RUmedic

After an arduous journey of daily prepping and 4 attempts at NCLEX, I have finally passed it at 75 questions. I wanted to extend a word of encouragement to those that have tried and failed NCLEX: Don't give up and don't ever give in! You will pass! W...

If you feel that nursing is what you really want to do, it would then make sense to go back in to hospital and start again as CNA, so that hospital would help cover nursing school tuition when you enroll. This way you would emerge as an RN and practi...

I would approach this from a different angle and speak with nurse recruiter before coming in for an interview. Often than not, department managers would have a set of certain requirements in mind well before they begin interviewing candidates. A nurs...

A while ago I had found myself in a similar situation with a job offer retraction. In my case the nurse recruiter did not even offer to send my info to other departments for consideration. She simply stated that the offer was rescinded and I'd be bet...

Have you decided between the units? I am curious because I was offered a trauma PCU position and it is a night shift as well.

It is not easy to find a hospital based employment in Central Florida either. Miami is likely worse. My advice would be to look out for opportunities at Regional community hospitals that are NOT corporate based. There are not too many, but they are o...

Congratulations on passing the boards and best of luck to you in finding a good residency position!

I have a neighbor who works as an IT Admin at Moffitt. He says it is a good place for oncology nurses, although I had a hard time even pushing my applications through their HR department. Being that they are a Magnet hospital, they only want the best...

Are you still in AZ? If so their BON accepts transcript evaluations from ERES, which is a FAR better organization as opposed to CGFNS. ERES is in California and would get your transcripts evaluations done right and quickly for the board. I am not s...

I hear you... It would then be my recommendation to look at Baycare and Tampa General Hospital. These two pay the most in the entire Tampa Bay area. Remarkably, neither one offers start bonuses. Both have great ED positions available (I assume you a...

I second that opinion about the Baycare being of of the best places to work at. If you are to apply at Baycare, I'd also recommend Morton Plant in Clearwater. It has a strong L&D and CV base. They do pay generously for certifications and CE. Stay...

That's a tough question, however the pay range is definitely going to be lower than everywhere else. Where you are going to compensate is start bonus. In Tampa we have Adventist Healthcare and HCA that offer large bonuses to very experienced nurse. T...

Although I don't work at ED, I would however recommend to start reading up on emergency medicine books such as "Tintinalli's emergency medicine guide". I own 6th edition and it is a heavy volume of about 1,000 pages. I think it is in its 7th edition ...

Here is one: Require U.S. Congressmen and U.S. Senators as well as other Gov't workers to buy the same insurance plans as general populace, where as they would have to pay: * Deductibles * Co-pays * Co-insurance Take the free ride privilege away from...

Thank you all once again for replying to the post! Today I have received an offer from NLCEX Mastery which I'd like to share with others - 50% off. The link is below. It looks like it might work for a some time. Once again, I have no financial or ot...

You went for subclavian vein for a central cath placement? I mean this is a blind approach and is done with with good deal of experience. Are you CRNI and PICC trained? Kudos for keeping a cool head!

I am Tampa area and have been here for about 10 years. There's not much I can say about Orlando except that it's crowded and too touristy to my taste. In Tampa we have four major employers: Baycare, Adventist Health, HCA and Tampa General Hospital. ...

Sure thing, will PM the notes to you. Please tell your friend not to give up. I know the feeling..

Just saw a post someplace else on here about NY nurse moving to South Florida. I guess that is an indication of what this is like to be upstate. By contrast, I get lots of emails about jobs in AZ and WV that remain unfilled. It's an odd market. Then ...

Wow, I find it difficult to understand that experience and master's degree alone won't get you a job. If you were in Florida, you'd be hired on the spot! Where I am, which is Tampa Bay area, hospitals predominantly hire experienced RN's. We have a fu...

You can't get a Green card without first obtaining a work visa, becoming investor or becoming sponsored by first line family member through marriage, i.e. spouse, parent. Employers don't have the ability to produce green cards without petitioning USI...

Very simply: One cannot apply at Social Security Administration for SSN unless they possess a valid work visa, Green card, refugee visa, F-1 visa (education) or exchange program visa, etc. There are other types that are mostly related to diplomatic s...

I am in Tampa, Florida and there's absolutely and positively no shortage of nurses here. That being put aside, there are numerous opportunities for nurses that have over 1 year of bedside nursing experience in a specialty area. Your challenge will be...

I find it difficult to get hired at the hospital. I am in West Florida, Tampa Bay area. Plenty of hospitals and one Level I Trauma center but I think we have a huge surplus. Why did you pick South FLA? Did you look at Orlando area? It has more oppor...

I am in Tampa Bay area and I have no idea what Shands Hospitals is, let alone their uniform. Did you call UF Health to ask?