RN-Ella

RN-Ella has 1 years experience and specializes in ED, ICU.

Latest Activity

1. med-surg..the "trailer trash" area of nursing??

   RN-Ella replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Med-Surg

   i started as a new grad in the er, and it is not boring at all. Med/surg is the same type of pt, telemetry is the same type of pt, icu is the same type of pt, in the er we get ALL those pts, so i take offense when someone says "i dont just stabilize ...

2. ER job- new grad

   RN-Ella replied to RN-Ella's topic in New Nurse

   Thank you all for the replies, the job offer was made and I accepted! Orientation period will be 6 months... :) I am very excited and cannot wait to start! All advice in prepartion for the beginning is accepted! :):D

3. Rehab, new grad!

   RN-Ella posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hello fellow nurses! So with the way the economy is and how difficult it is to get a job, I feel very fortunate to have found a full time job so soon after getting my license. I started my new job this week and it is in a rehab unit in a LTC facility...

4. Not studying for NCLEX?

   RN-Ella replied to Sl1011's topic in NCLEX

   I will tell you what I would tell any of my friends, study and do questions. You might be really smart, and know "everything", but the way the questions are worded and the way the answers are is very specific to the nclex. The nclex does not compar...

5. Not studying for NCLEX?

   RN-Ella replied to Sl1011's topic in NCLEX

   I dont know how to delete messages! so see the one I edited below!

6. ER job- new grad

   RN-Ella replied to RN-Ella's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks for all the comments, I will let you know how it goes... :)

7. ER job- new grad

   RN-Ella posted a topic in New Nurse

   Just want some thoughts on this, is 8 weeks of orientation in the ER enough for a new grad w/o prior ER experience?? would you take the job? All thoughts /comments are appreciated!

8. New Grads - Share your success at getting your 1st Job

   RN-Ella replied to joifulgirl's topic in General Nursing

   Network, network, network...

9. Did I do something horribly wrong?

   RN-Ella replied to Silverbird501's topic in General Nursing

   I always wipe the pt's IV line before I connect the any tubing, and if the tubing has been hanging wipe that as well.

10. Job Interview

    RN-Ella replied to RN-Ella's topic in General Nursing

    It is! I really like the place, but I dont want to get my hopes up...she said I needed to have my fingerprints processed before they can do my drug test...

11. Job Interview

    RN-Ella replied to RN-Ella's topic in General Nursing

    She talked to me in future tense, like example "I will have you train with so and so for this long" and then you'll do this...I don't want to get all excited until I go in to work...but it sounds pretty good right???

12. Job Interview

    RN-Ella posted a topic in General Nursing

    Alright, so I had my first job interview today, (ever! since out of nursing school), I was so nervous, and I know she could probably tell, but I think overall it went pretty well. I really like the DON, she was very friendly and it was a really good ...

13. How many New Grads from 2009 still don't have jobs?

    RN-Ella replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    can you message me the info on the nurse recruiter please?

14. Previous Job interview question

    RN-Ella replied to RN-Ella's topic in Career Support

    no ideas yet??

15. Previous Job interview question

    RN-Ella posted a topic in Career Support

    Hello everyone! I love to come to this website and read about things that I have questions on... Like a lot of other people on here, I am a new grad, recently took the NCLEX and passed it on my first try! Graduated top of my class, and I already had ...