bellehill

bellehill RN

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  1. Anyone willing to answer a few questions about being a RN. (i'm in High School)

    bellehill replied to SHS04''s topic in General Nursing

    I'll do my best, you can private message me or email me.

  2. When did it become okay?

    bellehill posted a topic in General Nursing

    When did it become okay for residents to not return pages? This is the second time this has happened to me, I need a order for a pt (not something simple like a Tylenol or laxative order) and no one...

  3. When did it become okay?

    bellehill replied to bellehill's topic in General Nursing

    Here is the update, there was a list that no one knew about with all the resident on-call beepers and schedules. Even the staff members on the floor didn't know about it. The coordinator got us...

  4. Have I lost my Mind?

    bellehill replied to ladytraviler's topic in General Nursing

    I am surprised that the hospital allows you to work that much overtime as a traveler. Usually we are the last people asked unless they are desperate. I would never work 24 hours in a row. Call your...

  5. Drowning Nurses Given Cement Overshoes

    bellehill replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    I always felt like my documentation was more complete on paper vs. computer. At least with paper I didn't have to log-in to the screen saver, log-in to the desktop and then the program. Not to...

  6. When did it become okay?

    bellehill replied to bellehill's topic in General Nursing

    I have gone for the attending a couple times, and you are right it can be easier. Our coordinator talked to the resident coordinator and seems to have gotten a few things straightened out (like an...

  7. First Couple Weeks

    bellehill replied to smg's topic in General Nursing

    Start looking elsewhere, it isn't likely to change. Some floors are like that but not all. If you interview somewhere else at least you know what kind of interaction to look for, spend time on the...

  8. nurse patient ratio on nites

    bellehill replied to niteshiftnurse's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I am at now has a ratio of 8-9 pts per RN with one CNA/secretary for 30-35 pts. It is an oncology floor. Sometimes it is okay and sometimes it isn't. One good thing is that we start...

  9. nurses failed to adequately examine the patients

    bellehill replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree this is very embarressing to the profession of nursing. No wonder our pts don't trust us with articles like

  10. Acceptable use of pressure for cath removal

    bellehill replied to emdmac's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have used IV bags when sandbags were not available...non-cardiac floor, inappropriate pt, different thread. Worked okay until a sandbag could be

  11. does anyone get to wear fun scrubs

    bellehill replied to S5777's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I don't find scrub tops comfy at all. I wear a nice loose fitting cotton t-shirt with a print lab jacket. Nothing too wild and no cartoon prints, just a personal

  12. Not Good Enough For Medicine - Be A Nurse!

    bellehill replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed acuteobrn...ER is a television show. In order for nurses to hold a more positive position in the public's perception education needs to be done. Who can do this education? What about these...

  13. first grader in NICU?

    bellehill replied to kloget's topic in General Nursing

    Neuro

  14. coders

    bellehill replied to renerian's topic in General Nursing

    ICD10 was supposed to come out in 2000, have you heard that it is really going to happen? I had given

  15. Nurses and anti psychotic medications

    bellehill replied to Cqc_Cqb's topic in General Nursing

    If you ask 100 nurses and 100 non-nurses my guess is that the same percentage would be on some type of psych meds. I do know nurses who are and it has nothing to do with the job, more with their...

  16. coders

    bellehill replied to renerian's topic in General Nursing

    I was doing coding before I got into nursing, actually it is what prompted me to take classes for nursing. I have a friend who just took the test and became certified; she said it was a tough test...

  17. Now Ive heard it all!!!

    bellehill replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    In defense of floor nurses, we do have to wait for beds to be cleaned, we don't always get faxes and sometimes we simply can't take report. I am not defending all floor nurses, but sometimes these...

  18. Seeking Advice from Traveling Nurses

    bellehill replied to live4today's topic in Travel

    I have been with Cross Country for over a year and have had no problems. Try delphiforums like bagladyrn said, it is a very helpful site. Good luck with your

  19. Doctors and Nurses Gone Wrong....

    bellehill replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    I am not afraid of doctors, I do not allow them to "cowtow" me around. I do acknowledge that they have more of a knowledge base than me (I have been a nurse for 2 years) and that I need them to help...

  20. Nurses Storyline on "ER"??

    bellehill replied to -jt's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm with Jujifruit, it is just a TV show. I would rather see the ANA and Nursing Advocate spend time improving my working conditions and educating the public than chasing after a TV show to do it for...

  21. trying to shift the blame for California's healthcare crisis onto backs of nurses

    bellehill replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps I am looking through rose-colored glasses but I did not feel that the article blamed nurses. Mention was made of the new nurse-patient ratios and the amount of money needed to implement them;...

  22. Night shift question

    bellehill replied to PJMommy's topic in General Nursing

    The easiest thing is to work all three nights in a row. If that isn't possible it depends on how many nights off are between shifts. If it is just one, stay up late and keep the "night shift"...

  23. Beware Gastric Bypass with stapeling!

    bellehill replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Of course there are patients who do very well with gastric bypass surgery and this is the only option for them. There are also patients who do poorly and unfortunately as nurses those are the...

  24. Beware Gastric Bypass with stapeling!

    bellehill replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a floor with gastric bypass surgeries coming up as over-flow patients. There was always a problem with them, some type of complication; pancreas was nicked, malnutrition,...

  25. Racial discrimination in Nursing....

    bellehill replied to Barbie38's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to leave this one alone but I can't. My first travel assignment was at a hospital with a very diverse staff. The floor nurses were 50% Filipino and I found them to be very helpful and...