EllaBella1

EllaBella1 BSN

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  1. Applying for Jobs pre-grad

    EllaBella1 replied to smartiipants's topic in General Nursing

    I 100% would apply. If you are selected to interview it will be easy to explain that you will be graduating soon. If you are the right candidate for them they will wait. I graduated with a job offer...

  2. From Cali to Florida

    EllaBella1 replied to fieldR's topic in General Nursing

    My coworker said the same- high 20s, low 30s per hour with 5 years experience. But then again, that's for acute care. Hope that helps

  3. From Cali to Florida

    EllaBella1 replied to fieldR's topic in General Nursing

    I have a co-worker who recently moved from Jacksonville- I'll ask them tonight what the salaries are like up there and will let you know. I live in a different area of Florida, and I'm PRN now and...

  4. From Cali to Florida

    EllaBella1 replied to fieldR's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with Pixie- it will be a lot lower of a salary. That said, depending on the area you choose to live, the cost of living can be much more manageable. I own a home that I purchased for less than...

  5. Florida hospitals and apartment

    EllaBella1 replied to ThereseRN2015's topic in Florida Nursing

    As a former New Yorker I second what Meeshie said. Unfortunately you can't get away without a car here. I mean you can, but you would be SO limited in what you could do. There are no walkable...

  6. Running cardizem drip?!

    EllaBella1 replied to johndough's topic in Patient Medications

    As a general rule, NEVER hang any titratable drip as a piggyback/secondary. You always run the risk of the bag running dry and flipping over to the primary if you forget to run it concurrent for any...

  7. Blood Glucose Measurement: Arterial vs Fingertip

    EllaBella1 replied to Catticus11's topic in Critical Care

    Our glucometers ask us to select which sample type we will be applying prior to touching it to the blood source. Chances are if yours doesn't ask it's probably calibrated to capillary blood, and that...

  8. Passed nclex and still no job

    EllaBella1 replied to Nicks29's topic in Florida Nursing

    I was gonna say, there are tons of new grad opportunities in Florida. You may just need to move to get

  9. Anyone with Temporary Vascular Catheter Experience?

    EllaBella1 replied to GeorgeD1's topic in General Nursing

    The only time I've really heard something referred to as a vascath is a temporary hemodialysis catheter. The answers to your questions are we usually don't replace any in a day. We don't replace them...

  10. Lost stethoscopes

    EllaBella1 replied to mthiga's topic in General Nursing

    I would also recommend the 'amazon tile' things. Amazon.com: Tile (Gen 2) - Phone Finder. Key Finder. Item Finder - 4 Pack (Discontinued by Manufacturer): Cell Phones & Accessories Of course if...

  11. Narcotic Discrepancy!!

    EllaBella1 replied to Gericare25's topic in General Nursing

    I would say that if there have been that many counts since you last had any access or anything to do with that med then you should be

  12. Night shift schedule?

    EllaBella1 replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    I usually eat my highest calorie meal in huddle right at the start of our shift, so like 1845- something with some good protein and carbs (mostly in case I have one of THOSE shifts where I don't eat...

  13. Critical Care Float Pool

    EllaBella1 replied to cdibley's topic in General Nursing

    In my unit floats are always given the most stable patients. They are also the first ones to be given PCU patients when we have them. That said, there is still a lot of opportunity for learning and...

  14. Which Medication to Give First

    EllaBella1 replied to kchester3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would say the same, give them in order of frequency to help preserve the timing to an extent. But I would also start a second IV so that some meds can be run at the same time. If my patient is...

  15. RN BSN salary in Florida.

    EllaBella1 replied to nursefromcali's topic in General Nursing

    Florida is a huge state. You gotta clarify an area here if you want hospital recommendations/salary

  16. Got fired for a medication error

    EllaBella1 replied to Sonyab's topic in Patient Medications

    You 100% have NO case to complain about anything. Why on earth would you ever give a med without verifying the dose first?? ESPECIALLY in an ICU, ESPECIALLY with a med that you can titrate/adjust per...

  17. I can't get "poop" taste out of my mouth?

    EllaBella1 replied to Philly85's topic in General Nursing

    Just wait until someone rips a sock off in front of you, and you experience the wonders of dry foot flakes snowing down upon you/into your

  18. Understanding different gtts for sedation: Propofol vs Precedex vs Versed vs Fentanyl, etc

    EllaBella1 replied to Catticus11's topic in Critical Care

    There's some really good responses in this thread. My 10 cents is that we usually use versed gtts on patients whose BP is not tolerating propofol or whose HR is not tolerating precedex. Also all of...

  19. Crisis Pay

    EllaBella1 replied to gemmi999's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Ours is $150 per shift at the moment. I think it's pretty common to have some sort of

  20. School project

    EllaBella1 replied to Brianbaecht's topic in General Nursing

    1) Be open to new experiences. Be willing to admit that you need help from time to time. Don't be a hero- be a team player. Always seek to grow and continue to learn within your practice. 2) Tattoos...

  21. Contacting Interview Panel

    EllaBella1 replied to Robin.Hood1986's topic in General Nursing

    Do you mean getting hired as an NP without any RN

  22. What is the best way to deal with smells??

    EllaBella1 replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

    In a pinch you can double mask with toothpaste in between the mask layers. I've used that before with a mid-shift admission that had incredibly infected open wounds

  23. Nursing Grad without Experience Looking for a job... HELP!

    EllaBella1 replied to Bchow410's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You gotta get over the whole "helping pregnancies grow not end" thing. It's not your role to make judgment calls or hold opinions like that when it comes to your patients making decisions on what to...

  24. Calling NJ & NY RNs! I need your help.

    EllaBella1 replied to McGooch's topic in General Nursing

    Commuting can be rough. I did a simple search for you on the nj transit website and it looks like it's a 45-60 minute commute by train from Woodbridge to NY Penn Station, at a cost of $310 for a month...

  25. IV Question

    EllaBella1 replied to WithValor's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like they stuck an artery, not a