ellisjl BSN, RN

ellisjl has 1 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in MedSurg, ICU.

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   What do you mean I'm not a REAL nurse?!?

   ellisjl replied to #Nurse2017's topic in General Nursing

   I would agree with other posters that this type of hierarchy reigns within hospital walls as well as outside. I began as a new grad RN on a med-surge floor. I now work in one of the ICU’s in my hospital where I’ve witnessed many, many of my ICU cowo...
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   265 questions is almost guaranteed if your a male.

   ellisjl replied to wilderness47's topic in NCLEX

   I’m a guy who passed with 75.
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   Too ugly to be a nurse..?!?

   ellisjl replied to RandomNurse2b1's topic in General Nursing

   Being a nurse is just that, being a nurse. A description of my crew on the medsurg floor I work on: charge nurse - heavy set early 50's male with large tattoos on forearms, a goatee, shaven bald head, and generally gruff apearence; very tall late 40'...
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   Nurses' Week - Upended.

   ellisjl replied to evilolive07's topic in General Nursing

   I second what OldDude said! As nurses, it is easy for us to give and give without expecting things. It means a LOT to us when patients do things like what you described, wheels. I would be so excited to see you feeling well enough to visit my coworke...
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   Preceptors: Advice for New Grad Nurses

   ellisjl replied to OliverElio87's topic in General Nursing

   As a brand new baby nurse, I'm still in my preceptorship on a medsurge floor. My first few days, I was absolutely terrified I would be expected to know how to do anything and everything when I knew that I honestly did NOT know how to do anything and...
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   The detail I missed that set my day on the wrong foot

   ellisjl posted a topic in General Nursing

   I recently graduated, so I'm not exactly on the level of one of the super hero nurses out there kicking butt and taking names like the ones I admire. I'm lucky to get my kicked butt in gear and clumsily juggle an average work day as a baby RN. Toda...
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   Exhausting families and exhausting shifts

   ellisjl replied to stacylethani's topic in General Nursing

   I only use secondary tubing when using a separate bag of fluids as a driver. The pharmacy at the hospital I work for supplies our ABX with diluent either pre-mixed or ready-to-mix so there's no need to use a driver unless you choose to, which I only ...
8. 

   Exhausting families and exhausting shifts

   ellisjl replied to stacylethani's topic in General Nursing

   I only use secondary tubing when using a separate bag of fluids as a driver. The pharmacy at the hospital I work for supplies our ABX with diluent either pre-mixed or ready-to-mix so there's no need to use a driver unless you choose to, which I only ...
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   How soon did you get your full time job position?

   ellisjl replied to Guest878640's topic in Career Support

   I got full time as my first position as an RN during the first interview I had before taking the NCLEX. Though, this isn't uncommon in my location. Education level, experience, and all that are always things an employer looks at too. I'd just graduat...
10. 

    When to delegate to CNAs?

    ellisjl replied to Alexx_xox's topic in New Nurse

    I work in a different environment from you; two CNAs split patients on a 26 bed floor. They do HARD work, and I honestly don't see how they do it as well as they do with so few complaints. As as far as any advice from me goes... just be reasonable a...
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    How long does it take to feel comfortable?

    ellisjl replied to Alexx_xox's topic in New Nurse

    @crush I want to second this opinion! I'm a (very) new nurse. While I'm enjoying my gig on a med surge floor, I would not classify myself as feeling "comfortable" in any way. There are three different schools doing clinicals on my floor. So unfortuna...
12. 

    Was I wrong?

    ellisjl replied to Munch's topic in General Nursing

    I completely agree with this. It was YOUR patient that you used YOUR nursing experience and skills to provide care to based on what YOU believed to be the ethical and patient-centered. I think you sound like an extremely good nurse.
13. 

    Kuru Shoes

    ellisjl replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I know this was posted near to a year ago, but just in case anyone else was curious: I bought kurus when I entered nursing school and they held up and stayed comfortable until this day. I'll be buying another pair (that's less ugly than what was requ...