maydaymalone

maydaymalone BSN, RN

Emergency; PACU, Cath Lab

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About maydaymalone

maydaymalone has 11 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Emergency; PACU, Cath Lab.


Latest Activity

  1. No Pediatric Experience

    I hear ya! No kiddos for me either. After my first week of pediatrics in nursing school, I came home and snipped my own vas deferens.
  2. Upset Over Patient Who Crashed

    You did fine. Don’t beat yourself up, people that have to lose sleep over not ordering the right lab test are called doctors. You were working your butt off, and I have a sneaking suspicion this wasn’t your only patient while all this was going on ...
  3. Input appreciated about job

    I work for the VA and would highly recommend it. This is my 4th nursing job / different hospitals, and this is the best job I've had. I do work at a VA hospital and not a clinic, but I can confirm it has the best pay and benefits of any of the jobs...
  4. Betrayed by Management

    Forgive, but never forget the lesson...healthcare management does not care about us. Ever. We are just a means to an end. Do not bad mouth anyone, do a great job while you have it, and be a great coworker to your fellow nurses and a great nurs...
  5. Oh, hell yeah! You can adopt me every week! Free lunch, Amazon gift card, sex, drugs, rock n' roll. I would accept cash donations from Osama Bin Laden knowing he made the money from selling cigarettes to grade school kids through the fence at reces...
  6. I would recommend looking into nursing for the VA. In addition to getting to serve Veterans, it's the best nursing job I've had (4 hospitals). More leave, better patient ratios and as a fed, we NEVER get sent home without pay due to census. usajobs...
  7. ICU or IMU telemetry?

    From what experience I have, and what l've read from your post, I would 100% recommend the position at the magnet hospital... I have worked at a HCA hospital and it was miserable. For whoever asked, it stands for Hospital Corporation of American and...
  8. What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

    We got cash!!! Our company loves us...$100 per year of service with the company : ) Just kidding, I stole some Rice Krispies treats from the cafeteria, though.
  9. Maintaining patho knowledge base in the ER

    Congrats on your job! That's exciting and such a relief to have a position lined up prior to graduation. I too worked ED as a new graduate, and was glad I did. You will find there is a lot of teaching with each patient discharge, about what they c...
  10. Anyone leave over money/salary issue?

    I have left two RN jobs due to low pay. This is a second career, and with HR only paying for years of experience and not based on ability, the extra hours I pick up, my self-perceived value to the department etc. and yes the joke of annual review (u...
  11. Consider Being An Organ Donor

    This is an email I recently sent to my family and friends in order to start the conversation regarding organ donation and end of life decisions. If you are looking to have the same discussion with your family and friends, feel free to use any or all ...
  12. ED basics, as if there was such a thing...

    I'm not sure what every abbreviation meant, but I've ordered my first book and my Google machine is on fire! (It will be a busy semester break.) Thanks everyone for your replies, I appreciate you taking the time!
  13. ED basics, as if there was such a thing...

    Hello all, I'm a Level I (of IV) nursing student in a BSN program interested in working in an Emergency Department. Obviously I've got a long way to go before graduation (May '13), but I was hoping some of you who already have experience working in t...
  14. New name for nurses who are men

    Most patients either refer to me as nurse or male nurse, but my good friends still call me Steel Balls Magillacutty.