Mavrick BSN, RN

15 years in ICU, 22 years in PACU

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    med dosage calculation

    Mavrick replied to dcwang's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Check your math Tenebrae. Can I tease you about puttin' on your glasses? Where I studied we were taught to include the units in calculations so you could check your work. For example 60mg/day x...
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    Salary and how to interpret this graph?

    Mavrick replied to mysticclouds's topic in Nursing Career

    For all the fancy graphics it's actually pretty useless to negotiate a salary with. It won't tell you the number or salary level of the psych nurses in this one zip
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    Holding Hands at Work

    Mavrick replied to Mavrick's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, it's not about lack of compassion for a minute or two when they first wake up, it's the "latching on" like they own you and can't share you with the rest of the world. I truly am just inches...
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    Holding Hands at Work

    Mavrick replied to Mavrick's topic in General Nursing

    There is a bit of that last part in me, too. I prefer a personal distance from my patients as I am with them at a very vulnerable time. I see them with drool coming out the side of their mouth, body...
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    Salary and how to interpret this graph?

    Mavrick replied to mysticclouds's topic in Nursing Career

    This graph is a statistical bell-shaped curve. 10% of all Psychiatric Unit Staff Nurses in the 10012 zip code make less than $65,310 per year. So, 90% make more than that. The graph doesn't say how...
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    A Response from the OP on the issue (poor choice of words) on the concept of a ADN Vs. BSN

    Mavrick replied to ToBeBornANurseJB's topic in General Students

    While the overall naivety and tone of your manifesto was off putting the "meant for greatness" line did me in. Any humble apology for that one? No one will ever know if you "intended to offend" but...
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    med dosage calculation

    Mavrick replied to dcwang's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Both Xanax and Xanax XR are Schedule IV Controlled substances. A label for Xanax XR is clearly labeled with the
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    med dosage calculation

    Mavrick replied to dcwang's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This particular preparation in NOT extended release that's why you don't see XR on the drug label. What makes you think it is extended
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    med dosage calculation

    Mavrick replied to dcwang's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would use the XR (Extended Release), LA (Long Acting), CR (Controlled Release), etc when referring to that specific drug. Some medications have different formulations. LA (Long acting), XR...
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    med dosage calculation

    Mavrick replied to dcwang's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Now you got it! Go forth and miscalculate no
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    med dosage calculation

    Mavrick replied to dcwang's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Doing two things wrong. There is a knowledge error as PP has pointed out. Look up what a.c. and h.s. mean. They are Latin abbreviations that you will see again. And a math error. 60 x 7 does not =...
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    Holding Hands at Work

    Mavrick replied to Mavrick's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your insight and suggestions. This truly is a minor "problem" just wanted to ask around and have a little fun with the title too. yhjpoiufgxoihfxdgvbkuh;.fhjghcgj,hkj.i;jgvfgx This...
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    Advice on creepy doctors?

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

    Do NOT go alone to meeting with management. You absolutely are doing the right thing but in dealing with people it can get messy and right does not always prevail in the real world. Have a PRN/back...
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    My next move -seeking advice-

    Mavrick replied to charky93's topic in Men in Nursing

    Wow! I don't hear much about that anymore. Everybody wants to be a CRNA or NP for the perceived salary I presume because they don't usually have a clue what the jobs
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    Specialty Poll for male nurses

    Mavrick replied to DatMurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    PACU now but did over 20 years in ICU including Burn and Trauma. Have also touched base in Camp Nursing, IV Therapy, Travel and Interventional Radiology. I also sold Residential Real Estate and drove...
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    Men in Nursing

    Mavrick replied to MR-RN15's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'll bet there are new grads out there thinking, "If it will help me get a job
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    How old are you?

    Mavrick replied to 1_fit_male_nurse2b's topic in Men in Nursing

    A CNA is not considered a nurse. Ambiguous on purpose,
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    How old are you?

    Mavrick replied to 1_fit_male_nurse2b's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yeah, no braggart
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    Corinthian Colleges Calling It Quits

    Mavrick replied to caliotter3's topic in Nursing News

    Good point. Students that get suckered in shoulda known better but these schools are just so damn tricky in their advertising. They play to the down and outers watching TV at three o-clock in the...
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    SHORTAGE OF NURSES

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

    HooBoy! This ANA fact sheet is sure spouting the projected nurse job growth through 2030. I wonder if they are revising the anticipated number of RN retirements? Lots of nurses that wanted to retire...
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    SHORTAGE OF NURSES

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

    Just curious. Where are you getting your information that there is a
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    Lateral violence. How did you handle it?

    Mavrick replied to lvan0904's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Then you have learned something valuable. What you will NOT tolerate. I hope you find a much more suitable work environment and leave the wolves to gnaw on
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    Shafted by the State

    Mavrick replied to Jason15215's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Apparently my previous post needs a moderator. Well, I went to the Snopes website, and sure enough a woman lost custody of her baby for positive poppy seed level. I hope winning the lawsuit helped...
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    Shafted by the State

    Mavrick replied to Jason15215's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    If your post weren't so detailed I would say you were punking us. But SERIOUSLY???? I believe in responsibility but this really does sound totally ridiculous. Keep your cool (like you have been) and...
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    Need to go school to avoid paying loan

    Mavrick replied to fostercatmom's topic in Case Management

    Well that was a waste of a perfectly good violin......... You sound so much smarter in your second post. I think there is hope. Does your rental agreement only specify tenants have to give 9 days...