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  1. Tampa Bay RN help

    ukjenn231 replied to AlaBro2010's topic in Florida Nursing

    the job market in tampa bay, or florida really, for new grads is pretty tight. the system I work for has their own nursing program, puts people thru it and then hires them. So it's kind of like a...

  2. Largo Med. Center in Largo, FL.

    ukjenn231 replied to KHope's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm pretty sure this is HCA hospital, right? They do not have great reputations around here... Poor staffing, poor customer service... But Largo/Clearwater is a nice area, close to the

  3. Tampa, FL Hospitals: HELP!

    ukjenn231 replied to rachel3332's topic in Florida Nursing

    try baycare... baycare mobile pool does short term contracts, can provide housing if you are from out of the area and has great pay (no benefits though). I came down from Ky a year and a half ago and...

  4. Seasonal/Travel jobs in Florida

    ukjenn231 replied to nursebettie99's topic in Florida Nursing

    I work for Baycare Mobile Pool in the Tampa Bay area, which is gulf side. It's a great place to work as well and the mobile pool does short term

  5. Am I a good fit for travel nursing?

    ukjenn231 replied to Queen2u's topic in Travel

    I started traveling at 18 months experience. I have been traveling for a year and a half now. I still second guess myself everyday. I still look up things and bounce ideas off nurses. I think the...

  6. Need help and advice...desperate!

    ukjenn231 replied to fireball78's topic in General Nursing

    I say try to stick it out. You haven't failed yet. You're two weeks off orientation and it sounds like you are doing very well, you advocate for yourself and your patients. It is unfortunate that...

  7. Wedging my foot in that crack...

    ukjenn231 replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered getting a PRN CNA job and just picking up extra hours? Some PRN jobs have requirements as little as 16 hours a month or every 6 weeks. Maybe you could pick up an 8 hr shift on...

  8. Tampa jobs

    ukjenn231 replied to Bnurs's topic in Florida Nursing

    I do mobile pool, I do contracts and am guaranteed 60 hrs every two weeks. I am scheduled for 72 hrs every two weeks. From Sept-May I rarely got cancelled but since May I have been cancelled the 12...

  9. Realizing how lucky I am

    ukjenn231 replied to marydc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I disagree that all the good jobs are taken. I have been working for the same healthcare system for just over a year now and I love it. It's not perfect. I've had nights from hell. But I have a...

  10. Anybody LIKE working holidays?

    ukjenn231 replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    Where are all you people at my hospital?? I hate working holidays!! I'm trying to convince myself it's not so bad though... I need the money this

  11. Where to go...

    ukjenn231 replied to samb0105's topic in Florida Nursing

    I also work for the Baycare Pool and love it. Tampa/Clearwater is a good area. I did an assignment in Orlando and it was fun but didn't want to live

  12. Tampa jobs

    ukjenn231 replied to Bnurs's topic in Florida Nursing

    I relocated to Tampa in this kind of capacity by taking contracts at the Baycare Pool. It's like traveling but you actually work for the hospital. They have 13 week+ contracts and it's a very nice...

  13. Is 7 the new 5?

    ukjenn231 replied to Capco56's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I just have to point out about "magnet hospitals...." When I started as a new grad, I worked at an excellent Magnet hospital that had excellent nurse-patient ratios. In MS 5:1, tele 4:1, PCU 3:1....

  14. rn residencies: when to apply?

    ukjenn231 replied to daisyfleur70's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would say starting in Nov. is reasonable. If you are looking for a residency program, they probably usually start posting around the end of the semester. You could always call HR at the facilities...

  15. Is 7 the new 5?

    ukjenn231 replied to Capco56's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I often have 7 since I moved to Florida, the ratios were not that bad in Kentucky. However, the hospital I work at does not cancel people and then overload the

  16. Primary Nursing issues as a new nurse

    ukjenn231 replied to rngretchen's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Do you work in Florida? Just kidding...sort of This sound like a pretty poor nurse-patient ratio. In my nursing career, I worked in Kentucky on a med/surg tele where normally nurses had 5 on MS and...

  17. How do you cope with looking "too young" to be a nurse?

    ukjenn231 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have been getting this since I started as a tech at age 20 or 21...people thinking I'm a teenager. I'm now 28 and people still say I don't look old enough to be a nurse. I just smile and say, "I'm...

  18. Questions regarding license endorsement

    ukjenn231 replied to EarthwormRN's topic in General Nursing

    You can keep licenses in however many states you want. I would apply and then note in the application that you have applied for the new license. In some instances, such as travel agencies, they won't...

  19. Could really use some calming down right now

    ukjenn231 replied to proud nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am sure you're doing fine! Just ask, and the sooner the better - don't let it get you down. Maybe, "I just wanted to clarify my schedule because I thought we had talked about coming off orientation...

  20. What is in your first aid kit?

    ukjenn231 replied to acosenza2's topic in General Nursing

    I just have a small first aid kit to keep on my husband's motorcycle with band aids, neosporin, burn gel, bandages, gauze, and emergency contact info. Maybe some saline. I can't remember now. I...

  21. Incentives to function as a preceptor/mentor

    ukjenn231 replied to jms3125's topic in General Nursing

    In Kentucky, you could use your time as a preceptor to apply towards a clinical ladder. Also, the time could count toward your continuing education hours for state licensure. I felt this was fair, at...

  22. soon-to-be new BSN grad, where to apply...?

    ukjenn231 replied to jspb's topic in Florida Nursing

    baycare does have new grad programs.. the jobs are posted as "clinical nurse

  23. Looking for hospitals in Clearwater area.

    ukjenn231 replied to gemberly's topic in Florida Nursing

    If you don't have to have health insurance, the Baycare system has a "mobile pool" with awesome pay rates and even provides housing for up to a year if you are coming from an area more than 100 miles...

  24. Bed Baths & Other Nursing Arts Still Taught? (Speaking of Wet Wipe Baths)

    ukjenn231 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Students

    we didn't learn bed baths and making beds but a pre req to starting the program (bsn) was to complete a cna

  25. Tampa, Florida hospitals that have new grad program?

    ukjenn231 replied to jspb's topic in Florida Nursing

    You can look at Baycare which is a large hospital system with multipe hospitals in the Tampa Bay area. The jobs I think are posted under Clinical Nurse Residency. They have their own "earn as you...