ellisjl BSN, RN

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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...
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    265 questions is almost guaranteed if your a male.

    ellisjl replied to wilderness47's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I’m a guy who passed with
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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    How soon did you get your full time job position?

    ellisjl replied to Guest878640's topic in Nursing Career

    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...
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    When to delegate to CNAs?

    ellisjl replied to Alexx_xox's topic in First Year After Licensure

    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...
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    How long does it take to feel comfortable?

    ellisjl replied to Alexx_xox's topic in First Year After Licensure

    @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...
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    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...
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    Kuru Shoes

    ellisjl replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, 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...