EllaBella1

EllaBella1 BSN

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  1. Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    EllaBella1 replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    "During the 50-year period of protection, the Privacy Rule generally protects a decedent's health information to the same extent the Rule protects the health information of living individuals but does...

  2. Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    EllaBella1 replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an ICU nurse, and when we have a donor on the unit our state's organ donation organization will buy all of the staff a meal for each shift (i.e. lunch for dayshift or dinner for nightshift), but...

  3. Scared of loans

    EllaBella1 replied to tanac's topic in General Nursing

    I've literally been in your exact position. I started out in an expensive ABSN program (NYU to be specific), and after one semester I had a "what am I doing" moment and withdrew. I applied to several...

  4. Insulin sliding scale

    EllaBella1 replied to nursemaan's topic in General Nursing

    Gotcha. Thanks for the conversion info! :) Makes a lot more sense,

  5. Is this normal orientation for ICU??

    EllaBella1 replied to Aloe_sky's topic in Critical Care

    While I agree that it sounds like they are being pretty harsh with her with the time limits, I also can understand the need for expressing how fast paced things can be in the ICU. I was a new grad who...

  6. Insulin sliding scale

    EllaBella1 replied to nursemaan's topic in General Nursing

    Potentially dumb question, but what is this scale for BG values? I've never seen it before. If my patient had a BG of 9 I would be slamming them with amps of D50,

  7. Prime staffing agency NYC for RN

    EllaBella1 replied to nursejaclynxx's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like a scam. Straight up. Why would a hospital pay more money to a staffing agency to recruit new grads for them for a "program" when they have new grad nurses pounding down their doors...

  8. South Florida salary? Travel nursing better option?

    EllaBella1 replied to katie4593's topic in Florida Nursing

    I don't know a whole lot about the Palm Beach area, but I can tell you that the no state tax really does make a huge difference. Your take home pay will be almost the same. But I can also guarantee...

  9. Help! -MSN with emphasis in public health

    EllaBella1 replied to raecudzy1's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I think it depends what area you want to eventually work in. Do you want to continue your work as a nurse working in a public health role? If so then I would do the MSN. I have a MPH with a...

  10. Do Nurse Practitioners Assist In "Pulling the Plug"?

    EllaBella1 replied to SunshineeStudent's topic in General Nursing

    In my hospital it takes notes from two different providers stating that they feel that terminal extubation is a reasonable treatment plan for a patient due to prognosis before we can extubate. In my...

  11. What Nurses really Want to Say When They Chart

    EllaBella1 replied to SICUshortCait's topic in General Nursing

    ...Dilaudid. Haha, jk. But really. And Dr. Google makes things fun,

  12. Is this common?

    EllaBella1 replied to pepino23's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital has phlebotomy that comes and draws labs for PCU/med surg floors, but in the ICU we draw them ourselves. Their hours are limited though. We also have a PICC team that will do tough stick...

  13. Florida Nurses, I have questions

    EllaBella1 replied to dominiquejade's topic in General Nursing

    Ehh for what it's worth I just bought my first home, new construction, in a gated very peaceful family-oriented community for under $200k. The crime rate in my area is pretty low- crime index of 9....

  14. Florida Nurses, I have questions

    EllaBella1 replied to dominiquejade's topic in General Nursing

    I sent you a PM :). Oh, and to answer the overtime question: TONS of opportunity at my hospital at least. Most RNs on the floor work 4 shifts/week. Some do

  15. Florida Nurses, I have questions

    EllaBella1 replied to dominiquejade's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the Tampa area, just hit a year of experience and my base is $26.93, $4.50 for nights, $1.25 for weekends. This is what I was hired with as a new grad. I'm from up north and can attest to the...

  16. Would anyone hire me?

    EllaBella1 replied to noname4rn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I would just say that you were a stay at home mom and if anyone asks about your children just let them know that they were stepchildren and you separated. I do second getting a volunteer job....

  17. What Nurses really Want to Say When They Chart

    EllaBella1 replied to SICUshortCait's topic in General Nursing

    Hahaha. I guarantee that I chart a "no new orders received" at least once a shift. I also like to chart quotes from patients and/or family members when they are being completely inappropriate or...

  18. Nurse Corps Loan Repayment 2016 Cycle

    EllaBella1 replied to tjones57's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/FFELP/Nursing_Loan_Forgiveness/NursingLoanForgiveness.html They accept applications four times per year. The next cycle is closed (likely because they...

  19. Nurse Corps Loan Repayment 2016 Cycle

    EllaBella1 replied to tjones57's topic in General Nursing

    Florida also has a state based program that will repay up to $16k over 4 years if your employment meets criteria (similar to HRSA

  20. New York City BSN Programs

    EllaBella1 replied to Samantha.L's topic in New York Nursing

    I graduated from Buffalo. Their program is a great value for the money. The total cost of the whole accelerated BSN program was roughly what tuition for one semester is at Adelphi/ LIU. No entrance...

  21. Can RNs in CA give Propofol??

    EllaBella1 replied to RNlmbhb's topic in Patient Medications

    Yeah, in my state we can hang a propofol drip, but can't push

  22. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    EllaBella1 replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    Nonunion, in Florida. (nurse : patient) ICU- 1:2, 1:3 if we are super short. NEVER more than 3, and when they triple its usually two ICU, one with orders to the floor that is waiting for a bed. 2:1...

  23. Multi-dose insulin vials

    EllaBella1 replied to Sunshine716's topic in Patient Medications

    We also use shared vials in the pyxis. Humalog and Levemir. We need a witness to pull from the pyxis

  24. Nurse Corps Loan Repayment 2016 Cycle

    EllaBella1 replied to tjones57's topic in General Nursing

    Jose, if you want to berate people on the internet and accuse them of spreading "wrong information from the get go" you might want to make sure that you're truly correct and not setting yourself up to...

  25. Help me navigate the nursing journey.

    EllaBella1 replied to iwanttopsychnurse's topic in New York Nursing

    1. No, not all schools have the same pre-reqs. No, there is not a website to compare requirements. 2. Nursing school takes up a tremendous amount of your life. A few questions- are you applying to...