GHGoonette BSN, RN

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    Which comes first: PACU or ICU?

    GHGoonette replied to wannabecnl's topic in PACU

    Now, here's something scary for you to chew on; in our ICU, we make use, predominantly, of agency staff (yeah, makes nonsense of the term "continuity of care", doesn't it?) and many of these...
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    In-service for PACU nurses?

    GHGoonette replied to XIGRIS's topic in PACU

    Here's an interesting one for you; the company I work for consists of a group of 3 hospitals, all located in the same city. My PACU colleagues and I are the most experienced in the entire group. I am...
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    Average recovery times?

    GHGoonette replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in PACU

    I think you're referring to what we refer to as "day patients". They come for minor surgery and are discharged within 6 hours of admission. If they have been sedated, they take about 10 minutes to...
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    Texting while doing patient care?

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

    Has she ever had to change her number because a patient or former patient starts harassing her? It sounds like a very kind thing to do, and as you pointed out, has a calming effect on the patients,...
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    Nurses visit allnurses.com for therapy...

    GHGoonette replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    I LIKE your therapist! Great to see you again, and hugs to you, hope AN helps you through your "bad
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    Do a nurse a favor?

    GHGoonette replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    Shift swopping is one thing, but remember, you get the other scenarios where today you do someone a favor and tomorrow it's part of your job
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    What does your username mean?

    GHGoonette replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ah, the architect probably just had delusions of
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    5th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    GHGoonette replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    Ok, so this one is not nursing related; "What the heck did Hermione put in the Polyjuice Potion THIS
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    5th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    GHGoonette replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    "They're hoping to get away from the MIB by disguising themselves as
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    What does your username mean?

    GHGoonette replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    3100? Even the Burj Khalifa only has 124
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    Are you feeling overwhelmed with work?

    GHGoonette replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Relax. Count to ten. Call for assistance. Carefully trace each IV line and mark which one corresponds to which infusion. Untangle the lines and straighten the patient's bed. Are you feeling calmer...
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    spinal's in out patient surgery?

    GHGoonette replied to brownbook's topic in PACU

    I love to see our manager's face if we kept our spinal cases for 8 hours in PACU With 4 bays serving 4 theaters, it would cause some serious logjams.... If it's your hospital's policy to keep your...
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    Inpatient Pre-op Checklist

    GHGoonette replied to PACURN2010's topic in PACU

    What I've found works best is an all-in-one document that covers the entire perioperative duration. Page one is admission, patient questionnaire and history, securing of valuables and clothing etc and...
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    Texting while doing patient care?

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

    Scenario #3....can you imagine if you're in a shop and the till operator left off scanning your goods while she was answering her phone? I get snotty with them if they have private conversations with...
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    Texting while doing patient care?

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

    Strange to think that when I first worked as a nurse in the 70s, there was no such thing as a cell phone and emergencies had to be phoned through to the Sisiter in charge on the land line. Don't...
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    Happy Nurses Week Cards...

    GHGoonette replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ah, forget the cards, it's the neat little gifts we wait for Not so much from our employers - their gifts are dependent on what cheapo gadgets arrived in the container from China, but we get great...
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    I hate ignorant people...

    GHGoonette replied to sarah620's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent, 100% correct. Inferiority starts with yourself. If you are confident and aware of your value as a professional, such comments should roll off your back. I would also conjecture that the...
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    Starting to become hopeless with this resume, please help?

    GHGoonette replied to panpan's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It's a long, long time since I needed to apply for a job - I've been in my currnt one for 22 years, and back in the days when I applied for this one, there was no need for "CVs" or "Resumes"; you...
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    Starting to become hopeless with this resume, please help?

    GHGoonette replied to panpan's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The only thing that I'm missing here is that your resume doesn't say much about you, other than a host of very impressive skills and even more impressive experience! Do you submit a covering letter...
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    refusing to prep a pt for surgery?

    GHGoonette replied to nursecass's topic in PACU

    Op, it's already the 29th where I live, so any further discussion is probably moot at this point. You don't say what kind of surgery is planned. As the pre-op nurse, you don't have much say as to...
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    Manual blood pressure ugh please help!

    GHGoonette replied to sillylilly05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Before placing the cuff, palpate the brachial pulse, so that you can be sure you are placing your stethoscope directly over the artery. Still not hearing it? Instead of listening try to palpate the...
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    1st Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

    GHGoonette replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Oh, are you guys still playing? Ok.... "We're getting a lot of patient complaints - seems like he insists on sniffing butts instead of checking ID
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    You know its a seeker when . . .

    GHGoonette replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Emergency

    I find anti-inflammatories can handle most pain levels, and only the really painful ops, like lap-choles or nissens, ie painful enough to cause extreme discomfort but not rated painful enough to merit...
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    You know its a seeker when . . .

    GHGoonette replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Emergency

    In a PACU? They've come for a really minor procedure and complain incessantly of "unbearable" pain post-op. The anaesthetist gives them morphine, or sometimes a little Fentanyl, to no apparent effect....
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    2nd Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

    GHGoonette replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Don't tell me, let me guess - ANOTHER nursing student seeking help with