GooeyRN

GooeyRN ADN, BSN, CNA, LPN, RN

Psych, Med/Surg, LTC

Member

  • Content

    1,553

  • Visitors

    15,651

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    21

All Content by GooeyRN

  1. Do you know your Blood Type?

    GooeyRN replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    O+ I haven't donated in 6 or so years. I didn't meet the weight requirement for some time. Then I was pregnant, then breastfeeding, then pregnant AND breastfeeding, then

  2. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    GooeyRN replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My kids come before any mandate. They need their mother alive. We will find food. We know how to hunt. I don't trust the government to "take care of

  3. was I wrong

    GooeyRN replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    That's what friends are for! I see nothing wrong with letting her see what you did as an example. Now if she copied yours, thats another

  4. I am calling in sick on Monday. I want to quit.

    GooeyRN replied to joy09's topic in School

    Now thats a bad

  5. Do LPN's graduate from "college"?

    GooeyRN replied to sybarite's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    When I graduated from the LPN program I said I was a Vocational Technical School graduate with a diploma. I check "some college" now that I have an A.A.S. in nursing if its the choice between...

  6. Can student nurses work as a tech/CNA?

    GooeyRN replied to Dental Hygienist's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a CNA while I was in school to be an LPN. I was able to start after completing the first semester of LPN

  7. Starting in Psych - A Good Choice?

    GooeyRN replied to DontDoThat's topic in Psychiatric

    It will be rough but you can do it. I would do it now before waiting longer to make it easier on

  8. Starting in Psych - A Good Choice?

    GooeyRN replied to DontDoThat's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked psych first and loved it. I got married and moved. There are no psych hospitals here. I work med/surg now. It was a difficult switch, thankfully I did it after only a year out of school....

  9. Terminated? Do I get paid for unused paid time off?

    GooeyRN replied to GooeyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Your pretty much said everything about the

  10. Terminated? Do I get paid for unused paid time off?

    GooeyRN replied to GooeyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for everyones concern. I did go back there to work for a year. I am currently on maternity leave again. :chuckle I have been off 3.5 months and did let my supervisor know my plans (sort of)...

  11. Where should the BUBBLE Be

    GooeyRN replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I thought the bubble went last to seal in the med and decrease

  12. Accepted nurse to pt. ratio

    GooeyRN replied to wonderbee's topic in Psychiatric

    Acceptable? I dunno. On the acute floor I worked night shift there was 1 RN and 2 techs for 22 pts. Dayshift got another RN

  13. can you add KCL to IVF?

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

    We used to be allowed to, but now we aren't. The state didn't want us doing it anymore. Now we get premixed IVF

  14. Doctor won't back up his telephone orders!

    GooeyRN replied to In_Chantress's topic in General Nursing

    Do you think he is doing drugs of some kind to be so forgetful, or is he just a jerk? We have a surgeon that is very forgetful/dangerous, too. Thankfully he doesn't do much work at our hospital...

  15. Tidying up the patient's room is important!

    GooeyRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I clean my own messes in pt rooms, but not other nurses messes. I clean patient messes when I have time. I am a neat freak at

  16. Newbie Mom2be asks for non-medical advice

    GooeyRN replied to lupin's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congrats on your pregnancy! Check out mothering.com. There are many forums to check out there. Check out the one for pregnancy. There is a whole lot of good stuff to learn there about pregnancy...

  17. staffing issue

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

    has she had to take care of that patient several days in a row, not alternating with other cna's? maybe she is burning out if that is the situation, and i would allow a change of assignments. if its...

  18. What am I, chopped liver?

    GooeyRN replied to sunshineonleith's topic in General Nursing

    When my late Nana was in the hospital for syncope, her IV was beeping. I got up to look at it, just to see if it was a positional problem since her arm was bent. My dad freaked out, saying to wait...

  19. the almighty year of med-surg experience

    GooeyRN replied to Cinnamongirl's topic in Nursing Career

    You don't HAVE to stay, but it will make you look better to employers. Also, you start to hate it less after 6 months, honest. I wanted to die just to get out of working med/surg the first few...

  20. WHY are LPN programs so expensive?

    GooeyRN replied to jelly221,RN's topic in General Nursing

    In 2001 my lpn program cost $14,000. In 2003 my RN adn program cost $6,000. The lpn program was part of a vocational school and had no waiting list. The RN program had a 2-3 year waiting

  21. I don't want to come to work on my days off.

    GooeyRN replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    Get caller ID, don't answer if you don't want to work. If they keep leaving messages, unplug your answering machine. Its your time off, don't feel

  22. How often are you touching your patients?

    GooeyRN replied to lucinka's topic in General Nursing

    I don't touch much other than during procedures. If someone is upset and crying I will squeeze their hand lightly, but thats it. I am afraid someone will think I have other

  23. I got accepted to LPN School!!!!!!!!

    GooeyRN replied to mgalloLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Cool!

  24. Dry, Chapped, Cracked, Burning Hands

    GooeyRN replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    I put lansinoh lanolin (for cracked nipples) on my hands with cotton gloves overnight. It works wonders. Its also great fot chapped

  25. What do you think?

    GooeyRN replied to casperx875x's topic in General Nursing

    We do stuff like thatall the time. Its what keeps people coming back instead of going to the city to the bigger better