Maevish

Maevish ASN, RN

ICU, Postpartum, Onc, PACU

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  1. Aesthetic Registered Nurse Salary

    Maevish replied to Cosmetic RN's topic in Aesthetics

    Education costs money...depending on what you're looking for, there's no real way around it (especially for specialty things like botox, etc).

  2. Aesthetic Registered Nurse Salary

    Maevish replied to Cosmetic RN's topic in Aesthetics

    They usually want at least a year of PACU/ICU experience because at a lot of offices, the staff is minimal (unless you're at a huge office). You have to know s/s of the negative effects of the drugs...

  3. MedSpa Ex-Boss Wants Me Back After I Graduate

    Maevish replied to philzcoffeel0ver's topic in Aesthetics

    A lot of people get tempted to do the "botox parties" (and other unsanctioned things as well) and if there are negative effects from that, you can have your license reviewed or suspended pending...

  4. Methadone worse than heroin....ideas?

    Maevish replied to Maevish's topic in Addictions

    This was back when my little sister was 6 and she's now 23 and she had no desire to speak with her mom again after the painfully long adoption process (she was tired, even as a child, of being a...

  5. Can a RN with no certification in anesthesia administer tumescent anesthesia?

    Maevish replied to sleepy1010's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Exactly. When I worked at a facial plastic surgeon's office I'd asked him about that because I (at one point) was thinking about going for my CRNA-and yes, the feeling passed haha. He'd said he...

  6. CCRN / Laura Gasparis

    Maevish replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in Critical Care

    I don't have the slides, but bought the DVDs. They're so worth it! She's amazing...and Carol Rauen (sp?) is great as well!

  7. How to know when you should move from floor to ICU?

    Maevish replied to ricki76's topic in Critical Care

    It sounds like you're describing the floor I worked on right out of school! I think it's different for everybody, though, because I moved to ICU just because I wanted to try something new and I'd...

  8. OG Tubes after Intubation - suction

    Maevish replied to Genavina's topic in Critical Care

    I've also usually done the CLWS or ILWS (and a lot of the time the doctor will order it), but it depends. 8 times out of 10, though, they get the suction right away. Some hospitals let you confirm...

  9. please help Drug Diversion

    Maevish replied to dago1000's topic in Nurses Recovery

    This happened to me and it was miserable. There was a shift where the count was off and, since I was the only patient with that med in the unit that day, they thought it was me. I never gave that...

  10. Hostile families

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

    People are irritated, in general, about something or another if you're seeing them. Bottom line. Either they don't feel good or they're in visiting someone they love who doesn't feel good. People...

  11. Best way to avoid bedside care?

    Maevish replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    Being a triage nurse isn't something that most people are advised to do right out of school. There are subtle things that you may not know to look for if you don't have the background that a hospital...

  12. Am I a bad nurse???

    Maevish replied to Newnurse65's topic in General Nursing

    You're a new nurse, even with 2 jobs under your belt. At my first job, it took me 6 months of working five 8-hour shifts a week on a tele/oncology floor (4:1 ratio) before I felt comfortable and not...

  13. Being blamed for fall after shift

    Maevish replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Your "newness" should have nothing to do with this. I could see myself (or anybody else) having this exact thing happen. You did your best. However, seeing shift change was coming I might have put...

  14. Is it okay for RN to ask recovery patients not to swear?

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

    LMAO:lol2:! THAT'S how it usually goes

  15. Is it okay for RN to ask recovery patients not to swear?

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

    You definitely CAN ask all you want, however, it usually does no good. You really don't have the "right" to not hear bad language. Our job is taking care of patients at their worst and sometimes bad...

  16. fat in nursing school

    Maevish replied to FuturePN's topic in General Students

    Honestly, the thing that has worked for me recently (to keep weight off) is those Hello Fresh boxes! They're heaven and you need NOTHING in your kitchen except for basic pans, tin foil, olive oil,...

  17. Failed prerequisite, what options do I have

    Maevish replied to mayapple16's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I failed out of my first nursing program because I didn't want to be a nurse, but I did pretty well in my pre reqs. Like others have said, some schools have limits as to how many times you can...

  18. Do I really need to be a CNA first?

    Maevish replied to yakimandu's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Wow, that sucks...sounds like you've have a big bump in your road (and it probably won't be your last). Since you have a Master's degree, you are no stranger to tough school work, but nursing school...

  19. Could someone of average IQ become an ADN nurse?

    Maevish replied to Weber's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have no idea what my IQ is, but I know I'm no genius. I can read really fast (but it doesn't matter because I have to re-read things in order to actually learn the material), but that's about it....

  20. Travel Nursing - Expectations!

    Maevish replied to Mellie9645's topic in Travel

    Do what is in your contract that you SIGN. There have been places where the only things they have open are ICU/FLOAT positions and those suck. I was floated every 4 hours (literally) in one hospital...

  21. Can I still be a nurse?

    Maevish replied to dragonhawk's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    At some places you may be able to get around the flu shot (I never get them), but the other ones, I don't think there's a way around. When I was in school (I graduated in 2007) I didn't have to get...

  22. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    Maevish replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I graduated in 2007 and they were saying that then...they were also saying that we wouldn't see many (if any) Swanz and guess what? We still do. All the time. I've heard the same things about LVNs...

  23. Being a pre-med is so overated

    Maevish replied to Ambreree's topic in General Nursing

    I heard things like that when I was pre-med and to tell you the truth, most of them (myself included) probably had no idea exactly how much nurses do. I thought any idiot could be a nurse and, while...

  24. Leaving nursing. Has anyone else done it? How?

    Maevish replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused by you saying you're "calling it a career" because I thought that's what we all did. However, I get the feeling. I've been trying for so long to get a staff job somewhere and going from...

  25. Sacramento Job Market

    Maevish replied to outriton's topic in California Nursing

    Yeah, most places want 2 years acute care experience, but it doesn't hurt to start filling out applications. It's extremely hard to get a job here (in my experience), which is silly. I figured once...