Mavrick BSN, RN

15 years in ICU, 22 years in PACU

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    Should I quit nursing school?

    Mavrick replied to Guest1005095's topic in General Students

    WOW. You have enough cynicism to be a burnt-out crusty ole Bat. You don't like people, you certainly don't like sick people but you like money. You will be miserable, your co-workers will be...
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    "Is it OK if I" vs "I just need to" vs "Could you please"

    Mavrick replied to Philly85's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a male PACU nurse assessing surgical sites I ALWAYS ask a female nurse to "help" me. I inform the patient of what I am going to do "I am going to check your surgical site to make sure everything...
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    How to figure out VTBI?!!!

    Mavrick replied to ital91's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Wow, just
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    Questions for all nurses!!

    Mavrick replied to aveonurse2b's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I feel particularly qualified to answer these questions because I've been a truck driver in addition to being a nurse. BUT because I believe there is more to be gained from interviewing an IRL nurse I...
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    Soon-to-be New Grad : I Don't Want to Settle for Med-Surg

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

    You might want to keep that business about "I do not want to settle" to yourself also. No hiring manager wants to hear some smug new-grad be so dismissive about a perfectly good job. State your...
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    Feeling discouraged

    Mavrick replied to Zerocks's topic in General Students

    How can anyone move your stuff and take your seat if you are sitting in it?? Yes, you are defective if you think everyone is going to be nice to you. People are usually self obsessed and don't care...
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    How to figure out VTBI?!!!

    Mavrick replied to ital91's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The pumps I have worked with have a separate volume for the secondary bag. If the secondary IV bag is something like an antibiotic (Vanco in 250ml) you would program the pump to deliver 250 ml at 250...
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    How to figure out VTBI?!!!

    Mavrick replied to ital91's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Is the order actually as bolded?? If that is the case then you are to give 100ml of NS in 8 hours. That is 12.5 ml of NS in one hour. After the 100ml has been given then the infusion would be...
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    Feeling Nervous 😩

    Mavrick replied to Tx452gyrl's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Sounds very strange. How could there be any proof you tampered with mail and didn't find the card as you said? Just because you work in a Post Office? Too late now I guess since you already got...
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    CPR - I need a myth buster!

    Mavrick replied to cpr,sucka's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Too much TV with the implied conclusion that the shock delivered "restarts" the heart. Sometimes the dialog is "We are going to restart the heart with a shock" I have corrected the TV so much that...
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    What to do with a bf who just wants me for my degree

    Mavrick replied to mstaurus2016's topic in General Students

    Tell him you want to stay in school a few more years so you can teach. He'll drop off like the leech he is and go lookin' for another sugar mama. I think my job is done
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    University of Washington DNP Program

    Mavrick replied to xnv30rn's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Great! Just what we need, a bunch of eggheads with terminal degrees and no real world experience tellin' everybody else what to
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    Only charting?

    Mavrick replied to Niquolea26's topic in General Students

    So true, fellow RN's. It's what's running in the background that makes for real nursing. Many tasks​ may be visible but none of the critical thinking, evaluating, analyzing and anticipating...
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    CRNA After Discipline

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

    I would check with the BON in your preferred state of licensure. No sense getting an education if you can't practice at that
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    2017 Nurse Salary

    Mavrick replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Nursing

    Location: Seattle Experience: BSN - 35 years Specialty: PACU Facility: Medium Urban Hospital Pay: Union Step 30. $52.68/hr. $3.25 eve diff. $4.00 weekend. Made just under $98K. Not bad for working...
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    Men in Nursing

    Mavrick replied to L.Cisneros's topic in Men in Nursing

    OP wasn't talking to me, beings as how I'm a man in the nursing field and never having been asked about my thoughts on men in nursing. What a stunningly original question! (Where IS that sarcasm...
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    Inane scripting

    Mavrick replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I answer the phone with my own script, "Recovery Room, this is Mavrick MayIhelpyou" (Said like "Mayihelpyou" is my last
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    HELP! TOOK NCLEX-RN 9 times!!!!! Keep failing!

    Mavrick replied to dxt038's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The NCLEX is designed to winnow out those with minimal competency. Does not bode well that you cannot demonstrate minimum competency after 9 tries. Time to deal with
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    HELP! Threats to call BON!

    Mavrick replied to Nechic01's topic in General Nursing

    At the very least rekey your locks. You have no idea if he made a copy of the key you gave him. Consider a security system. Sneaky people don't like it when their lies are caught on camera. He has...
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    No call no show, and feeling terrible about it!

    Mavrick replied to omha's topic in General Nursing

    I see a much more serious problem in your response to your error rather than the error itself. Miscommunications and misunderstandings are a part of the human condition and nursing is as human as you...
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    HIPAA and one's own spouse/partner

    Mavrick replied to pmabraham's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    But what if I confessed to my spiritual advisor that I blurted out that Joe B. Jones has HIV to my kitchen-worker spouse and he blabbed it all over my small town and caused Mr. Jones to lose his job...
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    How to dilute meds for IVP?

    Mavrick replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in Patient Medications

    Taking 4 minutes to give 2mg of Morphine is ridiculous (even for a nursing student). If this is what nursing schools are teaching, no wonder new grads require so much orientation to become functional...
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    New Grad and Newlywed

    Mavrick replied to RDBSN16's topic in General Nursing

    I totally concur with Sour Lemon. For folks that have worked hard, seen it through and are rightly proud of that accomplishment, it is a bit off-putting. For me it's not your minor mistake, it's the...
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    New Grad and Newlywed

    Mavrick replied to RDBSN16's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a moderator but I do agree with your interpretation of the TOS. You don't have a BSN until you have received the degree from your educational institution, you aren't an RN until you have...
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    New Grad and Newlywed

    Mavrick replied to RDBSN16's topic in General Nursing

    Is it really necessary to take on all that new stuff at once? Sounds like lots of stress points that could be avoided. Learning time management and prioritizing is a useful nursing