gonzo1 ASN, RN

ED, ICU, PSYCH, PP, CEN

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    Cut Right Thumb- Can I Still Be a Nurse?

    gonzo1 replied to Thumberino's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've encountered several "challenged" nurses over the years, deformed hands, arms, deaf (with hearing aids). They were all awesome. Go for
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    Clinical tidbits I wish someone would've told me.

    gonzo1 replied to Mully's topic in MICU, SICU

    OMG, what a treasure trove of great things to do.
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    When Nurses Cry

    gonzo1 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Reading all these makes me once again appreciate what a wonderful group of people nurses are. I am so thankful I'm with you all in this
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    What did you do in the ER today?

    gonzo1 replied to Kinda Flustered's topic in Emergency

    There's still a lot of "little" ERs that don't have
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    What did you do in the ER today?

    gonzo1 replied to Kinda Flustered's topic in Emergency

    Squeezed endless bags of blood into a trauma pt who still died on the way to OR. Started bunches of IVs. Swabbed throats for strep cultures. Lots of EKGs Told a pt with a concussion they were in...
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    The Enemy... The Nurse Manager

    gonzo1 replied to I.Am.A.Nurse.'s topic in Nurse Management

    In 15 years of nursing I've had many managers. The three that were loved by everyone wore scrubs to work and often helped us with the worst patients. Taking the time to do this with your nurses now...
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    RN-FNP for Old Nurse

    gonzo1 replied to aknurse68's topic in Advanced Practice

    I didn't even become a nurse until I was 45. Still loving it 15 years later. Do it!!!!!!! Oh....and I plan on working for a long
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    Female Foley and Witness

    gonzo1 replied to jive turkey's topic in Men in Nursing

    Our new foley insertion policy requires 2 RN for foley placement. It has something to do with reducing CAUTI rates. No body likes it, but we do
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    NGT/Intubation

    gonzo1 posted a topic in Critical Care

    Is it mandatory for every vented pt to have an OG or NGT? Can anyone steer me towards EBP
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    Nurse tech working as RN

    gonzo1 replied to esrun77's topic in General Nursing

    I would be very leery of any job that says' "only on nights". If it's legal why don't they do it on days too? answer: Too many prying eyes to get away with it. Run away
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    Frustrating... ED is Not Critical Care

    gonzo1 replied to bgxyrnf's topic in Emergency

    I worked ER for about 9 years, then went to ICU and am going on 5 years there. Both are considered "specialties" for good reason. The difference comes into play that in the ER everything is explore...
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    coworkers constantly checking your charting

    gonzo1 replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in General Nursing

    When you're agency and/or travel nurse the charge nurses and managers will go over your charts with a fine tooth comb looking for mistakes. It's just part of the job. I (giggle) always say to myself...
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    Reported to the BON

    gonzo1 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Advanced Practice

    I've used my malpractice insurance services twice. They were great and I highly recommend it to
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    NGT/Intubation

    gonzo1 replied to gonzo1's topic in Critical Care

    I agree, but I picked up a patient last night that was intubated and didn't have one. I thought that was unusual but the reporting nurse said it didn't
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    Is anyone else's ICU more like LTAC?

    gonzo1 replied to ICUchick's topic in Critical Care

    All of the
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    Parkland, Dallas TX travel question

    gonzo1 replied to Matthew.RN's topic in Emergency

    I did a travel nurse contract in their ER in 2009. I loved it. For the test study up medical math, and then if you have taken CEN or TNCC etc you will do fine. I did pass it, but there is a pretty...
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    Really hard choice

    gonzo1 replied to Nurseannieb's topic in General Nursing

    I gave up a staff job I loved and still miss so I could take a travel job in the city my mom lived in so I would be there to take care of her. I have never regretted doing this and have a very clear...
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    Community ER vs Travel Nursing

    gonzo1 replied to plbly's topic in Emergency

    I've done quite a bit of agency and travel nursing ER. As a travel nurse you will be expected to get TNCC, ACLS, PALS etc on your own. Your travel agency is not going to help you. You are expected...
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    What makes you say/think "it was a good shift?"

    gonzo1 replied to quazar's topic in General Nursing

    If my patients make it to 705, warm, pink and dry. All the other things listed make it a great
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    Being Pulled into the Office for calling CAT

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

    You did everything right. Look for a new
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    Wrong side for amputation(loss of license)

    gonzo1 replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Can someone tell me how to block out a person that you don't want to see their postings
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    Social Class and Nursing

    gonzo1 replied to AllOfMyWat's topic in General Nursing

    I think the patients whose lives have been saved by me, and most of my nursing friends, would say that nursing is a knowledge based job. I often forget how important our job is until something great...
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    What do other hospitals do regard to scheduling staff for weekends?

    gonzo1 replied to Metalchild's topic in General Nursing

    Our weekends are Fri, Sat, Sun. We have to work 4 weekend days per month. We mostly do self scheduling. I'm lucky enough to fulfil my obligation by working every Fri. So my schedule is Wed, Thur,...
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    Yep. Nurses do "eat their young"

    gonzo1 replied to Dianna11's topic in General Nursing

    I was at a party recently and every nurse there had a tale to tell about other nurses being mean to them. However, I don't think being mean to each other is found only in nursing. I worked at an...
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    What Kind of Threads Do You ENJOY Reading?

    gonzo1 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I love them