angiebelle440

angiebelle440 has 7 years experience and specializes in Ortho, peds.

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1. First U.S. Death from Vape-Related Illness

   angiebelle440 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Headlines

   We have had a girl in her 20's for a week now with ground-glass opacities- vape-related. Her vape ingredients were sent to the CDC in regards to this current investigation. She says the one she was using was called "Twist"- I don't know much about ...

2. September 2019 Caption Contest

   angiebelle440 replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   Senator Walsh’s room is down the hall, guys!

3. September 2019 Caption Contest

   angiebelle440 replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   Bowel prep before the release of GoLYTELY

4. Looking up patients on Facebook

   angiebelle440 replied to falconersys's topic in General Nursing

   Well, is the only reason you know their name is because you have accessed their medical chart? Feels like a crossed line to me. But that's just me. *sips coffee*

5. Mandatory Break Bill

   angiebelle440 replied to LizSRN's topic in Activism

   And she is just so disdainful saying it too!! What got me more was the part she said about how we want our 12-hour shifts, then we turn around and talk about how tired we are (I'm paraphrasing here of course). Why don't we just switch to a "normal"...

6. Playing Cards

   angiebelle440 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   This hits me hard. I work in a critical access hospital. WORK.

7. Accused of not giving dilaudid

   angiebelle440 replied to KMULL002's topic in General Nursing

   CHILL. Just chill out. You can't fix crazy, but you can document the hell out of it.

8. new night shift nurse always tired on days off

   angiebelle440 replied to ddrn97's topic in General Nursing

   You are telling my story! It isn't so bad in the summer, but now that the sun is lower, I am sleeping a lot more- especially if I roll over and fall back asleep at about 1600- because it's dark out by 1700 here, I might just sleep way later than I in...

9. The sight of blood makes me pass out.

   angiebelle440 replied to Joe V's topic in Rock

   Working with special needs kids with trachs, I got rather immune to respiratory fluids really quickly. Has anyone ever done trach care on a little kid? You learn to be really quick, or keep a distance- a sudden sneeze can really ruin your night. An...

10. Share Your Favorite Motivational Quote - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    angiebelle440 replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    "Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." ---------Maya Angelou This quote has helped me immensely, especially after a rough shift full of unknowns. Beating yourself up can only go so far, and losing sleep d...

11. Patients Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    angiebelle440 replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    One NOC I had a sweet but terribly confused elderly lady on the med-surg floor. She was in one of the "watch rooms" so we could see her from the nurse's station, but i think this might have messed her up even more because she could see US as well. ...

12. Inmate patients- keeping the guard happy too

    angiebelle440 replied to angiebelle440's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, everyone. I feel like we're on the same nursing page. Every guard I've worked with has been different, but as someone said, they are there for the safety aspect, and I would depend on them to handle the safety part of care. Usually the gua...

13. Inmate patients- keeping the guard happy too

    angiebelle440 posted a topic in General Nursing

    We occasionally get patients that are inmates from the jail or prison, and of course a guard is present at all times. I had a patient the last 2 shifts with DKA, and I'd been treating him. This morning, someone mentioned (not sure who- maybe patient)...

14. Can't handle the ICU

    angiebelle440 replied to hnwarden's topic in General Nursing

    I agree you should take the transfer option. You're new out in the world of nursing, babe, and having to orient to a new floor shouldn't keep you from transferring. You're gonna have to orient to a new floor if you ever float to a different unit, o...

15. How To Answer The Most Common Nursing Interview Questions

    angiebelle440 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Job Hunt

    Just had a nerve-wracking interview, and wanted to share some questions they asked me: "Tell me about a time someone critiqued your work" "Tell me about a time you went above and beyond what was required of you" "you are very busy with a full patient...