icuRNmaggie BSN, RN

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    ER to ICU orders

    icuRNmaggie replied to amys4304's topic in MICU, SICU

    This is so wrong on so many levels. ICU patients must be seen by a physician in the ER or in the ICU upon arrival. It sounds like you work in a small hospital that is a primary stroke center. The...
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    The Story of Jahi Continues

    icuRNmaggie replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    The authors of this article are Alice Dreger and Helen Haskell. Alice Dreger is a bioethicist and historian of medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. Helen Haskell founded...
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    I feel uncomfortable doing this

    icuRNmaggie replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Dear long lost relative, I am terribly sorry that I can not write the letter of reference as we have only met once and since we have never worked together, I have no way of knowing the extent of...
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    The Story of Jahi Continues

    icuRNmaggie replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    If I had to offer a conjecture about the cerebral edema, I would guess severe and prolonged hypoglycemia, a cerebral bleed, prolonged hypotension intraop, or that the child was hypotensive and...
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    Nurse who survived Ebola is suing the hospital

    icuRNmaggie replied to anon456's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm confused by something. If Nina Pham was not aware that she was being videotaped, why did she wave and "say come to Maryland
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    The Story of Jahi Continues

    icuRNmaggie replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    Children's anesthesia questioned after two cases of severe brain damage More about then 8 year old Rebecca Jimenez. This appalling case of gross negligence occurred at CHO in
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    The Story of Jahi Continues

    icuRNmaggie replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    http://www.psmag.com/health-and-behavior/was-jahi-mcmaths-case-preventable An interesting article on the indications and risks of T&A, UPPP and submucous resection of bilateral inferior turbinates...
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    Have you ever disliked a nursing job so much that you quit without notice?

    icuRNmaggie replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I also handed my badge to a manager at the end of my shift and said I'm not coming back. The acuity and workload were ridiculous and the doctors were shmucks. It was unsafe. This was at a...
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    Why is it so hard to find part-time work?

    icuRNmaggie replied to mclennan's topic in General Nursing

    Managers are very slow to fill open positions, and never advertise for part time ICU or per diem nurses anymore. I suspect this is so they can avoid the expense of orientation. There is a pattern...
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    Peer review evaluations

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

    I worked in an ICU six years ago which had many problematic employees who were best buddies of the manager. He wanted us all to be friends and have parties at his house which counted as staff...
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    clique in the workplace

    icuRNmaggie replied to Starfish-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Are you working in a PACU? You may want to cross train for admissions or ASU if this position is not a good
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    Contunious fluids, Incompatible antibiotics

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

    What was the maintenance fluid and the
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    Rate First Assignment

    icuRNmaggie replied to DatMurse's topic in Travel

    I have a friend who worked a telemetry unit contract there and she loved it. She never had more than four patients due to the state nurse patient ratios. She said there are nurses who are out of...
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    Contunious fluids, Incompatible antibiotics

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

    were you giving amphotericin
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    What to do when your manager is the bully.....

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

    All good advice from the previous posters. Small hospitals attract some very dysfunctional and vindictive people. It starts at the top. HR will always back their management officials to protect the...
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    96 year old refuse treatment

    icuRNmaggie replied to Vtachy1's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I wish that we could teach the families of dying ninety year olds to use good judgement and help their loved one pass over. Whatever happened making someone warm and comfortable, and letting him or...
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    New grad - critical care or elsewhere?

    icuRNmaggie replied to NiftyNurse7209's topic in Critical Care

    A couple of years in an ICU, PCU or step down is a springboard for many other opportunities such as CVICU PACU or ED or CRNA school or a career in travel
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    Medication safety what if...

    icuRNmaggie replied to SBGangelJC's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Don't carry narcotics in your pocket. You could lose it and then what. I found a carpuject containing 10 mg of MS on the floor in the hall. I no choice after asking my coworkers about it and I had...
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    Nurse Portfolio Question

    icuRNmaggie replied to CCuser's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I had a cheap binder with tabs for many years. Since working as a travel nurse I have added my skills checklists, notarized I-9, passport, soc. sec card. All docs are scanned and ready if I need...
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    Nurse Portfolio Question

    icuRNmaggie replied to CCuser's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It is really not a bad idea, especially if you want to take travel contracts at some point. A professional portfolio class is taught in freshman year at most major universities. Mine is broken down...
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    Performance recognition in your facility...

    icuRNmaggie replied to stineknight's topic in Emergency

    When someone takes the time to put pen to paper or even an email and write a note of appreciation, it means a lot. A gift card to the cafeteria is also a nice gesture and not very expensive. If your...
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    Rate First Assignment

    icuRNmaggie replied to DatMurse's topic in Travel

    That is a very reasonable offer. Good
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    The Story of Jahi Continues

    icuRNmaggie replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    I hope that she has her own attorney for the
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    Hemoglobin level

    icuRNmaggie replied to Livewire's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ask if you can go in the OR and watch a TKR. It is a bloody operation with a bucket of saturated sponges and a canister half full and yet the EBL is always 50cc on the anesthesia
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    Pt threw a bedpan...

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

    I doubt that therapeutic communication techniques like silence, reflecting and validating are going to be very effective with an out of control pt who is throwing fecal matter at the