GooeyRN

GooeyRN ADN, BSN, CNA, LPN, RN

Psych, Med/Surg, LTC

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  1. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    GooeyRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I guess you don't have this issue. But you have hurricanes to find a way to work

  2. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    GooeyRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, going down a mountain covered in ice does not have good results, even with attempting to go slow (got to love gravity!) snow tires, and a

  3. new admission 45 minutes before your shift is over..what do you do?

    GooeyRN replied to glamgalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Some people complain if there is anything at all left to do where I worked. Others don't say a word and are very understanding if you don't get to touch anything. I think it really depends on who is...

  4. new admission 45 minutes before your shift is over..what do you do?

    GooeyRN replied to glamgalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our admissions usually came at shift change, too. Hmmmmm...... Now you have me thinking...

  5. How do you keep from catching everything?

    GooeyRN replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    Thats how I was, too. I was sick a lot the first year, then I rarely caught anything after that first year. I did not do anything special, just lots of hand

  6. new admission 45 minutes before your shift is over..what do you do?

    GooeyRN replied to glamgalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I did a few years of med/surg. I did vitals/pulse ox, started the IV, set up 02 if ordered. I would do a QUICK eyeball assessment to see if they were in imminent danger, if they had severe pain (to...

  7. Should Doctors Have Guns?

    GooeyRN replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    True or ntr, it had me laughing. Thank you for sharing

  8. Mixing working and breastfeeding

    GooeyRN replied to GooeyRN's topic in General Nursing

    My last job was in a small rural hospital. There were so many things I loved about it. It is so family friendly there, it was so close to home, sigh. It would be the most wonderful place in the...

  9. Mixing working and breastfeeding

    GooeyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am looking for others who have worked/are working while continue to breastfeed their kids. I did manage to work part-time while breastfeeding my dd, but it had disasterous results (mastitis which...

  10. Mixing working and breastfeeding

    GooeyRN replied to GooeyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I won't use day care, either. That is why I am taking THIS job, as it will allow me to work on weekends ONLY, and my dh is off weekends. The kids can be with dh. I would really prefer dh bring...

  11. Mixing working and breastfeeding

    GooeyRN replied to GooeyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you!!! I am still nursing my 3.25 year old, too, but I am not so worried about her at this time. She can drink cow milk and water and eat food when I am gone and be fine. My ds is only 14...

  12. Should Doctors Have Guns?

    GooeyRN replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I agree here. People who abide by the laws and get permits to carry concealed are not the ones committing crimes with guns. It is those who are not law abiding citizens. If you outlaw guns, only...

  13. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    GooeyRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I learned to drive in snow by doing doughnuts in an empty parking lot. Thanks for suggesting that to others! Still, there isn't much you can do safely when it is

  14. Mixing working and breastfeeding

    GooeyRN replied to GooeyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone. It will have to be 3-11 that I work. They are not hiring day shift and my dh doesn't want me on overnights. (baby still wakes like 7 times a night and he SCREAMS if dh tries to...

  15. Mixing working and breastfeeding

    GooeyRN replied to GooeyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can't work OB... I can't do a full-time orientation for several months, I never worked OB. It is a psych unit for chronic patients with chronic medical issues that I will be working on. I have...

  16. Mixing working and breastfeeding

    GooeyRN replied to GooeyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have Medela Lactina Select and it is awesome. It does drain me. That is great you get to pump in an office. I really do not care where I pump, as long as it isn't in the bathroom! What if no...

  17. Should Doctors Have Guns?

    GooeyRN replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I would see a doctor who was carrying a gun. It wouldn't bother me. I occasionally carry myself. (though not in a work situation, Guns are not permitted in the last place I

  18. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    GooeyRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    If I feel my vehicle (Jeep Cherokee) can make it safely, I leave early and go. If I don't feel I can make it safely, I call off. I don't drive on ice for anyone. I don't go out in freezing rain....

  19. stay at home or work? Please offer advice

    GooeyRN replied to alexis79's topic in General Nursing

    I would try to find a part time job. It would reduce the amount of time in daycare, and the amount of call

  20. Managers asking me to forgo sleep for meetings!

    GooeyRN replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Both places that I worked did not expect night shifters to come in for meetings held during the day. They were only expected if it was something really really important. It happened maybe once a...

  21. What is your least favorite kind of med-surg patient?

    GooeyRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The type where NOTHING makes them happy. You can deliver them Dilaudid along with their surf and turf, and they would still not be happy, and ringing in 2 minutes b/c you brought them a pepsi, not a...

  22. Adolescent psych and a NEW RN????

    GooeyRN replied to tj_Medic_RN's topic in Psychiatric

    I am sorry it isn't working out for you

  23. The Circumcision Discussion

    GooeyRN replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Me, too. The thought of cutting away part of someones genitals makes me

  24. Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

    GooeyRN replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :icon_hug: I had the same fears, myself. I know, it

  25. Vaccinations & Opinions on Them.....

    GooeyRN replied to robynnelpnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I think every parent should read the ingredients and possible side effects of EACH vaccine. Then take each of their children's personal medical history into consideration, and go from there. I do...