Mavrick BSN, RN

15 years in ICU, 22 years in PACU

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    I failed out of Nursing School... Appealed and WON!!

    Mavrick replied to ToBeBornANurseJB's topic in General Students

    With three years' experience this Bachlorette is goin' places. I agree, if all the energy spent on research, appeal and article writing had been used in paying attention, taking notes and studying OP...
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    Will green skin hurt my career?

    Mavrick replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Gotta have a
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    Professionalism....name your irritation here!

    Mavrick replied to LobotRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    What about co-worker doing their school work on company time on company computer? Charge nurse shuts the station and computer down for the day and somebody lost a lot of unsaved school work. Pitched...
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    Western Governors and Transfer Nursing credits

    Mavrick replied to empatheticRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is fascinating stuff about "self-plagiarism" I wouldn't have believed it wasn't just a money-grab. Would your previous work have to be published to be subject to plagiarism? If you resubmit and...
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    Facts about answering 265 Q's

    Mavrick replied to SteveVBall05's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What do you mean by "#265 has to be above the passing
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    Will green skin hurt my career?

    Mavrick replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I believe Elphaba found it somewhat of a hindrance but I'm positive with the right accessories you can DO IT and get that dreeeeeaaaammmm
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    I have a priority nursing question?

    Mavrick replied to s1992's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    He, he! or is that a Hehe. Been a learning experience either way. Good job nursing
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    I'm a nurse and I don't like people.

    Mavrick replied to addylpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    OMG This brings up a super strange memory. I was getting report and the day nurse actually reached under her scrub top and took her bra off while at the nurse's station. Must have been some kind of...
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    I have a priority nursing question?

    Mavrick replied to s1992's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This article leads me to believe that ventilation is a priority. But I would like to know what PALS advocates. Neonatal Resuscitation: 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary...
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    I have a priority nursing question?

    Mavrick replied to s1992's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Isn't CAB just for adults who are much more likely to have heart disease? With kids doesn't the respiratory system fail before cardiovascular? C'mon NICU nurses help us out
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    traveling nurse orientation pay?

    Mavrick replied to CaRN2015's topic in Travel

    Thanks for the heads up. I would never have thought to clarify and been caught totally unawares and pissed off. How snakey and I mean
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    I'm a nurse and I don't like people.

    Mavrick replied to addylpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I've done some very interesting research here. Fully 50% of posters (N=21) used "draining" or "sucked the life out of me" to describe their relationship with nursing. You win by using both. I still...
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    Certification HELP CPAN.....Any PACU RNs out there?

    Mavrick replied to JustAGreatRN's topic in PACU

    A very good series of Study Guides that also provide CEUs by Specialty Health Education is available. One is named Questions and Answers in Perianesthesia Care but there are about 6 of them total....
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    Thinking about becoming a nurse...at 40!

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

    WOW!! What a great story. I almost didn't read it when I saw the "follow your dream" stuff because it seems most of those folks are in dreamland and don't have a clue. But YOU have VISION. I can...
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    new RN frustration; med surg makes nurses become bitter people??

    Mavrick replied to ChooSoul's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I find it very telling that it takes a state law to require employers to maintain safe staffing. The use of a business-model for hospitals is not consistent with how people choose their healthcare....
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    new RN frustration; med surg makes nurses become bitter people??

    Mavrick replied to ChooSoul's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yep, I hear your rant and a lot of it is true. I would not work Med-Surg now for the very reasons stated. Hard work, exhausting, dangerous. I see why there are so many new nurses working those...
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    I'm a nurse and I don't like people.

    Mavrick replied to addylpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    OK, I'll give a more useful answer this time. I didn't realize I am actually an introvert until I had a job working nights in the PACU. I was in-house to cover trauma/emergency surgical cases but we...
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    Loan forgiveness options? Help!

    Mavrick replied to kaimkaim's topic in General Nursing

    OK now I'm going to explain a little geography. Bremerton is NOT just right outside of Seattle. It's a 1.5 hour drive of approximately 65 miles including a toll (not troll) bridge that you pay $5.50...
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    Calling a transgender patient an "it"

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

    The blank slate theory was surely dis-proven by the experimentation of Dr. John Money of Johns Hopkins University. A very sad tale of the Canadian twins where one was mutilated during the circumcision...
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    I'm a nurse and I don't like people.

    Mavrick replied to addylpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    HooBoy that's a tough one. According to this very website the newer nurses are not feelin' the love. They're taking anything they can get, with some having to actually move away from home to get...
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    Loan forgiveness options? Help!

    Mavrick replied to kaimkaim's topic in General Nursing

    There is a quote button to clarify who you are responding to. If you are as sure about Seattle housing and commuting costs as you are about loan repayment you are sure to be caught unawares again....
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    Loan forgiveness options? Help!

    Mavrick replied to kaimkaim's topic in General Nursing

    THIS!
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    Certification HELP CPAN.....Any PACU RNs out there?

    Mavrick replied to JustAGreatRN's topic in PACU

    What have you done to prepare thus
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    A slightly dishonest question about transfering credits...

    Mavrick replied to trolloc6340's topic in General Nursing

    It does seem a shame the folly of our youth follows us around. Just ask Monica Lewinsky. Thanks for choosing the straight and narrow and best to you on your
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    A slightly dishonest question about transfering credits...

    Mavrick replied to trolloc6340's topic in General Nursing

    I have been so looking forward to using this smartass answer. Oh, so you got worms on your tongue,