Gooselady BSN, RN

Gooselady has 23 years experience as a BSN, RN.

Latest Activity

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   RN being bullied by LVN

   Gooselady replied to BDBSNRN's topic in Relations

   I've been working PDN since January, and finally 'landed' a day job where I work with just one patient. The night nurse (we both work 12 hour shifts) is a 'lite' version of your 'adversary' lol. I too am not aggro or confrontational, but over the y...
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   Incivility: Beyond the Nurse

   Gooselady replied to Jkaiservi's topic in Rock

   Hey Parakeet :) What I bolded in your quote is one of the major points. We have to ask ourselves what 'par' means. My nursing abilities and experience may be greater than yours (at least the latter), but I am exactly the same kind of human being y...
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   So Embarrassing

   Gooselady replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

   I was blithely cleaning a spot off of my ped patient's cheek with my own spit and a kleenex the other day. Old habits die hard.
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   Just got fired from my first real job as an lpn and need some advice

   Gooselady replied to Crystal-Wings's topic in Disabilities

   I too think you were set up for failure, through no fault of your own. Caring for peds in home care may sound low key but kids don't mess around when they go 'bad' between one moment and the next! I've been a nurse (in a variety of settings) for 24 ...
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   Impaired Colleague

   Gooselady replied to SillyStudent's topic in Relations

   Does your facility have a compliance hotline? Reports are anonymous (supposed to be). This vindictive manager will get 'caught' with a file full of your complaints. I hate to rock boats myself, but if you can steel yourself, you might get your coll...
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   Procedure on this? Nurse and her abuser

   Gooselady replied to CMarieRN87's topic in General Nursing

   How dare that . . . man even look you in the eye? I hate to imagine what you are going through, and I can't imagine myself being any different. If I were in your shoes, I'd want to get MAD, angry (how dare he??) and that anger, which is perfectly n...
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   My boss is a jerk, and other related gripes.

   Gooselady replied to mccarrank's topic in Professionalism

   Then it sounds like the problem is just as much (if not more?) the run-amok negativity of the nurse's attitudes on the unit. You know how much WORSE it can be when nearly everyone is making the same negative comments, focusing on the same negative t...
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   suspended for doing the right thing...

   Gooselady replied to farmernurse26's topic in Relations

   Resign from this case. When it gets down to this (a ******* match, basically) it's time to admit you and this child/family are a bad mix. I've been doing hone care since January (1:1 with peds patient) and if there is tension with the family, where ...
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   Convicted of murder as a teen and now a nurse

   Gooselady replied to TheGooch's topic in General Nursing

   If what you wrote above was the actual case, heck no! I wouldn't be OK with it. Can't imagine anyone who would be. But this is not what is happening, and it's important to stick to the actual details of THIS case to best discuss THIS case. "Murder...
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    Convicted of murder as a teen and now a nurse

    Gooselady replied to TheGooch's topic in General Nursing

    Funny, it's not like I never think about this . . . one of my close friends (like spending many nights with, hanging out several nights a week with) from grade, middle and high school was an accomplice in the murder of her own father back in the earl...
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    Convicted of murder as a teen and now a nurse

    Gooselady replied to TheGooch's topic in General Nursing

    Macawake said: I have to wonder 'what good, indeed' too. No doubt whatsoever this is a disgusting crime and the loss of the murdered girl's life is beyond inexcusable. But do we really want to be a society that draconian, to lock up a sixteen year ...
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    New grad or inexperienced nurse interview question

    Gooselady replied to vanessaem's topic in Professionalism

    Yes, expect questions to be more of 'what would you do if . . .' than NCLEX style multiple choice That said, there may be a pre-employment exam that tests your basic grasp of common sense and basic knowledge as a nurse, but in no interview I've eve...
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    My boss is a jerk, and other related gripes.

    Gooselady replied to mccarrank's topic in Professionalism

    He sounds dreadfully insecure/unconfident in his role. I have a sense he is raking himself over the coals far worse than he's doing it to his staff, and I'd bet something tasty but inexpensive that he doesn't like his job very much! When people FEEL...
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    Bullied

    Gooselady replied to Ruthangel1970's topic in Relations

    These kinds of things are always a two way street. The first thing I'd do is REFUSE to buy into anything that tells you that you are a VICTIM (of racism, of being a new grad, of being NOT her choice to work nights, whatever). Like the others have sa...
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    No friends at work

    Gooselady replied to rn5730's topic in Relations

    Your description of events sounds like more of a problem with people being unhappy with your work habits than being unwilling to be your friend(s). You describe a workplace where you have a not-so-good reputation. Having and making friends ain't gon...