GooeyRN

GooeyRN ADN, BSN, CNA, LPN, RN

Psych, Med/Surg, LTC

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  1. Had my first doctor scream at me today

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

    I hate when doctors throw better tantrums than my toddler.

  2. writing up another LPN for med error

    GooeyRN replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Nursing

    I would have asked the other nurse about it first. How would I know if she didn't take a MVI from another drawer or documed or stock bottle or somewhere else? I don't write someone up unless I am...

  3. My poor co-worker!

    GooeyRN replied to tryingtomakeit's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am not a fan of floating, especially when NO orientation was received. Its just not safe. Not even to take 2 easy patients. If the nurse was to return to OB, that would be a HUGE pita. She/He...

  4. forced vaccines

    GooeyRN replied to crissrn27's topic in General Nursing

    What if you say you have an allergy? I would assume you could claim a religious exemption if you had to. But then you would have to avoid all other vaccines,

  5. I Need Days Off for My Own Mental Health!

    GooeyRN replied to PsychRN-Kris's topic in Psychiatric

    I love my caller ID. I also don't have an answering machine, so they can't keep leaving messages stressing me out. I only answer the phone if it is shortly after I got home from my shift. (In case...

  6. Am I stepping on senior nurses toes?

    GooeyRN replied to b eyes's topic in Emergency

    I used to work with a crusty old nurse, too. :lol2:But it wasn't in an ER. It was on an adolescent psych unit. There were no such things as admission packets. Nothing was organized well. One...

  7. getting assessments done

    GooeyRN replied to SALLYSMG's topic in General Nursing

    I don't ask permission. I assess what I can while they sleep. (gently and quietly assess for pedal edema, listen to bowel sounds, observe color, check IV site, etc) I hang any IV piggy backs and...

  8. Giving Baths At Night. Agree Or Disagree?

    GooeyRN replied to kmwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The one LTC I worked for also did skin checks on night shift. That was very unfair. Wake up so I can roll you over and look at you. Real nice. Thats just cruel waking up patients for eye drops if...

  9. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    GooeyRN replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    I am a bit confused here. Are we discussing sleeping while on the clock, or sleeping while on an unpaid break? I don't see the difference if someone goes outside for a smoke, a trip to Burger King,...

  10. Do most people get into Nursing Schools on first try?

    GooeyRN replied to lc3's topic in General Nursing

    I got in my first attempt. It was an associate program in a community

  11. Would you put your family member in a LTC facility?

    GooeyRN replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    We plan on having our elderly parents move in with us if/when they can no longer take care of themselves/each other. I will always only work part-time, around dh's schedule since we have a child and...

  12. RN listing LPN as professional reference?

    GooeyRN replied to Almabella's topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN and already used an MHT (mental health tech, kind of like a CNA) as a

  13. Ethical dilemma

    GooeyRN replied to GooeyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone. You guys made me feel so much

  14. Ethical dilemma

    GooeyRN replied to GooeyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I did give it. But not before discussing it with the priest. (I did call him in, since the pt belongs to our parish, and the priest has been there to visit him daily) I still felt pretty sick...

  15. The Circumcision Discussion

    GooeyRN replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hmmm... Maybe God intended for monogamy. Then there wouldn't be the issue of transmitting

  16. The Circumcision Discussion

    GooeyRN replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If I ever have any sons, they will not be circ'd. I can't imagine cutting off a part of their body without their permission, especially when there is nothing wrong with it. I won't even pierce my 16...

  17. Nurses children and vaccinations, how do you feel?

    GooeyRN replied to Mistify's topic in General Nursing

    Vaxes containing aborted fetal cell lines, their Rx names, and their manufacturers ****UPDATED October 4, 2006**** Varivax (CP) - Merck & Co. Vaqta (Hep A) - Merck & Co. Havrix (Hep A) - GSK...

  18. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    GooeyRN replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    Wow... thats pretty judgemental. Not everyone has a spouse. And not everyone has a spouse that has a job that can support them and their children. Some also have to financially take care of elderly...

  19. How far do you live from work?

    GooeyRN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I live 1/4 mile from

  20. Giving Baths At Night. Agree Or Disagree?

    GooeyRN replied to kmwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't bathe in the middle of my sleep hours. Why should someone else have to be bathed in the middle of their sleep hours? I can see if they are awake and request it, or are HEAVILY soiled. But...

  21. Is it customary to give clinical instructor's gifts at the end of a rotation?

    GooeyRN replied to lizmatt's topic in General Students

    We always did. But it was one gift from everyone. I think individual gifts would be

  22. Nurses children and vaccinations, how do you feel?

    GooeyRN replied to Mistify's topic in General Nursing

    I am a bit "soggy" too. We selectively/delay vax. I also had a hospital birth. I am very into the AP part, but the NFL parts I am pretty challanged. Its nice to see you over here, too! Its does...

  23. Nurses children and vaccinations, how do you feel?

    GooeyRN replied to Mistify's topic in General Nursing

    Mothering.com is like that. Its a Natural Family Living community. They are generally against medications, vax's, circ, clorox, and anything not "natural". Many moms there homebirth, and many never...

  24. Trouble c accents at work?

    GooeyRN replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    I am from PA and have a Boston accent according to the quiz. Where I work, most of the doctors are from India. They all speak excellent american english, but they have a heavy accent. I can make...

  25. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    GooeyRN replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    People do not sleep during night shift where I currently work. Occassionally, someone will on their lunch break. It isn't a paid break anyway, so who cares what they do on their own unpaid time? I...