gonzo1 ASN, RN

ED, ICU, PSYCH, PP, CEN

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    Do you overspend on luxury items as a nurse?

    gonzo1 replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    It seems the more I make, the less I want to part with it. We work so hard for our
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    Eaten Alive in the ED

    gonzo1 replied to MillennialNurse's topic in Emergency

    Occasionally you will come across a place like this. I have. If you don't want to go looking for another job try to ignore the click and go about your business. What I have discovered is that nurses...
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    Test question re: PROM

    gonzo1 replied to guest563546's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I feel your pain, very poorly worded question, with bad choice of answers. That said, you are going to be encountering many of these during your education and while testing for
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    Nurses are not in high demand!

    gonzo1 replied to VAMPRISS1973's topic in General Nursing

    Lot's of jobs in Texas. Lot's of places will hire new grads even into ICU and ER. Lot's of psych jobs down here to. I have found the working conditions in Texas to be pretty good. I know where you...
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    Holding "Ordered Meds"..... What are the rules?

    gonzo1 replied to jk2185's topic in Patient Medications

    A couple of weeks ago I got a new admit. I always go over the meds that I'm giving a pt before I give them. The patient said he doesn't take one particular med so like an idiot I didn't give it, and...
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    Pre-planned vacation

    gonzo1 replied to El465's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Good luck on your first job. Sounds like you have a good outlook and should do well. I had my teeth out and only needed 1-2 days
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    What happened to professionalism in nursing?

    gonzo1 replied to NursebirdRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I hear you Nursebird and feel your pain. I work on a really small unit too. It seems like the nurses rush through all required pt care tasks in order to get back to FB or Amazon as quickly as they...
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    Do you think I did something wrong here? Advice?

    gonzo1 replied to ellebee87's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You very well may have saved that patients life. I've been on coumadin and 12 mg daily is a massive dose for almost any patient. The other people are mad at you because they are now on the hook for...
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    Nurses Humilated - Illinois

    gonzo1 replied to SuburbsGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I lived near this hospital as well for most of my nursing career and worked in it in another capacity. I never considered working there as a nurse. I know numerous people who live within a ten mile...
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    Holding "Ordered Meds"..... What are the rules?

    gonzo1 replied to jk2185's topic in Patient Medications

    The first thing I do is look to see if the medication order came with any parameters. Often blood pressure meds will say hold if systolic less than 90 etc. I just completed a legal class while...
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    Feeling like a terrible nurse

    gonzo1 replied to RNexplorer's topic in General Nursing

    I sent you a private
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    CEN recertification

    gonzo1 posted a topic in Emergency

    Just wanted to let everyone know that I did my CEN recert online recently. It costs more but you have 30 days to go through the test. It's kind of like learning/refreshing knowledge while testing. I...
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    PSYCH RN to ER RN advice!!??

    gonzo1 replied to Liz12345's topic in Emergency

    They are going to love you. Most ER nurses are not happy about having psych patients, they scare them. You will be greatly appreciated because you have a level of confidence with them that ER nurses...
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    Is Anyone A Highly Sensitive Nurse?

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

    My problem has always been that I feel the patients pain/discomfort. It has taken me years of telling myself, "its their pain, not
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    ICU nightmares

    gonzo1 replied to CardiacDork's topic in Critical Care

    I have had all of the mentioned nightmares including my teeth falling out. Occupational hazard I guess. I also dream that I'm at school and can't get my locker open to get my work, so I don't get to...
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    2 week notice and manager is upset.

    gonzo1 replied to Fullmetalnurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I once had a nurse manager scream and yell at me, and throw something when I put in my notice. Some people are just nuts. I was the 6th person filling the job in just over 1 year, so that pretty...
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    Someone in my charts....

    gonzo1 replied to Maevish's topic in General Nursing

    Everywhere I've ever worked this would be a huge no no. I myself rarely look at another persons chart and then only if I have something to do with that patient. Working ER I was in other patients...
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    Being blamed for fall after shift

    gonzo1 replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of ICUs and ERs don't like new grads. That is, the nurses don't want new grads in the unit. I wonder if this is what is going on. I worked in one ICU where we took and loved new grads, in the...
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    Manners....are they obsolete ?

    gonzo1 replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    yes, it won't be long before all manners are
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    Change of shift admissions

    gonzo1 replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    I work ED and ICU. In the ED you are expected to get your pt out and to the next bed ASAP, usually within 30 minutes. There is always a charge nurse asking why you haven't gotten the pt to the floor...
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    working nurses that started late in life

    gonzo1 replied to momt5's topic in General Nursing

    Have to agree with everything posted above. I'm 60 now, have been a nurse for about 13 years (keep forgetting). I can still run circles around most of the younguns due to better work ethic. Have...
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    My thoughts. Literally. Catheter. Psych Pt. ED

    gonzo1 replied to Ronda89's topic in Emergency

    Taking care of psyche patients in the ED is very hard. Staff isn't trained for these patients. We do make them strip naked and wear only a gown. Room has everything taken out of it. They may wait...
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    My husband doesn't want me on ALLNURSES

    gonzo1 replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    My husband got really mad at me once too him: "You've been on that damn website for 3 days and haven't taken a bath or changed your clothes. It's me or them" me: Ok, I'll go bath me after three...
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    Too Old to Enter Critical Care Nursing?

    gonzo1 replied to Fiddlesticks27's topic in Critical Care

    med surg x 1 year, ER x 8 years and now 4 years in ICU. At my last job we had 2 nurses that were 70 and working in ICU. They rocked it. I'm wondering if you think ICU is too much for "old" people...
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    Too Old to Enter Critical Care Nursing?

    gonzo1 replied to Fiddlesticks27's topic in Critical Care

    Now 60 and just started working on my BSN. I know a lady that's 64 and just got her BSN. Now she's working on her