Nurse_Kimurtle

Nurse_Kimurtle BSN, RN

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  1. I feel like nursing school didn't prepare me for work

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to Gem1984's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I felt the same way! I learned how to pass the NCLEX & how to not kill someone in nursing school and I learned how to BE a nurse on the job. The stories and experiences that my teachers shared...

  2. Broward College Nursing Experiences

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to CRNAhopeful87's topic in Florida Nursing

    Yes, they DO expect more from us because we, as LPNs, are expected to know certain things that the generic students don't BUT with that said, if you don't have the experience with certain things,...

  3. Broward College Nursing Experiences

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to CRNAhopeful87's topic in Florida Nursing

    I do know that they rotate the campus with each program start date - I inquired about the bridge program back in August 2015 and this was a part of the email that I received from Jason Dunne: The...

  4. LPN-Atlantic, McFatter, Sheridan Tech April 2014 anyone??

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to aspirational's topic in Florida Nursing

    I didn't work. I moved back into my mom's house with my daughter. I would study as much as you can. I studied every day for a few hours. I took my book EVERYWHERE with me. HOWEVER, I did not...

  5. What kind of jobs do y'all have as LPN/LVN?

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to SouthernBelle85's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work in skilled nursing / rehab and sometimes I float to the LTC side of the facility. I come from Ft. Lauderdale, where there is OVER 2 million people in the county and they stopped hiring LPNs in...

  6. Noone to relieve me, but I'm forced to clock out for lunch?!

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to weazzie55's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Unfortunately, the only person that could relieve me for an "uninterrupted" break is the LTC nurse and that would mean that she has to leave her LTC area to come over to my rehab area and then she is...

  7. LTC- nurse to pt ratio

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to %D#2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work in a skilled nursing / rehab unit on the 11-7 shift, where I have 22 patients and 2 CNAs. The LTC side has 22 patients for 1 nurse and 2 CNAs. The day shift (7-3) has 3 nurses for each side...

  8. Noone to relieve me, but I'm forced to clock out for lunch?!

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to weazzie55's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    At the facility that I work at now, we are required to take a 30 minute break, just for the sake of clocking out. I work on the rehab portion and things can get crazy over there on the NOC shift, and...

  9. 7-3 vs 11-7 LTC rehab

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to rnguy253's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have worked all 3 shifts my favorite is the current shift I am on now: 11p-7a. I like this shift better because I don't have to deal with the distractions that the other shifts provide, such as...

  10. Delegation Woes

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to FutureCRNP's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I help out when I can and if I have time; I answer call lights, take residents to the bathroom, etc. BUT my nursing duties come first. I will never not answer a call light "just because I'm a nurse...

  11. LPN wound care certification

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to NursesStickTogether's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Is it

  12. LPN wound care certification

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to NursesStickTogether's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I LOVE wounds! I did a few rounds with a wound care nurse while I was in the LPN program and I LOVED it, so if I could get certified in wound care as an LPN, that would be

  13. Does anyone know of any places in Miami, Florida that is hire new grad Lpn's?

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to NurseQuil07's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have to COMPLETELY AGREE with The Commuter. I was born and raised in Broward County. I moved to North Central Florida last June, after graduating the LPN program. When my father-in-law was in the...

  14. LPN wound care certification

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to NursesStickTogether's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    THANK YOU!! YES, PLEASE let me

  15. How did you prepare for NCLEX-PN?

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to NurseYoungGuns's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used my Saunders NCLEX-PN book that they gave us in the LPN program. I bought a Kaplan NCLEX-PN review book towards the end of my program and went through that entire book. I also used the...

  16. LPN wound care certification

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to NursesStickTogether's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    http://www.nawccb.org/default.asp I found this online...not sure if it helps or not. I am wondering the same thing for

  17. LPN Jobseeker in Broward County, FL

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to jamielynn1287's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Up here, in North Florida, there are more job opportunities than there were in Broward and I think that had to do with less population up here than in Broward. There's over 2 MILLION people crammed...

  18. LPN Jobseeker in Broward County, FL

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to jamielynn1287's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was there in 2013/2014. I graduated from Sheridan Technical in April 2014. I'm not sure what Cleveland Clinic pays or the local LTC facilities BUT you're going to make more in an LTC facility and...

  19. LPN Jobseeker in Broward County, FL

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to jamielynn1287's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    When I did my clinicals for the LPN program, I saw a handful of LPNs at Memorial South, in their rehab units but they were the ones that were "grandfathered in" when they started phasing them out and...

  20. LPN Jobseeker in Broward County, FL

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to jamielynn1287's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Memorial stopped hiring LPNs a long time ago but they're now starting to integrate them back in. I almost fell off my chair when I saw a position open for one in the main hospital. There's two...

  21. LPN Jobseeker in Broward County, FL

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to jamielynn1287's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Memorial was going to pay me $16.00/hr plus $2.00/hr for shift differential (7p-7a) and an extra $2.50/hr for working on the weekends, so working at night, I would have made $18.00/hr, on the weekends...

  22. LPN Jobseeker in Broward County, FL

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to jamielynn1287's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    HI!! I lived in Broward County all my life (36 years) before moving to North Florida last year after graduating from the LPN program. I have friends there, from my graduating class, that work at...

  23. IV certification for LPNs

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to lili12's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am from Ft. Lauderdale - born and raised. I moved to North Florida, after completing the LPN program at Sheridan Technical in Hollywood. I got my IV therapy certification there. You can try...

  24. Attention New Nurses in LTC. Night shift is where it's at.

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have to agree with OP!!! I've been an LPN for a year now and was hired at an LTC/rehab facility. I did the 3-11 shift, full time, and was completely overwhelmed and stressed beyond comprehension....

  25. What is the pay rate for a LPN ?

    Nurse_Kimurtle replied to janevance66's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    HI!! I live in North Florida and have been an LPN for 10 months now. I started at a skilled nursing facility and my starting pay rate was $18.31/hr and I just got bumped up to $19.81/hr about a...