Mavrick BSN, RN

15 years in ICU, 22 years in PACU

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    Time it took to change New York licensure to California?

    Mavrick replied to KazRN's topic in Nursing Career

    If you already have a NY nursing license you don't "change" to a CA license. You get an entirely new license. It will be in addition to your NY license. You will then have two licenses. If you...
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    Nurse dating former patient?

    Mavrick replied to mzsuccess's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That you can't see the awful signs of stalking/harassment/controlling behavior is worrisome that you have shaky boundaries, low self esteem and seem desperate for male attention. These predators can...
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    AZ New Grad RN

    Mavrick replied to EveeRN224's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Uninformed is certainly the correct term. I disagree that calling him out on his not useful suggestion is not "unnecessary". Suggesting travel nursing to an inexperienced new grad needs to
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    AZ New Grad RN

    Mavrick replied to EveeRN224's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm piling on. This is such bad advice from some totally uninformed stooge. Travel nurses are used as a short term answer to a staffing problem. Hospitals have no interest in training you. They...
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    Pre-nursing

    Mavrick replied to carlarenee02's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I suppose if you only give yourself two choices 1) go to nursing home to die OR 2) be able to do what they always wanted to do, then flip a coin and be done with it. Most adults realize there are...
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    Jobs for older nurses

    Mavrick replied to forest4's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Duh, this thread is 6 years
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    Unfit for career?

    Mavrick replied to Guacamolee's topic in Nursing Career

    I suppose I meant to write " field" but, if nobody notices
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    Too ugly to be a nurse..?!?

    Mavrick replied to RandomNurse2b1's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely true that we are curious as human beings and do notice people that are at the ends of the bell shaped curve for "normal". Very tall people, very short people, people with a lot of freckles...
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    Unfit for career?

    Mavrick replied to Guacamolee's topic in Nursing Career

    Not everyone is cut out to be a nurse. There are plenty of other jobs in the healthcare fiend. I sometimes wish I had gone into radiology and specialized as a nuclear medicine
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    Insulin error

    Mavrick replied to rn1924's topic in Patient Medications

    There is so much wrong with this morphine story. Is there a typo or was there only 30 mg of Morphine given? Perhaps they meant 30 ml of Morphine since they had to scramble all over the hospital to...
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    crna felony

    Mavrick replied to opkl15's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Fair or not, it is the system we all deal with. Just because you don't want it to be doesn't make it not so. I made a charting mistake over 25 years ago that exploded into an incident reported to the...
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    Pearson Vue Trick NOT accurate

    Mavrick replied to love.elle's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You are right, this is an unpopular
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    What is an RN, BAAN?

    Mavrick replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts too. Fellows American Academy of Nursing. (Educators, University Presidents, Executives etc might not want to explain their designation to mere mortal
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    Student nurse in recovery

    Mavrick replied to Queenofthesouth24's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Washington State BON asks this: Do you have a medical condition which in any way impairs or limits your ability to practice your profession with reasonable skill and safety? If yes, please attach...
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    REDICULOUS mistake, worried I'll never practice nursing again

    Mavrick replied to NurseBecky0520's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I can't get over ANYONE sipping on a can of "sparkling water" for 6 hours. It would have to be seriously flat after an hour and totally unsatisfying. I'm a Diet Dr. Pepper man myself. Would 2...
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    Falling Asleep

    Mavrick replied to NurseRatchet777's topic in General Nursing

    DO NOT offer personal medical information as an excuse for failure to perform your job responsibilities. You could easily have been sent home right then and there and needed a medical waiver to...
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    HIPPA during phone calls

    Mavrick replied to Tboland88's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    What does HIPPA mean?? HIPAA refers to Health Insurance Portability and Acountability
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    Better opportunity?

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

    New Grad in a float pool. That program really better have a well thought out plan for mentorship and skill development. That has so much potential to be a soul destroying nightmare. OP could easily...
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    What happens if you are injured on your way to clinical due to weather?

    Mavrick replied to invitemeplz's topic in General Students

    Jeez. Your choice, your consequences. It's people with the super-can-I-sue-someone-for-anything-that-happens-to-me mentality that makes it tough for all of us. More bubble
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    130k Student debt for Entry MSN worth it?

    Mavrick replied to ns90's topic in General Students

    Topic is closed but it sure is a wake up call.
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    130k Student debt for Entry MSN worth it?

    Mavrick replied to ns90's topic in General Students

    Why, why, WHY, do people even consider this kind of rip-off "education". Ignorance? Greed? Impatience? Now where is that thread of the the new grad who was super stressed and posted that it was...
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    What do you do on weekends off?

    Mavrick replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Not a happy
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    What do you do on weekends off?

    Mavrick replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Saturday: Went to wife's dance recital, she clogs - I'm a groupie, weekly grocery shopping trip, dinner at friends for grilled burgers, played with dogs, watched a couple of movies on HBO. We got a...
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    I want to become a nurse but my husband says I will be always sick and unhappy

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

    Congratulations to you for seeking out a more informed source for the facts. I'm not going to quote any statistics but based on my singular experience I don't get any sicker than my average non-nurse...
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    Should I feel bad for not picking up shifts?

    Mavrick replied to cheesypuff's topic in General Nursing

    This makes NO sense. Why would not picking up a per diem shift place your license in any