icuRNmaggie BSN, RN

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    21 Things you never mention at a hospital job interview

    icuRNmaggie replied to prettyboyswag's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    OP : I found it very funny and mostly true. Ignore the negative remarks. You have to watch "if everyone was honest at job interviews" on buzzfeed. And read real nurse jackies ideal cover...
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    Help! stay or go?

    icuRNmaggie replied to takeiteasynyc's topic in Emergency

    Buck up and go to that meeting. Nobody gets fired over a percocet or a documentation error. Seriously, it sounds like they need you more than you need them. That union rep sounds like a pot...
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    everyone is leaving my floor

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

    You can apply for a transfer at most hospitals as long as you are not on probation. So you have until April to work on this. You need some survival strategies to get through the next six months....
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    Curious to know why Jahi thread was closed?

    icuRNmaggie replied to RNIBCLC's topic in Nursing News

    One poster stated she felt the situation might different if the pt was caucasian. Another poster responded by cruelly attacking and mocking Jahi's family and related this case to allegations of racial...
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    NEW EBOLA CSZAR Ron Klain

    icuRNmaggie replied to luv2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Pres. Obama's nominee for Surgeon General is Vivek Murthy. He is a surgeon at Brigham and Womens Hospital, educated at Harvard and Yale and and earned an MPH. His appointment has been blocked by...
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    Help! stay or go?

    icuRNmaggie replied to takeiteasynyc's topic in Emergency

    Are you ready to function independently in this ER if they let you off orientation? 10 pts is absurd and dangerous. The lack of enthusiasm could be sheer exhaustion. If you could stick it out...
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    Help! stay or go?

    icuRNmaggie replied to takeiteasynyc's topic in Emergency

    Go find a per diem position now in another ER with decent staffing. A smaller facility might be a better fit. Resign in good standing. You will have something to fall back on and that could lead...
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    Nursing issues

    icuRNmaggie replied to Alexm73113's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How much waste is drawn and discarded when drawing blood from a PICC line. Every source hospital policy and PICC nurse tells me something different. When I say show me the evidence, they
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    Newbies Who Want to Pay ZERO Dues Schedule-Wise

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

    Experience saves
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    Ebola research

    icuRNmaggie replied to macawake's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The patients that I had in 2011 who died of H1N1 all had a GNR sepsis. Good information. Thank
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    Does your hospital or facility badge include your credentials?

    icuRNmaggie posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    In my current staff nurse RN position my badge says Maggie and underneath my name it says nurse in lower case letters. Not even RN, just 'nurse'. We have several excellent night shift LPNs on...
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    NEW EBOLA CSZAR Ron Klain

    icuRNmaggie replied to luv2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Dr Brantly already is a resource for the President on this horrific disease.. President Obama met with Dr Brantly and his wife in the Oval Office on 9/16/2014. Dr Brantly also spoke to the House...
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    Can a nurse legally refuse to treat an Ebola patient?

    icuRNmaggie replied to adboudy's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No, I do not agree. I think that is petty and judgmental. It's easy for you to say that since you will never be in an ED or ICU with a fluid generator with copious bloody emesis and bloody stool....
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    Can a nurse legally refuse to treat an Ebola patient?

    icuRNmaggie replied to adboudy's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have have talked with some coworkers who are the sole support of their families. They say no, my dependents are first in my life and they need me. If something happens to me what will happen to...
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    NEW EBOLA CSZAR Ron Klain

    icuRNmaggie replied to luv2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If only it were as simple as just providing someone who could provide medical management of ebola hemorrhagic virus. The logistics and the legalities and most of all the expense of containing this...
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    I live in an area with A LOT of snow, and as a nurse, do I need an SUV?

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

    To the OP: I am familiar with the snowbelt near Lake Erie. I remember my car being buried overnight and people actually walking down the street level with the roofs of the cars. I am no car...
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    condom catheters

    icuRNmaggie replied to 84RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a little trick that works for men who are confused and worried about wetting the bed and not allowed out of bed. I take a depends guards for men, the kind of pad with some elastic and an...
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    "the 3rd degree" with report and other rude behavior

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

    I would have to confront her on every point. I dont ask A&O people who the president is. I already covered that (leg edema) that's the least of his problems. I didnt smell the urine today but you...
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    Is there a place for non-confrontational nurses in ICU?

    icuRNmaggie replied to TurtleLittle's topic in Critical Care

    Ask your manager how you should have handled this situation. There should be a policy in place for CTs and possibly MRIs to be done prior to transport to ICU. I think you handled this very well...
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    "the 3rd degree" with report and other rude behavior

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

    The challenge that I have is with a nurse who has ADD or ADHD who can not sit and walks away as soon as I give her the name age and admitting diagnosis. It is incredibly rude. The third time that...
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    Mantra?... Whats yours??...

    icuRNmaggie replied to PrayingToPass's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    the Sweet Brown quote that I first heard here: ain't nobody got time for that. There's a funny video on you
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    "the 3rd degree" with report and other rude behavior

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

    If the nurse stops to look up labs, and it's not a critical issue, just keep on trucking and continue report. It sounds like they enjoy intimidating you. Where I'm from it's rude to interrupt the...
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    "the 3rd degree" with report and other rude behavior

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

    There was a good thread called open up spoonfed report just a few months ago. One guy said give it to them the way they want and get on with your life. I thought that was sage advice. I am still...
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    Nursing issues

    icuRNmaggie replied to Alexm73113's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The practice of checking the balloon on a foley catheter dates back to when foleys were made of rubber. The foleys we use now are made of some kind of vinyl. I have never seen these balloons break....
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    Nina Pham and/or Amber Vinson

    icuRNmaggie replied to logank622's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Nina and Amber, You and your colleagues deserved to be recognized for your work taking care of Mr. Duncan. What all of you did was incredibly brave and your actions have saved lives by forcing...