diosa78

diosa78 specializes in ER, Peds, Informatics.

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1. Health Informatics vs. Nursing Informatics

   diosa78 replied to Bidisha's topic in Informatics

   I did the health informatics program at Univ. Of South Florida. I worked in clinical informatics for two hospital systems. I now work for a well-known health tech company. The health informatics education helped me because I learned other perspective...

2. Nurse Informatics MSN Info (Salary, experience, etc)

   diosa78 replied to Chicago445's topic in Informatics

   I have found that salaries vary depending on what industry you work in. Hospitals pay less and generally employ more nurse informaticists. Medical device companies and tech companies tend to pay more (starting salaries around 110K). They also tend to...

3. Online Only Informatics Program

   diosa78 replied to ParryPerson's topic in Informatics

   I did my MSHI through the University of South Florida. It is completely on-line, and I had the opportunity to learn a lot from other students in the program that came from different backgrounds (physicians, pharmacists, RTs, etc.).

4. Ebola - do you have the right to walk away?

   diosa78 replied to rnnina19's topic in COVID

   I would walk away very fast and refuse it based on - 1. It is outside my scope of practice (I am not trained to handle Level 4 biosafety hazards) and 2. I do not have the adequate PPE to do the job thus putting my family and others at risk of me gett...

5. "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

   diosa78 replied to Esme12's topic in COVID

   I just read this article and it's obvious the nurses working in Africa have had significant training on how to put on and remove PPE. The Australian nurse describes how it takes 5 minutes to remove PPE after being sprayed down. I don't think this was...

6. "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

   diosa78 replied to Esme12's topic in COVID

   These hospitals are not ready. Again Ebola is a Level 4 Biosafety hazard and those who deal with it have specific training before handling it. Why are government officials denying the virulence of the virus? I will refuse to handle any patient that m...

7. "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

   diosa78 replied to Esme12's topic in COVID

   My problem with the Ebola issue is that we are told to don contact/droplet PPE and place the patient in a negative pressure room. At least that is how it is where I work. So, we are talking about a level 4 biosafety hazard which is handled in a level...

8. Attention ER nurses and managers

   diosa78 replied to RNReadyManc's topic in Emergency

   I'm an ED nurse and we pretty much only hire our techs or EMTs/medics/respiratory therapists that we know. It seems to be easier for them to transition to the ED nurse role. Also, it's a risk to hire someone we don't know because alot of people aren'...

9. Allergic to Foam/Gloves/Soap?!

   diosa78 replied to SarahJade4's topic in Stress 101

   I'm pretty much in the same boat. I went to bag a patient 2 days ago with no gloves on and I'm allergic to what the mask is made of. I looked down and my hand was one big hive that went up to my upper arm. The doc yelled for someone else to bag and t...

10. Foley placement BEFORE anesthesia??

    diosa78 replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've had 2 C/S. My OB placed the foley both times in the OR after I had a spinal. I didn't care who saw me, so privacy wasn't an issue. I just wanted baby out.

11. Pregnancy and work hours

    diosa78 replied to Ilovethe80s's topic in Operating Room

    I do not understand why some nurses are so harsh and uncompassionate. Women get pregnant - it is temporary. They sometimes need temporary accomodations. Nursing is my 2nd career. I worked previously in a male-dominated field and I must say those men ...

12. Transfusing blood in an emergency situation

    diosa78 replied to Enthused RN's topic in Emergency

    Yes, you run the blood in as fast as possible. I've had more than 1 unit of blood running in with pressure bags at the same time in patients that are bleeding out (AAAs, GI bleeds, ruptured ectopics, traumas, etc.) If the pt is coding or just at the ...

13. So how do you like being a nurse?

    diosa78 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I find this the most annoying question when I'm working. I don't know, but it just bothers me. "So how do you like nursing?" If you think about it, I don't ask my accountant while he/she is filling out my tax return "So, how do you like accounting?"...

14. Verbal Abuse...I Gave What I Got...

    diosa78 replied to abundantjoy07's topic in Emergency

    I work in an ER and do not tolerate verbal abuse from anyone - staff, patient, patient's family. He's 18. His mother does not need to be there with him. If she's causing more problems, I would ask her to leave. He might have started to act more appro...

15. Stuttering Stupid Nurse

    diosa78 replied to pearlgarden's topic in Relations

    I also have a stutter. When I have started new jobs, I will hear people talk about it or make stupid comments. I always make it a point to pull them aside and explain to them why I talk the way I do (I had birth trauma and was not expected to walk, t...