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  1. Pensacola VS Tampa

    whitneyraeRN replied to CrystalRN88's topic in Florida Nursing

    Starting pay in Pensacola is barely $22/hr.. couple years experience and you might make $24-25? This is for full time with benefits. If you can do without benefits, you can get closer to $30/hr. There...

  2. Nursing shoes - Altra?

    whitneyraeRN replied to NurseT922's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    They are great! Lots of nurses I know like

  3. Moving to Pensacola

    whitneyraeRN replied to Guest862922's topic in Florida Nursing

    I've been in Pensacola since 2005, and this is the only place I've been a nurse. Your main three hospitals are Baptist, Sacred Heart, and West Florida. There are also smaller hospitals, but depending...

  4. General Rules for Med Surg

    whitneyraeRN replied to icthusRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The first time you hang blood, someone should be with you.. The first time you do anything, someone should be with you! I had a new nurse have to do a zassi the other day. We talked through it, I...

  5. Pensacola jobs

    whitneyraeRN replied to TimothyB's topic in Florida Nursing

    I work at baptist and wouldn't leave it to work at the other 2 hospitals in Pensacola. West Florida is run by HCA and Sacred by Ascension.. Neither local. I love my ghetto baptist.. Never a dull...

  6. RN pay scale in FL

    whitneyraeRN replied to sungrl01's topic in Florida Nursing

    Panhandle is the lowest in Florida from what I've seen.. I moved from fort Myers, where you made close to $30/hr to start.. In Pensacola in 2013 I started at $21.64/hr, but I think it's closer to...

  7. west florida hosp pensacola pay

    whitneyraeRN replied to _zoubisoubisou_'s topic in Florida Nursing

    Not 100% sure, but pay is low down here. I know baptist in pensacola starts between

  8. Pensacola area new grad RN

    whitneyraeRN posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    I recently passed my boards (October 2012) and moved to Pensacola from SW Florida. I have submitted, as most new grads have, TONS of applications. I have only received one phone call and had my...

  9. Moving to Pensacola+

    whitneyraeRN replied to JennyandPups's topic in Florida Nursing

    Here's what I've heard.... Can't guarantee it's true. Sacred and West Florida start NEW grads around $18-19. Baptist starts around $21. (Sacred might be higher now as they've recently increased pay)...

  10. Moving to Pensacola+

    whitneyraeRN replied to JennyandPups's topic in Florida Nursing

    I work at Baptist, and pay in this area is horrible! I did hear sacred just increased their pay, but before that I heard starting was around $18-19. Beautiful city, tons to do, horrid

  11. Primary fluids and piggyback meds

    whitneyraeRN posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Quick question.. Can you piggyback meds off ANY primary fluid that is running? I know the primary fluid will stop while the piggyback is running, but there is still fluid from the primary in the line...

  12. Primary fluids and piggyback meds

    whitneyraeRN replied to whitneyraeRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Anyone have any good apps that will not only test med compatibility, but med/fluid

  13. Psych to med-surg... So scared!

    whitneyraeRN posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    So I graduated and started my nursing career in February 2013 at an acute inpatient psych facility. I did well and was promoted to charge nurse by November. I usually had 8 patients and we rarely...

  14. Pensacola/Destin area

    whitneyraeRN replied to Sassyraven's topic in Florida Nursing

    I am working at a hospital - and it took me about 3 months to get a job after I started looking. There are plenty of positions at all 3 major hospitals, if you have experience. I feel lucky I got the...

  15. How often do you encounter violence?

    whitneyraeRN replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Psychiatric

    Don't show fear, even if you are scared in the beginning. There are always other staff members around (at least in my inpatient acute unit) who will come to help. A minute may seem like an hour, but...

  16. 2nd Interview for mental health RN

    whitneyraeRN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hello! I interviewed for an RN position last week in a mental health unit, and I just got a call for a second interview for tomorrow! I'm a new grad, so I'm very excited and nervous The unit is 90...

  17. How did you know nursing was for you?

    whitneyraeRN replied to aachavez's topic in General Nursing

    After almost 10 years of sitting in a cubicle and being bored... I knew I wanted a career where I never have to stop learning! A career where I have so many options that I never have to leave the...

  18. Pensacola/Destin area

    whitneyraeRN replied to Sassyraven's topic in Florida Nursing

    I don't know about LTC. I know I applied to every open position in LTC and never got a single

  19. Uggghh!

    whitneyraeRN replied to Jamesha#TeamRn2Be's topic in General Students

    I'd suggest, besides talking to your instructor, to talk to classmates that are doing well. What did they study? Some instructors in my program would choose questions from a certain text or area - use...

  20. Passed RN NCLEX with 75 q in 45 mins

    whitneyraeRN replied to demylenated's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Mine was a lot of select all as well - and tons of meds! I had 75 questions and finished in under 30 min - I've always taken tests super fast. The 'trick' didn't work for me because my results were...

  21. 2nd week and cliques already?

    whitneyraeRN replied to Scorpio8932's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My program started out this way too... Just keep being YOU and do what you need to do. As time passes, things will get better. All people are good at different things, and eventually everyone will...

  22. Pensacola/Destin area

    whitneyraeRN replied to Sassyraven's topic in Florida Nursing

    As a new grad, I know pay is around $20-21/hr plus any shift diffs. (Hospital jobs). Pay in the area is low... And I don't think the cost of living is much less than other areas. I just moved from SW...

  23. ATI Tests

    whitneyraeRN replied to lanaholler's topic in General Students

    I always did better on the actual tests than the practice ones. Good

  24. New grad; even nurse residencies don't want us!

    whitneyraeRN replied to KV12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Have you applied to position other than the OR? I know where I live they don't hire new grads into the OR. Even for an OR training program, you had to have 2 years of clinical nurse experience. I'd...

  25. Pensacola area new grad RN

    whitneyraeRN replied to whitneyraeRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thanks for the reply! I have applied within about 45 miles of Pensacola... I finally had an interview with Baptist Hospital last week and just got a call for a 2nd interview! Congrats on getting in...