Mavrick BSN, RN

15 years in ICU, 22 years in PACU

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    Nurses with ear piercings

    I would not hire you but I would not tell you that was the
  2. Perhaps there is a misunderstanding between affliction and treatment. Gender Identity Dysphoria is an affliction. Cancer is a disease. You don't choose to have it, you choose to treat
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    Thinking about becoming a nurse...at 40!

    I was thinking something similar. What does your sister know about YOU that makes her think nursing would not be a good fit for you? Question that and see if you agree with her assessment. Sisters can...
  4. Granted, sometimes you have to remain focused to remember the preferred pronoun especially with a 65 year old MTF who transitioned late in life. Not so with younger people. One of your co-workers may...
  5. My point exactly. Using "it" as your pronoun of choice for this person is an intentional insult and not appropriate as a professional psychiatric nurse. You have made a mistake in your practice and...
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    I must vent...

    Oh NOOOOO! You're talking about my career! The patient surveys come in and the Pre-Op nurse, the OR nurse, the Surgeon, the Anesthesiologist, the Transporter even the flower delivery guy who opened...
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    Being Nurse Ratched

    For an interesting trip down psychiatric treatment memory lane, try this Glore Psychiatric Museum in St. Joseph, Missouri The Glore Psychiatric Museum in St. Joseph Missouri (formerly known as State...
  8. Transgendered individuals are legally identified by birth certificate until legally changed. Some states will issue a new birth certificate, some will amend the
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    I made a big mistake

    I'm of the same opinion that your administration of a pain pill at 1930 and Xanax at 2300 would not be the cause of awful, drowsy and weak at 0300. What woke the patient up in the middle of the...
  10. Hear, Hear! Beyond rude. Beyond discourteous. Beyond disrespectful. Beyond undignified. The intentional use of the word "it" to reference a transgendered person is hateful. We've spoken up here,...
  11. I want cheap counterfeit drugs. Can you give me a link? Or better for me, just fill out the form, send me the drugs and I'll promise to pay you later when I get my dreeeeaaaammmmmm
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    If it where you...

    It can be a fun game to pretend like you are completely oblivious to their snarky tone. Remain totally in control and professional, smile, answer their question or say ,"Thank you very much, I'll be...
  13. Your profile says you have been a member since April 10, 2015 and your first post was April 10, 2015.
  14. Even if they don't, we seem to catch on pretty quickly. So many times the very first reply is "Is this a homework question?" And you posters know who you
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    Black Humour

    This thread has a completely legible first sentence that is a total spoiler alert to the effect of "If you are not 18 and enjoy black humour do not read further." I came for the laughs. Here's one:...
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    Loan forgiveness options? Help!

    Well, now you do have a problem. Actually a cascade of problems many of which are beyond a straightforward practical solution. I'm one of those people that prefers to help people who try to help...
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    Oldest practicing Nurse?

    I worked with a former OR nurse in her 80's who did audits. She would get to work at 0500 as bright and chipper as
  18. Mavrick

    Esme Needs Your Prayers

    Best hopes and well wishes from Poster
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    I need to know the starting pay

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    Working and Nursing School

    I worked evening shifts(3-11) every other weekend at the University Hospital where I was going to school. The ICU nurses were very student friendly and let us draw CPK levels from art lines and other...
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    night shift nurse

    This may or may not be helpful but I got to know all the 24 hour stores so I could at least get something useful done at 2am. Super WalMart, Safeway, Fred Meyer, Taco Bell, AM/PM for cheap gas...
  22. I thought so too. As Grammy would say," Who pooped in your Post Toasties?" (edited for more sensitive
  23. And you ain't lived until you get to take a 60% burn patient into the tank room. Let's start with they don't have good temperature control so the room is HOT and HUMID. Crank up the sprayer and wash...
  24. My experience with travel nursing is we call in a travel nurse when we're short staffed and already up to our elbows in alligators. So we were busy, busy, busy before you got here and expect you to...
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    Being the "New Girl"

    Been in nursing over 30 years and I have had several jobs in different hospitals in different states. I have gone from being a very competent ICU nurse to a newbie in PACU. That didn't seem so rough...