Mavrick BSN, RN

15 years in ICU, 22 years in PACU

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    Needle stick from urine collection cup.. Patient HepC positive...

    Mavrick replied to Leeleeboo7's topic in General Nursing

    No eating here either, just trying to educate. OP so overreacted to this unnecessary exposure that she caused more injury by excessively squeezing her own finger. Acting that flustered in...
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    10 year old misdeamenor - keying a car

    Mavrick replied to jasminehoneybee's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Totally leave the "friends made me do it and then blamed me" part out of it. It was your decision then and your consequences now. If you have truly matured past that behavior don't keep
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    *how to survive as a nurse?*

    Mavrick replied to nohseungjin's topic in General Nursing

    BSN is a degree, not
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    Do employers ever drug test on the spot at interviews?

    Mavrick replied to Nursey916's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Just look in the mirror. You jumped right back at Zyprexa (40 minutes). I would venture you know very little about
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    Needle stick from urine collection cup.. Patient HepC positive...

    Mavrick replied to Leeleeboo7's topic in General Nursing

    Beat me to it Wuzzie. I can't quite visualize how a person gets a needle stick from a urine cup if it has the same needle system as a vacutainer. You would have to try to stick yourself by...
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    A Sign From God?

    Mavrick replied to NurseMT_'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I thought for a moment my ethics were just too "high and mighty" when I was thinking OP just walked off with someone else's expensive textbooks and thought they were a gift from god! Boy! People sure...
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    Med-Surg Floor Nursing

    Mavrick replied to The_Muffintime's topic in Nursing Career

    Ending up in a specialty you like right off the bat is a matter of luck. You don't really know what you like 'til you get in there. Familiarity with the specialty from TV shows don't cut it. Then,...
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    Treated Like Black Plague

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

    Would your OR experience be useful in auditing? There is a huge need to capture any and all legitimate OR charges. I would think avoiding access to Rx's would be helpful since that was your previous...
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    Is 61 too old to start Pre-Nursing?

    Mavrick replied to Kikzy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My brutal, honest opinion is NFW. (No F-ing Way). My feet won't go the distance of 12-18 hour days no more, no more! It's one thing to be an experienced nurse with options of less demanding jobs that...
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    Remove Foley catheter and IV when resident dies?

    Mavrick replied to Ash0315's topic in General Nursing

    In the hospital where I work we call ALL deaths first to organ procurement then Medical examiner to get releases. Then and only then prepare for family. As above, take out tubes, clean, replace...
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    Pain Scale

    Mavrick replied to 5228shamrock's topic in General Nursing

    I work in PACU where the 0-10 pain scale doesn't always make sense to the recently anesthetized mind. Yes, I do have another "pain scale" It's called the small, medium, large or super-size pain...
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    Wimpy Male Nurse

    Mavrick replied to Davey Do's topic in Men in Nursing

    Dear Old Dude, Do you mean contribute or "atribute"? BTW, nice sac, Even Older
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    Real Income question

    Mavrick replied to Gassadist's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    It's a balance between interest in the work and interest in the money from doing the work. Your judgement becomes impaired when you focus too much on the money. This is often misquoted because it is...
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    Suctioning with Distilled water ???

    Mavrick replied to Nat07's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Would we like to review the difference between distilled and sterile water? Distilled - water without dissolved minerals, can be loaded with germs. Sterile - water without microorganisms, can have any...
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    Need Advice for New Grad Job

    Mavrick replied to IntransigentSmith's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You had me at the proper spelling of piqued. You can be anything you want to be!! Seriously though, a little med-surg (not two years) is a good place to get a basic working knowledge of hospital...
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    I FAILED NCLEX & have to go back to scho!!!

    Mavrick replied to cnkm's topic in General Students

    OP is not an RN, that's the point of the post. She went to school, graduated with ADN but didn't pass
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    NCLEX Reader Accommodation

    Mavrick replied to Queenie Kiwi's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    A very interesting thought. Can OP read and comprehend English in a non-private setting? Nursing jobs in the United States will most likely require that skill and it will not be a reasonable...
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    Research College of Nursing

    Mavrick replied to Gracedazz's topic in School, College Programs

    No courtesy points for an RN
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    Feel like a horrible nurse!

    Mavrick replied to Verygreennurse's topic in General Nursing

    Primary attending docs don't know everything, that's why they call in specialty consultants. Nephrologists know what is acceptable for their patient population. You did nothing wrong. I'm guessing...
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    Discharge patient with Foley, but forgot to give the syringes to remove foley

    Mavrick replied to Bamafan2011's topic in General Nursing

    The word is stent. Stents I am familiar with have a string that is left in place for the patient to pull on to remove it. If you snip the string you can't pull it out yourself, you have to go to the...
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    new grad facebook post

    Mavrick replied to Iwillsurvive's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The people you really "know", already know. The people you don't "know", don't really
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    Need school advice from actual nurses

    Mavrick replied to Seyleigh's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    When the bean-counters are filling out the bean-counting sheets so the hospital can brag that they have XX% BSN nurses, that is what they are counting. The percent of their nursing staff with a BSN....
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    Is it abandonment or taking a moment to collect myself?

    Mavrick replied to Mollythenurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    HR is NOT your friend. HR is NOT your friend. HR is NOT your ******* friend. HR is using an old "threaten you with your license" trick to shut you up. You could make the case you are in a hostile work...
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    Received a strange email from a hiring manager... Please Help

    Mavrick replied to Ebussman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I already had this comment thought out so even though you got the offer I'm gonna comment. I sounded like she was informing you that your interview was "only last week" (June) not a month ago (May)...
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    What struggles did you go through to eventually become a nurse? Share your story.

    Mavrick replied to alieu4's topic in General Nursing

    Let's see if I can find some "struggles" in my journey to becoming an RN. Raised by retired grandparents cuz dear ole dad left my mentally ill mother in the State Hospital. Lived on "Aid to Dependent...