jmaverick101

jmaverick101

Member

  • Content

    36

  • Visitors

    2,349

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    1

All Content by jmaverick101

  1. To everyone who just heard about their AF acceptance

    jmaverick101 replied to firefiter61's topic in Government, Military

    Just talked to my recruiter. He told me he should know by

  2. Moving

    jmaverick101 posted a topic in Government, Military

    Me and my wife plan on going to COT in January. Anyone know what to expect when moving your house belongings from one state to another. Will the goverment pay for everything upfront or reimburse us...

  3. A-fib + metropolol + diltiazem gtt + soft bp

    jmaverick101 replied to buddiage's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I've had that same issue mulitple times in the past. What I've done is got orderes on bp's to hold lopressor. If the guy had been a the drip for a while, I would have called the doc to ask him if...

  4. When to react to an abnormal reading

    jmaverick101 replied to alabamagrad's topic in Cardiac

    High bp's tend not to scare me because you can easily call for prn meds to bring it down. afib 120's-140's probably didnt scare her due to experience. From experience 120's to 140's is hardly ever...

  5. difficulty in getting jobs for new RNs is that true ...

    jmaverick101 replied to proudtobeRN777's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Mag, I applied a little over a year ago. From what I can tell the market hasn't changed much in job openings. Just stay away from hospitals near the border. Those places offer great pay and...

  6. EKG strips!?! All I see are lines and stripes!!!

    jmaverick101 replied to webmansx's topic in Cardiac

    Dubin's books is the best I've read and it really breaks everything down for you to understand it. As far as learning EKG's the best advice I could give. I used to study at Barnes, with Dubins book,...

  7. You know your shift is going to be INSANELY busy when...

    jmaverick101 replied to abbaking's topic in Nursing Humor

    On my tele floor I know the my day is going to suck when 1) the following labs are ordered: ABG's, iSTAT labs, Type and Cross 2) Given prn meds include: Ativan, Haldol, Serequol 3) When i come in to...

  8. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    jmaverick101 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One day i had a huge lady on my tele floor. She was complaining of the pain to her bottom, pressure sores. The doctor told her she developed them because the nurses weren't turning her enough. At...

  9. Funny things that pts say

    jmaverick101 replied to jRN4now's topic in Nursing Humor

    You must understand this patient is a very heavy, time consuming, pt that has been on the floor for a long time and tried everyones nerves to partly understand why this story is humorous. One day I...

  10. difficulty in getting jobs for new RNs is that true ...

    jmaverick101 replied to proudtobeRN777's topic in General Nursing

    here in texas it it pretty easy to get a job. I applied everywhere in san antonio, and all the places called me within the week and offered positions. In Corpus Christi, TX I had a friend not even...