GHGoonette BSN, RN

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    Male Nurse, Female issues?

    GHGoonette replied to LorderrorproneRN's topic in Men in Nursing

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    No dogs allowed in room

    GHGoonette replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    YOU DROPKICKED THE DOGGIE!!!!? Sis on you! Seriously though, if I was terminally ill I would want all my furfaces with me, and I think such a ruling is inhumane. I must assume this organization is...
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    need help for paper

    GHGoonette replied to First year nursing's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What is the nursing shortage and why does it exist? The nursing shortage has been defined as "global", so while there may seem to be a surplus in your part of the world, there are not enough to go...
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    20 + years left until retirement......

    GHGoonette replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    My old hospital changed hands in 2004, and the new owners decided to build a spanking new place nearby. We moved in last year. I joined the old place in 1990, and it didn't take long for me to decide...
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    New Joint Commission Regulations for PACU Medications

    GHGoonette replied to nmred's topic in PACU

    Hi Nannymcphee, I see this is a fairly old post but I'm hoping you can clarify. OSA-are you referring to obstructive sleep
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    New grad volunteer in South Africa

    GHGoonette replied to RNlivy's topic in General World

    i'm not particularly clued up as regards the various volunteer groups in rural areas, but if you're qualified you could approach the red cross, there is a large childrens hospital in cape town. i...
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    New grad volunteer in South Africa

    GHGoonette replied to RNlivy's topic in General World

    Yes, Johannesburg is "pretty industrialized"; both my kids live there, so I get to visit them once a year-I live 1500km away, in Cape Town. Can you remember the name of the area where you'll be...
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    excessive talking and opinions might hurt me in the medical field

    GHGoonette replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Good idea! At least he won't be talking patients to
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    New grad volunteer in South Africa

    GHGoonette replied to RNlivy's topic in General World

    Wellllll....South Africa isn't quite 3rd world, more like 2 and a bit However, there are poverty-stricken areas where you will get some amazing experience. A word of warning though; many people come...
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    What to do with co-worker that is drinking

    GHGoonette replied to robby5313's topic in General Nursing

    Check this thread I think I just ended someone's career - Nursing for Nurses and go to page 11. There's a post there headed unbecominganurse, with the name Paula Davies Scimeca at the bottom. She...
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    if you had to do it all over again, what profession would u choose?

    GHGoonette replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    If you can stand the smell of sewage, good for you girl! Go for it! Personally, I wouldn't like the CIA or similar spooks going through my underwear
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    PACU vs. Prep and Recovery

    GHGoonette replied to heyRN's topic in PACU

    Ah, sorry, didn't read your post properly. You might find the larger hospitals with the phase 2 I mentioned would be prepared to take you on. You'd be responsible for monitoring patients of lower...
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    PACU vs. Prep and Recovery

    GHGoonette replied to heyRN's topic in PACU

    Yes hoozdo, I think so. Never heard of a recovery room having a prep area attached to it. OP, where I work recovery/PACU staff are responsible for controlling the pre-op area; they take turns running...
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    Love being a nurse - Hate being a nurse.

    GHGoonette replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Lovely post. Puts it all pretty well into perspective. I think the "hate" part of it is largely determined by your employer. If the company you work for genuinely respects its nursing staff and refers...
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    if you had to do it all over again, what profession would u choose?

    GHGoonette replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Johnnydogood's boss
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    Wrong reasons for going into nursing.

    GHGoonette replied to madfowl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an "old" nurse, and the training I did was hands-on, in the hospital. If you wanted to qualify as a registered nurse, you had to get into the real "down and dirty" of nursing, even before you put...
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    Nurses really aren't the smartest people

    GHGoonette replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, tried wading through it but ended up getting a bit cross-eyed. Couple of things I noticed though-the reference to nursing education moving away from hospital-orientated to...
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    Dealing with rude doctors..

    GHGoonette replied to TNgirl2010's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

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    I cant read MD handwriting! Ack!

    GHGoonette replied to Trubie's topic in General Nursing

    Once I presented an illegible script to a doctor and asked him to translate, and he was quite embarrassed when he realized he couldn't read it himself... Eventually figured it out with the...
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    Nurses really aren't the smartest people

    GHGoonette replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    Er...yeah, I know...I posted it. Incidentally, sorry to disappoint all those large ladies eager to send in their resumes, President Zuma is currently engaged; while his culture permits multiple wives,...
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    Nurses really aren't the smartest people

    GHGoonette replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry no-not that I'm aware of, though I believe there are some funny ones attributed to Nelson Mandela, who is the only one with a good sense of humor...Yes, I know that was GB senior
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    Nurses really aren't the smartest people

    GHGoonette replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    Well actually, I'd have used some examples from South African political bloopers, but most of them are either so tragic they make you want to cry...like (former president) Thabo Mbeki's statement that...
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    Patients and the race card

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

    I really don't know if I want to reply to this post.... I am white. I emigrated to South Africa with my parents at age 10. I grew up during some of the worst years of Apartheid, and although my...
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    Nurses really aren't the smartest people

    GHGoonette replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    Aw, come on.... Actually, I love George Bush! I especially love the things he
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    Drawing Labs from IV Line

    GHGoonette replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    I decided to follow this up today, so I spoke to an RN who works for a pathology firm. According to her, no blood samples are ever drawn from IV lines as the results will not be accurate. A line...