diosa78

diosa78

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About diosa78

diosa78 specializes in ER, Peds, Informatics.


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  1. Health Informatics vs. Nursing Informatics

    I did the health informatics program at Univ. Of South Florida. I worked in clinical informatics for two hospital systems. I now work for a well-known health tech company. The health informatics...
  2. I have found that salaries vary depending on what industry you work in. Hospitals pay less and generally employ more nurse informaticists. Medical device companies and tech companies tend to pay more...
  3. Online Only Informatics Program

    I did my MSHI through the University of South Florida. It is completely on-line, and I had the opportunity to learn a lot from other students in the program that came from different backgrounds...
  4. Ebola - do you have the right to walk away?

    I would walk away very fast and refuse it based on - 1. It is outside my scope of practice (I am not trained to handle Level 4 biosafety hazards) and 2. I do not have the adequate PPE to do the job...
  5. I just read this article and it's obvious the nurses working in Africa have had significant training on how to put on and remove PPE. The Australian nurse describes how it takes 5 minutes to remove...
  6. These hospitals are not ready. Again Ebola is a Level 4 Biosafety hazard and those who deal with it have specific training before handling it. Why are government officials denying the virulence of the...
  7. My problem with the Ebola issue is that we are told to don contact/droplet PPE and place the patient in a negative pressure room. At least that is how it is where I work. So, we are talking about a...
  8. Attention ER nurses and managers

    I'm an ED nurse and we pretty much only hire our techs or EMTs/medics/respiratory therapists that we know. It seems to be easier for them to transition to the ED nurse role. Also, it's a risk to hire...
  9. Allergic to Foam/Gloves/Soap?!

    I'm pretty much in the same boat. I went to bag a patient 2 days ago with no gloves on and I'm allergic to what the mask is made of. I looked down and my hand was one big hive that went up to my upper...
  10. Foley placement BEFORE anesthesia??

    I've had 2 C/S. My OB placed the foley both times in the OR after I had a spinal. I didn't care who saw me, so privacy wasn't an issue. I just wanted baby
  11. Pregnancy and work hours

    I do not understand why some nurses are so harsh and uncompassionate. Women get pregnant - it is temporary. They sometimes need temporary accomodations. Nursing is my 2nd career. I worked previously...
  12. Transfusing blood in an emergency situation

    Yes, you run the blood in as fast as possible. I've had more than 1 unit of blood running in with pressure bags at the same time in patients that are bleeding out (AAAs, GI bleeds, ruptured ectopics,...
  13. I find this the most annoying question when I'm working. I don't know, but it just bothers me. "So how do you like nursing?" If you think about it, I don't ask my accountant while he/she is filling...
  14. Verbal Abuse...I Gave What I Got...

    I work in an ER and do not tolerate verbal abuse from anyone - staff, patient, patient's family. He's 18. His mother does not need to be there with him. If she's causing more problems, I would ask her...
  15. Stuttering Stupid Nurse

    I also have a stutter. When I have started new jobs, I will hear people talk about it or make stupid comments. I always make it a point to pull them aside and explain to them why I talk the way I do...