Maevish

Maevish ASN, RN

ICU, Postpartum, Onc, PACU

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  1. 04/09 WILTW: Confused LOLs

    Maevish replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for nearly 9 years in ICU and I didn't know about the dilaudid (and other meds that come that way) until about 3 years ago when I accidentally did that! Scare the bajaysus outta me!...

  2. Night Shifters - Am I being too sensitive?

    Maevish replied to val421's topic in General Nursing

    That's one of my biggest pet peeves at work, especially since I've worked nights almost exclusively my whole career. On larger units it's more annoying because there are more people and more things...

  3. "Smart" students make bad nurses?

    Maevish replied to joseyjo's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard that as well, but only found it applied to the ones who weren't meant to do much bedside nursing because they had no interpersonal skills and came across as know-it-alls who wouldn't give...

  4. Why do some nurses "hate their jobs"?

    Maevish replied to iculvr's topic in General Nursing

    I most certainly believe that some people are built for or made for nursing. Either they always wanted to be a nurse or they're easily adaptable and hard working naturally so the trials that come...

  5. Anxiety has taken over

    Maevish replied to IndyRN12's topic in Health, Stress Management

    OMG I so know how you are feeling! I never got any prescriptions for it, but I would just feel sick to my stomach/nauseated every time I had to work, and usually with one specific person. It's the...

  6. Time Management - Night Shift

    Maevish replied to mugs's topic in Cardiac

    Also, something that will endear you to your coworkers is making a master list of the results of major tests (CT, MRI, etc) that a pt has had and sticking it somewhere prominent. I happened to have...

  7. Time Management - Night Shift

    Maevish replied to mugs's topic in Cardiac

    A lot of nurses don't give that information in report (and roll their eyes when asked, even just for the abnormals) and on nights, there is usually more time to go hunting for that stuff, but now...

  8. Troponins

    Maevish replied to mugs's topic in Cardiac

    I agree with the other posts. They're looking for the trend. Many times the injury will make the first one or second one high and then they start decreasing. We also use them if an injury is...

  9. special treatment

    Maevish replied to mustanglover's topic in General Students

    If there is soda on the floor (or any other type of nourishment), then pts can have them if they're not NPO for any reason. I don't see special treatment

  10. Why can't we all just get along?

    Maevish replied to milesims's topic in General Students

    I'm a traveler so I get to go through this fresh every 13 weeks or so and it's not fun. You just do the best you can

  11. Why can't we all just get along?

    Maevish replied to milesims's topic in General Students

    Because there are rotten people everywhere who seem to live to make other people miserable and nursing is no different. You'd think, with they type of care we do, that this would be the field with...

  12. Feeling overwhelmed

    Maevish replied to CardiacDork's topic in Critical Care

    I think that the reason you're forgetting the "little things" (which are important, don't get me wrong!) is that you're freaking yourself out too much. I'm not talking down to you in any way because...

  13. Feeling overwhelmed

    Maevish replied to CardiacDork's topic in Critical Care

    AACN Certification and Core Review for High Acuity and Critical

  14. The Doc said this can't happen!???

    Maevish replied to qaqueen's topic in Critical Care

    Your "nursing balls" will come in time ;-)

  15. ICU Patient Ratios

    Maevish replied to Misnim's topic in Critical Care

    You will still run into problems here in California (per my other posts I'm at a place now that never has a charge or float and there are only ever two nurses in the ICU; something I'm not used to at...

  16. ICU Patient Ratios

    Maevish replied to Misnim's topic in Critical Care

    Yes, but the way I'm reading it, that doesn't seem to address her main question...Unless the patients are chronically vented or live on a vent (and even then 7:1 would be scary) I haven't yet seen a...

  17. ICU Patient Ratios

    Maevish replied to Misnim's topic in Critical Care

    I would see what my options were for asking a higher up person what the deal is (in the most polite way, so far). That can't be right. However, I'm at a facility now that never staffs appropriately...

  18. ICU Patient Ratios

    Maevish replied to Misnim's topic in Critical Care

    Wow!! That would be ideal! I need to go back there for good next time haha

  19. Path to ICU

    Maevish replied to Fiddlesticks27's topic in Critical Care

    People go from school to critical care as new nurses. I don't think I could have (even though I wasn't thrilled about doing a year or so on a regular floor initially) because it's really tough....

  20. How do I go about asking for an extension of my orientation in the NICU?

    Maevish replied to journey2success's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It's appalling (to me) that they would force a new grad off orientation and not make it an option to extend if you felt you needed to (let alone punish a newbie for even asking and being HONEST) not...

  21. What class in nursing school do they teach you surgical procedures?

    Maevish replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Students

    It depends, but usually in the Medsurg/Advanced Medsurg clinicals or even in PICU/Peds. I got really lucky and got to see a few in Med/Surg, the highlight there being a couple CABGs where the cardio...

  22. It was just a matter of time....

    Maevish replied to Nrsng_is_life's topic in General Students

    I suggest what the others have said. Stay polite and civil (bordering on the nice side just to be safe. It's only a year, minus breaks). If things start to get dicey and you have a good standing...

  23. Terrified

    Maevish replied to NurseEmmy's topic in General Students

    I felt the same way about classmates that had been CNAs because they were so sure of themselves! If I'd been in the OB rotation I would have been fine, since I'm so used to babies, but the old...

  24. Terrified

    Maevish replied to NurseEmmy's topic in General Students

    I'm confused. Are you in the program (you said the hours of the job were conflicting with your clinical hours so it sounds like you are) already? If so, and if this is something you really want,...

  25. Didn't Get Accepted Into Nursing School, what to do next?

    Maevish replied to aanugwom's topic in General Students

    Maybe your parents don't know this, but a degree in any field doesn't guarantee you'll get a job in that field. Nursing is one of the few exceptions and even that can be hard (I had a friend who...