mawlvn

mawlvn

Cardiovascular/Radiologic imaging

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About mawlvn

mawlvn has 26 years experience and specializes in Cardiovascular/Radiologic imaging.


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  1. New Grad starting in Radiology??

    I, too believe you would benefit from the growth experience of working in an ICU or stepdown unit. In radiology you really do fall back on what you know. Both knowledge and experience. It is rewarding for those who like autonomy in their practice. Th...
  2. Beat up by Press Ganey !

    Press Ganey is and has always been a tool for management to use how they choose. If you have a management where positive scores are useful to their overall goal this can be gleaned from the report, the opposite is also true. In the whole a Press Gan...
  3. Pre - hydration

    Our MDs are becoming increasingly cautious of ordering IV contrast on pts with marginally elevated creatinine levels. We are guided more often by the GFR. This is presenting problems with the consequence of infusing 500 to 1000cc of IV NS in an outpa...
  4. I advised a new to the unit nurse not to hang an itravenous infusion she had never given before and had no information on. This med was ordered "stat" by an attending physician and he did not appreciate the delay. This medication was used in the rena...
  5. What medical shows do you watch?

    House for entertainment. Trauma, life in ER.
  6. Protocols or Standing Orders

    I would suggest you call M D Anderson Hospital in houston. They have a very large DI nursing department. Perhaps their Nursing director or education department can be of help to you.
  7. Premedicating patients with contrast allergies?????

    Our outpatient DI department also has pre printed script signed by the radiologist that can be filled at our pharmacy. Add ons are only given IV benadryl pre and post.
  8. After working 23.7 years ( their calculation) , I recieved very similar treatment from management. In leaving I was no longer of importance. To their credit the HR personel were very curious and offered a meeting and/or an immiediate transfer to anot...
  9. Police Killed Our Patient

    There seems to be a problem with tasers and psych patients. There have been many incidents of death. I wonder if the medications have a potentiating affect of ithe taser. It is an issue that should be investigated. Tasers on the surface, are a better...
  10. How is the work load on med/tele floor

    I've worked cardiac tele for many years. It is tough. In my hospital the nurse-patient ratio is 6:1 day and night. Which is difficult. We actually perform as an imu. We get post cath, simple inteventions, drips,step down patients from the ccu and med...
  11. I knew it wasn't right while I was doing it...

    I work in a hospital setting and as an LVN I do take TO. I think the issue is accountability. If you take the order ,you write the order. If this person was aware enough to ask you to do the documentation, they were aware of their limitations. This s...
  12. Nurse w/ICD

    I agree there is no need to disclose your medical history to your fellow students or co-workers. Present yourself as a competent professional and go from there.
  13. Barcode Meds/Patient

    We are using emar with computers on wheels. We scan the pt. armband before giving meds.
  14. Med-surg for all?

    I agree Med-Surg give you a solid foundation in skills and time management. I have found in the hospital I work in, new graduates who start in the icus are limited. When the are burned out or just want a change they find themselves in a position of o...
  15. Psych Nurse ="not a REAL nurse"?

    Not only are the "Real nurses", I tip my hat to them. There are not enough of them. I am always in a murky area when we recieve a psych for after a procedure.