GHGoonette BSN, RN

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    Funny drug compilations

    GHGoonette replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    I've also heard Mycoxafailin, plus some others which, sadly, I can't remember.... Something to do with aged people with perky boobs and great erections and absolutely no idea what to do with
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    Nurses really aren't the smartest people

    GHGoonette replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    I must be stupid. Really, I MUST be. I became a nurse didn't I? I could have been a politician, and got to say things like this.... "What a waste it is to lose one's mind-or not to have a mind. How...
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    Funny drug compilations

    GHGoonette replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    The Rogue Elephant: Two tots Spiced Gold in a highball glass over crushed ice, fill with Amarula Cream (local cream liqueur made from marula fruit.) This one'll pick you up and toss you! SO WHAT if it...
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    nurses on duty paying?

    GHGoonette replied to joyhn's topic in General Nursing

    Heh heh, this is not America... Happened to my son, some years ago before he got the IT job he was looking for. I have never eaten at that restaurant ever since, nor any of their
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    nurses on duty paying?

    GHGoonette replied to joyhn's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, heard of restaurant waiters having to pay bills for customers that abscond, but never nurses. Management might like the idea but I can't see them getting it past the unions, thank
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    We only have one pulse oximeter for the facility, but we have flat-screen TVs!

    GHGoonette replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Now, how do you like this one? The company I work for put in these huge flat screens all over the place, including one at reception, and they use it for....? Cycling endless, repetitive advertising...
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    Do people actually do safety checks?

    GHGoonette replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    In our department, routinely, every morning. We have a checklist that must be signed, just like for the emergency trolley. (but mea culpa, I very often forget to sign!) Working out a simple list with...
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    Curious about sedation

    GHGoonette replied to AnewerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that's logical... Actually, we don't use Aldrete or a scoring system as such, (most people here haven't heard of it!) but we work according to the basic principles relating to consciousness,...
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    Do you catch a lot of illnesses from your patients?

    GHGoonette replied to kellysmum's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Gee, I hope not...a lot of my patients have
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    We only have one pulse oximeter for the facility, but we have flat-screen TVs!

    GHGoonette replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of priority... Ok, I suppose my own facility's not much better. The bosses employed a family member to design a new hospital, used questionable contractors to build the place and installed...
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    Curious about sedation

    GHGoonette replied to AnewerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I presume you mean the Aldrete score, but the Glasgow coma scale may also be used, and may even be more appropriate in conscious sedation. One of the components of Aldrete is assessment of reversal of...
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    My preceptorship will be in PACU, recommendations on what to brush up on?

    GHGoonette replied to Zaraza's topic in PACU

    Check up my post on this thread, Scrub nurse in recovery?!?! - Nursing for Nurses The post immediately prior to that, by canesdukesgirl, also contains some good info. Here's another one from the PACU...
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    share your stories about questioning MD's order

    GHGoonette replied to ar.en.greta's topic in Nursing Humor

    Heh heh, must be one of those new miracle "self writing" pens... Maybe he bought it from Harry
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    Nurses really aren't the smartest people

    GHGoonette replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    This takes the term "nursing" to new heights.... Yesterday there was a post from a male would-be nurse who queried whether nursing was "girly". One of the responses stated that "Men invented nursing,"...
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    share your stories about questioning MD's order

    GHGoonette replied to ar.en.greta's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well, most of the docs I work with I have known for years, so I know that funny squiggle is Ringers Lactate Il 8 hrly, and d/c when stable. But there is one surgeon whose handwriting is really...
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    The tragic patient

    GHGoonette replied to OttawaRPN's topic in General Nursing

    Ottowa honey, I'm going to share this with you. I copied and pasted it from the thread I mentioned. This was my last post on the subject. "An experience that I had back in the 70's-my second foray...
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    Nurses really aren't the smartest people

    GHGoonette replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not smart. I can't afford smart. Anyway, I prefer my jeans. Housewives with rich husbands and plenty of time on their hands can be
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    share your stories about questioning MD's order

    GHGoonette replied to ar.en.greta's topic in Nursing Humor

    I just ask them to translate, I can't read Arabic.... Seriously, I question their literacy levels! Surely they didn't go through school with handwriting like that? Any examiner would take one look at...
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    The tragic patient

    GHGoonette replied to OttawaRPN's topic in General Nursing

    There is a thread in Central which deals with "euthanasia" and "assisted suicide"; you may find some good information and advice there. Opinions on Euthanasia If a psychiatric consultation reveals...
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    Drawing Labs from IV Line

    GHGoonette replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    Blood samples cannot be taken from an IV line because the results will not be accurate. Explain that it is in her best interest for her doctor to get accurate results so that he can treat her...
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    Do You Hold Discharges for Change of Shift?

    GHGoonette replied to All4Seasons's topic in PACU

    By the way, someone mentioned ICU patients; we have to keep ours until ICU is ready to receive them. This is a real nuisance when ICU is full, it entails them having to open a private room on Surgical...
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    Do You Hold Discharges for Change of Shift?

    GHGoonette replied to All4Seasons's topic in PACU

    Yes,I agree GHGoonette - that's my point, too.One of the difficulties is getting a truthful answer as to how busy they are in that hour. Sometimes I know the floor nurses are run off their feet,but...
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    Do You Hold Discharges for Change of Shift?

    GHGoonette replied to All4Seasons's topic in PACU

    Yes, this can be a problem in the larger hospitals. A lot depends on what kind of ops were performed, and the resulting acuity of the patient. Minor surgical cases, you receive the patient, do initial...
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    What do I do?

    GHGoonette replied to AnonyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Now let's see...higher pay, less hours...hmmm (debate, debate) hmmm... Ok, finished debating! Op, I don't know about you, but higher pay, less hours, AND closer to home is DEFINITELY something I could...
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    Where oh where have the good PCTs gone?

    GHGoonette replied to MissyF_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I HATE it when people lose their jobs. Things rush through my mind like, "what about the kids?" "where's she going to find work?" "how's he going to put food on the table/pay the rent/bills/kids...