GHGoonette BSN, RN

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    Acceptable Mens Hair Styles

    GHGoonette replied to stayhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I have no problem with people wearing their hair in styles that are neat and attractive; however, when we're talking about a style that remains in place for two weeks without being properly washed,...
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    McFatter LPN Program

    GHGoonette replied to Praying01's topic in Florida Nursing

    I thought it was a joke..."McFatter's", sounds like a McDonald's
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    Acceptable Mens Hair Styles

    GHGoonette replied to stayhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I remember an ancient Don Martin joke on that very subject.... But don't anyone get me on the subject of braids and cleanliness! OP, how often do you propose to "de-braid" so you can thoroughly wash...
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    Do you ever....

    GHGoonette replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    I frequently ogle hunky young things, but not their veins...what a waste of a good
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    No boundaries with staff

    GHGoonette replied to shouldabeenabarista's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You sound like you're in the same situation as my UM. Trying to be the "good guy" in a management position is a pipe dream; all you get is poorly disciplined, spoiled, whinging staff who walk all over...
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    pacu brain?

    GHGoonette replied to SrnD's topic in PACU

    Nah, I leave mine at home; too much weight on my
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    Licensed Vacational Nurse

    GHGoonette replied to caliotter3's topic in Nursing Humor

    Can anyone post a pic of what the license looks like? If they're still accepting applications, I'll look up a professional
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    New nurse in PACU??

    GHGoonette replied to sungrl01's topic in PACU

    I started out in PACU with no ICU experience, and I didn't even get that much orientation either! I recovered patients under supervision of the other RNs and it was a case of sink or swim! That was 21...
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    Can someone please appease my paranoia?

    GHGoonette replied to gigglymo's topic in General Nursing

    tinysam got it, if the mom was HIV+ the OP wouldn't have been feeding the baby breast milk. I rather think you can stop worrying,
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    What kind of snacks can I get for the nurses at the floor where I had my clinicals?

    GHGoonette replied to onlyj's topic in General Nursing

    Or you can add some crackers.......
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    Does your OR have to hold til theres a PACU bay??

    GHGoonette replied to PACURN1818's topic in PACU

    Rosey, as soon as your PACU is full, get the UM to inform the ORs that they have to wait until notified that there's a bay available. If you have transport monitors and O2, you can accommodate one or...
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    PACU RN's- what is your visitor policy?

    GHGoonette replied to RN34TX's topic in PACU

    There was another thread about this; visitors are definitely inappropriate in phase 1 PACU, except in cases of mentally impaired patients or uncontrollable children. I've had experience of mothers...
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    What kind of snacks can I get for the nurses at the floor where I had my clinicals?

    GHGoonette replied to onlyj's topic in General Nursing

    Seeing as the others are already bringing sweet stuff, I'd suggest savories. Batman's is a good idea, and you can also consider mini meat pies and sausage
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    Need more advice asap!! OR vs aesthetics

    GHGoonette replied to hopfrogger's topic in Aesthetics

    If you have a tendency to high stress levels, I would say that the OR job, while perhaps opening other doors in the perioperative setting further down the line, might not do for you. You have a high...
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    questions about hospitals

    GHGoonette replied to kous's topic in PACU

    The unit pictured is very pretty, but would never do for a phase 1 recovery area. Patients emerging from anaesthetic need to be monitored on a 1:1 basis, and having all those little cubicles would...
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    Nursing vs. Medicine paper

    GHGoonette replied to AmberLB's topic in General Nursing

    No need, one of the moderators will probably pick it up and shift it. You can notify them by clicking on "help desk" at the bottom of the page. Sorry, can't help you with your question
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    Customer Service at any cost and its effect on burn out and safety??

    GHGoonette replied to PACURN1818's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A while back we had a "repeat offender" in PACU. Not rude, just one of those characters who come to hospital and look for things to complain about. This one had already caused two RNs to be...
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    Customer Service at any cost and its effect on burn out and safety??

    GHGoonette replied to PACURN1818's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good grief, an A & O patient kicked you? How old is the patient? You get to expect this from small, poorly raised children (and even some not so poorly raised lol!), and of course adolescents can...
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    Any hope of being readmitted?

    GHGoonette replied to justus501's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The previous post asked the most important question; what have you been doing the past 10 years? There's a big difference between 37 and 27; you're more mature, more able to handle pressure, and have...
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    Was told I don't make a difference in the lives of Alz pts....

    GHGoonette replied to NurseBunny13's topic in General Nursing

    What a horrible thing Alzheimer's is! To take the mind of a thinking human being and utterly destroy it is a fiendishly cruel reward for so many elderly people! They have forgotten their families,...
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    What do you do when you don't know the answer

    GHGoonette replied to Darkpk55's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the question. If they want to know the name of the best movie at the 1999 Oscars, I look it up on the internet and tell them. If they ask me what numbers are going to win the next lottery,...
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    Anti-Intellectualism/Autonomy in nursing

    GHGoonette replied to felineRN's topic in General Nursing

    You know, reading all these posts about "needing an order" to administer O2 started me questioning what I knew about my own SOP. I was deeply relieved to read that part of my job is: (h) the...
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    What does "+++" mean in narrative charting?

    GHGoonette replied to seks's topic in General Nursing

    It's actually a hangover from the "dinosaur days" when the + signs were used to indicate quantity; for example, bleeding + meant that bleeding was visible but minimum. ++ was still within accepted...
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    New job in PACU

    GHGoonette replied to sunflowergrl70's topic in PACU

    For an outpatient PACU, you'll only have to deal with less invasive procedures anyway. I doubt whether you'll have any intubated patients, possibly LMAs, but most of your patients will likely be...
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    would this be a hipaa violation?

    GHGoonette replied to purse's topic in General Nursing

    This was my immediate thought, and if it was an issue just involving the OP and her colleague, it's the route I would have advised. Since there is a third party, ie the patient, involved, I would not...