BellaCerraRN

BellaCerraRN

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About BellaCerraRN

BellaCerraRN specializes in Critical Care.


I'm married to a wonderful man (18 years), have 3 perfect sons, and 2 beautiful granddaughters. Life is good, even when it isn't.

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  1. BNE background checks

    Well poo! I didn't read your post until AFTER I posted my response.... Oh well, maybe someone else needs the info....
  2. BNE background checks

    As one of the other posters stated. The BNE doesn't just do a background check, they run an FBI background check and fingerprint card. If you've been fingerprinted for ANYTHING, the FBI will have a record of it. For juvenile offenses I believe mos...
  3. Question about Grayson County College

    I graduated GCC in 07. Every year the cut off gets higher and higher. I believe the year I was accepted it was in the 18-20 point range. As the program gets more competitive, the points will be getting higher and higher. I'd say it's fair to assu...
  4. Researching to decide if Nursing s for me

    My advice to you is to figure out what makes your heart come alive and persue that. Otherwise, you'll never be happy. And as a 42 year old that went to Nursing School at 39... we're not getting any younger hon and you deserve nothing less! Frankl...
  5. Surround area schools and Grayson Community College...

    As a former employee of GCC and recent Nursing School grad, I would say that 450 applicants is about right. I think it's great that they decided to add a spring class to the Nursing Program. I hear that they have a plan in the works to accept 100 to...
  6. PDA help

    I love my Palm Tungsten E2... but then again, it's 2 years old AND I got it for 1/2 cost because the seal had been broken on the box.
  7. Poll: esophagectomy patients

    I wanted to chime in on this thread as both a CCU nurse as well as the wife of a survivor of esophageal cancer/esophagectomy. My husband was diagnosed very early and had his esophagectomy within days. He did remarkably well. Out of ICU in 3 days an...
  8. Pay higher if you don't take benefits?

    At my facility the PRN nurses make close to 20 an hour more than the full time scheduled nurses, most of them work in excess of 40 a week, and you can be a full time and forgo benefits and you get a $450 allowance each month.
  9. Why am I not getting time and a half for overtime??

    I get paid overtime every single pay check and so far no kisses for me!
  10. Why am I not getting time and a half for overtime??

    Fact of the matter is that FLSA sets the rules, not a particular facility. They may not be paying overtime, but unless they can proove the employee passes ALL 4 tests, the employee is entitled to overtime, plain and simple. If the employee does not...
  11. After cardiac cath

    At our facility our unit only gets pts if they still have the sheath and lines... otherwise they go to the floor. When they come to us it's HOB flat, leg straight, reverse trendelenberg once they start complaining. When we pull the sheath (after 2 ...
  12. Why am I not getting time and a half for overtime??

    I just finished reading the FLSA just to make sure that I knew what I was talking about before putting my two cents in. IF you are exempt, it is because you are in the "Learned Professional" category. However, there are tests you must pass in order ...
  13. Surround area schools and Grayson Community College...

    Can't tell you what their acceptance rate is, but when I entered the program in 05 we started with 121 and there were at least 30 on the waiting list to get in. They go by a point system, it's competitive but worth it.
  14. AnyOne Applying to Grayson??

    We graduated together!
  15. Grayson or PJC? (TX)

    You can count on taking 3-3 1/2 years (or more) to complete your 2 year ADN. Like the previous poster said, there are pre-req's, but also co-req's. Classes that you should be able to complete while going through the nursing program, but the truth o...