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Graduate in May and planning on moving to Melbourne. Holmes Regional any good? I know they are a Magnet hospital, but what is the real scoop? I've been living in Maryland since 2001 after being in Alaska for 3 years (Army) so I haven't been to Fl...

The problem is I want to entirely leave the hospital setting and go into home health yet keep my monthly income relatively the same (I am full time no benefits, night shift). One company wants to start me per diem with a few clients a week and sugge...

I haven't laughed so hard in a long time until I read this. It is so ridiculous yet something I can imagine management saying. What a bunch of comedians!

Thank you for the prompt reply. So people can possibly work 2 or more HHC jobs. Wasn't sure if I would be "offending" an employer with having to adjust schedules with that of other companies. I have a per diem coworker who works at my hospital who...

Many of our physicians will order the house protocol based on the patients needs. Having said that 99% of the time the rate of infusion has been 42ml/hr for the lipids along with the TPN/PPN. so it comes to about 12 hours infusion time. Hope this h...

Been out of the loop for sometime... The staffing ratio in my Telemetry MEDSURG floor is 5 patients per nurse for the most part. On rare occassions its 6:1. Regarding pay and benefits, with benefits it is $19.00. Naturally, there are extras for ni...

congratulations on passing your boards! i've been gone for a while but i'm back.... the only recent big change to report is that i'm on my own finally... they gave me a push off the branch and flap, flap, flap, i was flying! they have started me ...

it's been a while! been a long 3 weeks with orientation classes and work. finally got my permanent florida license via web lookup. the real thing is in the mail. that piece of anxiety is resolved for good. holmes has been good so far. have grea...

[color=deepskyblue]finally got the energy to write! worked three 12's since monday... it was a mistake... was supposed to work 8's... my preceptors didn't know... i didn't mind i'd do 12's the whole orientation if they want... today had that comp...

it's all normal... many are for reference. additionally you won't be using all books all of the time and they will accompany you the entire program... the ob, medsurg, psych and peds books will be added later... i hope this cheers you up some! i...

Hello! I'm a new paper RN starting out on MEDSURG on Monday a little earlier than my orientation group. Starting to get nervous especially after reading many of the posts in the MEDSURG forum. It helps to know that many of the negative thoughts an...

that's right. i remember the ones around patrick afb don't charge... i'll be there for the launch i guess... what else am i going to do? well got my temp florida license in the mail today, just waiting for fdle fingerprint clearance... my boss s...

Wow. Very suspect... Corporate education salesmanship. I don't know anything about the quality of their program so I can't comment in those regards... but the "shock and awe" is pretty nefarious... Might be a fine program for all I know... perfe...

Had same scenario instead it was Johns Hopkins. Felt the same way. Naturally I felt rejected, then angry, then I calmed down and reassessed. I figured they must know what they are doing but at the same time I felt they passed up a good nurse to be...

disregard, already made the purchase... got the black tatami birks, really sweet thus far... breaking them in...

Thanks for your words. They are reassuring. As a total novice I'm sometimes freaked out by some of the postings in the "First Year in Nursing" forums. Ruben Meinhofer, Paper RN

today is a happy day! at least for me... got my temp florida license! called my recruiter with the good news.... they keep hounding you for it like you aren't for real or something... only took 13 days from day of receipt! one less stressor... ...

Bought some black suede clog Tatami Birkenstocks today... Supposedly they take two weeks to break in... Will let you know how they feel in the coming weeks... We'll be all scientific n all.... Still going to buy the black Crocs, "Professional" mod...

I can only speak for my experience... For men it was semi casual... Dress shoes or loafer types, slacks no denim, dress shirt or polo type shirt and a lab coat. Oh yeah school name tag and hospital id if issued. Conservative. Nothing casual at a...

hello my fellow nurse brothers... before i take the plunge and dole out $110 for birkenstock clogs... which color do you think is better assuming your hospital has no policy when it comes to color? am asking because am worried it will clash with...

be glad to give an objective appraisal of holmes after spending some time there to be totally fair. but then again i'm just a rookie.... just an update folks... finalized the hiring process. will be working (after orientation) 3, 12 hours shif...

I just want to add a resource so you can better assess your situation. This is the Federal government link to data of all nursing homes in the U.S.. It's nice because you can compare your nursing home to others in your area. Learn to navigate it a...

I must of had it good! For 60 residents on the first floor we have for both 7-3 and 3-11--- 1 RN, 2 LPN, 2 Medicine aides, and 5-6 GNAs Second floor and about anoher 60 residents--- 4 LPNs 1-2 medicine aides and 6-7 GNAs! Something is fishy.... Maryl...

You mean 25 not 40 right? (Is normal)

LOL! That is crazy! He's blowing hot air, paying lip service! I remember there were days I wanted to run outta there and cry wondering what I got myself into.... With may 3 aides, 1 medicine, myself and 18-22 ... Trachs, gtubes, insulins, and pass me...