C.G.

C.G. has 25 years experience and specializes in Alittle of everything but mostly ER.

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1. Funniest thing a new nurse said/charted/asked...

   C.G. replied to RN12345656's topic in Humor

   While at triage one morning, two women walked into the ER. The younger of the two approached me and said "Hi, I'm here to bring in my mother for an autopsy?". I looked at her and the older woman behind her and said "And she would be your mother?" She...

2. Profanity in nursing notes

   C.G. replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

   This seems like a good thread going now. I'm just curious, say you are pulled into court five years from now and are asked to accurately describe what a patient was saying. How can you remember it if you don't write it down?

3. Funniest thing a new nurse said/charted/asked...

   C.G. replied to RN12345656's topic in Humor

   I had a nurse tech pull me aside after a foley was inserted into a male UNCIRCUMCISED trauma patient. She said "I've seen foleys put in guys before but what was WRONG with his penis? Why did it look so funny?" Ahhhh to be so young............I busted...

4. Cape Cod RNs ratify three-year contract

   C.G. replied to mark hamel's topic in Massachusetts

   Great article. Thanks Mark

5. new grad er positions??

   C.G. replied to snk's topic in Massachusetts

   I'd get at least a year of med/surg under your belt first. There are hospitals that take new grads. Southcoast hospitals have a 6 month preceptorship program.

6. Anyone attend Bristol Community College

   C.G. replied to Kare117's topic in Massachusetts

   I attended BCC and got my ADN from there. It's one of the BEST nursing schools in the state. I've since moved on and received my BSN and most recently my MSN and I wouldn't have passed up the basic education I got in nursing from BCC. There is a nurs...

7. St Lukes/Charlton Memorial

   C.G. replied to DavidNurseEMT's topic in Massachusetts

   Yes, I do.....25 years at Southcoast to be exact. I worked at St Luke's for many many years. Got burned by administration and co-workers which finally burned me out. I work in Southcoast's best kept secret...Tobey Hospital. If you want to know any sp...

8. Profanity in nursing notes

   C.G. replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

   I think sometimes it depends where in nursing you work. I agree with what Tweety said. However, if you are in doubt, write what the patient says exactly. You won't be wrong for stating the exact comments. What may be considered profane to one person...

9. need help getting out of dangerous job!

   C.G. replied to Cali_Nurse05's topic in General Nursing

   This is terrible! Another case of how nurses eat their young! This makes me sick. Is this facility that you work in unionized? If so, there issues should be talked about in your contract. If there is no union, then get out of there! You will burn out...

10. NEW ED NURSE and Requirements and Questions

    C.G. replied to kimaboogie00's topic in Emergency

    The critical care course I had to go through (way back when) involved both ICU, CCU and ER nurses. We were taught alittle about alot of things-- EKG's, rhythm strips, A-lines, Swans, Intubating, Ventilators, chest tubes, etc. It made us all alittle m...

11. IV's- nursing or medical decision?

    C.G. replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    It sounds like this doc has power issues. Unfortunately, by the time this doc orders a lock or an IV the patient may be more compromised and the IV insertion may be more difficult. It only hurts the patient in the long run. The ER I work in uses stan...

12. Is your charge & triage RN included in nurse/patient ratio grid?

    C.G. replied to KKERRN's topic in Emergency

    You have an actual ratio of nurses to patients? What a luxury! I work in a 30 bed ER (includes 9 acute beds, 21 non-acute) and nights is staffed with 4 RN's, one triage nurse and a charge nurse. Two nurses take care of the acute side, 2 on the non...

13. Welcome to the ER. Please observe the following rules. (mild rant)

    C.G. replied to V. Nightingale's topic in Emergency

    I've worked in the ER for a very long time. It's very easy to say to educate the public so they don't abuse the local ER's. It's been tried. They've had it on the local news stations and guess what? They still come in with their sore throats, eara...

14. Peeves

    C.G. posted a topic in Emergency

    How about when someone comes in with one complaint then when you're talking to them they say "oh by the way, can I have a pregnancy test?" and it's in the middle of the night??? That's my pet peeve.