Darkstar1485 BSN, CNA, LPN, RN

Happy New Year!!!! Let's start 2017 with some brand spankin new Salary stats!!! Thank you in advance!!! Location: Northeast Florida Experience: BSN RN 07/2015, LPN 12/2014 and CNA 08/2011 Specialty: Psychiatric Nurse Facility: large urban hospita...

Hello everyone!!! I moved from NYC to FL 6 years ago and now im ready to go back. I have an interview coming up for a psych RN and I don't want to low ball myself. I've been in FL for a while and $30/hr is considered great. What does the pay look lik...

I've noticed that places are dying to hire new grads for psych. I know it my not be majority favorite, but it will get your foot in the door and your bills paid. Who knows, you might like it. L

I just got my CNA FL license. I was really excited about my achievement, until I started looking for jobs... the pay is deplorable!!! 8.00-9.00 an hour? I could work at a fast food joint at those wages!!! No offense to the CNA's who make that much, b...

I agree with the above post. Having exceptional communication skills is KEY. Having the ability to keep your cool when a patient begins to escalate can be the difference between life and death. You need to pay attention to behavioral changes as wel...

Don't let age stop you. Nursing isn't easy, but if you put your kind to it, you will succeed. I'm not good at math and science either, and I graduated with a 3.6. Nursing school is not: What is the definition of bipolar disorder? It's more like: Dur...

you reach for your keys whenever you approach a door You look at homeless people and try to diagnose them You can de-escalate a situation in the snap of a finger You memorized the best now orders You can give an IM injection with your eyes closed

We encourage patients to to to group but we don't force them. We don't have to force them simply because during group time bedroom doors are locked and the TV is turned off. I would go to group as well if I didn't have anything else to do.

Consider yourself lucky. I didn't find out I was lied to until I was 3 months in. My job manipulates pay periods and days off so they don't have to pay OT. I have worked 10 8 HR shifts with ONE day off in the middle. Then add 16 hrs when someone call...

Ok, I'm sure that title made you want to throw up in your mouth. I don't blame you. I felt the same way when my physician said it to ME. In January, I decided to take control my life and lose weight. I have lost about 30lbs so far. So, when I went...

The pay is terrible. $15 per hour for an "RN Intern" and a few bucks more when the internship is complete. The benefits are really good though.... that's why nurses stay. I believe they have a pension.

I am really proud of myself. I just passed the Hesi Peds exam with a 950 on the first try. I took the practice and got a 1002. The first one was WAY easier. Let me tell you.. THAT V2 TEST WAS HAAAAARDDD! IMO of course. I kinda feel like you can't rea...

I'm looking for LPN jobs in the state of Florida. I just challenged the NCLEX-PN. I'm tired of being a CNA. The pay is awful and I'm struggling. The problem is that I'm going to school for my BSN and I'll be done in May. I'm not sure if divulging thi...

I just found out this morning that I passed on the BON site. So, The PVT worked for me I'm really sorry that you didn't pass.

I know your pain. I took the NCLEX-PN yesterday. I decided to challenge it. Maybe its because I'm a BSN student, but i found the test to be difficult, but that could be relative. I have SOOOO many Alternate format questions. If yo have a saunders boo...

You should check again in 24 hours. I feel your pain. I took the NCLEX-PN yesterday, and I was a nervous wreck when it was over. I sat in my car for an hour. Good luck!

Thanks so much for the info!!!

I just got my ATT letter this morning. I had the choice of taking the test 12/20 or 1/5. I chose 12/20 bc I want to get it over with... Now I'm scared to death. I'm a BSN student in Florida PNEQ challenging the LPN bc I really need to make money and...

Hello everyone! I am a Senior BSN student researching Grad programs. I would like to get into a Women's Health NP program, or a Midwifery program. I see the deadlines for Fall 2015 are before I graduate (May 2015). Has anyone applied to a grad progr...

I do plan to work while in in NP school.

First of all, RELAX. I was the same way before I started, and Now I'm about to start my senior year. So much info will be thrown at you, but take it all in stride. I will be scary and nerve racking at first, but you will get used to the craziness. Do...

moved to ARNP

I never read textbooks. I can't. I get bored easily. I do practice question ALL THE TIME. I read the rationales, ans whatever I don't know, I look up. I has worked for me, and I have done well on my HESI specialty exams so far. Everyone learns differ...

I'm at work right now and I have to say, GOD, THANK-YOU FOR ALL NURSES! What a great place to vent and ask questions! Anyway,There is a CNA from another unit who keeps coming to my unit. She drops by that Saying she heard something, said she didn't...

i was scared and unsure when i first started nursing school. its so overwhelming and stressful, but i promise you, it will get better. It's about repetition. meds, assessment.. etc. of course, you cant anticipate EVERYTHING, but once you start doing...