EllaBella1 BSN

I'm in a similar boat- have been on nights for 4 years and start day shift next week. For me it's been a decision that was a long time in the making. I know I'm going to have to work harder for less money, but it's going to be so nice having a work-l...

I would skip this job. As rare as it is for a new grad to be hired into L&D, it's even more rare for a grad with a couple years of non-hospital experience to be hired into it. There are so many new grad programs out there now that help you transi...

What in the actual... If I were that inmate I would pursue legal action. That's just wrong. And disgusting too.

I've only ever seen an IO placed outside of a code once, and it was on an unresponsive patient. I would think your situation would need an emergent central line more than an IO.

It sounds like this job is setting you up for failure. I would start looking for something different. Learning to chart and perform more advanced tasks are things that are 100% essential to being successful in your role. The fact that they aren't abl...

I would not try to work both jobs, especially with a schedule like that. It takes a lot of focus to learn a new specialty. You would be spread too thin. I would leave your current job and take the peds job. Just leave on good terms so that you will b...

I also don't think this is a huge outrage. I work nights nights in a unit that uses Telehealth intensivists overnight. For the most part when we have something urgent and serious to communicate, the tele health intensivist calls the hospitalist and h...

Your best bet is to find a unit that is chronically understaffed if you want this kind of flexibility. I worked for two years in one exclusively as PRN and I was able to work 4 days/week, basically whenever I wanted because they were so grateful just...

Your exact fears about becoming an FNP are why I've chosen not to go to grad school. I personally know several people who have graduated, passed their boards, and end up working bedside for a year to two years looking for a FNP job worth taking. It w...

I disagree with the nurse who said you shouldn't have become a nurse knowing you have limitations. The great thing about nursing is that there are a huge range of jobs that you can do. I know plenty of people who never worked in an inpatient clinical...

I would 100% rather see people come in and get checked out and end up not having it, versus pretending they don't have it and going about their lives in public infecting others. The media is a hot mess when it comes to healthcare info for sure. But ...

Can you take a job in a hospital? I'm assuming your pay would increase. Or find something PRN that would supplement your income?

I was going to post the same thing about having a checklist for your tasks, but I see that you mention that it doesn't help fix the root of your problem. I also have ADHD and working in the ICU is the best environment for me. I started in ICU as a n...

Yeah, precedex isn't my favorite. Except for the etoh-ers in DTs who aren't tubed. Ketamine works pretty well in hypotensive patients but I haven't seen it used that often.

Curious what you mean by this? I haven't heard that expression before. I only suggested it because the last two hospitals I've worked for got rid of PPDs altogether because of uncertain interpretation situations like this. It seems like a blood test ...

I would call it inconclusive and send him for a quantiferon gold.

I've never heard of another hospital buying out a contract, especially for a new grad who is leaving their residency contract early.

I was paid a relocation bonus, but not to fly down for an interview. I interviewed over Skype. I'd say 99.9% of hospitals aren't going to pay for you to come interview.

It's most likely school or hospital policy. I would just ask. I do think there has been a shift away from practicing skills like those on real patients though. Most nursing schools do a lot of skills lab type things on mannequins, and I've found that...

What everyone else has said, but one tip to add- you usually can't get all of the air out unless you pop the tubing/white part of the cassette out of the pump. Don't forget to clamp your line down by the patient though because you'll bolus your patie...

I'm sorry, but this is ridiculous. I'm currently working as a traveler, am 8 months pregnant, AND we had to do IVF to get pregnant. It's doable if you have the will to do it. It does sound like nursing is not for you. I think most of us have had ver...

I wouldn't have hesitated to give that mag and then some.

I would get a local PO Box address to put on applications. I ran into the same issue when I was moving cross country- nobody would look at my applications until I had a local address. In terms of a place to stay, not sure what type of pets you have, ...

I think in theory they could do ok, but I also think that nursing school was half about teaching me how to answer NCLEX style questions. It's one thing to learn the info, it's something completely different to learn to apply it in an NCLEX-Y sort of ...

I hold both a NY and FL license. Your first renewal in Florida is super easy to do. Barely any CEs that are required. If I were you I would renew the Florida license and then apply for a second license by endorsement in NY. It's much easier to apply ...