icuRNmaggie BSN, RN

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    Sinking ships/cycles of crappy work environments

    icuRNmaggie replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    Signs that your ship is sinking: no continuing education or unit competencies low satisfaction scores increased ratios with reduction in full time staff management sets the expectation for staff to...
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    Nurses Diverting Narcotics.

    icuRNmaggie replied to NurseCalamity's topic in General Nursing

    I have only worked in one ICU that had these locked IV boxes available to deter drug diversion. It seems to me that if narcotic diversion and narcotic waste diversion affected a facility's profits,...
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    Nurses Diverting Narcotics.

    icuRNmaggie replied to NurseCalamity's topic in General Nursing

    If hospitals would provide the necessary support, nurses might actually be able to witness waste when the med was withdrawn from the pyxis. A charge nurse should be available for witnessing...
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    Need advice! Contract or travel to work??

    icuRNmaggie replied to ER.rn0922's topic in Nursing Career

    Two hours a day of driving, versus living across the street and walking to work, is going to have a big effect on your quality of life, especially in the Winter. Being a commuter is no fun...
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    so what happens after passing CCRN?

    icuRNmaggie replied to veggie530's topic in Critical Care

    Congratulations. You will receive a certificate, a wallet card and a letter for your employer via US
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    please look at my resume...unique situation...

    icuRNmaggie replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    Bullet points can cause your resume to be rejected by the ATS resume porificer. There is a very good article about all of this on the bluepipes.com blog as well as another article on how to write a...
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    Nurses Diverting Narcotics.

    icuRNmaggie replied to NurseCalamity's topic in General Nursing

    You are correct but these are all changes in behavior which I have personally seen and experienced working with nurses who were drug addicted, caught diverting and even using at work. It angers...
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    Nurses Diverting Narcotics.

    icuRNmaggie replied to NurseCalamity's topic in General Nursing

    Although I have been absolutely been made a fool of several times by drug diverting nurses, I have noticed some patterns and behaviors that suggest diversion. One is the "quick waste" when everyone...
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    How early you can give your resignation letter?

    icuRNmaggie replied to nursefromcali's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at one facility that required notice equivalent to your vacation accrual. At my last staff nurse position, I gave 8 weeks notice. A month is considered professional. It is best to refer...
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    Convicted of murder as a teen and now a nurse

    icuRNmaggie replied to TheGooch's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with an internal medicine MD, an older man, whose behavior was very strange although he tried to present a persona of being from academia. He stalked a former girlfiend and threatened...
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    Nurses Diverting Narcotics.

    icuRNmaggie replied to NurseCalamity's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a sucker, or a magnet, for these people ever since I was a new grad in 1991. A very well liked nurse was stealing home meds of out the locked nurse server in the patients' rooms and...
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    Nurses Diverting Narcotics.

    icuRNmaggie replied to NurseCalamity's topic in General Nursing

    In 2012, rad tech David Kwiatkowski infected 27 Cath lab patients with Hep C at Exeter Hospital. He diverted drugs by cultivating relationships with the female staff and by making a big production of...
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    Negotiate for what?

    icuRNmaggie replied to Graduatenurse14's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

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    Nurses Diverting Narcotics.

    icuRNmaggie replied to NurseCalamity's topic in General Nursing

    I have reported two coworkers for being impaired at work. One resigned when confronted, the other situation resulted in criminal charges. I have worked with two others who were caught in the...
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    Nurses Diverting Narcotics.

    icuRNmaggie replied to NurseCalamity's topic in General Nursing

    Many diverters are highly intelligent and skilled nurses who fool everyone and steal undetected for years. The mechanisms that these people use to divert controlled drugs for their personal use are...
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    Convicted of murder as a teen and now a nurse

    icuRNmaggie replied to TheGooch's topic in General Nursing

    It appears that this person was probably licensed prior to the requirement for an FBI background check and fingerprints. That nursing school photo is also tagged as Czech nursing students on
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    Convicted of murder as a teen and now a nurse

    icuRNmaggie replied to TheGooch's topic in General Nursing

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    Critical thinking? How do you define it?

    icuRNmaggie replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

    Critical thinking - definition: the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue to develop a plan. I have never liked this catch phrase because I believe it is my job to be a thinker. Here is an...
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    Need good thorough list of RN med surg skills.

    icuRNmaggie replied to Rosady84's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Applications and Skills Checklists for Travel Nursing Jobs and Travel Allied Healthcare Jobs click on Med Surg
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    Physician Bullying of Nurses Reaching Epidemic Levels

    icuRNmaggie replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Nursing News

    The author has lost some credibility by basing her book exclusively on the experiences of four NYC ED nurses. That small sample is hardly representative of the profession as a whole. There are also...
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    The Honest NCLEX Exam

    icuRNmaggie replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

    The nursing staff have enough to do without having to deal with visitors who expect free beverages. Refreshments for visitors are available in the cafeteria and vending
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    What type of role do you take as a preceptor with non GN nurses?

    icuRNmaggie replied to Codeblue1982's topic in MICU, SICU

    Forward those emails to your personal email
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    What type of role do you take as a preceptor with non GN nurses?

    icuRNmaggie replied to Codeblue1982's topic in MICU, SICU

    When this person causes a sentinel event, the first thing that risk management will do is pull her entire education file to verify who signed her off as competent and to absolve the hospital from...
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    I really need some advice. I dont know if I want to be a nurse much longer.

    icuRNmaggie replied to alydee1's topic in General Nursing

    If what I have been told about Phoenix is true, you were very fortunate to be hired for an entry level position with less than one year of experience. Was your first position at a much larger...
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    Negotiate for what?

    icuRNmaggie replied to Graduatenurse14's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Please understand that many nurses would retire at 62 if they had a defined benefit pension plan. That should be a top priority along with safe