Ellie G

Ellie G

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  1. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Ellie G replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was called to a code. The floor nurses were dropping an NG tube. Another nurse was doing CPR The chest compressions caused the NG tube to emit this huge gust of coffee ground emesis that flew all...

  2. CRNI salary

    Ellie G replied to RN1119's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital only paid for med-surg and critical care certifications and it was 75cents per

  3. religion and interviews

    Ellie G replied to CticuRN95's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    As a devout Mormon, I worked my Sabbath (Sunday) for years and I really missed church. Eventually I was able to schedule myself to have Sundays off although I worked night shift on both Friday and...

  4. omg I forgot to give report!

    Ellie G replied to kellicutshair's topic in General Nursing

    Having to give report to 4 nurses is raising my hackles a bit. Why on earth did the person making assignments for the next shift not make the assignments so it was nurse to nurse on all the patients...

  5. nurses not using stethoscopes

    Ellie G replied to akint19's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient attempt to strangle me with mine. She had dementia but it was scary as heck. Still had it around my neck afterwards though. In ICU I felt like I needed it

  6. nurses not using stethoscopes

    Ellie G replied to akint19's topic in General Nursing

    I find a short assessment helps the patient feel like you are looking out for them. It gives them confidence in your ability to keep them safe. It makes them feel like you know what you're doing. You...

  7. Refusing to change/toilet pts

    Ellie G replied to ShockMe's topic in General Nursing

    Well only one CNA on a floor. Scrolling on your phone is not taking care of business. As for being overwhelmed with being at the bedside, PICC lines was but one of my duties. I was Cross trained for...

  8. Refusing to change/toilet pts

    Ellie G replied to ShockMe's topic in General Nursing

    Actually she said "call me when you're ready" and then went to sit at the desk. The patient was a large lady that I believe needed two people to do it safely. She was certainly fine with me doing

  9. nurses not using stethoscopes

    Ellie G replied to akint19's topic in General Nursing

    Those examples are horrifying to me.

  10. How to respond to "am I dying?"

    Ellie G replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    Well I'm Scottish so I can say it. Very true statement

  11. How to respond to "am I dying?"

    Ellie G replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    I would turn the conversation around. Talk with them about what is going on factually and honestly. I wouldn't answer with a yes or no. More something along the lines of here is what is going on right...

  12. If not nursing what other career would you have done?

    Ellie G replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

    Archaeology

  13. nurses not using stethoscopes

    Ellie G replied to akint19's topic in General Nursing

    It is actually illegal to chart an assessment you have not done. The patient's chart is a legal documentation of the care provided and the assessments made. By charting heart, lung, and bowel sounds...

  14. Refusing to change/toilet pts

    Ellie G replied to ShockMe's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a PICC nurse who did lines on evening and weekends in my facility. I went in to do a PICC and was using the floor RN as my assistant. When we went into the room, I detected the odor of stool,...

  15. NTI: What's a Scromper, Nurse Blake?

    Ellie G replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I was in health care back in the mandatory dress, white hose, and lace up shoes day. Totally

  16. Wearing secular head coverings?

    Ellie G replied to Oregon, My Oregon's topic in General Nursing

    Talking about infection control with head coverings I just have to say one of my pet peeves is the cloth stethoscope covers that so many people purchase. I often wonder how often and how well those...

  17. NTI: What's a Scromper, Nurse Blake?

    Ellie G replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Looks like I retired just in time.

  18. Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    Ellie G replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    It's over the top. A short bedside report and introduction of the oncoming nurse is fine but that scripting is a bit much. I don't know about everyone else but I'm not willing to stay 30 minutes past...

  19. 100k in loans worth it?

    Ellie G replied to ravindram's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think $100k is worth it. That is two years pay with interest and you already have $28k. I would tell you to work at least part time. You say you know you won't be able to work and go to school...

  20. New Grad: Hard to Choose Between 2 Job Offers

    Ellie G replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Go where your heart lies and it sounds like that is ICU. I worked ICU for a couple of decades and loved

  21. 42 Years Old - Is it too late to become a nurse?

    Ellie G replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    $64k! There are much cheaper degree programs than that. I can't imagine carrying that much

  22. Alternative sites for peripheral IV access

    Ellie G replied to MacDSlim's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly but I have seen many times that this doesn't happen. I totally agree that you wouldn't hold the antibiotic. That's just common sense and perhaps I didn't make myself clear. I wasn't saying...

  23. Alternative sites for peripheral IV access

    Ellie G replied to MacDSlim's topic in General Nursing

    EJ brings with it its own problems. An infiltration can compress vascular structures in the neck. We didn't keep them in med-surg with an EJ because they really need close monitoring. In ICU it was a...

  24. Alternative sites for peripheral IV access

    Ellie G replied to MacDSlim's topic in General Nursing

    Intravenous nurses society webpage will have that information for you. There are reasons for avoidance of alternative sites and there are some drugs that can cause major problems in one of those...

  25. Alternative sites for peripheral IV access

    Ellie G replied to MacDSlim's topic in General Nursing

    I am a guitarist with calluses on my fingers and for that reason I often can't feel a vein but I guarantee you that I am still going to get the vast majority of veins anyway. I can see even the...