Mavrick BSN, RN

15 years in ICU, 22 years in PACU

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    Didn't scan a narcotic at bedside

    Mavrick replied to Hailbop16's topic in General Nursing

    CANNOT emphasize this enough. Don't allow yourself to become complicit in any kind of drug diversion. You can't really know if the clear liquid that is squirted out is actually the medication you are...
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    reactivating NJ RN license

    Mavrick replied to EverYBeaTCounTs's topic in General Nursing

    A registered nurse does not "move" their license. When you apply to another state for a license you get another license. You can have a license in as many states as you are willing to pay fees and...
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    PACU/Recovery room Visitors

    Mavrick replied to cymrudenver's topic in PACU

    Family members are just too nosey. They stick their head out even if you've pulled the curtain. They start asking about stuff going on in the room that indicates they are hearing way too much about...
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    spinal anesthesia discharge criteria

    Mavrick replied to spazrn's topic in PACU

    Wish I had found this thread sooner because we are reevaluating our D/C criteria. Currently we use ice to test for dermatome. I would rather use return of movement because that's what really matters...
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    When they're SO sure they're right...

    Mavrick replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    You can draw arterial blood from a dialysis catheter if you use the red
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    Is it jealousy ??

    Mavrick replied to JaxsRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Somewhat along the lines of one of my favorites regarding experience: Good decisions come from experience, experience comes from bad
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    6 years and I'm nearly ready to 'retire'.

    Mavrick replied to IKnowYouRider's topic in Nursing Career

    Triciaj, I read the reason you had to edit your post was "Missed a word". I would agree that you should have written: Absolute
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    What made your jaw drop

    Mavrick replied to DextersDisciple's topic in General Nursing

    What time span are you talking about? Unless OP has edited the original post no time span was mentioned. We use Dilaudid PCAs all the time for post op pain. The typical settings are 0.2 mg per dose...
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    Dr makes me feel so incompetent?

    Mavrick replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused. You gave the PRN clonidine for withdrawl symtoms? What were those symptoms? Did the clonipine resolve them? Anytime we give PRN drugs you have to chart why you gave it and then later...
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    SHHHHH, dont tell anyone I'm a RN

    Mavrick replied to Barbie8808's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This says it all. The state BON is NOT your employer! Why would a manager want to put his job at risk when he has given you ample time to follow a legal and ethical directive. You can't be trusted....
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    Taking a paycut for experience?

    Mavrick replied to dropdatslurpee's topic in Nursing Career

    Whoa! Back that chicken train right up there. Some nurses still need your compassion. The San Francisco Bay area is a whole 'nother world of crazy costs and salaries. NOT to be compared to an...
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    Advice and honest thoughts about Nursing school needed.

    Mavrick replied to all in a days work's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I cannot "like" this enough so I have quoted and highlighted it!! Back to OP, however, with all the vast knowledge of your situation that I possess I will render an opinion. I think you can make it...
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    Licensing for Nursing Programs in Different States

    Mavrick replied to akgreenberg92's topic in General Students

    I would slightly modify this to: apply to the state you want to work in. It will probably be the same state you live in but if there is a difference you must have the license in the state you will be...
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    Licensing for Nursing Programs in Different States

    Mavrick replied to akgreenberg92's topic in General Students

    You actually don't switch licenses, you get another one. Just pay the separate fees and meet the requirements for that state and you can have a nursing license in as many states as you
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    Failed preemployment drug test in Florida

    Mavrick replied to SimplyMe561's topic in Nurses Recovery

    WOW! What a superior pain in the azz. Thank you michelle4SN for the full breakdown of the process. I am getting so disgusted with the "recovery" process for nurses. It really is just a system of...
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    Do 3, 12 hr shifts for weekdays only exist?

    Mavrick replied to M0nk3y007's topic in General Nursing

    I'm chiming in with the other perioperative nurses. The Pre Op area is strictly M-F. 8 hour shifts but most of them start at 0600. Some come in later and stay until 1930. NO call. OR and PACU work...
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    Nursing Ethics Questions

    Mavrick replied to Whitney T.'s topic in General Students

    I think it is unethical to try to get the internet to do your homework for you. Ethics has a lot to do with how you act when no one is watching. I wonder what your instructors would think of you...
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    What is your favorite specialty of nursing? (ER, MedSurg, ICU, Pediatrics, etc.)

    Mavrick replied to LindseyPar's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it worked out for YOU but you don't explain why all new grads should specialize. I'm not saying that new grads can't specialize I'm saying they shouldn't. I recently worked with a nurse that...
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    What is your favorite specialty of nursing? (ER, MedSurg, ICU, Pediatrics, etc.)

    Mavrick replied to LindseyPar's topic in General Nursing

    My opinion on this is I think a nurse with generalized experience can more easily specialize than a nurse with specialized experience can change specialties. Once you specialize you become competent...
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    What is your favorite specialty of nursing? (ER, MedSurg, ICU, Pediatrics, etc.)

    Mavrick replied to LindseyPar's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps we have forgotten the original post. Do you like working in one area/specialty a lot more than the others you have worked in? And what specialty do you think is best for new nursing graduates?...
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    What is your favorite specialty of nursing? (ER, MedSurg, ICU, Pediatrics, etc.)

    Mavrick replied to LindseyPar's topic in General Nursing

    OP asked a generalized question about an opinion and wasn't talking specifically about YOU. Of course there will ALWAYS be those individual students who have a clear idea of what they want and are...
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    HOMEWORK HELP Please help!?!

    Mavrick replied to RandomNurse2b1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What I hate about this question is the ambiguity of "normal". What is normal for a person who has just sprinted across a parking lot? HR of 110? RR of 30? Patients are always asking me if their HR...
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    What is your favorite specialty of nursing? (ER, MedSurg, ICU, Pediatrics, etc.)

    Mavrick replied to LindseyPar's topic in General Nursing

    None. New grads should not specialize. They don't know enough about nursing to know what they know or don't know. So many nursing students don't have a clue about what real nursing is. They have made...
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    IV insertion: 20 gauge vs 22 gauge

    Mavrick replied to mariaconcetta's topic in General Nursing

    Totally agree. The catheter obviously isn't even in the vein yet if it is "bunching up" on the
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    Advice for Nursing Student?

    Mavrick replied to obri's topic in General Students

    I don't see that OP has the basic temperament for nursing. It's not all "fun stuff" and wellness. If you're looking for a way out, take it now before you really get stressed, have a lot of student...