FL_Nurse92

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  1. Agencies

    FL_Nurse92 posted a topic in Travel

    Hi all! I am starting to think about travel nursing. As I browse different agencies I realize there are a million lol. I would like to know who you guys travel with and pros and cons of your agency....

  2. Agencies

    FL_Nurse92 replied to FL_Nurse92's topic in Travel

    I appreciate the

  3. What would you do in this situation? (If you know it all ;) )

    FL_Nurse92 replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    You will already have a BP before meds are ever ordered. The first thing done when a pt. comes back to the room is hooking them up to the monitors. As far as a BMP, labs take up to an hour to result...

  4. How soon did you test?

    FL_Nurse92 replied to Hailbop16's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I studied for close to a month before taking NCLEX. I believe I graduated May 9th and Tested June

  5. Is there a time limit on taking the NCLEX

    FL_Nurse92 replied to saccardi7027's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think you can take it up to 4-5 times. Don't quote me on that

  6. ER Nurse Advice Needed

    FL_Nurse92 replied to TheDreamIsRN's topic in Emergency

    go through a residency

  7. Orientation for experienced ED nurse?

    FL_Nurse92 replied to dee789's topic in Emergency

    10-12

  8. Kaplan Qbank vs Focused review tests

    FL_Nurse92 replied to Adrian-E's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Doing both won't hurt. I think I did almost every qbank question and it helped tremendously when it came time for me to

  9. Is age just a number?

    FL_Nurse92 replied to B52Bomber's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would agree. I see it too often. People go back to school with less than a year of experience in a lot of

  10. Is age just a number?

    FL_Nurse92 replied to B52Bomber's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Age is absolutely just a number. I actually have a friend that got into a DNP program before even graduating from undergrad surprisingly. She is 23 with only a year of nursing experience under her...

  11. Thoughts of an ER Tech

    FL_Nurse92 replied to vregino36's topic in Emergency

    I just want to say thank you for doing what you do. I am an ER nurse and have the utmost respect for my ED techs. Where i work, ED techs play a HUGE roll! I can't thank you all enough for the IV...

  12. New ER RN- Normal to feel this way?

    FL_Nurse92 replied to nursebabyxoxo's topic in Emergency

    Florida

  13. New ER RN- Normal to feel this way?

    FL_Nurse92 replied to nursebabyxoxo's topic in Emergency

    I am also new to the ER, I have 3 more weeks of orientation. Previously I was on a progressive care unit (ICU step down) for about a year and a half. Our ER nurse to patient ratio is 1:3-1:4. I...

  14. Start career with CNA

    FL_Nurse92 replied to Monkey9x's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It's not a terrible idea, but at the same time it's not exactly necessary. I don't advise anyone to work during nursing school if they don't have to and as far as being a cna, its really not going to...

  15. New grad residencies winter 2017

    FL_Nurse92 replied to Andromeda03's topic in Texas Nursing

    I have two friends in Houston that both with though the residency program at Chi St. Lukes Health. One went with the emergency room route the other with the ICU route. They both loved it. You should...

  16. Isolation Precautions

    FL_Nurse92 replied to yk13's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Where I work, it is just the mask....I wear gloves regardless of isolation precautions and sometimes even a surgical

  17. Stopped a heparin drip too early, feeling awful

    FL_Nurse92 replied to tired_panda's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Why was the patient on

  18. New grad having a difficult time finding a job

    FL_Nurse92 replied to blubabz15's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Look at nurse residency programs for graduate nurses (new nurses), there are a few hospitals in Tampa that have them. As long as you have less than a year of nursing experience, you are

  19. Weight and reduced chances of employment.

    FL_Nurse92 replied to Karen 77's topic in General Nursing

    What I know are statistics, coming from the most obese state in the nation (MS). No judgement involved, simply facts. How you look is how you look, I'm not telling you to

  20. Weight and reduced chances of employment.

    FL_Nurse92 replied to Karen 77's topic in General Nursing

    like I said, my statement was a personal opinion. I'm not saying a more fit individual does any better than an obese individual. I'm saying many americans are obese because they can't put the fork...

  21. Weight and reduced chances of employment.

    FL_Nurse92 replied to Karen 77's topic in General Nursing

    In my own opinion, I repeat opinion, we (nurses) should practice what we preach. Do we explain the benefits of weight loss and smoking cessation to our patients? Yes. So with that being said I think...

  22. As a new nurse, how long does it take to get an ICU job?

    FL_Nurse92 replied to Socal_EMT's topic in Critical Care

    What floor are you working on now? I have friends that went from school, straight to the ICU. I would say a year is all you need if you are on a progressive care or step down

  23. Past medical history

    FL_Nurse92 replied to Dim83's topic in General Nursing

    I highly doubt while reading your application they will remember your name at all, they definitely won't remember you as being the patient withdrawing. Medical history is not a factor essentially but...

  24. my gpa is low... b.s.n concurrent program or a.s. generic program? Seminole state college

    FL_Nurse92 replied to beyondbeautii's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I doubt she was "planning" to have the gpa she currrently has, regardless it's in the last, do what you have to in the present to get into nursing

  25. (Manual BP) Can't find systolic through palpation. What am I doing wrong?

    FL_Nurse92 replied to dumb_'s topic in General Students

    I was just taught to place the stethoscope over the pulse...