GooeyRN

GooeyRN ADN, BSN, CNA, LPN, RN

Psych, Med/Surg, LTC

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  1. Night Sweats...Why?

    GooeyRN replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Low blood sugar? Are you

  2. Small hospital staffing concerns for high census

    GooeyRN replied to Northernlights's topic in Rural

    I don't really consider the ICU a "true" ICU. (But I wont tell the nurses that work there that!) There aren't any vents, chest tubes or IABP or real bad trauma or serious burns or anything like...

  3. News of Mother's Death Left on Answering Machine

    GooeyRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    That is just awful! What a way to find

  4. Family member sabotaging patient!

    GooeyRN replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe she is looking for a lawsuit... Who knows, everyone is so lawsuit crazy now a days. Maybe she thinks she can sue if he aspirates and

  5. Why can't we have breaks?

    GooeyRN replied to Alex3's topic in General Nursing

    If we were to get breaks, that would require another nurse on payroll to relieve us. Its cheaper to say its our fault we can't get a break due to poor time management. It doesn't matter you are the...

  6. Small hospital staffing concerns for high census

    GooeyRN replied to Northernlights's topic in Rural

    I also work in a small CAH hospital with the next hospital 40 miles away. One nurse for ICU, one for the ER, One for OB and 1-2 for med/surg. Med/Surg is where I work and it is an 18 bed unit w/ a...

  7. How often do you take a break?

    GooeyRN replied to Alex3's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunatly I never get a "real" break. I am sometimes the only nurse on the floor so I can't leave. No nurses can come from other units either, as they are the only nurse on their units. So I eat...

  8. Civil Commit to Forensics?

    GooeyRN replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in Psychiatric

    If you press charges, will you get fired? (If it is a non union hospital) Where I used to work pressing charges wasn't allowed if you wanted to keep your job. They wanted to keep the patient happy...

  9. ? About not breastfeeding

    GooeyRN replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Latching is a lost cause now. She latched for a little while but couldn't suck hard enough or fit enough of the breast in the mouth to get enough milk. (She came a little early and was very small)...

  10. Lifting during Pregnancy

    GooeyRN replied to KayRN2003's topic in General Nursing

    I worked night shift med/surg right up until delivery. I never asked for special treatment, however my co-workers were wonderful to me. I still lifted heavy patients, but not alone. It got to be...

  11. ? About not breastfeeding

    GooeyRN replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I exclusivly pump due to latch problems. I am doing this for 4 months now. It is exhausting since you have to feed AND pump in the middle of the night. I understand why a lot of people don't do...

  12. Confront and risk drama or stay silent and hold the peace?

    GooeyRN replied to Mirai Kangofu's topic in General Nursing

    No I don't find those terms offensive. But then again, very few words offend me. It's How the words are used (in my mind) that may make them offensive. I would have not been offended if it were...

  13. Help me handle Pitocin.

    GooeyRN replied to epiphany's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What about when a mom's water breaks w/o intervetion and is having contractions that are difficult to talk or walk through? (12 hours after the water broke) Is pit really needed then? I was made...

  14. Artificial nails?

    GooeyRN replied to rkst's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure if they are allowed where I work but I only see one nurse and the unit secretary wearing them. They do not wear the super long ones. I think they are a huge infection risk and they...

  15. Is Ativan 10 mg po per dose too much?

    GooeyRN replied to lorster's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I also think the doc confused Ativan with Valium and was then embarrassed. I never gave more than 2mg of Ativan PO in one dose. I worked both psych and med/surg. However I have given a lot of...

  16. From psych to med-surg??

    GooeyRN replied to Louisepug's topic in Psychiatric

    I dealt with this attitute from a lot of classmates when I said I was going into psych nursing. "Psych? Why? You graduated first in our class, why aren't you going to work in the ICU? You are...

  17. Absolutely an outrage... (RANT)

    GooeyRN replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    That is so sad. These residents are people! Sure, we can survive the flu w/o any problems, but it will likely kill some of the residents. They have weakened immune systems from multiple illnesses...

  18. Thinking Central Florida? Here are a couple websites for you

    GooeyRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thanks for all of the

  19. I Passed I Passed I'm A Lpn Now

    GooeyRN replied to carrieLPN2006's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Congrats!!!What type of work are you interested in doing? Good luck with your career,

  20. improerly disposed needle got me!

    GooeyRN replied to sanakruz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am so sorry you are going through this. It must me terribly scary! I don't think any nurse would dispose of a used needle that way. Every nurse knows about the sharps box, and to not bend or...

  21. I Didn"t Pass!

    GooeyRN replied to studentnurse74's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    There is good news in this. The good new is that now you know what to expect for the next time. You can think of the first time as a trial run. I did an online review through ncsbn.com but that was...

  22. For all microbe lovers, do acid-fast Cocci exist?

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

    Its been a few years (4) since I took micro but I don't belive that acid-fast Cocci

  23. Mom trying to talk me out of nursing

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

    LOL, I like your thinking!!

  24. Was I overcharged? Not sure where this would go.

    GooeyRN replied to JVanRN's topic in General Nursing

    If it was a translady partsl u/s, how can they charge twice? They only used one instrument! They were already in side of you and both the baby and the cyst could be checked at the same time. I had...

  25. Mom trying to talk me out of nursing

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

    I understand manipulative parents, trust me. Mine were always trying to manipulate my love life. You are 28 years old. It is your life. You don't have to put up with her maniuplation anymore....