GHGoonette BSN, RN

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    Quick question!!!!

    GHGoonette replied to AKAnurse4's topic in General Nursing

    As Tyvin said, she had no proof as to who you were-it could have been anyone phoning in and giving your name; not that that's really likely, but the possibility exists. Good luck, I hope you're one of...
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    What's with all the work gossip and bull****? A lot of it can be avoided.

    GHGoonette replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    I hear and respect that. The point I'm making is that we don't make meals out of each others personal lives. In all honesty, this is the only place I have worked where I felt that I could sometimes...
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    Group one -black list for nurses in dallas

    GHGoonette replied to nitenurselorraine's topic in Texas Nursing

    Ah, I see-rather like a credit blacklist. I've seen the impact that can have on a person's life; pretty devastating! Also a bit like the practice of companies to pass your name on to insurance...
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    Current co-workers asking where your new job is.

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

    If you don't trust the management of your current workplace it's a good idea to get out. If anyone asks you where you're going, tell them that info is on a "need to know" basis, and they don't need to...
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    What's with all the work gossip and bull****? A lot of it can be avoided.

    GHGoonette replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    Working in a small hospital with a bunch of people I've known since Noah fell off the Ark, it's a bit difficult not to know them warts and all. We share our triumphs and tragedies and regard an injury...
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    Group one -black list for nurses in dallas

    GHGoonette replied to nitenurselorraine's topic in Texas Nursing

    I don't know much about the American constitution but any "list" that denies a person the right to work is surely unconstitutional? Even if they have committed an offence, they should have a chance of...
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    Breakfast before a 12 hour shift..

    GHGoonette replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    I like that, but I'm not keen on tinned salmon; maybe I could try it grilled with flaked almonds. I like tinned tuna though....Have to try it out! Thank
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    Breakfast before a 12 hour shift..

    GHGoonette replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    I like that breakfast idea, but I would modify it a bit, like using plain unsweetened yogurt, mixing it with the fresh fruit and adding a couple of table spoons of mixed seeds and one of oat bran....
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    Just wondering...

    GHGoonette replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in General Nursing

    Our pharmacists will occasionally call us if they can't translate the doctor's scrawl, but if we can't enlighten them they phone themselves-which is as it should be. Doesn't happen often, I think they...
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    UPDATE: "I just need to talk about it."

    GHGoonette replied to anonymous1919's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :cheers:
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    ABG interpretation

    GHGoonette replied to Ogechi's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks! Nice little handbook, excellent learning
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    Breakfast before a 12 hour shift..

    GHGoonette replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    I time my meals to take place every 5-6 hours, so in order not to get too hungry before I get home, my first meal will be about 8h30-9 (morning tea). Lunch 13h00-14h00, dinner at home round about...
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    Experienced nurses: What do student nurses do that drives you nuts?

    GHGoonette replied to aem31's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhh...STUDENTS! I LOVE students! They taste so nice and they're not fattening............ Har, harrr-just kidding.... It's been years since I had the pleasure of precepting a student; we used to...
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    I gave the last dose...

    GHGoonette replied to pedsrnjc's topic in General Nursing

    All of us will eventually face death, and nothing you can do can prevent that, but we can help ease another's passing, especially if they are so clearly in great pain. You did the only thing you could...
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    sick, worried...

    GHGoonette replied to JeniRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you are on treatment for this infection, you probably won't be infectious any more, and if it's a viral cold, you already infected dozens of people during the incubation period anyway. I would go...
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    Signs hospital is closing?

    GHGoonette replied to inteRN's topic in General Nursing

    I understand fully what you are going through. In 2001, we had a busy little hospital that our patients loved coming to for its friendly atmosphere, and the surgeons also enjoyed working there. We...
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    Nurses Deserve More Respect!

    GHGoonette replied to natasharostova's topic in General Nursing

    Illustrates the point I want to make. OP, ask your family if they think you have masochistic tendencies. In some cases, sado-masochistic
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    When the Trach tube comes out, how do you ventilate the patient?

    GHGoonette replied to chiuli's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    :bowingpur Thanks, Grey Gull, your diagrams and even the HORRORS! piece are joining my
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    Has there been an incident that made you question your decision to become an RN?

    GHGoonette replied to hopefulUS's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, here's a more serious answer; I have always loved my job-PACU RN, and originally when I started work after qualification, back in 1990, it was not essential for me to work from a financial point...
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    Signs hospital is closing?

    GHGoonette replied to inteRN's topic in General Nursing

    Closing of certain departments is a sign that the hospital is in financial difficulties. The ongoing recession and failure of the economy to bounce back may be inducing the mother company to...
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    Pulse oximeter

    GHGoonette replied to sarpound's topic in General Nursing

    How is that wired-is it built in to the system or do you have an independent
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    Is it normal that being a nurse makes me worry about my kids?

    GHGoonette replied to Guest393655's topic in General Nursing

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    Hospital Closing??

    GHGoonette replied to inteRN's topic in Emergency

    Normally if a business is not doing well they will first try cutting costs. This may entail closing certain departments that are losing money, retrenchments etc. It very rarely happens that any...
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    What should have been said? Did i do the right thing?

    GHGoonette replied to Jay2daq's topic in General Nursing

    While it's not the task of the nurse to explain the surgery to the patient, this thread does illustrate the need for further education by the nursing staff to take place pre-operatively, in order to...
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    Is it normal that being a nurse makes me worry about my kids?

    GHGoonette replied to Guest393655's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, she's brilliant isn't she? I'm taking her advice to heart as