GHGoonette BSN, RN

PACU, OR

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    Just How Messy Does It Get???

    GHGoonette replied to greenfiremajick's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a very nervous student nurse helping out in Trauma on a busy Saturday night, a patient was brought in with a horrendous open head wound, blood, blood clots and other nameless gore dripping...
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    Lots of FLEAS!!

    GHGoonette replied to DistrictNurse19's topic in School

    Got a manufacturer name for me? Summer's here and with it come the sand fleas... Someone once told me the damn things are indigenous to Cape Town,
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    Lots of FLEAS!!

    GHGoonette replied to DistrictNurse19's topic in School

    What precisely is Comfortis? I live in South Africa, and the only oral treatment I know of is Program. That one works by causing the fleas to become sterile, so with regular treatment it's supposed to...
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    Unsure RN. Advice needed!

    GHGoonette replied to RN0820's topic in General Nursing

    First off, all those "what ifs" are not going to help you make a decision! "What if" you meet and marry a fabulously wealthy man and never have to work again? "What if" you win the lottery? "What if"...
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    Hospital diagnostic and treatment areas: separate inpatients and outpatients?

    GHGoonette replied to LouCadet's topic in General Nursing

    Lou, you don't mention whether this hospital is for-profit, neither do you give any idea of the population size it serves. In the private scenario where I live, doctors' rooms are situated away from...
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    Healthcare Termination Process: You're Fired!

    GHGoonette replied to JoytoWorld's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, I see-the one I responded to quoted Caliotter, so I assumed he was referring to
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    Order for EKG?

    GHGoonette replied to eveningprimrose's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah:
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    Healthcare Termination Process: You're Fired!

    GHGoonette replied to JoytoWorld's topic in General Nursing

    August 2002? I've read dozens of Caliotter's posts and yes, she has a strong belief in legal recourse but also a sound knowledge of
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    Skin Prep- waste of time?

    GHGoonette replied to anonymous1919's topic in General Nursing

    Old wives' tale about callouses; apply clear nail varnish. If you look at commercial treatments for callouses you will find that they also provide an impenetrable film to the affected area (sorry,...
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    LOL moments at work

    GHGoonette replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Nursing Humor

    I frequently get kids as young as three or four (in PACU) who, as soon as they are awake and capable of speech, will start shouting words to the effect of "your mother's *unmentionable part of...
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    Order for EKG?

    GHGoonette replied to eveningprimrose's topic in General Nursing

    If your department has its own machine, you can run a 10-lead reading, and all it'll cost is the price of the electrodes. That's assuming you or someone else in the dept can interpret the printout....
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    could use alittle help with my case study

    GHGoonette replied to KyleG's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yeah, I agree with lovemaine, it sounds to me as if the instructor is looking for someone to pick up on the "patient advocacy" aspect. And
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    Hospital diagnostic and treatment areas: separate inpatients and outpatients?

    GHGoonette replied to LouCadet's topic in General Nursing

    Heh heh, yeah, probably, but it's an interesting question... I personally would like to see the concept implemented in our State hospitals, where the waiting time for patients is horrendously long....
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    Pretty Anxious About Drawing Blood!

    GHGoonette replied to gymnut's topic in General Nursing

    Just tested out your question on AN! Type in "venipuncture techniques" in the Search box and pick your thread. In the very first thread listed, one of the responses posted a link, and you'll probably...
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    Nursing care priorities

    GHGoonette replied to zipperhead105's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Muno and Been there done that, it is very kind of both of you to offer the OP some in-depth assistance. I have been watching with bated breath to see if she would at least come back and say "thank...
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    Lots of FLEAS!!

    GHGoonette replied to DistrictNurse19's topic in School

    That's a good idea! Many animal welfare organizations provide dips-in fact one of our local ones has a large trough of ready-made-up dip which is prepared fresh daily. The OP mentioned flea dirt; what...
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    Lots of FLEAS!!

    GHGoonette replied to DistrictNurse19's topic in School

    Lots of baths, warm, soapy water and plenty of elbow grease! Fleas don't just breed on their hosts, they are equally at home in dust and dirty carpets. There is clearly a hygiene problem in the home,...
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    Is it okay/appropriate to make a home-cooked gift to instructors?

    GHGoonette replied to RevolutioN2013's topic in General Nursing

    How do you cook the baby sitters and child's teachers.....? I only ask because we're always looking for different ways to prepare new nurses for the pot... :sofahider Sorry, couldn't resist it :) I...
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    Do nurses really "eat their young?"

    GHGoonette replied to Keko89's topic in General Nursing

    The young ones are the only ones worth eating. Once they get old they're either too tough and stringy or too fatty. Anyone ever had them battered and deep
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    Personal liability insurance why or why not?

    GHGoonette replied to blaze2510's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing current that I have heard of, but there was a shocking case some years back where a scrub nurse read on a patient's consent that his x kidney was to be removed, but the surgeon, an arrogant...
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    By Jove I Think I Got It !

    GHGoonette replied to KarmaWiseRaven's topic in General Nursing

    Just as a matter of interest, do you have many agencies in the US that place nurses overseas? Other than in Saudi or UAE, I mean. A couple of large private health care organizations in South Africa...
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    Nursing care priorities

    GHGoonette replied to zipperhead105's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Quite so. However, I will nibble; not bite, just nibble. OP, what do you think is the possible primary reason for an elevated pulse and concomitant fall in BP? How often are you checking the wound...
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    Please Advise

    GHGoonette replied to Acuragsx's topic in General Nursing

    I assumed it was something to do with cleaning the genital area, but I find it extremely suspicious that she was not even involved in bathing the patient on this day. I think you have a definite case,...
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    Please Advise

    GHGoonette replied to Acuragsx's topic in General Nursing

    I would see a lawyer, resign and sue for defamation of character. I'm not too sure about the sexual harassment bit, unless these were male nurses making the comments; however, the previous poster...
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    Is it easier to juggle family as a nurse or a nursing student??

    GHGoonette replied to wannabecnl's topic in General Nursing

    No, I won't tackle the "studenticide" question, but one thing I can tell you....with a helpful husband such as you have, juggling your family and your studies is easier than for those who have to...