Maula, RN

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1. floating

   Maula, RN replied to tlbw/tlc's topic in General Nursing

   I am an ICU nurse who had to floeat to the cardiovascular ICU. I had 2 very critical heart patients. This was threatening to me because I work in the trauma ICU and know very little about the heart with the exception of reading EKGs. I simply stated ...

2. Shoes!!!!!!

   Maula, RN replied to Maula, RN's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all the great advice. I will soon be deciding on which shoes I like the best or shall I say which shoes my feet like the best.

3. CCRN? Help!!!!!

   Maula, RN posted a topic in MICU

   Hi everyone I am a new ICU nurse with over 5 years of acute care experience. In the unit I work in the nurses are encouraged to be CCRNs after their first year of Critical Care experience. The problem comes in because I have heard how difficult the ...

4. Shoes!!!!!!

   Maula, RN replied to Maula, RN's topic in General Nursing

   I like the wooden sole look but it is covered on the bootom and the shoe is comfortable. Plus the hospital I work in has carpeting and the rooms have wooden floors. Thanks for all the replies.

5. LOOK the part?

   Maula, RN replied to ceecel.dee's topic in General Nursing

   Unless you are a male!!!!!!

6. Some questions for all the nurses

   Maula, RN replied to RNIAM's topic in General Nursing

   A nurse is not a nurse is not a nurse. I was a LPN for 8 years before getting my 2 year degree. I thought I would learn nothing new. I did. There are things I learned in the 2 year program that were not covered in the LPN program. I was a RN for a ye...

7. Shoes!!!!!!

   Maula, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello Nurses, I am an ICU nurse and I work 12 hours shifts. The question is what are the best shoes for working in? I come home many days feeling like my feet and my back are having a tug of war with the rest of my body. I am looking for clogs with w...

8. 12 Hour Shifts

   Maula, RN replied to curlygirlrn's topic in General Nursing

   curlyrn, I work 12 hour night shifts and love it. I am lucky enough to work in the trauma icu and out practice there is that we are able to schedule our own shifts. That way I can schedule 2 days on 2 days off or whatever. If I want a vacation I will...

9. nursing shortage? Where?

   Maula, RN replied to leesonlpn's topic in General Nursing

   leesonlpn, In Minnesota, you can basically make your on contract. They are offering anything from tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment to $5,000-$10,000 sign on bonuses. There was even an ad last week for a nurse and it included a 3 bedro...

10. Getting a bad reputation at work

    Maula, RN replied to RNinICU's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar situation. I was working in a nursing home that was totally out of control and had a reputation for being this way. As a new nurse to the facility I was shocked at what was going on and how the nurses that had been there for a while h...

11. Getting a bad reputation at work

    Maula, RN replied to RNinICU's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand how you can give insulin when yu're not the one who checked the BG, Brownms. Dennie, in Minnesota it is common practice to have the nursing assistants take the blood sugars and the nurses administer the insulin as ordered givin...

12. Excuses for Missing Work

    Maula, RN replied to kmchugh's topic in Humor

    One nurse calls in several times a year claiming her immediate family members have passed away and gets funeral pay for the deaths. Problem is that it seems the same people have died over and over and over again.

13. letter of reprimand-help!!

    Maula, RN replied to prnlpn's topic in General Nursing

    It seems like a vital part of your story is missing; without knowing the whole story I think it's best for you to contact an attorney who is versed in this type of case because forging prescriptions is a very serious federal offfense and document eve...

14. full time RN's getting the shaft, and I dont mean the "cool" shaft either!

    Maula, RN replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

    You know what you will find alot of hurdles on your journey to furthering your education. Do whatever you have to do but don't let your education fall by the waistside. Also talkk to the union because it sounds like you are being punished for going b...

15. Nursing, No Longer A White Woman's Job?

    Maula, RN replied to Gomer's topic in General Nursing

    The fact is that for so long nursing was a white woman's profession. And that was the color of nursing. Today many nurses find it hard to believe I am one of them because I am not a white female. The automatic assumption is that I am a nursing assist...