EllaBella1

EllaBella1 BSN

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  1. Revoked, suspended is that in all states??

    EllaBella1 replied to Su-z's topic in General Nursing

    You are not automatically licensed in every state. You are only licensed in the state in which you applied to the BON seeking licensure. If you wanted a license in another state you have to apply to...

  2. New nurse, new job, 2 year contract? Help!

    EllaBella1 replied to cherie88's topic in General Nursing

    99.9% of the new grad jobs out there are going to come with a contract. I signed one, as did the majority of people I graduated nursing school with. Considering you've been having trouble finding a...

  3. How does it look when you are PRN?

    EllaBella1 replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    Me! My official job title is "PRN- Full Time Scheduled" and I work 36+ hours per week guaranteed. Basically it's a way of saying full time non-benefited. It's nice because I get PRN pay, and am on my...

  4. I feel like I made a mistake with nursing. Did anyone hate med surg but love other floors?

    EllaBella1 replied to missSB's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I could never in 10000 years be happy working on a medsurg floor. I bet you would like ICU- it requires a much more complicated skillset and more medical knowledge. I personally love ICU and have...

  5. Same mother company, different hospital

    EllaBella1 replied to Lhaga's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure they would be able to find out, but I don't think they would care. I've applied to HCA before and I know that they share one HR application portal thing among hospitals. So yes, their HR...

  6. So where IS the nursing shortage?

    EllaBella1 replied to milliesmom88's topic in General Nursing

    People love to hate on Florida, but plenty of jobs here, even for new grads. My base pay my first year was $50,225 without diffs, and $58,649 with night shift diff. Plus then $1.95 for weekends too...

  7. drug testing

    EllaBella1 replied to Tjaq15's topic in General Nursing

    I think the bigger question here is why is your friend doing drugs while pregnant? I hope that if she is she does get drug tested and fails so that she and baby both get the help they need rather then...

  8. High BP but Low HR... Which med will you give/hold?

    EllaBella1 replied to gelman's topic in Patient Medications

    Neither. I would call the MD and get an order for

  9. Do you pre-inflate the balloon on a foley cath?

    EllaBella1 replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    No longer best practices to do

  10. IV in artery

    EllaBella1 replied to ICURN9414's topic in Critical Care

    I had an intensivist unintentionally place a central line in the femoral artery recently during a code situation. The patient survived the code and we ended up transducing it as an a-line, haha. But...

  11. Please take a minute out of your day to answer these questions

    EllaBella1 replied to hazel20's topic in General Nursing

    1. Do you believe mobile use (smartphone) has increased your quality of your work as a nurse? Strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Disagree 3 2. Do you feel the use of smartphones has enhanced the...

  12. Night shift exhaustion

    EllaBella1 replied to Emmasmom03's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, me. I've kind of learned to listen to my body and embrace it at this point. I let myself sleep for 11-12 hours on my days off if I need it. I find that when I let myself do that, I tend to wake...

  13. Writing Your Own Letter of Recommendation?!

    EllaBella1 replied to DomoniqueH's topic in General Nursing

    I've done it before too. It's not really unethical because the person is still signing the letter, taking ownership of what is written, and endorsing you through it. It would be unethical to write...

  14. Yet Another Post About Low-Stress Nursing Positions???

    EllaBella1 replied to MTtoBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a good friend from nursing school who went through the same thing. She ended up switching to per diem days at her hospital job, and picking up a per diem urgent care job too. She LOVES the...

  15. Conflict with Charge - 6 Month Review

    EllaBella1 replied to Roggae's topic in General Nursing

    This doesn't sound like a safe environment in any way shape or form. I think it's admirable that you want to be professional and attempt to speak to your charge about her review. But at the same time...

  16. Describing patients by race/ethnicity

    EllaBella1 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Just my two cents to throw in here- I completely understand where you're coming from with that point, and I agree that in most cases it doesn't directly impact patient care. But as an ICU nurse it...

  17. Question about your work.

    EllaBella1 replied to Buddyboi's topic in Nursing Informatics

    1) Does your hospital still use paper-charting/paper-orders/or any paper work, excluding patient charts. (If so, what is name of patient software you use?) The only paper based things we still use are...

  18. What do you call the tracking device nurses sometimes wear?

    EllaBella1 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I could never work somewhere that made us wear something like

  19. Toxic Workplace?

    EllaBella1 replied to ESpeed15's topic in General Nursing

    One of the most important lessons that I had to learn as a new-ish nurse is that nursing is a 24 hour job. Sometimes you just CAN'T get to everything, and sometimes things like baths/linen changes...

  20. You know the shift is gonna be a hot mess when ...

    EllaBella1 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    When you walk in and the nurse you gave report to 12 hours earlier/are getting report back from looks at you and says "Oh my god I am so happy to see

  21. Help! Please talk me out of quitting!

    EllaBella1 replied to Wanttobeamom's topic in General Nursing

    As healthcare workers we are responsible for providing care to patients even when we don't agree with the medical decisions that they make. If you are 100% dead set against having any involvement with...

  22. Not taking a break

    EllaBella1 replied to Yellow90's topic in General Nursing

    Easier said than

  23. Married couple with several years of nursing experience relocating to Florida

    EllaBella1 replied to Skittlebug's topic in Florida Nursing

    You will definitely find work here, though the West Palm/Miami area is the most saturated area in the state. I would look into taking a travel contract first- that way you have some time to make money...

  24. Anxious about job market

    EllaBella1 replied to julesjameson3333's topic in General Nursing

    Florida nurse here. I was living out of state when I applied for a job through a new grad residency program last year down here. Graduated with a job offer already in place. Pay is good. 100% of my...

  25. Homeless patient with pneumonia

    EllaBella1 replied to tori-alba's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of anyone being discharged if they aren't ready, regardless of reaching a "maximum number of