Floridanurse

I can't help with least competitive, but I can tell you in this economic climate, private schools are not getting as many apps as say a state university. Where I live, there are 2 close to me and they both are about $50 more per credit hour. Worth it...

Actually the problem started about 10 years ago when surveyors went into facilities and found patients weren't pain free. So they decided to make it an initiative that patients should not be in pain greater than a 2 on a 0-10 scale. So, patients then...

Hello. I am applying to a master's program for Family Nurse Practitioner. They have a template of what to put in your resume. Well, I have never won any awards, don't volunteer anywhere or been on the board of any of my professional organizations. I ...

Hi all. I posted this for student familiar with my university but apparently no one on here goes to USF. As I posted before, I have a good gpa but in my BSN program no matter how much I studied patho and thought I knew it, I didn't test well. Any sug...

Hi. I posted in the community health because this is a county job. I am interviewing for the director of a county Adult Day care. I know what the clients will entail, but was wondering if anyone else can give me insight into such a job so I don't wal...

You need to look other than socal here in the US as you have suggested moving to Phillipines to get a degree, look elsewhere in the US!

First, if you go to one of the private nursing programs such as South, etc., money will get you in immediately, no waiting here in the US,check it out. There is only waiting list at state and local community colleges.

Hi all. I know that as a per diem nurse, I get what I get when it comes to assignments, but wanted to know if you all find that when it comes to tripling an ICU nurse, it is always the agency nurse who gets tripled regardless of the patients acuity? ...

Hi. Do any of you know how it is working at this hospital? Especially in their ICU's? My friend is moving to Tampa area and asked me about this hospital and I don't know much about them. Any info appreciated. Such as Would you work their? Do you like...

I have no ideal to be honest. Maybe someone who works or has worked their will gives us a better ideal of this hospital.

My question is this: Which do you recommend, a blackberry or an iphone with apps for FNP school? Just wondering what you all think.

Thanks. I think she is interested in the one on Fletcher because it will be near where she will be living.

I work in Florida and several hospitals including the one I work for have institued hiring freezes and are initiating cut backs due to the low census we are having in Florida. Are other areas of the country having this issue? Are you having overcensu...

Hi all. In the past I have bought the birkenstock shoes that lace up and it helped with my plantar fascitis. I went to our local specialty shoe store today and all they had was sandals and couldn't even show me a catalog of birkenstocks to order a pa...

I have just completed orientation at my local office for MSN and the staff was very professional and helpful. The recruiter, not the person at the office, called the afternoon after my orientation at the office to make sure things went well and did I...

i am confused about the question with you saying "tap" and her saying to "pump" the shunt. i say this because i have a friend who has had shunts his whole life and he has to pump his slightly at least every week to make sure it still flows. just like...

Sorry, but I am :) on this one. Pacer spikes are quite evident and I can see where the inexperienced eye at first would think it was vtach, but.....if one analyzes the rhythm properly v paced rhythms are easily detectable. This is so funny that there...

Where I work, we would tease him mercilously about it. Maybe he doesn't know he does it so much. Or...perhaps he has learned about the good ol' boys club. Where I work, to get a management position, you are interviewed by the doctors who service the...

Yes, this is illegal. Where I live, a relative of mine worked for the local New York Times affiliate. They were changing time cards and they got dinged and had to pay people alot of back pay and they had to pay a fine. Notify your wage and earnings b...

My first pair for work was one of their enclosed pair that laced up. Loved them. Wore for over a year. Then when all the clogs were in style, I found clogs at less than $50 per pair and over a short period, I bought 6 pair. Well, the first pair is al...

MBT are the massai barefoot tribe shoes. Google them and you will get alot of info. Those I know who have them, love them. Supposedly great for back and spine issues. Just haven't heard a whole lot about them for PF.

Hi. I am new to doing visits in home health. I have done home care that was shift work and totally different. At this agency, the admitting nurse fills out paperwork saying how many skilled nursing visits that patient will get (was told can be change...

Do any of you know of any companies to give seminars to nurses on OASIS? I would be interested in a class in Florida to better improve my knowledge. Thanks.

Absolutely NO!! When I graduated from my ADN program, one of my classmates was 58 and had done it "just to show I could do it". She thought she wouldn't even use her degree and was just proving to herself she could get the degree. Well, she did work....

Have any of you repeated classes to get a better letter grade to increase your chance of getting into CRNA school? Have any of you not repeated and gotten into schools with a B grade requirement in sciences, but was able to get in with C grades. My ...