BrendaH84

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  1. tech & nurse to pt ratios, is this legal?

    BrendaH84 posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    Where I work, when they are figuring out the schedule based on tech and nurse to pt ratios, they count one of our office workers as a tech (even though she goes nowhere near the pts, and they count...

  2. must you have a BSN in Pittsburgh soon?

    BrendaH84 replied to BrendaH84's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    the hospital i work at in florida is requiring us to obtain it by 2018, we are not a magnate

  3. must you have a BSN in Pittsburgh soon?

    BrendaH84 posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    must you have a BSN in Pittsburgh soon? I've read some states or some hospitals want their RN's to have a BSN by 2018, what about

  4. must you have a BSN in Pittsburgh soon?

    BrendaH84 replied to BrendaH84's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    has anyone else heard

  5. My heart is shattered into a million pieces :(

    BrendaH84 replied to healthstar's topic in First Year After Licensure

    just saw ur post. good for u, a DRs office is less hellish that the hospital, i HOPE U LOVE IT

  6. New Grad 5 1/2 months in wanting to quit!

    BrendaH84 replied to nursebetsy6's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i actually laughed hysterically out loud when i read your post. i think i have said your exact words at least once a week for months. i really USED to be a normal person, now i sound so negative all...

  7. Almost done with orientation I think I want to quit.

    BrendaH84 replied to vera5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    what u described is everyday for me. yes i LOVE taking care of people, except that's not what i do at work! it hasn't changed, I really don't like nursing. WHEN ONE GIRL I WORK WITH TRIES TO SAY...

  8. Fired from first job

    BrendaH84 replied to stevejer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    what does "restoring the antibiotic to the IV" mean? you mean storing it in the fridge? You past employer of 6 weeks doesnt show on a background

  9. Finding a job in Florida

    BrendaH84 replied to paradox28's topic in Florida Nursing

    u can always apply while ur still in ohio and at that time apply for ur license here too, i think it's just some paperwork and a fee. i worked with someone who did that and after her phone interviews...

  10. Accepted: USF Accelerated BSN Summer 2013!

    BrendaH84 replied to NewYorkerGirl's topic in Florida Nursing

    thk u 4 the link Whyte-gunn, it's always hard to navigate the programs and find all the correct

  11. Accepted: USF Accelerated BSN Summer 2013!

    BrendaH84 replied to NewYorkerGirl's topic in Florida Nursing

    congrats! can someone get in if they have an ASN and want to transition

  12. LPN with no experience, no one wants to hire.

    BrendaH84 replied to Ivyblue's topic in Florida Nursing

    what is a mickie and minnie

  13. Finding a job in Florida

    BrendaH84 replied to paradox28's topic in Florida Nursing

    one to three years of experience as an LPN or RN will get you a job. otherwise there are a ton of recent grads here-who are willing to go anywhere in the state to get a job. plus everyone wants to...

  14. Accepted: USF Accelerated BSN Summer 2013!

    BrendaH84 replied to NewYorkerGirl's topic in Florida Nursing

    how accelerated is

  15. My heart is shattered into a million pieces :(

    BrendaH84 replied to healthstar's topic in First Year After Licensure

    did u ever find another job? sounds like they wasted all the training they gave you and should have kept you. you could have been on your own, there are always people to whom you can ask questions !...

  16. Discouraged with Orientation

    BrendaH84 replied to RoxieRN0511's topic in First Year After Licensure

    what a nightmare, yep that's how i was oriented too, i'll give you one better, not only did she not help me-she told the tech not to help me either-then the tech ran and told me she said that cuz the...

  17. New Grad Nurse Blues

    BrendaH84 replied to OncRN30's topic in First Year After Licensure

    nothing is forever babygirl, you will be home with your family in less than a year get a big calender and mark the days!!

  18. Do you hate this job, & think 'how can I keep doing this?'

    BrendaH84 replied to BrendaH84's topic in First Year After Licensure

    haha thanks guys, I really do walk down the hall saying in my head $such and such dollars an hour, $such and such dollars an hour, etc etc. (I also love my patients and I wish I could spend so much...

  19. Do you hate this job, & think 'how can I keep doing this?'

    BrendaH84 replied to BrendaH84's topic in First Year After Licensure

    yep, it is like a new nursing school, arg!

  20. Why did you become a nurse?

    BrendaH84 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I like looking after people, I figured I may as well get paid for

  21. New Grad Nurse Blues

    BrendaH84 replied to OncRN30's topic in First Year After Licensure

    read what I just posted :) about the 1st year, here https://allnurses.com/first-year-after/do-you-hate-796770.html as for being alone in a strange place, that is so hard, you only need to make it 6...

  22. Florida New RN Needs Job!!!

    BrendaH84 replied to littley's topic in First Year After Licensure

    to SENSUALBLISSINFL, they didn't say in the ad if it was med surg or oncology etc? i called the main number and said, such and such unit please- they transferred the call-- when phone was answered i...

  23. Florida New RN Needs Job!!!

    BrendaH84 replied to littley's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I also applied to around 75 jobs, the ONLY two who offered me positions, were two of the hospitals where I had clinical rotations. Since I was there for clinicals, for those two positions I also FAXED...

  24. What was I thinking?

    BrendaH84 replied to RanieRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    SNFRN, well good luck to you, we can always use good instructors! I had an office job for many years and felt the Nursing bug, I am great at it, but I wish I would have stayed in an office. I miss...

  25. What was I thinking?

    BrendaH84 replied to RanieRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    what made u want to obtain your masters? what will you do once you have it