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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. 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?...

  14. 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...

  15. 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....

  16. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    jansailsea replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Sickle Cell Crisis pt... absolutely one of the nicest people I've ever had for a pt gave several of us Thank You cards. Another pt was really having a difficult time, widowed, only child deceased, in...

  17. Florida Nursing Jobs & Traveling Nursing

    jansailsea replied to MsMorningGlory's topic in Florida Nursing

    Sarasota - Bradenton is a lovely area for the beaches & weather... Average pt age is 68 to 96 Lots of obese, diabetic, & many, many, many dementia pts (did I emphasize dementia enough?)...

  18. Relocation Tips

    jansailsea replied to Stdy2BaNurse's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.sciway.net South Carolina Information Highway (internet) site Lots of links & ways to view & research SC cities & counties. Greenville, Spartanburg, Charleston, Columbia, Myrtle...

  19. This has been really getting on my nerves lately...

    jansailsea replied to GregRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can be a "spelling police person" too. I make typos frequently: I can say what I'm thinking faster than my ability to type it; my distal fingers don't strike the keys as hard or well as thumbs &...

  20. Where are all you SC nurses?

    jansailsea replied to RedVaz's topic in General Nursing

    sc native sandlapper currently in southwest gulf coast fl, moving to myrtle beach sc in spring. house prices, property taxes, & property insurance here unreasonable- the news reporters call $285k...

  21. Anyone currently working at Sarasota Memorial?

    jansailsea replied to PIANISTRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    I can't tell you if that's true or not about the 5:1 patient ratio. Makes me wonder if it's truly the standard, or gets stretched when patient census if up. Come December, it's High Season here, &...

  22. Movin to Florida

    jansailsea replied to cheryl nairn's topic in Florida Nursing

    FYI: Sarasota FL has LOTS of Brits, Scots, Irish, French Canadians, Germans, Ukranians, & other former communist bloc members. Sarasota Memorial would probably love to have you with your...

  23. Anyone currently working at Sarasota Memorial?

    jansailsea replied to PIANISTRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    I did clinicals at SMH, work at Blake Medical, 2South MED/SURG nights. Patient ratios are generally eith 6 or 7 to 1 in MED/SURG units. The bad part with it being so high in this area- lots of...

  24. Florida LPN school?

    jansailsea replied to mgalloLPN's topic in Florida Nursing

    SARASOTA COUNTY TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, Sarasota FL http://www.sarasotatech.org/ MANATEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, Bradenton FL Manatee Technical Institute I graduated from SCTI in 2006, facility is older...

  25. NOC shift-how do you arrange your sleep?

    jansailsea replied to supernova004's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I come home in the morning: shower, brush teeth, put on pjs, a soft, cushioned eye mask, ear plugs, & a fan (pointed away from me) running in the room to block outside noise. If I think I'm...