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  1. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    land64shark replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's good to hear. Is that just for Tampa or all of the Bay

  2. stethoscopes

    land64shark replied to RNshark's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have a $15 cheapo and just completed my first semester. It was recommended by the instructors to NOT buy an expensive scope as they have a habit of getting lost and the cheap ones would be fine for...

  3. Honors college??

    land64shark replied to lostinparadise's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have a feeling you're talking about St. Pete College, right? I've wondered the exact thing you are questioning. I didn't do the honor's college thing. I don't see where the extra work would help me...

  4. What was the toughest part of Nursing school for you?

    land64shark replied to LADYFLOWER's topic in General Students

    I've only been through one semester so far, but group projects, clinical preps and skills tests are nightmares. Give me a written test

  5. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    land64shark replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    I've been a SAHM for 14 years. (I'll be starting 2nd semester of an ADN program in Aug.) My youngest is going into 3rd grade this coming fall. My husband is self-employed and works at home, so...

  6. Insurance Cost question

    land64shark replied to cynt77's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's fairly common practice to offer higher pay if you go without benefits. Exactly HOW common I couldn't tell you. I'm just a student. From previous inquiries on this board, I've seen that...

  7. Insurance Cost question

    land64shark replied to cynt77's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just a student and my husband is self employed. We have Blue Cross Blue Shield privately. We pay $465/mo for us and 3 kids. There's a $1000 deductable EACH, up to a max of $3000/family, then it's...

  8. St. Petersburg online RN-BSN reviews.

    land64shark replied to dpipes44's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I don't have any answers for you, but I'm also interested in hearing from others about the

  9. Would part time work be better?

    land64shark replied to Maryspam's topic in Nursing Career

    Hmmm...I would think the opposite. I'm still in school, but I was thinking it would be advisable to be full-time for a year or more and then go part time. No? I really don't want to be full-time...

  10. Southern Nurses Please Help!

    land64shark replied to AngelicLady's topic in General Nursing

    I'd love to move out of Florida too, once I graduate. My husband is self-employed and works via the internet, so it doesn't matter to him where he lives jobwise. My trouble is my kids. I REALLY like...

  11. Please explain to me why people think this is weird?

    land64shark replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that's how it started with me too. But over time it's become very unpleasant to say the least and maybe even

  12. Please explain to me why people think this is weird?

    land64shark replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    If you want wierd responses from people, try my allergy. I'm allergic to ALCOHOL! (Ingestion only.) As a teenager, I would just turn a blotchy red all over my body. As time went on, the reactions got...

  13. How Much Pay Difference For No Benefits?

    land64shark posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    How much of a difference do hospitals pay for in lieu of benefits? (Tampa Bay

  14. Clarify why LPN to RN vs. Strait ADN Program diffs

    land64shark replied to mingez's topic in Nursing Career

    I was planning on the LPN to RN route myself because of the 2 1/2 year waiting lists for the ADN program. (Then they happened to change the entry to a point system and I got right in to the ADN...

  15. How Much Pay Difference For No Benefits?

    land64shark replied to land64shark's topic in Florida Nursing

    Well, actually my husband is self employed. We have healthcare, but it's private Blue Cross through the Farm Bureau, so we pay for it out of our pockets. But we've been doing that for 7 years now, so...

  16. Natural Disasters in Florida

    land64shark replied to shadowcat80's topic in Florida Nursing

    Yes, what I meant was that the Tampa Bay area would likely suffer serious flood damage from storm surge because Pinellas county is a peninsula and a surge could be pushed up into Tampa Bay. There have...

  17. Natural Disasters in Florida

    land64shark replied to shadowcat80's topic in Florida Nursing

    True. Though some areas are particularly vulnerable to tremendous disaster should they be hit head on, such as the Tampa Bay

  18. I got an Externship in the NICU!

    land64shark replied to prinzessdy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Stupid question....What's an

  19. APA Paper Formatting - Anyone using commercial templates?

    land64shark replied to rosendalemj's topic in General Students

    I'll have to check some of these out. I can use all the help I can

  20. First Clinical Prep - Help Me Please!

    land64shark posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This is not going to be graded, but I'd just like to know anyway. We were to go in and get familiar with the chart and write up the etiology, pathophysiology, diagnostic tests associated with...

  21. First Clinical Prep - Help Me Please!

    land64shark replied to land64shark's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes, there were other things going on as well. The man was diabetic as would be suspected. He also had heart issues that had warrented open heart surgery. I was confused because we were supposed to...

  22. Tampa area

    land64shark replied to GooeyRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    There's a Seminole in Pinellas county. There's also a Seminole county. I should think prices would be a bit higher in Pinellas because the county is totally full with nowhere left to build, but I'm no...

  23. No Chemistry

    land64shark replied to Fox's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Chemistry is not a requirement in my ADN. My school also offers an RN-BSN. I'm almost positive there is no chem requiremnt for that either. I also believe they offer all of the RN-BSN classes online...

  24. Tampa area

    land64shark replied to GooeyRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    I think the housing prices in these parts are even higher than that. The median sale price went up 33% just this past year

  25. Giving meds in clinicals

    land64shark replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Student here. I am in my first semester of a 4 semester ADN program. We will be passing meds and doing injections this semester. (Yeah, I'm surprised too.) Our po meds skills check-off is in 2 weeks,...