GooeyRN

GooeyRN ADN, BSN, CNA, LPN, RN

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  1. sorry, i have to vent, I am losing my MIND!!!

    GooeyRN replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    Miranda, EXCELLENT post! I think you gave her some great things to think

  2. sorry, i have to vent, I am losing my MIND!!!

    GooeyRN replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    Please re-read my post. Particularily the line AFTER I say he deserves some play money since he works. The line I wrote says "But since he is the one working, he does deserve to get some money to...

  3. Dispensing medications

    GooeyRN replied to RainbowSkye's topic in Emergency

    Sounds like the last place that I worked. If the doc writes a script, on a Sat night, its too bad that the only local drug store doesn't open until noon on

  4. sorry, i have to vent, I am losing my MIND!!!

    GooeyRN replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    So many of your problems sound like normal married couples problems to me. You are going to school for two degree's at the same time? If you are overwhelmed, its time to slow down. School is a...

  5. how long is your commute?

    GooeyRN replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

    The last place I worked about 30 seconds driving, or 5 minutes walking. It is 1/4 mile from my house. Before working there, I drove 80 miles each way, about 1 hour and 20 minutes each way. The...

  6. It's Been 48 Hours!!!!!

    GooeyRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Its WAY too soon to assume you failed. I took the NCLEX-RN (in PA) on a Thursday, and got the results on Tuesday. It took a few WEEKS for it to show up when I took the LPN

  7. Blood Transfusions: How fast do you go?

    GooeyRN replied to Genista's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am a bit paranoid about running blood. I start out at 50cc/hr for 15 min, then bump to 75, then 100, then 125. I don't go above 125 unless they are young and healthy. Then I go to 150. It...

  8. Med Surg before OB/Maternity???

    GooeyRN replied to SerenityR.N.'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    You don't have to med/surg first if you don't want to. But some hospitals require you to float to med/surg when your specialty unit has a low census. Just something to keep in mind. And don't...

  9. IV Pump question

    GooeyRN replied to ghost's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We usually program it for 50cc less than what is to be given/bag changed. That way it is like a reminder for us that we have to run to get a new bag when we get a chance. (We aren't suppossed to...

  10. Pinpoint Pupils?

    GooeyRN replied to Richo's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Hmm.. I wonder if you guys go to the same school. Questions like these are one of the main reasons I do not miss nursing

  11. Stopped at 75 questions, and it doesn't look good

    GooeyRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That sounds like excellent news to

  12. Few questions about Med-Surg nursing...

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

    I agree. Just suck it up and do what you gotta do to get through the program. And don't worry, working on the job is nothing like nursing school. You do the real learning once you graduate. Your...

  13. unemployed for 3 months

    GooeyRN replied to celle507's topic in General Nursing

    I think future employers will understand you not wanting to cost a facility a whole bunch of $ for orientation (usually lasting several weeks-months) for you to just leave in 3 months. i think they...

  14. Stopped at 75 questions, and it doesn't look good

    GooeyRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    3 years ago mine stopped at 75 questions. I had some repeat questions. I felt awful about it and thought I failed. But I passed. I hope that you passed! Keep us

  15. Food Loaf

    GooeyRN replied to texascowgirl's topic in Correctional

    I have never worked corrections but "food loaf" sounds just awful! What is it the punishment

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

    GooeyRN replied to GooeyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to call Human Resources tomorrow. (fri) I could not get them today. I called during lunch hour, when dd was napping. I needed a few days to cool off before calling. I don't want to be...

  17. How many pregnancies are too many?

    GooeyRN replied to L&D_2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You have too many children when you don't want the ones that you have and are unable to care for the ones that you have. So until then (but please stop before) ..... Be fruitful and multiply! (And...

  18. How Did We Survive?

    GooeyRN replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Its funny. I had a baby not too long ago and am starting to think about safety proofing stuff and worrying about the kid messing w/ the rottweiler, (not the rottweiler messing w/ the kid, lol, she is...

  19. finger feeding

    GooeyRN replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thats what I did. Used a syringe w/ an NG tube attached. I let my dd suck out the pumped milk. I let her take as much as she wanted. I did not limit

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

    GooeyRN replied to GooeyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I did not have any insurance through them, I am on my husbands insurance. (Why is it that health insurance is so much more expensive for a nurse than for an engineer? It just seems wrong, but that...

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

    GooeyRN replied to GooeyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I did not sign any paperwork. My due date wasn't until Nov 5 2005 but I went into labor unexpectantly on Oct 22 early am and delivered on Oct 23. I was still on the schedule for another week when I...

  22. Forced to come in early??

    GooeyRN replied to JessicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Something similar used to happen where I used to work. There was a crossover of 1/2 hour during shift change. I worked night shift. My shift started at midnight, and evening shift ended at 12:30....

  23. finger feeding

    GooeyRN replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What if baby will still not latch (even after working with the LC) after 24 hours but mom does not want to give up on BFing? Baby has to get nutrition somehow. A tube at the breast will not help...

  24. Med-surg for all?

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

    A hospital insisting that all new grads start in med/surg may have problems with staffing in med/surg. Its an easy fix to their staffing problem. And since new grads tend to be flexible since they...

  25. Drying up Breastmilk

    GooeyRN replied to Justhere's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Won't wapping/binding/tight bra's cause plugged milk ducts? (And then engorgement whether BFing or NOT since the milk can't get out of one or several