icuRNmaggie BSN, RN

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    What is the least stressful high paying nursing specialty?

    icuRNmaggie replied to celtickimba's topic in General Nursing

    Define what would make a position less stressful. Good clinical support, time limited encounters, little to no family contact, low acuity, low ratios, a wealthy clientele, a safe environment,...
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    Med-Surg sentence

    icuRNmaggie replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You can only go up from here and you will. Do not quit. At this point it is all about building your skills and your professional reputation. Keep it positive even though your night shift...
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    Why do hospitals continue use the incentive spirometer?

    icuRNmaggie replied to felixis12's topic in General Nursing

    Felixis joined today and I suspect we have just done his homework. He will be back next week with a new username and another random research
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    Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    icuRNmaggie replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    Someone said the phone must be turned off in flight which isn't correct. Airplane mode, which turns off wifi, gps, bluetooth and cellular to save power is allowed except during takeoff and
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    Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    icuRNmaggie replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    If someone on an airplane says that he is a doctor or nurse it should be verified. That person could be a dentist or a CNA with zero acute care experience and no BLS or ACLS. It is easy to verify...
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    Endorsing to the next shift.

    icuRNmaggie replied to dudette10's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Ok. I was getting mental images of some characters from my past jobs who were notorious for doing the least amount of work possible. I would ask someone, a charge or senior nurse, on her shift...
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    Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    icuRNmaggie replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    If you have your credentials scanned and in an email that would work. I also have pictures of documents and id cards such as this in my phone. I started doing this when some travel agencies were...
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    Endorsing to the next shift.

    icuRNmaggie replied to dudette10's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    1) It is good that you let her know that you will not be an easy target for this kind of deception and manipulative behavior. 2) If the coworker is consistently a slacker when it comes to labs...
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    Why do hospitals continue use the incentive spirometer?

    icuRNmaggie replied to felixis12's topic in General Nursing

    The study was limited to 150 patients in an African Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi. IS was not recommended due to the resource constrained environment. The mortality was 6% in the control group...
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    Are you Facebook friends with your coworkers?

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

    No. If you search this site you will find many stories about the pitfalls of being FB friends with your nursing
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    So...What Kind of Nursing Task Do You LIKE?

    icuRNmaggie replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    winner winner chicken dinner Seriously though, I love stabilizing a patient with a team of good
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    RN impaired at work

    icuRNmaggie replied to Momma1RN's topic in General Nursing

    The employer has a duty to treat an incident such as this as a confidential health matter and so do you. You should only discuss this with the nursing administrator and HR rep. An employee going...
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    Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    icuRNmaggie replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    Even if a nurse is uncomfortable with giving ACLS meds there other meds in the kit that can save a person's life. I would get VS and give the aspirin, and nitro in the kit and 02 to the person with...
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    Late arriving Nurses

    icuRNmaggie replied to Goal_NP's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Being confrontational makes some people behave even worse. This is a management issue. All you have to do is put in to be paid for the overtime and write a note "day/night shift nurse was late."...
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    Had intimidating 1st employer as RN, resigned on bad terms.. should put in resume?

    icuRNmaggie replied to Kit.Kat's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I wouldn't even say "I wasn't supported in advancement for my education" because it makes you sound like a disgruntled
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    New Staff Orientation

    icuRNmaggie replied to Bluem67's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing practice can be different in third world countries. A float pool position might be setting her up to fail. I know this may sound a bit preachy, but instead of looking for the worst in...
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    Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    icuRNmaggie replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    If the AED is one of those used in BLS, that looks like a Fisher Price toy, it will detect a shockable rhythm in a person in cardiac arrest. It does not detect or deliver synch cardioversion. I...
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    Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    icuRNmaggie replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing that bothers me about this scenario is that there is no way to stop people from posting a video on
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    Had intimidating 1st employer as RN, resigned on bad terms.. should put in resume?

    icuRNmaggie replied to Kit.Kat's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Mavrick has given you the perfect answer. Your employment dates will show up when HR verifies your SS#. Be honest, be glad it is over, and try to put all of this behind you. Resist the urge to...
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    Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    icuRNmaggie replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    That drug kit needs to be updated. There's no amiodarone. Lidocaine was removed from ACLS in 2010. They need to include the IO. This doesn't inspire a whole lot of faith in the FAA on call...
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    Problem physician

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

    She's right. HR will label the nurse a troublemaker and Medical staffing services will not do a thing until several physicians file a
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    RN impaired at work

    icuRNmaggie replied to Momma1RN's topic in General Nursing

    I do believe you. Look up the policy for employee substance abuse and do precisely what it says. It may be mentioned in your employee handbook as well. You have a legal obligation to report the...
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    Offered job while still an extern

    icuRNmaggie replied to Kystudentrn's topic in General Nursing

    There are many threads on here by new grads who signed these contracts, never received the promised unit, or the residency and training or even a copy of the contract. There are many hospitals who...
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    Problem physician

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

    His clinical partners want you to be the scapegoat for reporting him. They don't want to ruffle the water. They want you to do it. Your concerns will be discounted as an interpersonal conflict...
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    Problem physician

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

    A decent Med. Dir. is the moral and ethical center for a department. This med. dir. will be the ruination of your dept. I have seen this happen and I left a similar situation because I could not be...