marissa81579

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1. $$$$ to be made!!

   marissa81579 replied to canoehead's topic in Humor

   She should not be stealing things from whereever she works and selling them on Ebay. That is so wrong.

2. Is anyone using the BIS in the ICU? Like it?

   marissa81579 replied to jgeorgern4's topic in MICU

   Where I worked, we used it on patients who were (pharmacologically) paralyzed. I think it is one tool that should be used in conjunction with the entire assessment. I would fear a new nurse would rely on it too much.

3. What's a REAL salary range for RNs just out of school?

   marissa81579 replied to ruby_9c's topic in General Nursing

   Like others said, it really depends on where you live, whether it's an urban or rural hospital, etc. Unless you love it, it is not worth the money. Based on my experiences and those of friends, here is an idea of the starting hourly wages in some are...

4. Help! Probation Information Needed

   marissa81579 replied to CARING2ALL's topic in Legal

   First of all, why do you capitalize all your words? That is really annoying. Second of all, I think there is more to the story than you are letting on. Thirdly, this is not the place to get legal advice. No one here is a lawyer. I would contact the B...

5. Lnc

   marissa81579 replied to mlwRN's topic in Legal

   Dear TennRN: Are you near Nashville? It is a huge medical town - there must be work there for you. Lots of attorneys also. You can also try networking through Nashville Health Care Council. There is a lot of medical - related work in Nashville, lots...

6. How does Nursing rank in comparison to other majors in difficulty?

   marissa81579 replied to CRNAhopefulguy's topic in General Students

   OK, I have not been clear here. Basically, liberal arts majors have it easier - less time constraints, no rote memorization of things, no clinicals. But one advantage I notice they have is that they have learned how to think. I don't think my particu...

7. How does Nursing rank in comparison to other majors in difficulty?

   marissa81579 replied to CRNAhopefulguy's topic in General Students

   Nursing is not hard; it is a lot of work - busy work. I am in law school now. I find people do not respect the fact that I am a nurse. The most common question asked is "why not medical school?" Even though in reality, most of my law school classmate...

8. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   marissa81579 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   Wow! So many amazing stories. I have to share one. I heard this firsthand, from nurses and residents who were there the night it happened. I was working in a SICU. Several years prior in that SICU, there was a patient admitted who had been stabbed an...

9. From RN BSN to Law School - How does one prepare?

   marissa81579 replied to Ginger35's topic in Legal

   Have you taken the LSAT yet? That is practically ALL that matters for admission to law school. Your GPA matters, but LSAT matters more. So study and prepare for it at least a few months in advance. Read a lot also - because you have to read, read, re...

10. Certified Legal Assistant v. Legal Nurse Consultant

    marissa81579 replied to Demonsthenes's topic in Legal

    I am confused. Paralegals and consultants are two totally different paths!! Why compare them? Personally, I would rather be a consultant, but that's just me.

11. From RN BSN to Law School - How does one prepare?

    marissa81579 replied to Ginger35's topic in Legal

    hi, I am a nurse and currently a law student. Legal writing is very distinctive. It is important for you to have excellent grammar skills. Other than that, you take legal writing courses in your first year of law school. That is where they will teach...

12. to sedate or not to sedate...

    marissa81579 replied to dfk's topic in MICU

    Interesting dialogue since I have not been here. I can't respond to everyone's post in regards to mine, since most of my arguments were either devil's advocate stuff or highly theoretical. The point is, there are things RNs do not know, that CRNAs/an...

13. new orientee in the icu

    marissa81579 replied to RNSUEIA's topic in MICU

    The more posts I read here, the more I wonder about the quality of so many hospitals out there. Frankly, there is no way a med surg nurse can be ready to work on her own in the ICU after 5 days. The learning curve between an ICU and a med surg takes ...

14. to sedate or not to sedate...

    marissa81579 replied to dfk's topic in MICU

    I also do not know why this has spun off into a pain management issue. Pain meds are not indicated for intubation. If people here have experiences where their patients have remembered being intubated, that is in the minority as I have never known a p...

15. New RN off orientation...should she be alone?

    marissa81579 replied to optimisticSRNA's topic in MICU

    How did someone like this get off of orientation? She never even NT suctioned someone on orientation? I can't underscore how important it is to NT suction. I can't tell you how many times I have prevented someone from reintubation thanks to good NT s...