icuRNmaggie BSN, RN

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Hematoma with blood draws

icuRNmaggie replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

Draw without a tourniquet ? Is she
Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

icuRNmaggie replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

I have TSA pre check approval for expedited boarding. It required an extensive online application. TSA pre check is printed on my boarding pass which is scanned at the gate. It seems to me that...
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

Here is another example of lazy people trying to skip on doing their work. A patient with aspiration pneumonia has a swallowing evaluation by Speech Therapy. The ST puts a sign above the bed with...
That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

icuRNmaggie replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

Years ago people placed chlorophyll pills in the bag to neutralize odors. I don't know if this is still a good
Pt asks: Is my surgeon any good? Your response is...

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

The Dr. Hodads ( hands of death and destruction) are well known in any given hospital. Ask any med surg, ICU, or surgical services nurse who is his or her top choice for technical skills..go with...
That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

icuRNmaggie replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

"Get your ducks in a row." This means get all of your supplies before you go in the room. Anything below the waist is contaminated. When performing a sterile procedure to thine ownself be true. What...
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

Not anymore. Peripheral sticks and pedi tubes are preferred by many intensivists to minimize iatrogenic blood loss in patients with anemia of chronic
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

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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

That Xray is his responsibility not yours. At 2 am radiology guy is going to be sleeping or playing words with friends with other departments while you get no break at all.This is a perfect example...
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 is stretched too thin in terms of ratios and their patient acuity. Certain departments sleep all night while we play catch up and never get a lunch break. It might be because they have...
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

(One of my big mean scary and less than diplomatic colleagues has the perfect response for these people: do you want me to wipe your XXX too?) This is another sneaky way of dumping the RT work on a...
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 would put an out order sign on the door with one of those yellow piso mojado/wet floor
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 had the great misfortune to have a new wound care nurse see my patient. She freaked out because there were no supplies in the room for a VAC change and tried to command me to get this this and...
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 would be seriously tempted to tell that pharmacist that asking me to order a therapeutic equivalent is asking me to practice beyond the scope of a nursing license and that he needs to be having this...
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

Some people take lazy to a whole new level. It would be hard not to laugh at that Xray tech. I would have to say "it's your responsibility to position that plate." The lab person who left a set of...
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

There is always going to be that one employee who tests the nurse saying: "You don't really want this ABG do you?" - ------- yes I do "Can't we just do the ABG after the wean?" - ------------- no....
Good nurse novels to read?

icuRNmaggie replied to BIGT68's topic in General Nursing

This is not a novel; it is more of an autobiography and commentary on the lack of transparency in healthcare. It was written in a readable and informative style for the layperson. The book is...
Pt asks: Is my surgeon any good? Your response is...

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

The preop area is not the time to be asking that question. "Are you feeling anxious" is probably the best response. If we were not in pre-op my response would be "He is one of the three best cardiac...
So torn between Nursing and Social Work... advice?

icuRNmaggie replied to nybsn's topic in General Students

If I could turn back the clock, and my science credits were not so outdated, I would enroll in an accredited cardiac perfusionist program. The technology appeals to my inner science geek. Like...
Med-Surg sentence

icuRNmaggie replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Medical-Surgical

Some CNAs make a huge fuss when assigned sitter duty. It sounds as if the CNAs in this unit dont want to be assigned to be sitters because it interferes with their smoke
Issue with physical therapy..how to handle?

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

I am curious to know if the pt had a new stroke on the MRI /MRA, and if the pt was loaded with IV levetiracetam or fosphenytoin and if the blood level was in the therapeutic range. The pt had two...
Med-Surg sentence

icuRNmaggie replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Medical-Surgical

The OP has the option to notify her immediate supervisor and the attending physician that this situation is unsafe and document accordingly. The supervisor will usually produce a sitter when the...
What is the least stressful high paying nursing specialty?

icuRNmaggie replied to celtickimba's topic in General Nursing

I would like to try working in Student Health Services at a college or university. I may be wrong, but it sounds like a nice environment with good benefits. Some even provide tuition for employees...
Elephant in the China Shop

icuRNmaggie replied to hcworker's topic in General Nursing

I vaguely recall similar writing exercises this year about male modesty. If this person is from a Muslim or Middle Eastern culture he needs to say so in order for us to have an intelligent...
Elephant in the China Shop

icuRNmaggie replied to hcworker's topic in General Nursing

OP joined yesterday and this sounds suspiciously like a writing

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