jansailsea

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1. Flamed during report.

   jansailsea replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in PACU

   DONs & CEOs don't give a flying flip about the need to assign pt's by acuity so floor nurses duties are evenly dispersed. They have their own, bottom line criteria & hospital/corporate...

2. Anyone taking Micro (Bio 204) w/CCConline session 2?

   jansailsea replied to blueelle's topic in Online Distance Learning

   i would be interested in taking the beginning micro course if i can still get in. i have gone to their website to research the offering. can you tell me the total cost for an out-of-state student? and...

3. Wild On Wounds Orlando conference

   jansailsea posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   anyone attending the wild on wounds conference orlando fl sept 19-20th sponsored by wcei & the nawccb? as a florida resident who has been to orlando many times, i do not want to pay the price of...

4. Slow season? Unit clerk job hunt near Sarasota

   jansailsea replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Florida Nursing

   i live in ellenton, 15-20 min. north of sarasota. yes, it's the slow season, & nurses are being floated or cancelled on a regular basis. at some hospitals (blake medical ctr. hca), unit clerks are...

5. not sure I believe the nursing shortage...

   jansailsea replied to Roozeyk's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I work Med/Surg nights in an acute care HCA Florida hospital. I hang blood with an RN, as we're required to have a witness/second party to do the checks & balances of hanging blood. I can't give...

6. Wound Care

   jansailsea replied to Lexxie's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Wound care: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/cpgonline.htm (http://www.hhs.gov site) Clinical practice guidelines on Pressure Ulcers http://www.npuap.org National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel guidelines...

7. Letter to Congress: ANA "Safe Staffing Saves Lives" campaign

   jansailsea replied to marie-francoise's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   sent the letter to my representative vern buchanan of the 13 th district in florida. i also met face to face in a meeting in which i lobbied rep. bill galvano of the florida state assembly in his...

8. travel jobs to EUROPE for LVN

   jansailsea replied to chantillydiva's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Search Dept of Defense for government/civilian/military nursing positions available anywhere there is a US military installation such as: Aviano Italy; Ramstein, Landstuhl Germany; etc. Yes, there...

9. Need Information about Asheville and NC Mountains

   jansailsea replied to marsh101's topic in North Carolina Nursing

   Laurenburg & Lumberton are a whole different part of the state. Lumberton straddles I-95, Laurenburg west of it, but smaller. I've lived in Asheville, Raleigh, & Fayetteville- I could never...

10. Who is starting LVN-RN this summer?

    jansailsea replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in LPN to RN

    just mailed in my enrollment fee to excelsior. am ready & waiting to get started. once you've made up your mind to pursue something, it seems like you can't get the wheels turning quickly enough....

11. Help with Wound Care...

    jansailsea replied to dcoffee's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I attended a Wound Care Education Institute seminar for a week in Raleigh NC. Classes are held throughout nation to prepare nurses, PTs, etc. for National Alliance of Wound Care certification

12. Anyone ever talk to a potential employer waay before graduation??

    jansailsea replied to dschueler's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    While near the end of our LPN classes, a classmate & I attended a Blake Medical Center "Open House for Nurses". We came after class & were wearing our student uniforms. Two DONs escorted us...

13. LPN relocating to NC

    jansailsea replied to Songbirdblue81's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    i lived in raleigh for 14 years & loved it there. with all the colleges in the city limits (nc state, meredith, peace, shaw) (+ wake tech is sort of east & south), there are plenty of young...

14. Moving to South Carolina

    jansailsea replied to jimmy1056's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I work for an HCA hospital (Blake Medical Ctr) in Bradenton FL. GSR in Myrtle Beach is in the same corporation. We have Computer-On-Wheels with electronic EMAR med scanning/pt. ID bracelets....

15. wound care jobs?

    jansailsea posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Would those of you who are employed as wound care nurses give those interested an idea of the types of positions, conditions of the job, you are currently experiencing? What is a typical day for you?...