GARY_FL_NURSE

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1. Voluntary Euthanasia

   GARY_FL_NURSE posted a topic in Activism

   I think one of the cruelest things we do is let patients lay in nursing home beds without the legal ability to terminate their own lives. I'd be interest in what other nurses think of this. If you ask active people who are in their 40s and alert and ...

2. failed 1st attempt at NCLEX,

   GARY_FL_NURSE replied to stefibox's topic in NCLEX

   NCLEX questions are tricky and are designed to make you think. They usually give you 4 choices and two of the choices are nearly the same and always the wrong choices. The last two are the two you have to pick from. I did both the LPN and RN NCLEX a...

3. How should I approach my coworker?

   GARY_FL_NURSE replied to usetimewisely's topic in New Nurse

   If I were a woman I probably would not work as a nurse however being a guy nurse women nurses NEVER give me a hard time about anything. A few tried over the years and I reamed them like I owned them. No co-worker has the right to call you "newbie" or...

4. Fired from first job. Now what???

   GARY_FL_NURSE replied to TrulyBlessed13's topic in New Nurse

   What kind of facility would fire a NEW nurse after only 4 weeks on the job for failure to do treatments? Geez doesn't sound like a LTC facility I wanna work at!! Whether or not you wanna put this facility on your resume is optional but if you don't y...

5. New RN; I want to quit my job already.

   GARY_FL_NURSE replied to irishlynn5's topic in New Nurse

   Why don't you try LTC nursing? It's a lot less stressful and yes you do get to spend time with your patients because in LTC your patients are usually with you a lot longer than your patients on a telemetry floor or in a hospital. I've been a LTC nurs...

6. Mandatory flu shots????

   GARY_FL_NURSE replied to 45whenimdone's topic in COVID

   I've never had the flu (so far) so I NEVER get a flu shot and I would dare anyone on this planet to tell me I have to get a flu shot. I'd be running for the attorney section in the yellow pages.

7. A little anxiety applying for Nursing school as an older male

   GARY_FL_NURSE replied to Magnicious's topic in Men

   Hey Magnicious I went back to college full time in my early 40s for nursing. I'm an RN and have been working for 14 years in nursing and have met quite a few men nurses. If you wanna be a nurse do it and don't worry about what anyone else thinks. Goo...

8. Not the residents, not the work - It's THE STAFF!

   GARY_FL_NURSE replied to sunshyne17's topic in Geriatric

   Hey Sunshyne tell the nurses to kiss off. Fortunately I am a guy in nursing and female nurses never give me a hard time. I guess I just have that look. Besides if they did give me a hard time I'd ream them like I own them. I've been in this business ...

9. Don't feel sorry for me because I work in long term care...

   GARY_FL_NURSE replied to rose-n-arrows's topic in Geriatric

   I've been in LTC for 12+ years and have never regretted it. I like working in Geriatrics. So what if I don't use all the "skills" hospital nurses use. I still earn a good salary and I still feel good about my work with senior citizens. Some of the mo...

10. New ADON in Florida. Help please!

    GARY_FL_NURSE replied to GARY_FL_NURSE's topic in Geriatric

    Thank you all for the help and information. Sorry it took so long to respond. It's been about 9 months into the ADON job and I think I have everything pretty much under control. It's different than floor nursing and I do miss my patients.

11. Receprocity from NY to FL

    GARY_FL_NURSE replied to thestrella's topic in Florida

    You can check out this website: Florida Board of Nursing » Licensure by Endorsement FAQs You may have to call the Florida board of nursing to inquire about specific requirements: Florida Board of Nursing » Licensed Practical Nurse & Registered ...

12. ST Petersburg Tampa Hospitals

    GARY_FL_NURSE replied to Midakern's topic in Florida

    Florida is not well known for good salaries. When I moved here in 2007 my hourly rate as an RN from Maryland to Florida dropped by $11/hour. When the DON here in Florida quoted my starting hourly rate I almost laughed at her. So don't expect big pay ...

13. Has anyone been in this boat before?? *legal*

    GARY_FL_NURSE replied to FromMars's topic in Recovery

    It's a shame you have to go through all that BS over something as simple as pot. One person commented the board of nursing is not your friend and that is correct not to mention most people I've dealt with at boards of nursing were nasty idiotic NON m...

14. Work in Ocala, FL or Hernando, FL

    GARY_FL_NURSE posted a topic in Florida

    Hello everyone! We are thinking of relocating from the Tampa Bay area in Florida to a more northern area in Florida like Ocala or near Hernando/Inverness. My wife and I both work in nursing homes and have been for over 12 years. I work as an ADON...

15. New ADON in Florida. Help please!

    GARY_FL_NURSE posted a topic in Geriatric

    Hello to all fellow ADONs especially if you are in Florida. I recently accepted a position as an ADON with very little experience. I work in a typical nursing home environment with 120 beds that accept medicare, medicaid, and lots of PT/OT/ST p...