Mavrick BSN, RN

15 years in ICU, 22 years in PACU

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    MAR how should it read?

    Mavrick replied to newrnontheblock's topic in Patient Medications

    So it's not just computers that can make us do stupid and dangerous
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    MAR how should it read?

    Mavrick replied to newrnontheblock's topic in Patient Medications

    So would your doctor have to rewrite the order if the tablet strength he/she originally wrote for was unavailable? That seems silly since the doctor wouldn't really care whether the patient received...
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    MAR how should it read?

    Mavrick replied to newrnontheblock's topic in Patient Medications

    This is the exact confusion I was referring to. Is the "Metprolol 50mg" the dose or the tablet
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    MAR how should it read?

    Mavrick replied to newrnontheblock's topic in Patient Medications

    Quoting yourself using the same poor example does not help. If there is only one form of the medication (i.e. 25mg tablets) The Lasix example was better in that there are 10mg and 20mg tablets...
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    MAR how should it read?

    Mavrick replied to newrnontheblock's topic in Patient Medications

    And I would prefer it DID NOT have a quantity for the reason that I gave in my
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    Recovery experience translatable to resume?

    Mavrick replied to zephyr9's topic in Nurses Recovery

    As a new grad you, of course, will have a measly resume with regard to nursing. What you did before is mostly irrelevant. If you were a CNA, LPN, EMT or something healthcare related that would...
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    Does being a Travel Nurse REALLY put more money in your pocket???

    Mavrick replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Travel

    I never said it wasn't. In fact I never said anything about the Associate Degree. I said a BSN is a degree. Not the only degree. Why the insistence on even bringing it up. The OP didn't, so I...
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    Nclex subjective exam

    Mavrick replied to Blessed9915's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You know we only hear about the cases that are actually brought to court and some of them are doozies! Suing the hair dryer manufacturer because their product doesn't work in the shower, I spilled...
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    MAR how should it read?

    Mavrick replied to newrnontheblock's topic in Patient Medications

    So if they send you 1 20mg, and 1 40mg tablet they are supposed to write it that way on the
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    MAR how should it read?

    Mavrick replied to newrnontheblock's topic in Patient Medications

    I had a talk with my hospital Pharmacy just last week. They rewrote the medication order of Methadone 20mg to Methadone 10mg = 2 tabs. What an easy way to set someone up to make a mistake. I asked...
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    Does being a Travel Nurse REALLY put more money in your pocket???

    Mavrick replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Travel

    If you are referring to my post then you are wrong. I am entirely accurate that a BSN is a degree and an RN is a license. I'm sorry you are an RN without a Bachelor's Degree but the poster was...
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    Can I get hep C without a needle stick?

    Mavrick replied to futurerntho's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You have not been
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    Can I get hep C without a needle stick?

    Mavrick replied to futurerntho's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    These might be the threads we've seen before. https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/dried-blood-991799.html#post8525063...
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    Criminal background and Nursing

    Mavrick replied to Medicine11's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    The BoN in the state you want to obtain a license will determine if you get that license. No one on this board can tell you. RNs do not have to have a clean record. Be honest because the board will...
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    Plan B!

    Mavrick replied to Determined2017's topic in General Nursing

    I CANNOT believe you regulars are gonna make me say it. Camming is the Plan B of
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    Found myself in quite the pickle.. (Poll)

    Mavrick replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your kind and reasonable reply. I don't always get that. And a tip o' the hat for spelling my name right. I rarely get that! Hoping for your success with NCLEX. If that fails there's...
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    What to study before Nursing School?

    Mavrick replied to ETIGLAO's topic in General Students

    Memorizing details without having any basics about the whole picture is confusing, a waste of energy and will make you feel unnecessarily stupid. At most I might suggest looking at medical...
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    Quality Nursing Assignment HELP!!!

    Mavrick replied to pepsadaisy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Goodbye.
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    Nurses who've had LASIK

    Mavrick replied to Ruger8mm's topic in General Nursing

    I had my surgery done in 2002 when I was 47. I had great distant vision but needed reading glasses That was so disappointing as I had been wearing glasses since 3rd grade and switched to contacts in...
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    Short Rant Alert!

    Mavrick replied to AcuteHD's topic in General Nursing

    Not always. After reading some posts about nurses not taking pee breaks I wondered, "Well, how long does it take to go flippin' pee anyway?" So I began to take an informal timing of myself and...
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    Short Rant Alert!

    Mavrick replied to AcuteHD's topic in General Nursing

    I survived 60 posts (and a repeater), took a 90 second bathroom break and made it back to glorify myself for having survived 62
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    Found myself in quite the pickle.. (Poll)

    Mavrick replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    This person doesn't have a BSN or license yet refers to themselves as NurseBSN?? Well just call me "Astronaut_Samuri_PhD". Wow that saved me a lot of effort and
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    Texas Board of Nursing-discrepancy- help need advice!!!!!!

    Mavrick replied to HopefulRN2b25's topic in General Nursing

    Hop on your school to correct the spelling to match your legal documents. Other people can spell their name however they want to but you must pick a spelling and stay consistant or it will lead to...
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    I Am Struggling to Find My Purpose in Nursing

    Mavrick replied to SteelyJones's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I've really got to give you credit for putting some serious thought into all this. Your head told you to make all the right moves but your heart is sabotaging all that preparation. I don't think...
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    IV Drip Rate Help

    Mavrick replied to tiffanyleto's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry my emoji did not convey the gentle teasing I was trying for. No, in my experience the pre mixed Dobutamine comes as 250mg/250ml or 500mg/250ml. I checked with our Pharmacy and several of my...