EllaBella1

EllaBella1 BSN

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  1. Likely to be hired soon. Worried about drug test d/t prescribed meds

    EllaBella1 replied to ThatBLURN's topic in General Nursing

    Just tell your employer and bring the RX information. It's not wise to hide that you are taking meds. If you get injured on the job the first thing they will do is drug test you, and it will be a lot...

  2. Doc Won't See Me Because I Treat Covid Patients

    EllaBella1 replied to bitter_betsy's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes, my dentist refused to see me until it had been 14 days with no covid patients... which hasn't happened since March, and hence I haven't been back since. ? Since then I stopped telling...

  3. COVID: I'm ready to leave the hospital until the end of the pandemic guilt

    EllaBella1 replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I wasn't responding to you. My post was in response to the OP. I didn't even read your post until I just went back and found it. I agree with what you said, a family member should not have been told...

  4. COVID: I'm ready to leave the hospital until the end of the pandemic guilt

    EllaBella1 replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't mean this to be rude, but do you even care for intubated patients? Your username includes 'tele', so I assume you are a cardiac tele RN, not one that works in ICU. The truth here is that...

  5. Med Surg nurse being given Tele Patients

    EllaBella1 replied to Morning Glory's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I didn't read through all of these responses. I did however, read bits and pieces, and while I agree that it isn't a scope of practice issue, I do think it's an issue. You need to be trained...

  6. COVID and Family

    EllaBella1 replied to K_RN18's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I've been working covid ICU for 8 months now. I'll be honest with you- when it first started I was showering at work, changing into clean scrubs before driving home, and stripping down in my garage...

  7. Reporting a Patient to Police?

    EllaBella1 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I was kicked a few months ago by an alert and oriented adult male patient. Management encouraged me to file a police report. I have found that police might not always be willing to investigate though...

  8. KN95 mask?

    EllaBella1 replied to guest1143647's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You should still be fit tested. If it doesn't fit you well and you fail the fit test then you need to talk to your manager and refuse to take covid patients until they provide you with a mask that...

  9. KN95 mask?

    EllaBella1 replied to guest1143647's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Were you fit tested for the mask? It sounds like it's not a good fit for

  10. Are there any on-campus Nurse Practioner programs out there?

    EllaBella1 replied to Young_Nurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    USF has on-campus

  11. Have Not Worked Since Graduating Nursing School

    EllaBella1 replied to OrchidLoveYIZ312's topic in General Nursing

    If its reasonable for you and your family, consider moving for a year to get experience. I moved from NYC to upstate NY and there were plenty of new grad jobs there in all specialty areas. That was...

  12. New RNs making more than experienced RNs

    EllaBella1 replied to Brittanytaylor04's topic in General Nursing

    This is why people job hop so much these days. The best way to move up the pay ladder is to stay at a hospital for a few years and then move on to the next. A lot of hospitals focus more on recruiting...

  13. working while at NYU for ABSN?

    EllaBella1 replied to hermionethecat's topic in School, College Programs

    I felt like it was way too expensive for what I was getting. Classes were huge and lecture style, with very little guidance. I initially went to NYU because I wanted to stay in NYC after graduation...

  14. working while at NYU for ABSN?

    EllaBella1 replied to hermionethecat's topic in School, College Programs

    I went to the University at Buffalo and did their 12 month ABSN program. It was great. Prepared me well, and Buffalo is a cool city. I'm very happy with my decision to go

  15. Blood Bank Nurse as a New Grad?

    EllaBella1 replied to TeachEm's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds super boring. I would skip

  16. Is leaving before hurricane abandonment?

    EllaBella1 replied to CNAbutLPN2be2017's topic in General Nursing

    So. Let me get this straight. You commented on a two year old thread to tell a LPN in a nursing home who wanted to evacuate the Florida Keys before Hurricane Irma, (which decimated large areas of the...

  17. ICU Nurse Fired For Refusing 3rd Patient

    EllaBella1 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I understand where she was coming from, and I do understand the problem of not being able to monitor your third patient adequately. But one of her patients was a downgrade, so it really wasn't a true...

  18. NxStage CRRT CVVH connection question

    EllaBella1 posted a topic in Critical Care

    Random question- when setting up the NxStage CRRT filter, is the CVVH connection setup the one that comes pre-connected out of the package? I'm pretty sure it's the red tubing end to the green end. I...

  19. FL to NY RN

    EllaBella1 replied to Mursevlad's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have the contact number, but I would definitely google it and call the NY BON. It took maybe 6 weeks for me to get my NY

  20. Positive pre-employment drug screen! What will happen?

    EllaBella1 replied to Pmb's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to mention that if you have a legitimate prescription then you have nothing to worry about. You don't have to stop taking it. I was on Vyvanse when I did my last UDS for a job. All you...

  21. NxStage CRRT CVVH connection question

    EllaBella1 replied to EllaBella1's topic in Critical Care

    Perfect, that's what I did. Thank

  22. On Vacation - Would You Intervene?

    EllaBella1 replied to RobbiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was riding my horse at a horseshow once when another rider fell off and started seizing when she hit the ground. I jumped off my horse and ran over to her, just as a man and a woman from the...

  23. Leaving federal job for nursing school

    EllaBella1 replied to guest62419's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ah, that's a tough one. Will you have to take on debt to go to nursing school? If yes, then I would say don't do it. Depending where you live your pay as a RN will probably be about the same as what...

  24. Did I do the right thing in this code situation?

    EllaBella1 replied to Nurse162's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, you did great. Second, I 10000000% believe that it's ALWAYS better to call a code when you're not sure. I know you said you felt bad that it "wasn't a real code".. wouldn't you feel...

  25. Found out I have a pretty significant back problem, how to keep nursing?

    EllaBella1 replied to TammyTho's topic in General Nursing

    I think I read that correctly that you have a year of nursing experience? If that's so then I would probably not go for a house supervisor position. I mean this in the kindest way possible, but it's...