gonzo1 ASN, RN

ED, ICU, PSYCH, PP, CEN

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    No report from ED and patients waiting in the halls....

    gonzo1 replied to Kharma711's topic in General Nursing

    JC reports state hand off is one of the unsafest times in pt care. For you to get a patient without report first is a gross violation. However, there are a couple of considerations. You have not...
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    I&D...sterile procedure?

    gonzo1 replied to deefizzle's topic in General Nursing

    The only place you can guarantee sterility is in an operating suite. That said, I encourage the doctors to use sterile gloves etc because it never hurts to be cautious. They rarely say
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    Getting mortgage as contigent staff?

    gonzo1 replied to trickstick's topic in General Nursing

    This happened to me. I had to write a long description of how I worked and who I worked for and then get letters from the 4-5 agencies I had worked for. I was working with 4-5 different agencies and...
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    Interview for an Adjunct LVN Instructor, Please Help!!

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

    Congrats and good luck to you. I'm sure you will do
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    Texas: Forensic Psych Evaluation with Polygraph

    gonzo1 replied to 75Gallons's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I'm sure that it will be helpful to many in the future as this is a question that arises
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    Passing the CCRN

    gonzo1 replied to AFnurse211's topic in Critical Care

    Congratulations on passing and thanks for sharing. I've worked in ICU for 4 years and want to take it but was afraid because so many people say it's horribly hard. You have given me the courage to do...
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    Transferring fron Med-Surg/Tele to ICU advice please

    gonzo1 replied to tele queen's topic in Critical Care

    They will most likely welcome your med/surg/tele experience. Almost all the ICU nurses I know started out in med/surg or sometimes ER. You will be able to teach them some things and vice versa. 1....
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    New Charge Nurse

    gonzo1 replied to Chilled1121's topic in Critical Care

    I have worked several places where this happens. When I was a new nurse people would ask me to change with them all the time and I did. Then I started asking people to change with me. Two times in...
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    Wrongful termination or being put between a rock and a hard place!

    gonzo1 replied to jrstephens1's topic in General Nursing

    1. The BON is not your friend, not there for you and could care less about the trouble you are having. 2. This is why no nurse should ever go without their own insurance. I have had mine since...
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    Psych RN Reading List

    gonzo1 replied to Krzysztof's topic in Psychiatric

    Good question. I think I'll try these
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    Patient Interview questions from MDS

    gonzo1 replied to holli1210's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This sounds like a nice job. Can you tell us more about it? Maybe something I'd like to
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    Patient Interview questions from MDS

    gonzo1 replied to holli1210's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You need to ask the questions the way they are worded. This is used to evaluate the patients and their level of mentation. If they are a dementia patient they won't know they are wrong unless you...
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    ADVICE: Director of nursing DRAMA:/ unfair treatment? or Do I need to toughen up?

    gonzo1 replied to lmjsierra's topic in Home Health

    It's time to move on. The fact that you can put 9 years of experience with this one company on your resume is very good. Jut tell interviewers that there was a change in management and you are...
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    Psych nurses all have a mental illness

    gonzo1 replied to WinterLilac's topic in Psychiatric

    I always steer away from people who make statements like, "I always say." Mental health issues run the course from someone who is afraid of spiders, to psychopaths. I think we would be hard pressed...
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    Am I wrong from refusing to help a friend?

    gonzo1 replied to Neywel120's topic in General Students

    I did PT before nursing. Graduated with 4.0 gpa. Graduated from nursing with 3.8. They are both very challenging programs and it is sad that she apparently has no respect for what your program...
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    Do you feel safe at work?

    gonzo1 replied to Nurse4babies's topic in General Nursing

    I don't feel safe anywhere anymore, but I usually don't care. I've worked in hospitals with great security and some with
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    Eaten Alive in the ED

    gonzo1 replied to MillennialNurse's topic in Emergency

    Be careful who you make friends with, go at it slowly. Sometimes people will pretend to be your friend only to find out dirt on you and then share it with everybody. You have friends and support...
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    Use of backup saline infusions for medication infusions in ICU

    gonzo1 replied to taif1's topic in Critical Care

    Where can I learn about how to use stopcocks? Sounds like a good
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    Need the real truth. Are all EDs like this?

    gonzo1 replied to JR81's topic in Emergency

    Yep, I've worked in about 30 EDs as staff, agency and traveler. This is the way it is. I usually worked nights cause it was a little slower after
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    Looking for Guidance on Mistake

    gonzo1 replied to katie115's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You did the right thing. Sadly, my hospital forces late discharges before 1130 because of the housekeeping thingy too. The idea of the baby going home with these parents scares the hell out of
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    What is with this angry nurse?

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

    So many different personalities in nursing, it boggles the mind. I have worked with nurses that want a "butt hair" count and I have worked with nurses that come in, read the chart and say they don't...
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    10 year old died after I performed CPR

    gonzo1 replied to MjHudd's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a hospital ER that doesn't do de-stressing care after events like this. I had a 6 year old that didn't make it. My plea to you is to get a little bit of counseling, because I'm sad I...
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    Nursing Supervisor is Inappropriate

    gonzo1 replied to Shelby, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I read "The Gift of Fear" it was a great book and really opened my eyes. Gave it to my granddaughter age 20 to read as
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    Early Morning Nurses (and Nursing Students)

    gonzo1 replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

    Getting up for work is hard, whether you have to go in at 7AM or
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    Glasses(?)

    gonzo1 replied to heather717's topic in General Nursing

    I've had trifocals since nursing school. I had to have my single vision glasses on to see the blackboard and take them off to see the book on my desk. Trifocals are awesome. 15 years later I...