GooeyRN

GooeyRN ADN, BSN, CNA, LPN, RN

Psych, Med/Surg, LTC

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  1. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    GooeyRN replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I like putting docs on speaker phone when they yell at me for something petty. Then everyone can hear what an a$$ they are. It helps me not get angry. The last place I worked, there was a doctor...

  2. Peers are "concerned" about me... This is really long.

    GooeyRN replied to DearRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do you maybe think it is a shift war thing? A few places I have worked treated employees like this when they switched shifts. They wanted to make sure the employee who switched shifts knew "their"...

  3. I cant take nursing anymore

    GooeyRN replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I also suggest transferring to a different floor of the

  4. Forgetting to chart PRN narcotics or other PRN meds

    GooeyRN replied to lolalolacherrycola's topic in General Nursing

    That has been a problem with us, too. The pyxis system would get wonky and not let anyone in, sometimes for hours at a time. I miss the old fashion way of handwritten MAR's with meds already in the...

  5. Forgetting to chart PRN narcotics or other PRN meds

    GooeyRN replied to lolalolacherrycola's topic in General Nursing

    I don't like the scanner method. It is a pain. There is always someone on isolation, so the cart can't go in their rooms. Then we have to make a print out of the pt's arm band code to scan that...

  6. What do the male nurses do to prevent sexual assault accusations?

    GooeyRN replied to SkySoldier's topic in Men in Nursing

    You can trade certain duties, like putting in a foley cath or other thing that would make females uncomfortable, in exchange of doing some less desirable things for another nurse, whether it be put a...

  7. Are you proud to be a CNA?

    GooeyRN replied to Serendipity, PCT's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was never ashamed to be a CNA when I was one. I was proud that I wasn't "above" wiping butts or feeding people. I could see Mother Teresa or Jesus himself doing CNA work. Be proud, it takes...

  8. Forgetting to chart PRN narcotics or other PRN meds

    GooeyRN replied to lolalolacherrycola's topic in General Nursing

    The last place I worked, a little box would pop up when you pulled a prn, asking why you were giving it. So we typed in the reason. But then we STILL had to hand chart the time and WHY we gave it....

  9. Do you think removing an NG tube is "killing someone"?

    GooeyRN replied to krenee's topic in General Nursing

    It isn't killing them if they are obviously going to die soon anyway. The disease is killing them. You are making them more comfortable. If his abdomen was firm, he would aspirate soon, then get...

  10. Phi Theta Kappa - Haven't we all been invited?

    GooeyRN replied to SDChargersGirl#31's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Every single person in my nursing class was invited, since you had to have a 3.5 GPA to be in the program anyway. It does look nice on a Resume. Our instructors encouraged us to join. I did, and...

  11. How critical is chemistry to passing micro?

    GooeyRN replied to SoCaliGirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I totally suck at chemistry, and still got an A in micro. I didn't really find much of a need for chem to take micro, outside of some VERY basic concepts. I never really used much of anything I...

  12. Nursing and abortions

    GooeyRN replied to breakinglightx's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it would be fair to myself, other nurses, or patients, to work in an area where this kind of thing occurs, if I do not want to participate in

  13. Nursing and abortions

    GooeyRN replied to breakinglightx's topic in General Nursing

    I simply will not work in areas that put me in that situation, so it is a moot

  14. Nursing and abortions

    GooeyRN replied to breakinglightx's topic in General Nursing

    I won't assist for any

  15. Nursing and abortions

    GooeyRN replied to breakinglightx's topic in General Nursing

    I would leave nursing and never look back if I was required to assist in an

  16. Nursing and abortions

    GooeyRN replied to breakinglightx's topic in General Nursing

    I am also very pro-life. I refuse to work anywhere that performs abortions. It shouldn't be a problem for you. There are a lot of area's you can work and not have to be put in that

  17. Would you "Facebook Friend" a Professor?

    GooeyRN replied to MHaffer's topic in General Students

    After the course ends, sure! I think it is a great idea to maintain a little contact. You may want them for a reference. I personally wouldn't do it during the course, though. Maybe I would add...

  18. Possible to work as a new RN without doing a new grad program?

    GooeyRN replied to claireb's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I did it. I worked psych after college, for a year. I then switched to Med/surg. I had a two week orientation, but I was on my own a lot during that time due to short staffing. It was rough, but...

  19. Too young to be a nurse?

    GooeyRN replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

    I think a lot of the issues I had being young in school, was due to my lack of obligations. A lot of the older students would make comments that I had good grades, b/c I didn't have a full-time job...

  20. Too young to be a nurse?

    GooeyRN replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

    I was an LPN at 22 and an RN at 24. I heard it all the time then. I don't hear it now at 30... I am the same person and same nurse... I don't see why age matters. An inexperienced 20 year old is...

  21. Where do you complete your required CEU's online?

    GooeyRN replied to GooeyRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Thank

  22. The Circumcision Discussion

    GooeyRN replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There are a lot of men who wish they were never circ'd. They go through great measures to attempt to restore their

  23. Thinking of becoming inactive for a while. Am I nuts?

    GooeyRN replied to Vtachy1's topic in Retired Nurses

    Pay the $45 fee every 2 years and do all of your required CEU's. That is all for

  24. Thinking of becoming inactive for a while. Am I nuts?

    GooeyRN replied to Vtachy1's topic in Retired Nurses

    I struggle a little with staying home. We do without fun stuff with me staying home, but I do know it is best for the kiddo's. It would be nice to have more vacations and more "stuff" but can you...

  25. Hey that's MY patient!

    GooeyRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I would be ticked, too. I dreaded the calls that would come when census was low... We took turns staying home, but still... If you are a part-time worker and only get 2-3 vacation days a year, you...