GHGoonette BSN, RN

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    would this be a hipaa violation?

    GHGoonette replied to purse's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I Think you knew the answer before you posed the question. Of course it is an invasion of the other patients' privacy. You have been advised to approach your DON about this, and I think it is very...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    GHGoonette replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    When commenting on a post, rather hit the "quote" button; then we know which one you're referring to
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    If we had a conservative nurses forum

    GHGoonette replied to FLmomof5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have the greatest regard for Sir Winston, and he was undoubtedly an extremely wise and witty man; I too like to quote him. But you can't embrace his sayings as being the ultimate source of wisdom....
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    Need advice!!!! I hate my job

    GHGoonette replied to moni777's topic in General Nursing

    I was accepted into a teaching and training hospital as a Student Nurse. I worked a few months on the wards, under the guidance of nursing sisters and senior nurses, while doing basic practical...
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    Need advice!!!! I hate my job

    GHGoonette replied to moni777's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, a few of the posters out there; sometimes inserted quotes from previous posts are not clearly highlighted and result in your post being a little confusing to subsequent readers. Amongst the icons...
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    Nursing Priority vs First nursing action

    GHGoonette replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    By the time the doc gets to write the Lasix up, I would hope that the patient would be receiving oxygen. Administering Lasix is a task delegated to the nurse by the doctor; that is his/her...
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    I Wish I Could Get Away with It...

    GHGoonette replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    On the whole, I agree with Fribblet. If this student was cheating, she deserves to be reported BUT there is no concrete proof that this was the case. Unfortunately OP, I'm with those who advise leave...
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    Nursing Priority vs First nursing action

    GHGoonette replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    When answering an exam question, always assume that the person marking it is a moron. That's what my brilliant tutor taught me when I was in nursing college, back in the days when people actually did...
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    Are advertising scrubs next?

    GHGoonette replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, in theater we wear short sleeved scrubs, and it can get pretty cold in there. A couple of enterprising med companies pass out long-sleeved, paper-based jackets, all emblazoned with their...
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    Volunteering in Africa

    GHGoonette replied to devotchka's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a couple of threads that go into more detail regarding volunteer organisations; https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/new-grad-volunteer-517005.html...
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    nurses with bipolar?

    GHGoonette replied to mary1993's topic in General Nursing

    Bipolar is a manageable condition; most of us have some or other hangup or condition that we have to learn to live with anyway, and I can't see that yours will impair your ability to become a good...
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    What do you think constitutes insubordination?

    GHGoonette replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't waste time trying to talk to her or counsel her; she clearly has a problem with authority and it needs to be addressed. If you are assigning tasks that are within her scope of practice it...
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    I finally got a job!!

    GHGoonette replied to EarthChild1130's topic in General Nursing

    Here's my favorite happy dance!
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    Beds

    GHGoonette replied to nursingcares's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Op, you commented on the cost of replacing the beds; I decided to google it out of curiosity, and the prices range from $580 for a semi-electric bed (I didn't check what functions it has) to just...
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    Nursing students who do not understand what nursing is about

    GHGoonette replied to DNS on the go's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Absolutely. The bulk of nursing care, and that which caused nursing to be referred to as "the caring profession", is basic care. Any nurse who believes this is beneath him/her has chosen the wrong...
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    Struggling with ER doc-advice?

    GHGoonette replied to nursecass's topic in Emergency

    I would call a green area meeting with my nursing colleagues and compare notes. If everyone has the same complaint, see the NSM. This doctor is highly unprofessional and is not someone I would like...
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    Beds

    GHGoonette replied to nursingcares's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We used to have the type of beds that you describe in our old hospital, which closed two years ago. The company built a new facility and equipped it with the electric beds that have the full range of...
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    Nursing students who do not understand what nursing is about

    GHGoonette replied to DNS on the go's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    OP, I seem to remember a particularly heated debate surrounding whether "bright" students should enter medicine or nursing; if memory serves, you had some pretty cutting things to say about the...
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    false reassurance

    GHGoonette replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, both Canoehead and StCroix gave the type of responses that I usually give to pre-op patients. Yours is another example, except I leave out the bit about how many patients he might have lost;...
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    just a health question..

    GHGoonette replied to malicexmirage's topic in General Nursing

    Realizing no-one else was laughing at your
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    New job in PACU

    GHGoonette replied to sunflowergrl70's topic in PACU

    If you've worked in OR, you already know much of what you need. You've probably assisted anaesthetists and /or CRNAs and you understand the dynamics of anaesthesia and its reversal. There's really...
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    Ugghh! I just accidentally deleted an entire...

    GHGoonette replied to digoe74's topic in General Nursing

    Our electricity supply company has evil spies bent on driving me insane so they can have me committed to a psychiatric hospital, whereupon they intend to claim a finder's fee. All too often, I type a...
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    Body jewelry/regular jewelry policies

    GHGoonette replied to sugarmagnoliaRN's topic in General Nursing

    My company's very strict; no visible tattoos, short nails, only clear nail varnish. Plain gold or silver chains, and the only type of earrings allowed are either small rings or studs. Wedding and...
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    Just a small vent...thanks for listening.

    GHGoonette replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    The General has earned some peace and quiet
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    Have you ever had to lawyer up?

    GHGoonette replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    Not yet, but I am considering it; not as defense, but as attack. Matters concerning breach of