Bortaz MSN, RN

CDI Supervisor; Formerly NICU

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    Tips for a NICU New Grad?

    Bortaz replied to MeggieNICURN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Send me an email address, and I'll be happy to send it over. Or, click on this link:
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    October 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    Bortaz replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Lily Munster and Grandpa are waiting for an update,
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    October 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    Bortaz replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    I TOLD you not to eat in the hospital
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    Neonatal reference books

    Bortaz replied to amanda.j's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Core
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    I need a Flux capacitor!!

    Bortaz replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    when this baby hits 88 miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious
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    How old were you when you started nursing school?

    Bortaz replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    Graduated at
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    How did you get into NICU nursing?

    Bortaz replied to pixie6089's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I was hired directly into a level 3-b NICU while still in nursing school, because I refused to believe my instructors when they swore I would have to spend at least a year or 2 in med-surg. They also...
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    Nursing Job Interview Stories

    Bortaz replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Career

    I was serving my nursing school preceptorship hours. The NICU director came up to me at the bedside on the first day: Said she: "I'm going to give you a job if you pass NCLEX and still want to work...
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    Have you all read this? Help find this nurse!!

    Bortaz replied to nursingal32's topic in General Nursing

    Great
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    Any good "nurse" shows on tv? Netflix?

    Bortaz replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have no idea, because...who would want to watch a show about nursing? I leave it at work, where it belongs.
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    Cringe worthy follow up Note

    Bortaz replied to MrChicagoRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    For someone so vocally opposed to snap judgements, you sure do make a lot of
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    Cringe worthy follow up Note

    Bortaz replied to MrChicagoRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Preach
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    Cringe worthy follow up Note

    Bortaz replied to MrChicagoRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Does not matter a single iota. As a professional, attempting to gain professional employment, it's HIS responsibility to ensure his note is professional as well. This whole new culture of blaming...
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    Interview Advice

    Bortaz replied to RN-BSNheather's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Don't bring your parents to the interview~ Good
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    Question on dopamine infusion

    Bortaz replied to kthelander's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We change tubings q72, but get a new bag
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    Refusing food offered by patients

    Bortaz replied to Lev's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think, if you're just going to throw it away, you should just refuse it. Wasting their time and money (of which they might not have much to spare) is more rude, imo, than refusing their
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    Writing multiple times?

    Bortaz replied to loriangel14's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that's certainly not the response I expected to what I felt was a particularly innocuous
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    Writing multiple times?

    Bortaz replied to loriangel14's topic in General Nursing

    My mistake, I read your quote of "I'm just glad I carry a tonne of travel insurance when I venture south of the 49th!" to mean you were doing travel
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    Writing multiple times?

    Bortaz replied to loriangel14's topic in General Nursing

    So, why is it that you're wanting to work in the stinky old US healthcare
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    Writing multiple times?

    Bortaz replied to loriangel14's topic in General Nursing

    The NCLEX indeed does not assure the world, really, that you're qualified to be a nurse. But that's not the real problem. The real problem is that nursing school teaches you NOTHING relevant to real...
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    Does your workplace have a Suggestion Box?

    Bortaz replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Yeah, but people keep flushing
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    Writing multiple times?

    Bortaz replied to loriangel14's topic in General Nursing

    Duhr, internet didn't
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    Writing multiple times?

    Bortaz replied to loriangel14's topic in General Nursing

    I had 151 questions! I'm too dumb to get away with
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    Writing multiple times?

    Bortaz replied to loriangel14's topic in General Nursing

    gobsmacked___I - definition of gobsmacked___I by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. took the NCLEX within 2 weeks of graduating. I did not study a single word after I graduated. I...
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    GI content in ET tube

    Bortaz replied to sophie<3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Never let hags steal your