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I started working for Kendall Regional as a traveler when i moved down here. It is a for profit, HCA facility. I can tell you they are always understaffed and don't seem to show any sign of changing that. I consistently get 3 ICU patients and often I am so buried in work that I am there until 8:00-9:00 at night. It is brutal here. Although I think this is an extreme case, I think that Kendall is the worst hospital down here as far as the staffing and work load. Everyone I have talked to has said to go with Baptist. Also, Parallon employees often help staff the ICU here and the ones I have talked to are happy with their job. The beauty of being a Parallon employee is that when you have finals week or something you can cut back at work very easily and focus on the school. The downside is no benefits. Just have to weigh the options. I am thinking about going to Parallon once/if I run out of travel jobs in the area.

On a side note, I am currently working on the Writing express unit #6. Is all of this material due on the 23rd like they originally said, or are we trailing into the following week? It's not a huge deal, but it just appears like most people are in the same spot as me in the discussion forums and that is a lot of grading for the instructor to complete in time for us to do the unit 7 writing by Wednesday.

Daniella, I am also in the acute care program. I am working full time as a traveling nurse in the ICU at Kendall Regional Medical Center. When I was going through the application process I asked multiple times about work and was told that a good portion of the students were working throughout the program. Now I'm not sure how many were full time, but I don't really have another option. I know that Kendall is hiring in the ED but also in the ICU that I am working in. The ED is always very busy and they just recently started taking trauma at Kendall so there are a lot of new patients. I'm not sure if you would consider the ICU, but I would imagine it would be great experience that would compliment your current work experience. The ICU is a 40 something bed combined unit so it has medical, surgical, burn trauma, neuro and open heart patients. You really get to see everything.

did you take a travel position? Or is it a full time spot?

Nice! Yeah I have not been able to get too far in the course because of moving down here from New York. Just this week I started doing it daily. Hopefully baptist isn't hurting as bad as Kendall is because patient ratio here is usually 3 to 1. Good luck with your move and get ready to learn some Spanish!

How is everyone doing with the prep course? I rented the books for our first semester from Amazon. Only $41 total for both books which is much cheaper than the school bookstore rental. Shipping is included too. I'm Looking forward to starting next month. Just finally settled into my house here and started a travel position in Kendall regional hospital ICU. I hope everyone is doing well!

Daniella, I am not sure how many people apply or get in to the program for acute care. I was told that not nearly as many people apply for acute as the FNP. With there being less spots I'm not sure if it is any less competitive. I think the best way to improve your odds is to have your application in on day one because the process took so long for me I feel like it was all last minute and there were less spots left. I may be wrong though. I am curious if any of you guys know anything about Kendall Regional Medical Center. I was offered a travel position there today and it's the closest job I have found to campus by like 30 minutes so I want to accept it. The problem is it's tough for me to pull the trigger on a job and rent a home sight unseen. Can anyone give me any insight on this hospital? It is in their medical icu.

Is anyone else having trouble gaining access to blackboard and the APP. I registered with a cane ID and called the help desk and they couldn't get me set up. I emailed daphne a little earlier today. Hopefully she can help sort it out. Super happy that class is only twice a week. I was worried about schedule conflicts.

Congrats! I think you will be able to find a place for that price range. I have been looking at houses because I have 2 herding dogs and they are 1,600-1,800. That is for a 3-4 bedroom, 2 bathroom house.

The school told me it only takes a few days to process once you move down there. I also called American data bank and they confirmed that it is very quick. I sent fingerprint cards to binary biometrics in Florida and they are going to make them digital and send them to the Florida board of nursing so I can get my license. They said from the time I mail the prints should be received/processed and sent out within 7 days. I need that license asap so I can get a job and move down there. What are your plans for work and living arrangements?

Yes, I also called them. I had fingerprint cards done today. I'm going to send one to the live scan company in Florida for my license and then I will get the background ones done once/if I ever make it down to Florida. I hate how last minute all of this will be. I don't think I will be down in Florida until Christmas time because I need to have my license and a job before I move. What was the site you found? The one I found charges $160.

Elpeet did you start the fingerprint process for your Florida license yet? It looks as though we cannot send electronic. You have to get finger print cards done locally and then send them to a live scan location in Florida. They then process them and send it to the Florida department of nursing. Also, it looks as though the fbi background check could potentially not be completed until after the start of the semester. The school told me 10-12 weeks but the paper that American data bank sent me claims 12-18 weeks. I hope this is not an issue because they said you will not be able to register without it. These deadlines make me nervous because they are totally out of our control.

No I did the out of state one. Or "non Florida resident." I can't remember what it said. Out of state takes longer so the sooner you get it started the better

My cumulative GPA is about a 3.3 but my GPA in my nursing program is a little higher. I have a little over 2 years of ICU experience. I'm certified to do CRRT dialysis and also IABP certified. I'm not sure what they focus on the most.

I work in a medical icu which also pretty much takes any kind of patient. I don't think they are going to ask I anything super specific. Also, if you think about it, there are no nurses who know everything. Everyone has their strong and weak areas. If they happen to stump you just make sure you don't try to make something up. Say something like "I have not come across this situation much in my specialty" or "this is one of my weaknesses and I would need to use my resources and support on the unit to make sure the patient's needs are met." It just shows that you know your limitations and know when you need help to maintain safe patient care. Sometimes these things are just as important.