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fgoff

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  1. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

    fgoff replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree with Asklepios!! We call the police from the ER or anywhere else inthe hospital when a law is broken by our citizens. If the person is here illegally then we should call INS... What part of...

  2. HELP Everyone says I can't be a Nurse!

    fgoff replied to mydee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If nursing is what you want go for it! Talk with the guidance workers at the school you are trying to get into. Discuss your concerns/issues about not doing well on the test...( they the training to...

  3. Stuff Patients Have Smuggled onto the Psych Unit...

    fgoff replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    hand gun lighter fluid with lighter various drugs & works sex

  4. Has anyone here ever put a doctor in their place?

    fgoff replied to Lachrymologist's topic in General Nursing

    i was working a busy er on evening shift when a local md called in medical work-up orders a stable patient. (not unusual for this practice). when then pt arrived we got her to a bay & started the...

  5. Anybody Here Expert in IV Insertion?

    fgoff replied to waques1984's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    the brand my hospital uses: 18g- tan 20g- green 22g- light blue 24g - purple One thing to do is pick a brand like BD and got to thier WED site for pictures, that might

  6. Online Nurse Educator Programs???

    fgoff replied to OBRN24/7's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    This is a great thread.. i have the same question. OBRN24/7 thanks for starting it. One more question. These program seem just as hard as 'classroom' program. Are they recieved the same by...

  7. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    fgoff replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I wonder???? If we think a BSN will equal more respect/empowerment and thus more money from hospitals: Where will the hopsitals get the money? Past it on to consumers? Lower the CEO's expense...

  8. Ketamine for conscious sedation in peds in the ED

    fgoff replied to nanb's topic in Emergency

    Nanb, has this been discussed with the pharacist in your hospital, they can be an excellent source of training

  9. I'm new here

    fgoff replied to Pina's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hello & welcome to a;;nirse & to education I prefer the ventrogluteal over the dorsalguteal there has been some suggestons that the the upper outer quad has a greater risk for injury. Best of...

  10. Working as a supervisor

    fgoff replied to lmonet82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    IMonet82, I agree with littlecheese, let them know what task you are charged with... and the role they play in it... also be sure to that you let them know that you will always be fair & assist...

  11. What's the dumbest remark you've heard yourself make...

    fgoff replied to KidsRNstill's topic in General Nursing

    HEY true rn... good to see another NC nurse on

  12. What's the dumbest remark you've heard yourself make...

    fgoff replied to KidsRNstill's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, your baby looks just like a mon-chee-chee (sp) (a small teddy dear toy I had as a child) to a new mother. I did think the kid was cute, She thought I'd said the kid looked like a

  13. My wife's birthday help!

    fgoff replied to slingamabob's topic in General Nursing

    Better than a name tag have it

  14. 2nd job jumpers ...former employer reference?

    fgoff replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    Hey! Best of Luck in Nursing! In a past job I interviewed people. On eon the prep task that did prior to the interview was to reveiw the work record on the application. If there was a large gap...

  15. Labs H&H

    fgoff replied to RN2B07's topic in Medical-Surgical

    hi! i tend to look at the amount of change & the time between last draw. if there is a signifigant drop, in say 1 day, i would most likly call but is it is low and there has been no significant...

  16. Can they really be serious???

    fgoff replied to SEOBowhntr's topic in General Nursing

    triagern_34, i think we grew-up in the same neighborhood ??? or maybe our parents went to the same parenting prep class .... lol i agree with the mother who said that if she felt something was...

  17. Can they really be serious???

    fgoff replied to SEOBowhntr's topic in General Nursing

    "When a product is inherently unsafe by design, and there is not voluntary change within the organizations which use these products, then yes, government has to step in. " No the goverment does not...

  18. Scabies Question

    fgoff replied to ImAStudent06's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I do not know about all states but in some that I worked Scabies was a Worker comp reportable infection.... I hope it is not

  19. Working towards LPN school!

    fgoff replied to mydee's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Mydee, do you have a copy the curriculum of the school you are going to attend? Many schools have classes that are open to persons that are not in nursing. ( general psych, nutrition, english....)...

  20. Does this bother you?

    fgoff replied to Gods child's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, this bothers me. In very sad ways. 1. I completed CNA classes & EMT -Cardiac by the time I was 17. I had delieved a baby before I had my 1st period, coded (trauma &...

  21. Getting a verbal for being too happy.

    fgoff replied to st4wb3rr33sh0rtc4k3's topic in Nursing Career

    Have you & your co-worker never heard of Fish! My hospital mandated that all employees take the 4 to six hours of training! & each Unit must show how they are participating.:trout: The...

  22. Can they really be serious???

    fgoff replied to SEOBowhntr's topic in General Nursing

    I like the video idea! When did it become the goverments job to protect children?? I must have done something wrong... Because I took responsibility for keeping my child safe. I know this will get...

  23. Nurses vs. Paramedics

    fgoff replied to mingez's topic in General Nursing

    I was in EMS prior to nursing and I still get ribbed for taking a "soft job". But I know this guys & gals are only joking because when they do their cilincal time they are hard pressed to keep-up...

  24. The Importance of Spirituality in Nursing

    fgoff replied to nightingale's topic in Holistic

    There is a saddnes in the death of a loved child, but I see this story as very uplifting. This family though the actions of a nurse and other heath care professionals was given a spiritual peace that...

  25. The Importance of Spirituality in Nursing

    fgoff replied to nightingale's topic in Holistic

    Thanks for sharing this article! Nurses need reminding that there are many patient care needs to be met and that some have more meaning than