lilmiz ASN, RN, EMT-P

lilmiz has 10 years experience as a ASN, RN, EMT-P and specializes in Critical Care/ICU/PCU/Telemetry.

lilmiz's Latest Activity

1. Crushing Burden of Regulatory Compliance on Healthcare

   lilmiz replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing

   I can’t believe how far off the tracks our healthcare system has gone. I have been working as a ICU travel nurse since the beginning of 2019. I left my last staff job due to ridiculous short staffing, tit for tat write ups based on administrative whi...

2. What city do you work in and how much do you get paid hourly?

   lilmiz replied to Mortaaaay's topic in Nursing

   32.63 base pay 4.00/hr diff for Friday/Saturday, 2.00/hr nights and 2.00/hr for Charge and preceptor. I am ICU RN 10+years experience, in Albuquerque NM

3. ICU Nursing

   lilmiz replied to CardiacDork's topic in Nursing

   I wish I could say that this isn’t the culture of the monster that is healthcare nowadays. Unfortunately you have just described what I have watched evolve in the last 10 years of my career in ICU, sadly this is becoming the norm from little rural ho...

4. Giving Tylenol to patient with elevated alt/ast

   lilmiz replied to Imanurse123's topic in Nursing

   No med error there you did exactly what was ordered and what should be the priority, treatment of the patient. It is awesome to hear critical thinking is still out there and budding, time and encouragement will allow you to grow. So even in ESLD wher...

5. Mini Rant

   lilmiz replied to ShadowNurse's topic in Nursing

   I completely understand where your coming from as I am a old ASN nurse myself. I was a paramedic and decided to see how the “other” side of things worked as I was completely burnt out. I had to work the entire time I was in school and had 2 young boy...

6. New RN, how to save face

   lilmiz replied to ERN19's topic in Nursing

   One of the many side-effects of nursing, especially critical/emergency care. You will find the longer you are a nurse you will develop strange little neuronal behaviors. Foot in mouth syndrome is usually the first to emerge, along with “I don’t even ...

7. Lack of "customer service" as beneficial factor for chronic disease process?

   lilmiz replied to KatieMI's topic in Nursing

   I really love this discussion, and I am going to have to agree this whole customer service in healthcare is ridiculous. First of all it couldn't be more obvious that our hospitals are being ran by business people who have no idea what good medical ma...

8. February 2018 Caption Contest - Win $100!

   lilmiz replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   To infinity and beyond!

9. February 2018 Caption Contest - Win $100!

   lilmiz replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   How Nurses Bond.... By Having my Back as we walk into the unknown!

10. Knaves, Fools, and the Pitfalls of Micromanagement

    lilmiz replied to RobbiRN's topic in Nursing

    Awesome article, well written and thought out. I work in ICU and we have been subject to "creative" staffing and outrageous chart scrutiny for quite awhile now, it has caused burnout as well as interdisciplinary feuding and undermining. I am consiste...