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 Nursing 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...

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...

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

   C.G. replied to RN12345656's topic in Nursing 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 member? Why did it look...

4. Cape Cod RNs ratify three-year contract

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

   Great article. Thanks

5. new grad er positions??

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

   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

6. Anyone attend Bristol Community College

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

   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...

7. St Lukes/Charlton Memorial

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

   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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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....

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...

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