Gromit

Gromit specializes in ICU-Stepdown.

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1. phone calls no outsider would believe

   Gromit replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

   Man that is TOO FUNNY! Somehow "I told ya so" doesn't quite do it. :) The unit I used to work on (nightshift, of course) had a really good crew -we all worked quite well together -and as with most areas, we were always short-handed. No LPNs, no tec...

2. Stand up if you're not in it for the money!

   Gromit replied to eldragon's topic in LPN/LVN

   Gee Ingelein are you so rabidly pro-union that you see any comment that doesn't actively support and promote your stance as an "anti-union" comment? I'm puzzled as to what part of my message said I was against the Union in any way shape or form. The...

3. Stand up if you're not in it for the money!

   Gromit replied to eldragon's topic in LPN/LVN

   Good lord, this is the unvarnished truth. YEARS ago, when I was in fire-rescue, we had a sign inside our station, next to the entrance, that said "dead heroes don't save lives". Its meaning was that if you don't take care of yourself, you won't be ...

4. Stand up if you're not in it for the money!

   Gromit replied to eldragon's topic in LPN/LVN

   silly oversimplification. There are many more differences between the Canadian healthcare system and the one in the USA -many more factors play a role in our pay and conditions of our work environment. When you oversimplify it to the degree you hav...

5. Stand up if you're not in it for the money!

   Gromit replied to eldragon's topic in LPN/LVN

   well, all the 'good things' aside, I'd say that nobody gets into it just for the money -it doesn't pay THAT good to warrant that kind of thinking. You can certainly make better pay in other professions that aren't any harder to get degrees in than N...

6. Mneumonics for ACLS?

   Gromit replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

   hehehe, I remember the V-fib/pulseless v-tach one. Shock shock shock, epi in the body and shock. Lido shock Lido shock, epi-body shock.... sigh. My card expired -as my current positiong (case management in ER) doesn't require it, but I want to get i...

7. stresses and depression in the health workplace.

   Gromit replied to naturalized's topic in General Nursing

   I'm with Oramar. Management is the primary stressor. Management can easily make or break the job long before co-workers, paitents, docs or families have any chance to ruin it. Management sets the tone. My last manager was pretty good (I didn't kno...

8. Mneumonics for ACLS?

   Gromit replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

   Back when I first took ACLS (which predates the wide use of the WWW, and certainly in the old days of the dreaded solo-megacode style testing) we just strung the algorythms together with a beat. Didn't sound like much if you did it out loud (and I k...

9. smoking in the work place

   Gromit replied to fat cat's topic in General Nursing

   While I find it an annoyance at best, I'd hardly qualify second-hand smoke as the danger you make it out to be. To a severe asthmatic, yes -even pet dander can trigger a reaction in them. But you're exposed to far more 'crap' via exhaust from autom...

10. What's wrong with being a nurse?

    Gromit replied to Orenda's topic in General Nursing

    Orenda, take heart in knowing that not ALL places are like that -my floor was very supportive of me as a new RN -and we are all supportive of new ones that join our floor. I know there are bad ones out there -and they get a lot of publicity. But th...

11. Playing secretary and receptionis during med pass??

    Gromit replied to SoCalif1979's topic in Safety

    Same here. I don't interrupt medications for anything short of an emergency. That does NOT include answering phones, taking notes, or chasing down patients to give them messages. Assessment and drug passes come way before playing 'secretary'. When ...

12. smoking in the work place

    Gromit replied to fat cat's topic in General Nursing

    Glad I work in a hospital -and on a floor where the patients' "right" to smoke is basically a non-issue. Most of 'em are on vents, and the rest are just too sick to get out of bed on their own. I enjoy my pipe, and fine cigars. I do NOT use such th...

13. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    Gromit replied to Brian's topic in ADN/BSN

    Paramedics, Firefighters and police officers aren't bachelor-holders either, though if you don't considder them to be 'professinals' then its a moot point, I suppose. But in ANY case, I'm surprised we're still talking about this non-event (since NY ...

14. Tx of neruologic fever

    Gromit replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    we use a hyperthermia machine (cooling blanket -this thing circulates cold water through a 'blanket' -most machines can accomodate two or three of these blankets -depending on the severity, typically our patients only have one under them (under the b...

15. Nurses' Unions

    Gromit replied to nursemike's topic in Union

    Well, I don't know what to say about the 'nurses as slaves' bit except that I was unaware that slaves got paid -at least not traditionally -nor that slaves had the option of leaving for a competing job. But as for the other part, I'll say that if a ...