MarieBF

MarieBF has 14 years experience and specializes in ER, ICU.

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1. Advice please? Stressing and struggling new nurse in ICU and not doing well

   MarieBF replied to lackofconfidence12's topic in General Nursing

   It’s hard to be a new grad in ICU. I’m surprised they would hire a new grad because of that. There is not a lot of grace in the ICU because your patients are fragile. If you blank while talking to...

2. Why is this LPN struggling so much to get into RN school?

   MarieBF replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   Trying to navigate through your post, it seems more that you don’t want to do the prerequisites required and just want a school that will give you just a RN. That’s not how it works. Associates...

3. Mask refusal on unit

   MarieBF replied to NormaSaline's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Her medical background (however limited it may be) doesn’t matter. There’s plenty of RNs who don’t understand science or how to critically think and I’m sure this thread will prove me right....

4. CRNAs Staffing ICUs?

   MarieBF replied to adventure_rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Why do they need a crash course? Maybe in your states and facilities it’s different, but in my state and the surrounding states nurses have to have a minimum of two years ICU experience in order to...

5. CRNAs Staffing ICUs?

   MarieBF replied to adventure_rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I’ve asked this too. My facility shut down elective procedures and most clinic appointments and are giving OR RNs and preop crash courses. To me it makes more sense to ask a family practice NP to...

6. What to do about DNP and flu shot?

   MarieBF replied to Travelingon's topic in General Nursing

   How could one possibly respect research and evidence especially in healthcare if you don’t believe in

7. What to do about DNP and flu shot?

   MarieBF replied to Travelingon's topic in General Nursing

   Find a different career. Patients are entitled to practitioners who are scientifically literate and you are obviously not. What other kind of pseudoscience would you