Maevish

Maevish ASN, RN

ICU, Postpartum, Onc, PACU

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  1. Help! New nurse with anxiety about going to work

    Maevish replied to Babynurse1993's topic in General Nursing

    CHILL OUT!! You can't tell, but I was typing that while smiling and it wasn't meant to be mean in any way. You're bloody normal is what you are! Jesus, I was nauseated for a good 4 months after I...

  2. Shift work and dating

    Maevish replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Of course people go out nowadays! Match.com was good to me when I was on it (and I was also lucky and got no weirdos), you just have to be savvy about who you meet and where. If finding someone is...

  3. Can I ask to work exclusively day shifts?

    Maevish replied to kassiahgp's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know that! That's horrible...you can always do your own background check to make sure, I

  4. How do you deal with verbally abusive pts?

    Maevish replied to Molly.RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I really have no patience with that stuff when they're A+O. If they've got dementia and are acting out I don't mind (unless they do something to me that leaves a mark lol) cause they can't help it. If...

  5. Bad situation and mad coworker? What could I have done?

    Maevish replied to missind33's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some people are just rotten no matter what. You did everything you could and she should know that, some nights, you are with one patient more than the others. Sh*t happens! I'd be upset that I was...

  6. Can I ask to work exclusively day shifts?

    Maevish replied to kassiahgp's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. There's no harm in asking, but why start off like that?

  7. Can I ask to work exclusively day shifts?

    Maevish replied to kassiahgp's topic in General Nursing

    You can ask all you want:yes:. However, if there are no day shift positions available where you're wanting to work then there's not much that can be done about that. Care.com has helpful folks on...

  8. Best way to avoid bedside care?

    Maevish replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I went my whole program without having put a foley in! It

  9. Fired from first job..."not eligible for re-hire"

    Maevish replied to run.for.the.roses's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry this happened, but I'm here to say that people CAN make stuff up about you and you CAN be fired for it. It happened to me on a traveling assignment at a huge teaching hospital in...

  10. Can I only ever work with children?

    Maevish replied to mapajasa's topic in General Nursing

    Of course, if the jobs are out there, it's completely possible to start in nearly any specialty (I don't know anything about OR, but I'd guess it's the same thing

  11. Calling in for no sleep

    Maevish replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. There were 2 nights to get back on the day shift schedule. Even if the OP had gotten off at 0330 Sunday morning, that would be one night off so you'd just stay awake until the evening and...

  12. Calling in for no sleep

    Maevish replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    There was enough time to sleep before Monday (if the shift ended at 0330 Saturday morning just stay up until 8-9 on Sat so you can sleep that night and Sunday night) so I'm not sure how sympathetic...

  13. NG insertion Doctors VS nurses

    Maevish replied to BendyEm's topic in Critical Care

    At some facilities the RNs do ABGs as well, which I've never done in ICU. It's usually the RT who does that. Extra training for male catheterization? That's awesome hahaha I still want to move to...

  14. NG insertion Doctors VS nurses

    Maevish replied to BendyEm's topic in Critical Care

    Nurses do them here in the US as far as I'm aware. If they're needing a specialized tube (like a weighted one, etc) then a doctor puts them in, but even then there are advanced practice nurses who...

  15. Angry..

    Maevish replied to JellyDonut's topic in Critical Care

    At least you're getting interviews...that's more than I'm getting with my experience:yawn: That's why I'm stuck doing travel nursing right now. I'd kill to have what you're having right now, but I'm...

  16. RRT vs ICU transfer

    Maevish replied to kflavi2's topic in Critical Care

    I work in ICU and I agree with the other posters saying getting him to ICU would still be good for him, at least for a day or two. You never know what might happen and he could have more problems...

  17. I Die

    Maevish replied to coughdrop.2.go's topic in School

    There are no

  18. Someone in my charts....

    Maevish replied to Maevish's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. I would understand if they had a policy for that or that was something known to have happen to double check each other, but this unit doesn't have that. I've worked in places where there...

  19. Someone in my charts....

    Maevish replied to Maevish's topic in General Nursing

    So it's legal because it's the norm? One of the guys that does it is also a traveler so I don't know what his issue is. If something is against the law it's against the law, right? When I worked in...

  20. Someone in my charts....

    Maevish replied to Maevish's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I have (he's bored) and he butts out when I ask him to. There are never any breaks and the other nurses only provide care/help me when I ask them to (which is perfectly fine), but since they...

  21. please help Drug Diversion

    Maevish replied to dago1000's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I totally feel your pain...I hope your situation turned out better than mine. I didn't realize my boss was crazy until it was too late, then all-of-a-sudden, everyone had all these stories. Beyond...

  22. Why I refuse to work overtime. Anyone else?

    Maevish replied to xtina15's topic in General Nursing

    If I lived closer to work I'd be more tempted, but I have at least a 50 minute drive to work (one way) and I don't feel like doing extra after that, especially if I know I HAVE to be back that night....

  23. Second Career Nurse Roll Call

    Maevish replied to NotYourMamasRN's topic in General Nursing

    It wasn't something I went to school for, but I was a natural supplements consultant for about 4 years, which was fun. Then after nursing school and not using that other stuff so much, I forgot a lot...

  24. AMA discharges

    Maevish replied to jdub6's topic in General Nursing

    That's so rude! Even if you think things you're not supposed to say them...some people have no tact. I think the problem is that most people who leave AMA aren't doing it to "do right by someone...

  25. AMA discharges

    Maevish replied to jdub6's topic in General Nursing

    Leaving AMA means just that. Against Medical Advice. Meaning "Stay here and you will get treatment. Leave and you won't". It's not a discharge. At most facilities I've worked at, while most...