varicella titer and drug test done at quest that saturday...
  24. Spring 2011 Sem. State and UCF-SSC Concurrent Program

    Hi All God we have so much to do ... I finished background check, will be fingerprinted on tuesday at 9 am going to Dr today to get all shots Got a flu shot at walgreens for free, insurance covered it. still have to get tetanus, hep b and a titer v...
  25. ROLL CALL! Seminole State nursing program

    Hey! I got into the Evening Seminole State Track as well and the Ucf Concurrent program. So excited and nervous! I am hoping to try to work some while taking classes.