gonzo1 ASN, RN

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    Almost Fired !

    gonzo1 replied to AlmostBSN's topic in General Nursing

    It is very important and very hard to embrace and own up to our weaknesses and recognize what we need to work on and change. However, I do believe that some environments are just toxic and if the...
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    Do all Nurses need Malpractice Insurance

    gonzo1 replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

    I would never work without it. I get mine from NSO. A few years ago I was called to testify about a case and I was scared so I called NSO and they sent me a lawyer just to hold my hand and walk me...
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    has anyone ever discharged a patient with their IV still in?

    gonzo1 replied to TracyVaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've done
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    PTA, LPN or RN?

    gonzo1 replied to janicejanice's topic in General Nursing

    It took about 4 years, but I worked while going. It requires a complete dedication to schoolwork and will completely blow your grade average. But I love
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    PTA, LPN or RN?

    gonzo1 replied to janicejanice's topic in General Nursing

    I did an associate degree at a community college. There will of course be pre-reqs. It is kind of scary right now because the recession has really killed nursing and new grads are not getting jobs....
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    How do nurses really feel about CNA/PCTs?

    gonzo1 replied to barbamatt's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love CNAs that will be a team player with me for the day. Hate CNAs that spend hours on the computer playing, while I run myself ragged, and then make snide nasty remarks to me when I ask for help....
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    Preceptor from hell- no more killing with kindness

    gonzo1 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No one can make you feel a certain way, if you are upset about the way she treats you it is because you allow her to make you feel that way. You are both professionals, but if she can't act like one,...
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    Do doctors and nurses hate each other?

    gonzo1 replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have been fortunate that 97% of the doctors I come in contact with, or work directly with seem to respect me and appreciate the job I do. As a matter of fact the 3 things that have made me love...
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    so i called in sick today...

    gonzo1 replied to wishiwereanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad you weren't fired. I have worked with many immature managers that weren't fit to walk dogs. You have to learn to not let them bother you. I was once working at a place where one of the...
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    failed lift test, may have lost job offer..

    gonzo1 replied to lovescapeRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You wouldn't want to work for these people anyway. I work at a Magnet facility and they don't want us lifting any weight, let alone 50 pounds. We have lift things all over, hovermats, all kinds of...
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    Dosage Calculations

    gonzo1 replied to JLV5646's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite book is Math for Meds. Graduated 8 years ago and still have it and refer to it often. How to do the math is shown in a very easy to follow pattern. Book is very thorough with lots of...
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    so i called in sick today...

    gonzo1 replied to wishiwereanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Unless your attendance is horrible I don't think they can fire you over something like this. Go to the doctor, get well, go back to work, and if they fire you get a lawyer. If you don't get fired,...
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    How much time do you have to get the pt. to the admitting unit?

    gonzo1 replied to I<3H2O's topic in Emergency

    30 minutes. Very hard to do most of the
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    How do you address your patients?

    gonzo1 replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have found that initially addressing them as Mr, Mrs, etc sets a tone of respect, and then as time goes by we usually end up on first name basis. If you start with respect you can never go wrong....
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    Somthing needs to change. Is agency nursing for me?

    gonzo1 replied to gaylordfocker2002's topic in General Nursing

    Right now is probably not a good time to give up a staff job. 4 years ago when I started doing agency my phone rang off the hook with open shifts. In 2009 hospitals really started pulling in there...
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    nitro drips

    gonzo1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I got in serious trouble last week while working in the ER for letting a pt on a nitro drip ambulate to the restroom with assist. Pt was not an MI and had stable vital signs since coming into the ER....
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    Tufts nurses vote 70% to authorize strike

    gonzo1 replied to Chin up's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I would never cross the line. We nurses need to start speaking up about the working conditions all over the
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    nitro drips

    gonzo1 replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    voiding
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    nitro drips

    gonzo1 replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the info. It was the tech who actually let him get out of bed, but I was going to let them continue to the bathroom since he was already up. I need to study up on my med
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    Low Census - Is it Happening to You

    gonzo1 replied to Miranda50's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our census is way down. Belt tightening big time going on at the
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    I Wish I Could Get Away with It...

    gonzo1 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Let Karma and the universe take care of this situation for you. They will do a better job at it than you could. I know from
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    2nd job drawing blood-will i be held accountable as a RN if something were to happen?

    gonzo1 replied to HickoryRN's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of years ago I got called as a witness regarding a case at my work site. I had never done this before and was scared to death. So I called NSO and they sent a lawyer out to babysit me and...
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    A Nursing Exemplar; One New Nurse's Experience

    gonzo1 replied to kris5's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for sharing. You were given a very special gift from Ruth, and a greater insight into the world around
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    Question about drawing blood on an inpatient

    gonzo1 replied to PaddyCake's topic in General Nursing

    Your friend was right to be concerned. What you described made me cringe. True that way saves a little time, but is a very germy way to do this. When I worked in a level 1 trauma center they broke...
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    Ripoff Report: www.stethoscopes.com

    gonzo1 replied to student456's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Sadly, he will just open a new business under a different name in a different state and start the cheating all over