Mavrick BSN, RN

15 years in ICU, 22 years in PACU

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    Nurse Clueless

    Does a near miss count? I once had a nurse come up to me to ask a question about a surgical procedure (Cysto) with a B & O suppository in a little souffle cup in her hand. I asked her if she was...
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    what to do

    OK, calm down, have sip of water (sorry just got done with your other thread). Unofficial transcript is a good start. You should have time to provide one when (hope,hope) they offer you the job....
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    What's wrong with me?

    OOOhhhhhh. Let me, let me. NETY: Nurses Eat Their Young. Definition: Young/pretty/new grads that finally got their first job get bullied by ugly/crusty/mean older nurses that just won't quit or...
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    What's wrong with me?

    Dearest ixchel, Could you possibly be competent in your practice? Thus providing no tasty morsels of gristle upon which bats love to chew. And I certainly disagree with your self assessment on...
  5. OK I get it now. OP quoted your comment from 5:31 at 5:06. How long is the edit
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    Easter??

    Nope, mine just recognizes the usual Federal holidays. I agree it's ironic a Catholic Hospital doesn't consider Easter a payable holiday. I was once a travel nurse in Hawaii and got extra for working...
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    maybe im being paranoid...

    Paranoid definition: of, relating to, or suffering from a mental illness that causes you to falsely believe that people are trying to harm you. Hilarious definition: very funny. Gotta love this...
  8. i doubt this , why dont YOU look it up? Don't need to. Not my
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    Forgetting to prime peripheral IV line...

    After looking it up, I found it is more like 15-18 ml for regular bore tubing and 3 ml for PICC lines. OP learned a valuable and scary lesson. I learned something too. Keep distractions to a minimum...
  10. As the OP CLEARLY stated, she does not want advice or solutions or support or sympathy. Just wants to whine and warn other overly dramatic potential nursing students out there. So I am not addressing...
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    Forgetting to prime peripheral IV line...

    Very interesting article. 12ml of air in 2/3 IV tubing plus extension set. That's more than I would have guessed. I'll have to look that up
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    Airway Obstruction

    Could be he's extubating them 'deep' to prevent bronchospasm and needs to put a nasal airway in place. You still have to staff for that extra 1:1 care. Safe? If you are right at the bedside to...
  13. I think I'd leave "Sneaky and proud of it" off your resume
  14. OMG I didn't even notice. Maybe this should be under "Nurses with a Criminal Future". Now I'm just being a smart ass, so put it in "Men in
  15. Response to Question #1: No comment (not getting pulled into that one) Response to Question #2b: Yes they do check. My current job required a copy of my degree. Response to Question #2a: You would...
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    Am I in violation of code of ethics?

    Well, I read all the posts and have a new thought now. We have all assumed the OP wants to continue practicing as a nurse and needs to protect her license. If she wants the privilege, protection and...
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    Get off the phone

    I hate to interrupt you making an excellent point but I think that would be at Burger
  18. Perhaps. (Guilty look) I'm making more a generalization from reading in other threads. My
  19. I doubt this. I would have to see this in writing. Though a web link would
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    Am I in violation of code of ethics?

    Professional nursing isn't just about helping people. We have a higher standard to uphold if we wish to have the benefits of licensure (i.e. public trust, higher pay). The BoN will will see to it we...
  21. Woooh. I would say you have had a bad experience with the mental health system. BTW The OP was not involuntarily hospitalized for schizophrenia. A young adult (actually more a teenager as she was...
  22. Oh but we do make judgments and form opinions based on the smallest of details. And of course mistakes will be made. Some easily remedied and others color our relationship with that person forever....
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    Can nursing crossover with ministry?

    elkpark said this so eloquently. It is rarely if ever appropriate to share you ministry with patients. Even if they ask. A clinical relationship with a captive/vulnerable individual makes it...
  24. After having carefully read your post, and no where did you seek an opinion on whether or not to share your psych history with a patient or co-worker, you are asking if I believe you will suffer...
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    Would you have called out?

    I am embarrassed to be reading this advice from a professional nurse. I sure wouldn't sign off on a narcotic waste with this one or leave my lunch in the break-room refrigerator. Back to you OP. I...