Sippie

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1. 58 years old - Am I too old to start nursing school??

   Sippie replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   I think the OP should do what is in her heart as long as she is healthy. Maybe see her health care provider and get a thorough exam just to be on the safe side. Then, if she isn't in shape, try a...

2. Starting my first job and a nervous wreck

   Sippie replied to rue2235's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Every new grad has feelings like this. It is normal :) Sometimes the thinking about it is much worse than the doing it. It is gonna be rough for the first six months to a year -at least, just...

3. Calling yourself an RN

   Sippie replied to MadpeysRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   If you do decide to report her to the board make sure to take a screenshot of her facebook page showing the RN after her name before you do the reporting. Submit this to the board if it is illegal in...

4. Another RN wanting to come to Florida

   Sippie replied to njc2rn's topic in Florida Nursing

   When I first became a nurse (not in FL) we often had 10 patients on a super busy med surg floor. Half the time we only had one nurse's aid to help with 40 patients total, so basically all the aid...

5. Florida Hospital Orlando Now Offering INcentive Bonus for Overtime

   Sippie replied to Preeps's topic in Florida Nursing

   Its probably cheaper to offer these incentives than to hire more staff. There is no shortage of nurses in FL, they probably just don't want to pay to train new grad nurses. There could possibly be a...

6. The easiest way to become a R.N

   Sippie replied to sosomiami's topic in Florida Nursing

   It won't be easy and expect to work as a tech or something patient care related while you are in school. Also shoot for a BSN if you wanna come to FL because many to most hospitals now want Magnet...

7. Orlando Health Paying RNs More than Fl. Hospital Orlando

   Sippie replied to Preeps's topic in Florida Nursing

   If you don't like your current position and it is not safe then by all means leave but don't give up nursing. I worked a job once that had 10-11 patients total care on a very busy med surg/ tele...

8. Ebola research: Fever not a surefire sign of infection

   Sippie replied to merilynRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I think this is the original research paper. It is on the JAMA website. Dig around a little and you can see that 87.1 % of ebola patients in this study presented with a fever. MMS:

9. Ebola... What'cha Gonna Do When It Comes to You

   Sippie replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I think if ebola really begins to spread in the U.S. we need to have free standing ebola clinics or even free standing emergency room/hospital ebola clinics that are not attached to the main...

10. "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    Sippie replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I was thinking the same thing and have been wondering if the fiance of Duncan has come down with any symptoms yet? I haven't seen anything saying one way or another. It seems like she would have been...

11. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    Sippie replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sad about the nurse who is now ill. Prayers to her and her family. CDC is saying there was some apparent breach in the 'protocol'. It will be interesting to see what exactly happened. It does seem...

12. I am a nursing student and I would like to go to Med SchoolD

    Sippie replied to brandykey89's topic in Nursing Career

    In order to go to medical school you will need a Bachelors Degree and also to complete the specific pre req's for the specific medical school/s you are trying to get into. It doesn't seem to matter...

13. Miami FL RN salary?

    Sippie replied to Jaime1990's topic in Florida Nursing

    You don't say how much experience you have so kinda hard to say for sure. Different hospitals pay a little differently as well. In general FL pays way less than Calif. However, Fl probably costs half...

14. Graduate nurse: difficulty finding job.. Emergency Medical Scribe Experience

    Sippie replied to Aniva's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I haven't seen the scribes in the ED but I swear there might have been one at my last eye doctor's appt lol. She followed the physician around and wrote down everything that happened and everything...

15. New Grad-First Day in the ER--Feeling Overwhelmed and Foolish

    Sippie replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

    It sounds like you just had a bad case of nerves. It does seem like you have a good preceptor. You will do better as you gain confidence and get used to how things are done. Getting a job in ER right...