EllaBella1

EllaBella1 BSN

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  1. My school is Unaccredited

    EllaBella1 replied to nursingstudentxx's topic in General Students

    I actually have a non-nursing degree from Hunter College. Their nursing program is very very hard to get into. Their program is very affordable, so they often have a huge pool of applicants to choose...

  2. My school is Unaccredited

    EllaBella1 replied to nursingstudentxx's topic in General Students

    I'm from/was educated in NY and moved to FL where I hold a license. My advice to you is to stay in FL for your BSN. Educational requirements in NY are way more intense and you will run into far more...

  3. Private Loans for nursing school

    EllaBella1 replied to jadanicole20's topic in General Students

    I had a sallie mae loan that I recently consolidated and paid off. It was an ok experience. Not the best, not the

  4. DNR Turning Into Do Not Treat?

    EllaBella1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone ever feel like they encounter providers who approach DNRs in a way that basically turns them into a 'do not treat' scenario? I've had this issue several times lately where patients who...

  5. What happened to all the Walden Haters?

    EllaBella1 replied to Mark Hill BSN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Interesting insight. I recently filled out an online form for some info from Walden and put that my preferred form of contact was email. I was very put off when they then proceeded to call me DAILY...

  6. Emergency outside of work

    EllaBella1 replied to sbtr50's topic in General Nursing

    My take on this (and I could be wrong as I've never been a medic) is that the medic was responding with a first responder stabilize and prevent further injury mentality, whereas you were thinking in...

  7. Normal Saline Shortage

    EllaBella1 replied to Starship's topic in General Nursing

    Oh jeez. There's a NS shortage now too? I guess it hasn't hit us yet. However the LR, Plasmalyte, Hydralazine, Bicarb, Protonix, Epi, Labetalol, Kphos, etc etc etc shortages sure have . There is...

  8. Is spending $80,000 on a private ABSN school a waste

    EllaBella1 replied to Big_Mike's topic in General Students

    Yes. It is a complete waste. I initially started a ~80k ABSN program, and left after a semester to attend a state school that cost me $18k for my ABSN. And nobody cares what school I went to in the...

  9. Dui/difficult past and becoming a nurse

    EllaBella1 replied to mlind530's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    This is most likely going to be difficult for you, possibly even more than that depending on which state you are in. Before you spend the time and money trying to get into nursing school I would reach...

  10. Picc line, midline, help!!

    EllaBella1 replied to Danielledlt's topic in General Nursing

    A midline is a peripheral IV that has a longer internal catheter. Midlines are usually intended for longer use than a typical peripheral IV, but it's important to know that the tip still ends in a...

  11. Nursing notes & legal stuff

    EllaBella1 replied to Jamuhh's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with above posters that I wouldn't really use the 'will continue to monitor' in the note you wrote. I do, however, use the phrase in my notes. Mostly in situations where I feel like I need...

  12. I failed out of nursing school midway, now what?

    EllaBella1 replied to Jkliu888's topic in General Students

    Agree with the above poster. It sucks, but your chances of being accepted at another nursing school after failing out of this program are very low. Take the year to get yourself ready to pass next...

  13. Ugh! Sheared IV

    EllaBella1 replied to Hockeynursing's topic in General Nursing

    You were not at fault. Things like this happen sometimes. You did the right thing by ensuring that the tip of the catheter and needle were intact. The patient did not suffer any further harm related...

  14. Arterial vs Venous Pressure

    EllaBella1 replied to madys911's topic in General Nursing

    If i was pulsating it was most likely arterial. If you're ever really not sure you could always send a blood gas off of it and see what your numbers look

  15. Dilemma situation! I'm not a nurse, but is this common practice??

    EllaBella1 replied to Nursing617's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I just don't get what part of this is setting off a huge red flag for you. If you're that concerned take the issue to the charge nurse for

  16. Dilemma situation! I'm not a nurse, but is this common practice??

    EllaBella1 replied to Nursing617's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have a feeling the flush was just saline and the nurse (probably a nurse who has been around for awhile) called it heparin because that is what flushes used to be. Otherwise that procedure sounds...

  17. How full do you fill your lab vials?

    EllaBella1 replied to Exhuasted's topic in General Nursing

    I try to fill everything at least halfway, except my blue/red tops which have to be full all the way. But chemistries/CBCs/Lactics I get as much as I can into, try to at least hit the labels on the...

  18. Can I get hired even if I vape?

    EllaBella1 replied to madxqueen's topic in General Nursing

    Is this a real question? I know nurses who do far worse in their free time. A drug-free, legal activity that you do on your own time will have no impact on your

  19. New Grads in Critical Care area's

    EllaBella1 replied to kindz22's topic in General Nursing

    I support them, mainly because I was one. Now I'm a couple years in with a CCRN to my name, and feel that going right to critical care was the absolute best choice for me. We hire a few new grads...

  20. I will have a W for Nursing 1

    EllaBella1 replied to Jujubean1's topic in General Students

    Just apply. I would tell them just what you said there, minus the part about failing tests. Tell them that you felt the program wasn't a good fit for you and that you decided to withdraw to find a...

  21. Permanent contract or full time bank nurse?

    EllaBella1 replied to rosmbre's topic in United Kingdom

    Is bank like float pool? Most of the terms you use are unfamiliar to me. Assuming you're in the

  22. Can I earn a Bachelor's in Biology at the same time as I earn an Associate's in Nursing

    EllaBella1 replied to mhite226's topic in General Nursing

    Don't do that. If you really want the bio degree finish that, and then do an accelerated BSN

  23. Transferring from Florida to Massachusetts or New York?

    EllaBella1 replied to Kaitlyn.w's topic in General Nursing

    I'm the opposite, went to school in NY and moved to Florida immediately after school to practice. I only hold a FL license, never bothered to get a NY license. I kinda regret not obtaining my NY...

  24. Can I be fired for refusing PPD during pregnancy?

    EllaBella1 replied to RN/Mom's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital no longer does PPDs- they've chosen to do a Quantiferon blood test on every employee annually. Overkill if you ask me, but more accurate I suppose. I'm sure you would be fine doing that,...

  25. What is considered a round in a cardiac arrest code?

    EllaBella1 replied to CRB3360's topic in General Nursing

    For us a round is the two minutes between pulse checks. So an 8 round code would be 16 minutes long. We don't usually refer to that when we're giving report or talking about the code though, we...