Maevish

Maevish ASN, RN

ICU, Postpartum, Onc, PACU

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  1. Nurse with ADD :(

    Maevish replied to WheresMyPen's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I like what the one poster said about how the ADD probably makes us good nurses cause that's why I feel like I like ICU (even though I am tiring of the actual unit nowadays). There's almost always,...

  2. Nurse with ADD :(

    Maevish replied to WheresMyPen's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Lol I realize now that sounds odd, but yeah, I've (knock on wood) made one mistake that didn't hurt the patient, but I was written up for it. Now that I've said that, I'm probably set to make one...

  3. Nurse with ADD :(

    Maevish replied to WheresMyPen's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Maybe I'm just an idiot, but I don't see a problem here except that (excuse my wording because I DO empathize) you can't get over yourself. Literally! If you want to take meds, then take them if you...

  4. Primary Care Nursing?

    Maevish replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm just flat out jealous as I'm trying to get a post partum job! Good to read through these comments, though, because it gives me ideas:nurse:

  5. Worst/Best thing a nursing instructor ever said to you?

    Maevish replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in General Nursing

    The worst thing is something I don't remember because nearly everything that that one teacher said to me was negative (but at least it was just the one teacher. One of the best things was said when I...

  6. How did you decide your specialty?

    Maevish replied to Irish_Mist's topic in General Nursing

    Hahaha! That made me laugh cause I did the same thing with ER. Hate it, but god bless an' all I still don't think I've found my "area" yet, but ICU has been good to me over the years as has PACU,...

  7. What do you hate most about your job?

    Maevish replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen that at work before so I'm grateful for that...icky! I'd still rather have that than someone with a trach though lol

  8. HIPAA and Demanding Family Members

    Maevish replied to Taiin's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    That's rough, but it happens a lot. I would have done the exact same thing because at the end of the day, it's my license on the line and I don't care how mad people get at me. You ALWAYS are polite...

  9. Does anyone live alone?

    Maevish replied to direw0lf's topic in General Nursing

    A little harsh on the BF for making the same choice you did (you chose location/job/school and he chose location/career:cautious:), but here are my answers: 1) I'm not a single parent. I love babies,...

  10. How to manage life on night shift?

    Maevish replied to Larry2016's topic in General Nursing

    It's not too hard once you find what works for you and stay in that schedule as much as possible. If you have kids, obviously it's harder, but I've known parents with small children who work...

  11. Am I supposed to hate my first nursing job??

    Maevish replied to StevietheRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would venture to say it's absolutely NOT normal to detest your first job, though it does happen. What I WOULD say is that most people have a knot in their stomach until they get comfortable at said...

  12. What type of nursing job can I get with ICU experience

    Maevish replied to NURSEJSS's topic in Nursing Career

    At the end of a year, you technically can now be trained to do most any nursing job, but I wish I could tell you that finding a job will be a piece of cake (which, at this point, it should be). You...

  13. Excellent SNF - Need advice for competing with acute care and clinic recruiting

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

    I applied to an extended care facility a couple years back and the interview went great. The lady even went so far as to say they'd be offering me the job officially the next day. Only problem was...

  14. when do you chart?

    Maevish replied to amzyRN's topic in Emergency

    I work in ICU so it's not like the ER in some respects, but we also have critical care charting like you guys have. It's like you said about your preceptors: Do what needs to be done first, the chart...

  15. What do you hate most about your job?

    Maevish replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    I have an update for today. 1) Hospitals that are short staffed. And "not hiring" or they "don't have the resources to train a new person". Do you need help or not? I've been applying for over a...

  16. What do you hate most about your job?

    Maevish replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for that post! As a traveler who's been trying to get out for the last year-and-a-half it was nice to see that someone felt the way I feel now and that someone was sticking up for us. I...

  17. Disrespectful patient

    Maevish replied to hwknrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Since he obviously was with it even if he was mentally ill, there's no excuse for behaving that way to you. You handled it poorly, now that I look back on the OP, but it will hopefully be a learning...

  18. Disrespectful patient

    Maevish replied to hwknrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Because that's what you get on Med/Surg. It's a psych ward (and so is every floor to a degree) unless you're "super sick" and have proven yourself to be so. There's always been at least 2 legit psych...

  19. What do you hate most about your job?

    Maevish replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    When someone picks on someone else's bad spelling and they themselves misspell things in their critique of said person:D That being said, there have been things in these responses that either make me...

  20. atheism religion and religious hospitals

    Maevish replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    ...just keep swimming, just keep swimming... lol I didn't think I was afraid or offended by you so don't lump me into this mess!

  21. atheism religion and religious hospitals

    Maevish replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    No, they're just annoying about it and that's what gets old fast. I've seen interviews with people like Bubba Watson and Tim Tebow where they're asked about their sports (NOT their religion) and...

  22. atheism religion and religious hospitals

    Maevish replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Glad you got some answers, but if your struggles are with yourself (and they seem to be because the available jobs are going to be mostly hospitals), then maybe something like insurance work or advice...

  23. New Grad - Should I let my prospective employer know I plan on going to med school?

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

    Yeah, no need to potentially mess things up without even knowing if you'll get into a med school!

  24. Sutter Roseville interview

    Maevish replied to nursejoti84's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    That was my first job out of school (on the MedSurg/Onc floors for a year or so, then I moved to ICU w/post partum when I could) and I worked there for 6 years total. I didn't really interview...

  25. Help! Colleagues - Bullying - Deconstructive Criticisms

    Maevish replied to RN411's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Work at a new hospital, preferably out of town, if you want it to stop (or cut down the chances of having this happen again any time soon). You can't help people like that and if you can, it takes a...