GHGoonette BSN, RN

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    Working 3 12hr shifts in a room, yay or nay?

    GHGoonette replied to LifesAJourney's topic in General Nursing

    If you're talking about night duty, I always found it better to work my nights consecutively and then have 3-5 nights off. Working two nights, then having one off, then coming back to work another two...
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    What does your username mean?

    GHGoonette replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    What, you want us to guess? Could be anything, really.... Fascinated by stories of the Knights of the Temple? Are you, or were you, a Church
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    A quick question for all you nurses

    GHGoonette replied to ajstegall's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    HA HA HA! Golden Girl or Wonder Woman????
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    getting "gifts" from patient every other day

    GHGoonette replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Leslie, I must assume you found out about this before the patient died, so you would have time to insist he remove your name from the list of legatees. A "willed" article is not a gift, but a legacy,...
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    A quick question for all you nurses

    GHGoonette replied to ajstegall's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Well, I don't live in America, but having the charges dropped means they are expunged from all records. That was explained to me by a lawyer on the occasion of my son's arrest for possession of...
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    Dog days

    GHGoonette replied to RN4LaftR's topic in General Nursing

    This has to rank amongst The Top Ten Oddest Stories I Have Read on Allnurses. Op, before doing anything, have them assessed by a good vet, one who can give you an idea of their approximate age and...
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    Nurse or Nanny?

    GHGoonette replied to HappyGo1's topic in General Nursing

    Errr...Are you saying mom doesn't even work? Am I getting this right, she's using the system to pay, not for a nurse to look after a severely disabled child, but for a full-time babysitter? While she...
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    Pay cut for more flexible schedule

    GHGoonette replied to missgigius's topic in General Nursing

    Reduced stress...priceless. Yes, if I were in your shoes I would take
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    letter to potential ER employer...please read and critique! Thanks

    GHGoonette replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    See my original post, I've just re-edited
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    letter to potential ER employer...please read and critique! Thanks

    GHGoonette replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    ok, there are your paragraphs, and i've also highlighted in red the alterations that klone suggested. i further highlighted the above sentence because i'm not quite sure what you're saying. do you...
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    Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

    GHGoonette replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

    I'm aware that there are people generalizing as regards younger vs older nurses; in fact, the OP did this herself, and had sufficient grace to admit it. I have found the OP's thread offensive because...
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    Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

    GHGoonette replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

    Priceless! I do hope that's not a
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    Ritalin at work

    GHGoonette replied to Spika RN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't get me wrong :) I voted "yes" in the above poll; if it's prescribed, there should be no problem with it. It's just that in the case of something as highly restricted as Ritalin, or any substance...
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    worst death you've seen

    GHGoonette replied to Darkfield's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you , OP, the paediatric deaths are the worst. While I was a student, a little boy-only 2 years old-was admitted for a Duhamel pull through; he had lived with a colostomy almost since...
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    Ritalin at work

    GHGoonette replied to Spika RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I would think it would be necessary, largely because of the possibility of it having been prescribed "illegally", ie fraudulent prescription. And I have encountered docs who are not above making...
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    Background Study

    GHGoonette replied to Sherriblu's topic in General Nursing

    How in the Lord's name can this happen? Surely you all have unique reference numbers? Keep us updated, OP, I'd love to hear how this plays
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    "Good for nothing student"

    GHGoonette replied to Sarah010101's topic in General Nursing

    You display wisdom far beyond your years. I predict that you will become an outstanding nurse, and will one day become a brilliant preceptor yourself. Looks like your mom did a great job
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    Inspiration!!!

    GHGoonette replied to SweetBabyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes the only appropriate one is, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!" At other times, especially exceptionally busy ones, it should be "The force will be with you....always..." Or possibly,...
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    Not staying on top of pain - confusing orders - myths?

    GHGoonette replied to Biogirl4's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Honey, sorry I just had to respond to this... Normally I don't worry about spelling mistakes but this had me laughing so much.... It's Urologist, no "e" in front. I can only assume a "Eurologist" is...
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    How come you don't work more?

    GHGoonette replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Op, if you can afford it, WORK FEWER HOURS! I didn't have that option when my kids were growing up, and I look at my beautiful grown-up children, and think, "Why, oh why didn't I make more of their...
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    Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

    GHGoonette replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

    You think Giga really is a nurse? With a username like that, he/she is either ex-IT staff....or still IT staff. I asked why Giga started this thread, and I haven't had an answer, but those responses I...
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    How to teach an experienced nurse

    GHGoonette replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if you have time to do this, but have you thought of doing a mock set-out to assess if she actually knows anything? I know you used to scrub, so if you tell her to set up the theater for...
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    Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

    GHGoonette replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you know what the fairy tales tell you, Steph...Trolls aren't really that
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    Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

    GHGoonette replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

    I think there's a plump little troll out there, getting too much to
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    Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

    GHGoonette replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

    Giga, what is the meaning of your username? Short for "Gigabyte?" What were you before you became a nurse? Why did you start this