icuRNmaggie BSN, RN

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    Documenting for someone else

    icuRNmaggie replied to EquusAnonymous's topic in General Nursing

    If you are even peripherally involved in a CMS investigation of Medicaid or Medicare fraud you will be unemployable at any facility that provides services to Medicaid and Medicare patients. Forever....
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    Documenting for someone else

    icuRNmaggie replied to EquusAnonymous's topic in General Nursing

    Forward the work emails to your home account before they are
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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

    The ATS will interpret weird fonts bullets and headers as gibberrish. I made that mistake myself five years ago. I agree with eliminating the
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    Telemetry or MICU job offer??

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

    Are you a city girl or a small town girl. Many new nurses are just lost and overwhelmed in an urban major medical center. Some thrive in a high pressure environment. What is your comfort zone? Go...
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    What qualifies as skills under 'skills highlights' on a resume as a new graD?

    icuRNmaggie replied to bella14k's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Kudos to you for being honest! Integrity is everything in this business "Proficient with assessment and care of adult medical and surgical patients, venipunctures for drawing blood and insertion of...
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    cover letter help?

    icuRNmaggie replied to josie.esposo's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It's a little too much. Take it down a notch. HUP is a great hospital. best wishes,
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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

    I am not officially in a hiring position but if I were looking at new grad resumes and profiles I would want to see what skills you bring to the table. We really don't like to hand hold a new nurse....
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    Resume help

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

    This would have been a very nice resume many years ago and it may be useful for applying to a small office practice.Go to bluepipes.com and read the article about tailoring your resume for the ATS or...
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    Does your hospital or facility badge include your credentials?

    icuRNmaggie replied to icuRNmaggie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My employer supplies scrubs for ED, OR, ICU, Cath lab with specific colors for each department. It's good to know who's who. If they want to provide scrubs fine by me. Otherwise I am wearing my...
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    Documenting for someone else

    icuRNmaggie replied to EquusAnonymous's topic in General Nursing

    Were you this MA's direct supervisor? Were you even there when these vaccinations were given? If not stay out of it. Speak to the MD privately. I would say something along the lines of "many of...
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    traveling specialties?

    icuRNmaggie replied to n.a.williams's topic in Travel

    Ned you are correct. All good points. I was told I received a very nice evaluation from a large hospital system in Minnesota. I wish that I had asked the charge nurse to complete an evaluation...
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    traveling specialties?

    icuRNmaggie replied to n.a.williams's topic in Travel

    Every agency that I have signed on with required me to provide the name and phone number of two management employees who could provide a reference on a hospital extension during normal business hours....
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    Mild irritation at our lab tech.

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

    I have no medical office experience whatsoever. I do have a lot of experience with difficult personalities. As an MA isn't it really your job to answer the phone, draw blood, deal with the...
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    Why can't nurses intubate?

    icuRNmaggie replied to natnat122's topic in Emergency

    I was surprised to read in my state's nurse practice act that placing an LMA is outside of the RN scope of practice. They teach it in a skill station in ACLS and PALS so I had no idea. I have never...
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    Tips for travelling to Hawaii

    icuRNmaggie replied to 88nurse2010's topic in Travel

    Could you share the name of a travel agency that is willing to pay for the entire flight, the rental car and makes the housing arrangements or pays a $2000 housing stipend for Hawaii? I was offered...
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    traveling specialties?

    icuRNmaggie replied to n.a.williams's topic in Travel

    Get your ducks in a row. Employers want BSN educated, certified nurses with a minimum of one year current experience. I would like to suggest that you work in the ED for at least two years, take...
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    Portable Chest XRay protocol

    icuRNmaggie posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Imaging nurses, I need your expertise and advice to deal with a recent incident in the MICU. A CT tech was doing the routine am PCXR on an intubated pt in ARDS who was on maximum ventilatory support,...
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    Portable Chest XRay protocol

    icuRNmaggie replied to icuRNmaggie's topic in MICU, SICU

    The pt I wrote about initially was in ARDS and on AC
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    Portable Chest XRay protocol

    icuRNmaggie replied to icuRNmaggie's topic in MICU, SICU

    I deserve that. I do not frighten easily but I can sense danger. Nothing short of a physical altercation by multiple police officers could have stopped this psychotic individual. I check CNN...
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    Portable Chest XRay protocol

    icuRNmaggie replied to icuRNmaggie's topic in MICU, SICU

    It is my duty to stop a person who is doing something harmful. I once had to stop a new graduate RT when he attached a neb tx to another ARDS/IRIS pt who was on APRV. He had never had a pt on that...
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    alcohol withdrawal-Ativan

    icuRNmaggie replied to sassyann85's topic in Addictions

    Is your facility using the CIWA protocol? I have it's pretty useful though cumbersome . My friend says it will drive you to drink :) In most hospitals a CIWA greater than 20 means transfer to the...
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    Need help putting skills down on resume

    icuRNmaggie replied to whatdidigetmyselfin2's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The last three headers will be: Experience Education Professional Organizations
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    Portable Chest XRay protocol

    icuRNmaggie replied to icuRNmaggie's topic in MICU, SICU

    It is not a protocol. Originally I posted this is the Radiology nurses forum to ask for a standard of practice. Thankfully it is just two rogue employees who are endangering
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    B52 cocktail

    icuRNmaggie replied to zzyzx's topic in General Nursing

    Geodon is very effective for agitation secondary to the DTs. Many years ago we gave a ten four over and out. 10 of haldol, 4 of ativan and 50 of benadryl.. This was only for the worst psychotic...
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    B52 cocktail

    icuRNmaggie replied to zzyzx's topic in General Nursing

    I agree about the Zyprexa IM. It totally wears off in a couple of hours. Not effective for psychiatric emergencies with extreme violent