icuRNmaggie BSN, RN

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    Patient Death Experience.

    icuRNmaggie replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

    To BSN -RNTXN : It is a violation of TOS to use a title that you have not earned. A fourth year student is neither a BSN nor an
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    Bernie Sanders gets NNU nod

    icuRNmaggie replied to Farawyn's topic in Nursing News

    One top tier issue is immigration reform. Sen Sanders has voiced his opposition to the import of non citizens in vast numbers to the point that wages are suppressed for American Workers. I am...
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    Bernie Sanders gets NNU nod

    icuRNmaggie replied to Farawyn's topic in Nursing News

    Senator Bernie Sanders (I) has been smoking his opponents for the House and then the Senate for over twenty years. He is seeking the Democratic nomination and with the right running mate he could do...
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    Solid white, non-athletic, lace-up shoes?

    icuRNmaggie replied to monicatackett's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I second the Skechers with the no slip sole. They are very comfortable. The black ones are hard to find because they are so popular with kitchen
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    Other departments trying to skip on work with RN's "blessing", aka lazy people wanting som

    icuRNmaggie replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have not come across housekeepers who refuse to deal with body fluids and I can not understand the rationale. Is it possible your housekeepers made up their own policy or put it in the union...
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    Unit based concil/shared governance project ideas

    icuRNmaggie replied to brownsc2's topic in General Nursing

    Compliance with Meaningful Use =more $$ for the hospital. I suggest you do a bulletin board on
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    Anyone Who Says They Don't is Lying: Medication Error

    icuRNmaggie replied to BonnieSc's topic in Patient Medications

    Several years ago I went to a code blue on med surg, an elderly woman in asystole. The very young nurse was unable to give much history. Someone checked the EMR and found orders for Cardizem 240 BID...
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    Unit based concil/shared governance project ideas

    icuRNmaggie replied to brownsc2's topic in General Nursing

    I would suggest an initiative to increase efficiency and patient safety by requiring each department to use the encrypted hospital text page system rather than dumping their responsibilities on the...
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    Patient Death Experience.

    icuRNmaggie replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

    I would not even refer to a dying pet as a super goner or describe the dying process as eerily
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    favoritism in the workplace

    icuRNmaggie replied to coolpeachmoy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you are always getting the highest acuity patients you can simply say no these patients need to be split up. Stand your
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    favoritism in the workplace

    icuRNmaggie replied to coolpeachmoy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Managers identify with and favor people who are most like themselves. This is why there are units in which knowledge experience and technical skills are belittled. You are in a low level facility...
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    Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    icuRNmaggie replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    We have not had that experience but we travel very early in the
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    Is it just me, or is this rude, sexist, and condescending?

    icuRNmaggie replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The complete episode is on
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    Other departments trying to skip on work with RN's "blessing", aka lazy people wanting som

    icuRNmaggie replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Incident reports generally go nowhere in many hospitals. This is a medical management issue. It is more effective to inform the intensivist and have him call the lab supervisor and set some...
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    Other departments trying to skip on work with RN's "blessing", aka lazy people wanting som

    icuRNmaggie replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Speech therapists can and should order aspiration precautions and a specific dysphagia diet to be modifier to a diet order. If they can click a box to bill Medicare they can click a couple more....
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    To The Point Where I Want to Cry

    icuRNmaggie replied to BambiBelle07's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why is he being so mysterious? Are you sure he isn't sneaking off in the afternoon to be with someone other than his wife? it's time to look for other
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    Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    icuRNmaggie replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    All good points. Precheck is only $85 and good for five years. It is worth it to get through security in a few minutes, keep my boots on and for us to have an enjoyable
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    Cannot find housing, HELP! (Boston)

    icuRNmaggie replied to michlynn's topic in Travel

    Try Attleboro MA or Southern NH. Candlewood suites in Portsmouth NH is nice but it is a one hour all highway commute to
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    Nursing is becoming stupid

    icuRNmaggie replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    Feel your pain. I just escaped from a place with a ceo that is crazy as a bedbug and an ICU director that could not speak or write in full sentences after 5 pm because he was
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    Nursing is becoming stupid

    icuRNmaggie replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    Imaging should be calling the doctor, not you That order was their responsibility, not yours. If you read ixchels thread from two days ago it contains numerous examples of ancillary diagnostic,...
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    Other departments trying to skip on work with RN's "blessing", aka lazy people wanting som

    icuRNmaggie replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nursing was not involved in this error. I am wondering why does nursing have to write the adverse event report? I will only report what I have seen or heard. Shouldn't lab services take...
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    Fulfilled

    icuRNmaggie replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in General Nursing

    My suggestion is for you to job shadow in the cath lab. The upside is having a team, time limited encounters and acquiring very marketable skills with job security. There is a lot of on call and $$...
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    Other departments trying to skip on work with RN's "blessing", aka lazy people wanting som

    icuRNmaggie replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Improper medication and IVF disposal can result in hefty fines from the EPA. We have blue, black, red and yellow sharps and meds disposal containers at all hospitals in my region as required by the...
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    How to learn to start IVs?

    icuRNmaggie replied to Momma1RN's topic in General Nursing

    Ask your ICU friends in this little hospital if they will let you attempt an IV start on an intubated pt if one needs an iv. That way you can focus on learning the technique and you wont be...
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    My first 100 days on the job: Week 4

    icuRNmaggie replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just say" is there anything else that you need" and " I have to go do some work. " At some point you have to say " I have done everything possible to make you comfortable. Take a nap. I will...