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  1. Breaching StaRN Contract

    sugar12 replied to Bella_CO's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I encountered the same problem. I signed a contract with StarN program at HCA and quit before my contract was over. They never came after me and even paid me my PTO balance. It was definitely a risk...

  2. Baptist Versant Program 2014

    sugar12 replied to Jen_Jen88's topic in Florida Nursing

    Awe gotcha! I work at Baptist now and I drive 45 minutes from the ft lauderdale area. I love the hospital!!! That would scare me too! Good luck in your new job! Cath lab is pretty

  3. Unsafe ICU staffing/ patient ratios! Please help!

    sugar12 replied to sophiern1's topic in Critical Care

    You don't owe your loyalty to any place that doesn't make sure your work place is fair and safe. Just follow your other coworkers and leave. When I started to get 7 on med surg and no CNA plus other...

  4. Oh how much has changed in over a year!

    sugar12 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just wanted to give some hope to anyone out there who is feeling depressed by the job search. Things can change quickly and it does get better. I graduated in December 2013 and passed my boards...

  5. Oh how much has changed in over a year!

    sugar12 replied to sugar12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you!! Congrats to you as well. Just curious, 3 years as a new

  6. African American patients - a cultural question

    sugar12 replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think the posters underlying intention was to be offensive. I think they were just wondering if there are underlying behaviors from the culture like how we are taught in school that Asians...

  7. I'm I crazy?

    sugar12 posted a topic in General Nursing

    After working one year in a toxic environment I decided that I had to leave that hospital. I applied and got a call back from all of the hospitals I applied to within 2 weeks. It's crazy to think how...

  8. I'm I crazy?

    sugar12 replied to sugar12's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds nice!! The mileage on my car is sky high too thanks to working home health previously. It's a Honda tho so I have many miles to go. I remember complaining to a friend and they said "Well...

  9. Baptist Versant Program 2014

    sugar12 replied to Jen_Jen88's topic in Florida Nursing

    Holy cross seems to be a great place to work as well. How far was your travel time to

  10. I'm I crazy?

    sugar12 replied to sugar12's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for taking the time to respond!! I think I will enjoy the time to myself. Hopefully Iearn some more spanish as well. I like that part about remembering to pee haha [emoji6]. I asked this...

  11. Reasons I will never work For-Profit again

    sugar12 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know For-Profit is just that for profit but I never thought it would be as bad as it was. You are talking 7 patients no PCA or 1 pca for 40 plus patients. This is a heavy surgical floor. There were...

  12. Reasons I will never work For-Profit again

    sugar12 replied to sugar12's topic in General Nursing

    That's exactly how I feel! We were running out of supplies that were a basic necessity. One time the CNO was even called and nothing changed. Organization and coordination definitely makes a...

  13. I'm I crazy?

    sugar12 replied to sugar12's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I see myself at this facility for years to come. After researching I think I will probably buy my house closer to the area. As for now I will be commuting. Apartments in that area are very...

  14. I'm I crazy?

    sugar12 replied to sugar12's topic in General Nursing

    All things being equal as in time alone or quality of the facilities? If time was not a factor this hospital would be my first

  15. I'm I crazy?

    sugar12 replied to sugar12's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I think I will actually look that up. The area that I will be working in is predominantly spanish speaking and I know very

  16. Good chance I got job?

    sugar12 replied to YoungMaleCNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yeah I agree. I think you got the

  17. I'm I crazy?

    sugar12 replied to sugar12's topic in General Nursing

    I will still be working night shift as

  18. I'm I crazy?

    sugar12 replied to sugar12's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely! I think having kids and/or a husband would make me not want to drive so far. I don't know what the future holds tho. Hopefully I will live closer in the years to come. I hope your...

  19. I'm I crazy?

    sugar12 replied to sugar12's topic in General Nursing

    Please accept my sincerest apologies for such bad grammar. I would say I promise it wouldn't happen again but unfortunately I am human.

  20. I'm I crazy?

    sugar12 replied to sugar12's topic in General Nursing

    Man and I just started taking classes for my BSN too. Guess I'm going to need a lot of help. [emoji16] You should help

  21. LOW pay in South East FL.

    sugar12 replied to lpn954's topic in Florida Nursing

    Florida pay will never be comparable to what others make in another state. Atleast not in the years to

  22. Nurses: How far is your commute?

    sugar12 replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    My old hospital job was 7 minutes away but a crappy place to work. I just accepted a job at a top notch hospital 3 nights a week 45 mins of highway driving

  23. Florida Hospital New Grad Program OCT 2014

    sugar12 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hello everyone I didn't see a thread posted for the upcoming new grad program at Florida Hospital so I created one. Anyone else

  24. PLEASE, someone tell me what makes a "good report" for M/S nurses?

    sugar12 replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yeah I agree with the previous posters. Plan of care, discharge planning and tests performed and pending are important

  25. PLEASE, someone tell me what makes a "good report" for M/S nurses?

    sugar12 replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Everyone is different but I like a complete head to toe report along with anything that's pending or critical. We also tell all the doctors on the case and if there's anything the pt prefers I would...