Mavrick BSN, RN

15 years in ICU, 22 years in PACU

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    Your Patient

    Mavrick replied to Danielia95's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Reciprocity. If I'm gonna check out some big azz draining wound on your butt and you're my friend YOU OWE ME BIG TIME! You're gonna be picking hair outta the drain or scraping sludge from under the...
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    Is it better to get an ADN or BSN?

    Mavrick replied to Irena67's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    That is for management positions not front line bedside
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    Does the Air Force treat you different as direct commission then enlist airman

    Mavrick replied to Blue Robin's topic in Government, Military

    Thank you for the correct usage of the word than instead of then. Proper use of English also gets you more
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    I don't understand this multiple choice question.

    Mavrick replied to JuliusSeizure's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Perhaps Alpha is an LPN completing an RN program. I doubt it, just being a maverick. Alpha Male in a user name is telling you something,
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    Help! Nursing Career and Degrees questions

    Mavrick replied to Midnightmist 01's topic in General Students

    There are many, many, many people who disagree with this description of nursing. Nursing is a science-based profession. Some may feel "called". Many, perhaps most, find Nursing a very satisfying...
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    Stethoscope Sales

    Mavrick replied to Taiin's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Littmann will repair your in-warranty stethoscope to like new condition for free. If out of warranty cost 100 bucks or so. Probably not worth
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    Help! Nursing Career and Degrees questions

    Mavrick replied to Midnightmist 01's topic in General Students

    All the different options to getting a job as an RN are for all the different situations people are in. Second career students, working parents, single parents with all levels of income, etc....
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    Reporting Asperger's Syndrome to Manager/Preceptors

    Mavrick replied to purplegal's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Rather than a weakness, frame it as a strength: "I am a quiet person and listen carefully before I talk". "I learn much faster when I do something a couple of times instead of reading about it or...
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    General Noise Discussion

    Mavrick replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    Dear Dr. Salivation, I don't believe in god and also don't know what it means to be dry. Can you help me? (You're a man so you must be a Dr.,
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    I feel nursing is more of a calling than anything else

    Mavrick replied to Tarrus Eliuds's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I have this exact personal opinion. I do not wish to subject myself to that nonsense so I don't go looking for it, yet, it invades my space uninvited and
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    I feel nursing is more of a calling than anything else

    Mavrick replied to Tarrus Eliuds's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I have actually never worked with a nurse that was so overt about their "calling" that I was aware of it. The nurses that feel compelled to write about it though should keep this opinion to the...
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    I feel nursing is more of a calling than anything else

    Mavrick replied to Tarrus Eliuds's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Since OP didn't ask a question and just offered an opinion, I suppose I can offer mine. Nooooooooooooooooooooooo. Nursing is not a calling by a god telling humans how to behave. Nursing is a...
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    Leaving during or right after orientation for a better job offer, please help!

    Mavrick replied to Postpartum RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't know why you would have to say anything about the new hospital offer, benefits, commute etc. Just give your current hospital proper notice and state that the reason is you found the commute...
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    Nclex and PVT

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

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    I was happy once. Then I became a nurse

    Mavrick replied to ebart03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    WOW! I have read the whiney, entitled, selfish, totally clueless I hate nursing rants but this is not one of them. I get that you have really tried and been patient with yourself without being a...
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    Nationally vs regionally

    Mavrick replied to Shawn4455's topic in General Students

    You have not thought this through. NP and PA are two entirely different pathways using different models of care. A PA is not an advanced version of an
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    Clinical rotation age discrimination

    Mavrick replied to Greekgirl123's topic in General Students

    Is this another instance of the instructor dumping her work onto a very busy staff nurse? You just may be caught up in the middle of the argument some staff nurses have with being forced to accept a...
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    Screaming match with my preceptor

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

    I think this job is a lost cause, cut your losses and leave before you get a really bad write up. You could choose to stay but the recovery phase of this kind of thing is long and tedious. I don't...
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    New Grad Nurse Residency Salaries

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

    I don't follow where you have the potential to make double the salary. Could you please explain your reasoning? I have some thoughts but don't want to jump into this discussion without a little more...
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    Narcan for School Nurses?

    Mavrick replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Oh, yeah, when you suddenly reverse all that good stuff they come bouncing back with purpose and
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    I saw another nurse assault a patient

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

    She qualified her "simple" question of what to do, with a if you were known to be competing with this person for a job, what would you do.. Many people didn't seem to get that part. Her concern was...
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    Narcan for School Nurses?

    Mavrick replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Nothing. When you look up Narcan, you'll like what you find. Virtually no side effects. It either helps immediately or nothing. You rule out narcotics and can move on to something else, head...
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    Nclex PN and pearson vue trick

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

    That would be bawled like a baby. Unless you really balled a baby and that just ain't
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    Burnt out

    Mavrick replied to Hippy chick's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing or Starbucks? You have taught me well, Sensei. Is now a good time to mention
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    Burnt out

    Mavrick replied to Hippy chick's topic in General Nursing

    We call write ups "Process Improvement" reports. Documentation of what went wrong and suggest remedy. It goes out to 38 e-mail addresses. Your version of the write up would include "Standard nurse...