icuRNmaggie BSN, RN

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    Medical Assistants being called nurses

    icuRNmaggie replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It has been my experience that Medical Assistants and Office managers will identify themselves as such. It is the untrained office workers who decide that it's okay to call themselves "Doctor Smith's...
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    Hospital readiness for Ebola

    icuRNmaggie replied to aspiration's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am also receiving those public health dept. emails that describe only the symptoms - I think that they are trying to prevent a panic. The risk in my area is extremely low. I think it is wise...
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    Hospital readiness for Ebola

    icuRNmaggie replied to aspiration's topic in Disaster Preparation

    double
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    Sentinel Events

    icuRNmaggie replied to NYCHikerRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If you continue to work as a patient safety aide or volunteer, you need to know how to call for help in the event of an emergency such as this. Anyone can call a rapid response or whatever the...
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    Administer insulin when glucose is 53?

    icuRNmaggie replied to Trixyp's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hypoglycemic encephalopathy is a horrible way to die with coma, seizures, cerebral edema and brain stem herniation. I would rather have a high blood glucose, I can fix that. I think your...
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    Honesty is NOT the best policy...

    icuRNmaggie replied to Nurse J1112's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am kind of proud that I was not a good fit in a low low level southeastern US hospital. Being terminated down in that region should make people respect you more. So how is the job
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    Surrendering an AK license or not?

    icuRNmaggie replied to backtoCO's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    That red flag by your name on NURSYS will make you unemployable with every travel agency and hospital in the lower 48. No judgement. Fix this before it is too
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    Surrendering an AK license or not?

    icuRNmaggie replied to backtoCO's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Sorry, age 19 is not childhood. You were not a kid either. Just pay what they want to make it go away. You were wrong in not being forthright when you made the
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    Car Metaphors

    icuRNmaggie replied to LittleTwinStars's topic in General Nursing

    lube and an oil change - just about any condition - CHF COPD missed HD tx only funny if he's someone you have rescued many
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    Car Metaphors

    icuRNmaggie replied to LittleTwinStars's topic in General Nursing

    Pacer interrogation a tune
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    Car Metaphors

    icuRNmaggie replied to LittleTwinStars's topic in General Nursing

    boat - bring out another ten
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    Will EMT-B help get me into Critical Care

    icuRNmaggie replied to mrrabbit's topic in Critical Care

    If you were pursuing a career path in the Emergency dept, the EMT-B would be helpful. But EMTs do not intubate so I don't see the point. But if your long term goal is to be a CRNA, a student nurse...
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    Sentinel Events

    icuRNmaggie replied to NYCHikerRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If he did not die or suffer a permanent disability ( for example, a head bleed, with permanent physical or cognitive impairment) then this is not a sentinel event. These people put you in harms...
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    nursing & tattoos

    icuRNmaggie replied to SN2014's topic in General Nursing

    My coworker says her son was recently rejected by the Army because of his tattoos. They have to stop one inch above the bend of the
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    Time Management Tips for New Critical Care Nurses

    icuRNmaggie replied to nursey246's topic in Critical Care

    You can pull your other patient up on the monitor using the remote view function. I always do that when acuity is very
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    Time Management Tips for New Critical Care Nurses

    icuRNmaggie replied to nursey246's topic in Critical Care

    Boundaries, people, are essential for time management. The biggest time suck in the MICU is needy families. Regardless of what the nurse before you did, you need to communicate the plan of...
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    How to take action when a bone mets patient has pain

    icuRNmaggie replied to Danish1807's topic in Oncology

    One of the most awful things that I have ever seen was a man with ca and mets to the spine brought straight up to oncology at 2 am from the ER. He was screaming in excruciating pain. The meds I...
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    Unsafe ED

    icuRNmaggie replied to HeartRN13's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    to Calivianya: you did very well. Coding him on the stretcher confirms that he was too unstable for transport. Save your notes. Notify your malpractice carrier. These negligent ER people have...
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    Unsafe ED

    icuRNmaggie replied to HeartRN13's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    to Calivianya: you did very well. Coding him on the stretcher confirms that he was too unstable for transport. Save your notes. This is a sentinel event and I would ask for a root cause
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    What rate should I infuse at?

    icuRNmaggie replied to ToBeContinued's topic in Patient Medications

    I once had a pt stop breathing in PACU. Awake and paralyzed. Apparently there was a trace of succinylcholine in the manifold that I unknowingly pushed in by giving an IV narcotic. Pt had to be...
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    Liberia: Nurses Abandoned Redemption Hospital

    icuRNmaggie replied to Been there,done that's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I would take care of an Ebola hemmorrhagic virus patient, not because I am selfless, but because I am fascinated by the transmission and treatment of infectious diseases. Bloody messes don't scare...
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    Fired for being an LVN!

    icuRNmaggie replied to CaliBoy760's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I agree but I would say that you are enabling them to function without you. The next time you hear from someone with questions about hyperbaric oxygen therapy, just say "did you call Ms. Smith,...
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    Post-interview thank you notes - do you or don't you?

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

    Several years ago I interviewed for a position 400 miles away. I was greeted by a nurse recruiter who gave me a tour of the hospital and walked me to the unit where I was interviewed first by the...
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    Please give me some feedback on my resume so I can apply for my dream job!

    icuRNmaggie replied to mrsmommyx4RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You need to have two resumes, one a paper copy for interviews and job fairs, the other is your electronic resume which is optimized for the
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    Acronyms, phrases and hypocrisy that need to go away forever, and that would never

    icuRNmaggie posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    occur in an all male company (or didn't you know that women can vote?) SBAR do you think we're idiots? Press Gainey Scores this isn't Starbucks Braden Scale ABC isn't ass butt crack people...