icuRNmaggie BSN, RN

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    Lazy group members!!!

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

    Group projects are just awful and are one of the main reasons that I have avoided grad school. Since your group is not functioning well, and they hardly ever do, vote on having a group leader....
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    Regarding chronic tardiness

    icuRNmaggie replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I paid 200 dollars non refundable, to attend 8 am yoga classes at a site across from the hospital. I did not get to attend more than one or two due to a certain dayshift nurse who had adhd and a...
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    Regarding chronic tardiness

    icuRNmaggie replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    If you have ADHD, please get your symptoms under control before you take a staff nurse position. No one enjoys having to wait for you to show up, the endless chatter, or having to bail you out...
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    Pt stool smells like fish

    icuRNmaggie replied to BrendaH84's topic in General Nursing

    cdiff is an anaerobic bacteria that causes massive yellow diarrhea with an unmistakable yeasty moldy
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    Classes that will help me & be beneficial to me getting into a nursing program??

    icuRNmaggie replied to Jessika1252's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Chemistry and Biochem. If they are not required, find another
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    Nurse who survived Ebola is suing the hospital

    icuRNmaggie replied to anon456's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Several years ago, a nurse that I knew contracted a very virulent strain of cdiff when there was an outbreak of this strain. She went through hospitalizations, home infusion therapy and TPN. She...
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    Pt stool smells like fish

    icuRNmaggie replied to BrendaH84's topic in General Nursing

    I have noticed a yellow or orange color and a strong ammonia smell of the stool and urine in pt's with liver failure. Consuming asparagus and taking fish oil capsules can create some pretty funky...
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    Hostile work environment

    icuRNmaggie replied to britmansf18's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I would have been tempted to call the police and have all of them charged with disorderly conduct and removed from the
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    Nurse who survived Ebola is suing the hospital

    icuRNmaggie replied to anon456's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Brave girl. She took care of Mr Duncan and now she is exposing the indignities and dangers of working in an unsafe hospital. Nina Pham is an articulate and credible BSN CCRN with a very strong case....
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    Backing out of a Contract

    icuRNmaggie replied to happymedium's topic in Travel

    Please try calling human resources and ask very nicely what do you recommend for temporary housing. There's always some kind of bulletin board or online classifieds at the hospital for temporary...
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    Errors--system problem or nursing problem?

    icuRNmaggie replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I was in a management meeting recently in which we reviewed risk management reports. It was an eye opener. The medical director put his spin on two situations and with great disdain blamed the...
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    Errors--system problem or nursing problem?

    icuRNmaggie replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Neither. These are medical mismanagement /management issues. The right sided heart failure patient may need 24hr vasodilators due to pulmonary hypertension. That order needs to be
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    Lost my head and quit without notice

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

    I disagree. It is not a huge blot on your record. You resigned. Period. Future employers are not as interested in why you left a previous job as you might think. They never even ask in an...
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    vent!!! OR admission

    icuRNmaggie replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    You should have taken her aside and said : "The pt is unstable has no central access and you may have compromised the HD catheter. If anything happens to this man I am holding you responsible." Then...
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    FLAME ON!

    icuRNmaggie replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    Report means that one nurse speaks and one nurse listens. It is either your job to be prepared to speak or your job to listen and not interrupt. Now how hard was
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    Dreading bedside report with The Interrogator

    icuRNmaggie replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Please try this: look her right in the eye and say this report needs to be over in five minutes or less because I have places to be today. Be laser focused on telling her about the patient. If...
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    Dreading bedside report with The Interrogator

    icuRNmaggie replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    But why can't you do this? It's business. Focus. If good time management means ignoring the interruptions, do it. Take control of the situation. Set a time limit because it is not open ended....
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    Dreading bedside report with The Interrogator

    icuRNmaggie replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    You need some boundaries. That means that your time is valuable and you are protecting what is yours. You also need to be mentally prepared to speak to what is relevant . Is it possible that you...
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    Dreading bedside report with The Interrogator

    icuRNmaggie replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Be efficient. Report is not an open ended discussion, debate, or time to socialize with patients or visitors.. Mentally prepare what you need to say. A concise review of relevant information and...
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    This can't be safe at all

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

    Accept the NICU position and go per diem at the LTACH stating you need to reduce your hours for personal reasons. It would be unwise to tell your coworkers about the new job. Leave that job...
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    icuRNmaggie replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    " propofo " for
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    Preparing for Epic HELP!

    icuRNmaggie replied to jrall60's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Be sure there is computer access, next to the pyxis in a secure med room, for you to use to confirm that you are removing the correct meds for your patient. Scan those at the bedside before you...
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    I Have The Time and Other Lies

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

    How degrading and I am so so sorry that you have to deal with this. I would not have been able to contain myself. That's what you ask your spouse to do, not your nurse! This creepy woman has NO...
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    Crazy Agency New Grad Program

    icuRNmaggie replied to stkrm04's topic in Nursing Career

    Even if NICU is not your long term goal, you have a job, a paycheck, health insurance, and the ability to attend continuing education at this facility and build a work history. Do not be...
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    Is a six week orientation too short?

    icuRNmaggie replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    Admissions and discharges are the two most labor intensive tasks on a medical surgical unit. Having to do them back to back amounts to 2 to 3 man hours at least per shift, and if you are in a unit...