mad-mary

mad-mary has 10 years experience and specializes in CVIC, ortho surgery.

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1. Nursing Salary Survey 2014

   mad-mary replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

   Geographic location - NE Indiana Pay rate - $21.60 In which area / specialty do you work? - ortho surgery What type of license do you have (RN or LPN)? - RN What type of degree and/or certification do you have? - BSN How many years of experience do y...

2. Being assertive

   mad-mary replied to cuteinpinkNS's topic in General Nursing

   I am not the greatest at this myself but I definitely pick my battles. There is a fine line between assertiveness and cranky (b....y). Try to place yourself in the other person's position and be kind about the way you approach your assertiveness. Rem...

3. Medical Terminology in Nursing...

   mad-mary replied to studiousme's topic in General Nursing

   Learning medical terminology helps you chart values, locations, and descriptions more precisely. It also helps you communicate your assessment findings in a manner that can be understood by those who need to know.

4. Per Diem Nurses?

   mad-mary replied to JoeDEDRN's topic in Emergency

   $52/hr? $40/hr? Wow! I make $18.80/hr as an RN in the ICU and the PACU. What state do you work in?

5. Happy Nurses Week!

   mad-mary replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   The hospital where I work is have a whole "nurses month".

6. About to graduate and very nervous!

   mad-mary replied to levans121687's topic in General Nursing

   You are not going to like what I am about to say ..... as a new graduate beginning work I felt like i didn't learn anything in nursing school. In truth, school only provides you with a foundation to begin to learn while on the job. Your discomfort ma...

7. Question about post CVA and blood pressure

   mad-mary replied to kimmie4476's topic in General Nursing

   When admitting a new patient to the unit, I take a blood pressure in each arm. If both pressures are close then it probably would not matter which arm is used. Does anyone else have a better way?

8. Uninterrupted breaks

   mad-mary replied to tele jelly's topic in General Nursing

   I would really like to take a thirty minute break away but would like to be able to chart while I eat. I wish there was a computer or two in the break room.

9. Cannulation Blood in the Flashback Chamber

   mad-mary replied to Carol Mary's topic in General Nursing

   If there was another way to know, visualizing the blood would not be necessary, and possibly less disturbing to the patient.

10. Q -resume how much past work exp if this is 2nd career

    mad-mary replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    How about stating how many years at a position rather than listing the dates?

11. Nursing is not recession proof

    mad-mary replied to Bluekitteh's topic in General Nursing

    On the unit where I work I have seen a few nurses increase their pointage due to a spouse loosing a job. I can see how this would have an effect on new positions not coming available.

12. Too many know it "allnurses"

    mad-mary replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, what a thread. It was educational. I have been lurking here, off and on, for 2 years and just registered. I learned that I should have incorporated "nurse" or "RN" into my name or I would be labeled as a poser. I have worked on the same unit fo...

13. ACLS certification

    mad-mary replied to jwconn1104's topic in General Nursing

    While in nursing school I took a job as a tech on an ICU unit. They paid for (and paid me while I attended) a basic EKG class. After graduation they sent me to ACLS. It worked out well for me. I can't think of any use for ACLS unless you were working...

14. Nursing Stereotypes and a Dumb Society

    mad-mary replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    My patients and families think I am a glorified pillow fluffer.

15. Was told this career isn't right for me....

    mad-mary replied to Crystal112's topic in Career Support

    I was never told I was not cut out to be a nurse but many openly questioned my choice to enter nursing school, my mother, sister, and clinical instructor included. I graduated with honors two years ago and feel I am practicing at a level consistent w...