icuRNmaggie BSN, RN

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    Being the "New Girl"

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

    This is petty nonsense. CVC and PICC dressings are changed weekly and prn. Focus on excelling at your job, modeling appropriate behavior, and avoid these troublemakers. You are better than...
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    Clearing lines for pump.

    icuRNmaggie replied to OwlieO.O's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Tap that bag of Vanco, Amiodarone or bottle of albumin to get the bubbles to float to the top and disintegrate on their
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    Is a B in Biology okay?

    icuRNmaggie replied to WEEWOOWW's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes. Keep up the good work. Bio Micro and A&P are similar in their depth and level of difficulty. A&P is a lot of memorization which is a valid form of
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    Giving up nursing?

    icuRNmaggie replied to RNhere's topic in Nursing Career

    Your state may require a certain number of hours per renewal period to keep your license active, if so, place it on inactive status. If not keep it active. Here's a fun idea. Camp season is soon...
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    How to NOT Aid a Cheater?

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

    Unscrupulous people look for gullible and kind hearted people to be their marks. Don't be insulted. You must have a good filter for that kind of
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    How to NOT Aid a Cheater?

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

    A nurse who commits academic dishonesty is probably not going to have any qualms about faking VS, or falsely documenting on safety checklists and the mandated restraint and seclusion nursing...
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    Clearing lines for pump.

    icuRNmaggie replied to OwlieO.O's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes, you need to invert the cassette to get to prime the tubing. If I recall correctly, you can also attach a syringe to the cassette to remove those annoying champagne bubbles that tend to...
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    Clearing lines for pump.

    icuRNmaggie replied to OwlieO.O's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Which IV pump are you
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    How to NOT Aid a Cheater?

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

    I think newboy should tell the woman that people are starting to talk about how she is getting the staff to do her coursework and that she needs to seriously consider withdrawing from that program and...
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    How to NOT Aid a Cheater?

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

    I almost did it myself to help out a very hardworking friend at work who was facing a deadline for one of those weekly assignments. Instead of doing that, I took the admission and told her to use...
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    Not a Nursing Question, but Has to Do with Work, So...

    icuRNmaggie replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    After months of giving a CNA a ride to work if she called me and from work in the morning, she called me at 1840 to say "I need you to come get me." But I was already at work and told her so. She...
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    public health nursing jobs?

    icuRNmaggie replied to Humaneclowninscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    Try the County Health Department in your area. USA jobs may have something as
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    How to NOT Aid a Cheater?

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

    This topic hits home for me due to the academic dishonesty I have seen at work. It cheapens the degree that I worked so hard for and that angers me. The OP's supervisor is taking advantage of...
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    How to NOT Aid a Cheater?

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

    I am curious to know why someone with an MSN is employed in a subordinate position to an RN without the BSN. As to the original question, how not to succumb to her pleas for help, say:...
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    How to NOT Aid a Cheater?

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

    I am really, really tired of people saying " Maggie will you write my paper for me? " If I ask what the topic is or offer to proof read it, they shut down. I worked with a girl last week who said...
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    Extra Shifts.. are they worth it?

    icuRNmaggie replied to NGYSUN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    When the core staff work extra to cover the holes, not a call out, but an open FTE position, they are enabling the hospital management to not hire more FTEs or travel nurses. This sends the...
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    Am I a new nurse, or a new nurse with lots of experience

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

    Unfortunately, the HR people would not start an LPN with 15 years of experience at a higher hourly wage than any other new grad, and they probably would not do so for a paramedic either. It's not...
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    Am I a new nurse, or a new nurse with lots of experience

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

    First of all, congratulations on completing your ASN. With your skills and experience, you will be an asset to any unit. To answer the question, in the eyes of the HR dept you are a new RN grad...
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    So what dooo you do as a nurse???

    icuRNmaggie replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Frankly I think you are overreacting. It does not sound like the question was meant to be hurtful. Your Mom is trying to build your sister's confidence a little. Please let it go. Next time...
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    "That" co worker

    icuRNmaggie replied to hookyarnandblanket's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It's a difficult position to be in, and very frustrating, to have to pick up the slack for someone who spends too much time with the patients. Sometimes you have to figure out a way to make it work...
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    Would you send this patient to the unit?

    icuRNmaggie replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There isn't enough information to determine the cause such as a toxin, med overdose, contrast nephropathy, hypotension, obstruction etc. The chloride would be low in severe dehydration. We dont...
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    Telling the truth on a peer evaluation for a group project?

    icuRNmaggie replied to JESSICAAA159's topic in General Students

    Honestly and unemotionally evaluate your fellow group member. Be fair, brief, very focused and factual. Consider it practice for when you have to document incidents and evaluate others for...
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    AWD vehicle for nurses

    icuRNmaggie replied to waiting4ivpush's topic in General Nursing

    There are rebates and special financing discounts for new college graduates. It may pay off to wait until Fall or Winter of the year that you
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    Nurses as Costs for Hospitals

    icuRNmaggie replied to advor's topic in Activism, Healthcare

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    Nurses as Costs for Hospitals

    icuRNmaggie replied to advor's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think this discussion has gone a little off the rails. It is not a matter of which area of specialization is more skilled than the other but which ones are more labor intensive. It may take...