BeachsideRN ASN

NICU, Trauma, Oncology

NICU, Trauma, Infusion, Oncology, Research, MPH, ASN, AG-ACNP Student

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    Florida Nurses, I have questions

    [emoji23] I lived about 7 years in south florida previously. From the Tampa area down to coral gables and a few places in between. I have my sights set on a specific area on the space coast. And yes,...
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    Florida Nurses, I have questions

    Which hospital is this? Just
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    A little frustrated/confused about BSN/ADN

    I thought this was a magnet status thing. Not a government ACA
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    Nervous about graduating

    Save for the resume part (because I've already played that game in my previous career), I feel exactly the same
  5. Yikes. That sounds like a tax nightmare. Not sure if common practice but seems pretty
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    Florida Nurses, I have questions

    Oh and not sure where you are coming from but Florida has no income tax! And low sales tax on goods (none on food) --- of course I'm from NOLA so I'm used to paying upwards of 10% sales tax on...
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    Florida Nurses, I have questions

    I edited to include the diffs I was quoted. No clue about ease of OT but I imagine it's not hard during season (winter) since the population
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    Florida Nurses, I have questions

    Not sure of sw Florida but central Florida HR dept I have talked to are $23.25 or $23.50/hr for brand new new grads. Plus diffs. Avg $2/h 3-11p and $6/h
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    Giving up my dog

    BTDT. I understand your pain OP. I had to re-home my dog and cat after my son was born d/t a litany of issues. ::hugs:: you did the right thing. You recognized that you couldn't care for the animal...
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    Nursing Specialties

    Nurse tech (CNA type position specifically for nursing
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    New Grad- Can I start taking CE courses now?

    I am curious ask because I want to do the same thing after graduation. I don't want to be cramming them in at the end of the
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    Nursing Supervisor is Inappropriate

    Depends on the state. Legal in
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    Neonatal Nursing? Should I switch my major??

    Mucus ::shiver:: I'd rather wipe butts than suction any day. But I still do it as needed. In lie you sometimes have to put your big kid britches on and suck it up and do something you don't wanna do,...
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    Nursing Specialties

    Probably not (but who knows). I like the fluidity and diversity of nursing. I like that it is a profession where, if you keep learning and take initiative, you can move in and out of different things....
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    Nurses Insight?

    yes. I was the same. Stability and opportunities for lifelong learning. Also, I have ever evolving interests and like variety. With nursing I am finding it's a great career to allow you to move in...
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    hospital interview

    It's possible that the other positions you applied for were flagged as "not selected" and "applied" because your experience didn't match or because you already interviewed with HR and they are the...
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    Financial options for a young student?

    And just out of curiosity, how are religion and interest free loans
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    Financial options for a young student?

    You will still qualify through fafsa, though I think you have to be 24 (or married, or have a child) in order to bypass needing your parents information. You may still qualify for pell grant and loans...
  19. Oh yes. I forgot to add that - ocshner is almost as slow as the government when it comes to their applications and hiring process. Slow as molasses in
  20. The LCMC (group that owns CHNOLA, touro, WJ, UMC, NOEH) *just* received word of adequate funding for 2017 fiscal year. So they will likely be doing some hiring shortly. All of the hospitals hire ADNs...
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    Nurses Insight?

    I just read your comment about onc/NICU on another thread and thought it was so appropriate and good advice for this thread. Glad you
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    Nursing Specialties

    I love this! I'm a second career nursing student about to graduate. I went to school with the intent of working oncology since my first career was cancer research. I even though there was no way I'd...
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    Nurses Insight?

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    Nurses Insight?

    - currently in school (last semester is fall 2016!) and work as a nurse tech in NICU and ER at a peds hospital - nursing is my second career (I'm 37). I actually never thought I wanted to be a nurse....