gomernurse

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1. Share Your Saying

   gomernurse replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

   Inside every old person is a young person wondering what the hell happened. Any day above ground is a good

2. Other Side of Coin---Less than Humble New Grads

   gomernurse replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

   I think most new grads start out with the Crusader Rabbit Syndrome...as did I back in the days when dinosaurs roamed freely. Doesn't take long to understand that book-knowledge is a poor substitute...

3. I quit smoking and need advice

   gomernurse replied to Medic2RN's topic in General Nursing

   You might also try "smoking" a cinnamon stick. Yikes! Don't light it! They're about the same size as a cigarette, and you get the psychological satisfaction of hand-to-mouth and

4. ileocystostomy

   gomernurse replied to gomernurse's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Thanks twice suzanne. Gotta visual! Needed to teach myself so I could teach my

5. ileocystostomy

   gomernurse replied to gomernurse's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Thanks, Suzanne.....so the tube is in the remaining part of the

6. ileocystostomy

   gomernurse posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Need some of your expertise. Have a gent with a nephrostomy tube and an ileocystostomy tube. The neph tube I can get a mental picture of, but where, inside his body, is the ileo

7. LTC blood draws

   gomernurse replied to gomernurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Thanks to all for your input. Certainly makes sense to ME to have a bit of human instruction instead of a one time video. Guess I'll have to start a little

8. LTC blood draws

   gomernurse posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

   The lab our facility contracts with has decided that the nurses will now be doing most of the blood draws. This encompasses both RN's and LPN's. Most of us have been "certified" in venipuncture...

9. Need ER nurse feedback

   gomernurse replied to gomernurse's topic in Emergency

   Thanks so much for your input. Incidentally, I have room 225 reserved for myself, but I'll be glad to share if you don't snore, burble, gurgle, or talk to people I can't

10. Need ER nurse feedback

    gomernurse posted a topic in Emergency

    I am trying to devise a succinct, comprehensive, informative transfer form to replace our current form which no one fills out anyway. When I send you grampy/grammy who is in trouble, I need to know...

11. stopping dialysis

    gomernurse replied to gomernurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks all. There is a hospice consult, but it frequently takes several days for them to take over. As we're big into palliative care for our folks, Roxanol and Ativan have been ordered. And this...

12. stopping dialysis

    gomernurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    A 68 y.o. female in our LTC has made an informed decision to discontinue her 3X week dialysis treatments. We, of course, are supporting her and her difficult decision. I am assuming she will begin...