pedineuronurse

it looks like i've decided to make the move, however, i will probably wait until feb. or march to go, while he will be starting school in jan. the move is only a 3-4 hour car drive, so it's pretty close. we've been together for over 5 1/2 years now, and the relationship is heading towards engagement and marriage, so i feel confident in that. he is not putting any pressure on me to move, i actually would like to try out another field in nursing and see this as the perfect opportunity. i graduated with my bsn in may '03, and began working as a rn in may '04. i'll have about 9 months of experience before i move. at this point i'm still just trying to decide when i will move, i feel pretty confident that i have finally made the decision that i will move :)

he will not be getting his degree where we currently live, it's a long story. he will be moving away from where we live to go to school. i'm debating whether it makes sense for me to move now or wait another 6 months until i have 1 year of experience.

here's my situation.. i am a bsn/rn graduated in may 2003, i started working as a nurse in may 2004. my boyfriend and i plan to move, i have always wanted to move, and am considering going to grad school somewhere in the northeast. my boyfriend is a certified nursing assistant, not currently working as one, with plans to start school towards his adn in january. should i move with him in january and have approx. 7 months of experience under my belt or is it better to let him move, be apart for 5 months and then once i have my year of experience i move too? my job is okay, i don't love it, i don't really even like it but it pays good and i'm getting good experience. if he moves without me for a semester he'll probably just go to a school 4 hours from where we live and once that semester ends he'll transfer his credits to a school up in the northeast and we'll move together. if i move with him in jan. then we'll go to the northeast together, most likely. so should i move with 6/7 months of experience or should i wait it out until i have 1 year of experience?

here's my situation.. i am a bsn/rn graduated in may 2003, i started working as a nurse in may 2004. my boyfriend and i plan to move, i have always wanted to move, and am considering going to grad school somewhere in the northeast. my boyfriend is a certified nursing assistant, not currently working as one, with plans to start school towards his adn in january. should i move with him in january and have approx. 7 months of experience under my belt or is it better to let him move, be apart for 5 months and then once i have my year of experience i move too? my job is okay, i don't love it, i don't really even like it but it pays good and i'm getting good experience. if he moves without me for a semester he'll probably just go to a school 4 hours from where we live and once that semester ends he'll transfer his credits to a school up in the northeast and we'll move together. if i move with him in jan. then we'll go to the northeast together, most likely. so should i move with 6/7 months of experience or should i wait it out until i have 1 year of experience?

we always use filter needles when drawing out of ampules at my hospital. i wouldn't do it any other way. please mention your concerns to your nurse manager and if they are not receptive go higher up on the chain of command.

where in florida are you that there are pet friendly shelters? here in south florida there are not any. if you go to a shelter you must leave your pet at home, leave them with a friend, board them at the vet, or take them to a pet shelter.

we've had barcoding for over a year and a half. if a drug is ordered stat and is available on the floor, we don't have to wait for pharmacy to enter it, we can deliver the med and then later link the drug with the order, once the order is input by pharmacy. it is a highly effective method, at our hospital, in reducing the number of medication errors. we are now almost 100% medication error free.

i work in a south florida hospital. this is how our plan works: once our area (miami-dade county) is placed under hurricane warning our plan goes into effect, and all normal scheduling is called off. our plan consists of two teams, one works during the storm (team A) and one for after (team B). team B comes in once the warning is in effect and relieves team A so they can board up their homes, and gather their belongings and any family members they have signed up for the shelter (our facility serves as a shelter). once team A returns team B goes home to wait out the storm, once the storm ends team B is to come to the hospital as soon as they can (sometime the roads are blocked, so it can take a while) and team A can return home. i hope that makes sense. as far as the hospital closing and being evacuated none down here close, that i know of. our hospitals are built under strict codes to withstand hurricane force winds. we also have back-up generators for any life-support machines, etc. hope that answers some of you questions.

where in florida are you thinking of moving? pay rate, and cost of living varies depending where in florida you are. i make about $6 more an hour (base pay) than my friend who lives three hours away. my rent, car insurance, and just about everything else costs me more though.

there is also university of miami

my boyfriend and i are going up next week to visit the city, hospitals and schools to make our final decision on if we will be moving there in december. i'm a rn, with my bsn, currently working in a children's hospital on the neurosurgery/neurological floor; however, we get overflow from other units and treat many med/surg patients. my boyfriend is a certified nursing assistant, and adn student. he has currently completed his pre-reqs and is extremely interested in moving up to nyc to complete his clinicals. he has read a lot about the cuny schools and is very excited about them. i'm reading that gpa's are very high in these schools, would it be recommended that he doesn't transfer anything if his gpa is not to that level? we would live in manhattan, has anyone attended hostos, bmcc, or laguardia, that can share pos/neg? or know of other adn schools easily accessible from manhattan (don't yet know where in manhattan we would live, we are very open). additionally, which hospitals would you recommend i look at as a pediatric nurse? i am also hoping to enter a master's program in fall of 2005. i am interested in pediatric nurse practitioner, family nurse practioner, and certified nurse midwife. right now i'm looking at nyu, columbia, and hunter college. can anyone tell me anything about these schools? thanks :)

we're going to visit bmcc next week :) my boyfriend is interested in applying there. he's completed all his pre-reqs down here in miami, he's ready to be starting clinicals. his grades are not all A's would you recommend that he doesn't transfer anything in? also, he is a certified nurse assistant in florida, does anyone know the process he would have to undergo to become certified in nyc?

not only a native floridian here; but an actual real life native miamian, we actually do exist

although the crime rate here is high, i myself in the almost 23 years i have lived here, have never been a victim of crime. i currently live in coral gables, it is a city, not a neighborhood, within miami. downtown coral gables, has many restaurants, bookstores, cafes, parks, grocery stores, and a beautiful city hall. if you are looking to rent, the easiest way to find a place near downtown coral gables is by going in a car and going up and down the streets looking for "for rent" signs. many apartments here are not advertised online or in the newspaper (although some are in the newspaper, the better deals are not). buying in coral gables is very expensive, while renting is extremely reasonable. coral gables has it's own accredited police department, crime rates within coral gables are low, and fire station. you can check out more info about the city at http://www.citybeautiful.net also, i am pretty familiar with the area and can answer many questions you may have so feel free to ask away :)

in miami mercy hospital, in coconut grove, has a program, also miami dade college has one. i know that davie, florida has some programs. the website for miami-dade college is http://www.mdcc.edu , i don't know the website for mercy hospital off the top of my head.