Gooselady BSN, RN

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    African American Hair Problems in Nursing

    Gooselady replied to desertstar6's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Box braids are beautiful, very elegant. They don't look 'alternative', really. I suppose it matters where you live though In Seattle I had a nose fob and a two tone rather butchy (in retrospect)...
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    Rejection email after CNA interview at school's hospital. Confused & Upset

    Gooselady replied to cjb19's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You come across as wonderful, excited and competent. We've all been turned down for that 'perfect' job after a great interview, or some similar scenario. I had a fantastic interview for a 'school...
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    The Story of Jahi Continues

    Gooselady replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    Jahi's family would have to be in the same income bracket as the Koch brothers in order to fund Jahi's care without state Medicare/MediCal. Since 90% of us are grim about paying our copays and...
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    The Story of Jahi Continues

    Gooselady replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    EsmeRN said: (snipped) Oh for God's sake NO!! Understood. I can relate in some ways to it. I was taken aback by the harshness and zilch amount of compassion and wondered why. I hope this DOES...
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    Advice

    Gooselady replied to marienk's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless -- that was threatening behavior and needs to be reported to HR. A person that unstable as to lose it and call you a nasty name and be escorted out of the room is a dangerous person....
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    What grinds your gears about your coworkers?

    Gooselady replied to Nurse_Lily's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What grinds my gears is manufacturing drama and personalizing other people's behavior to the point that it grinds your gears and becomes an 'issue', and such a popular one at that . . .
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    Why are culturally stereotypical behaviors so tolerated?

    Gooselady replied to mclennan's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I worked in SoCal for 8 years in three different places (two concurrently and briefly). I went home hearing Tagalog like earworms or at least the 'accent', mainly due to a huge number of Filipino...
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    I have the time (to pee)

    Gooselady replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have always had time to pee, and wondered what I was NOT doing that I had time to pee when so many complained of NEVER having time to pee. I got my charting done before the end of the shift and...
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    Patient complaints

    Gooselady replied to brrrr83's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Even if the 'source' is unprofessional co-workers, the best way to approach these issues is always to accept responsibility AT FIRST. Most seasoned managers/leaders see a red flag thrown up when...
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    Healthcare Facilities running out of medications + supplies

    Gooselady replied to calivianya's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I remember
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    Gaining confidence

    Gooselady replied to Katniss88's topic in General Nursing

    When personal issues begin interfering with your basic functioning (which includes success at work), that's the time to get some help. Anxiety is SO treatable, sometimes just reading a book and doing...
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    The Last Dose

    Gooselady replied to KatePasa's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I noticed the nurses most fearful of giving the 'last dose' were the nurses who had the LEAST amount of systemic support -- the night shift. They felt so exposed, with such limited infrastructure...
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    Approaching tough subjects with the boss

    Gooselady replied to Butterflyxx0621's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    That is too bad I agree with the others that this employer is inadequate and unsupportive -- for whatever reasons -- and you've been going over and above with little respect since! Even playing hard...
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    How do you know if Hospice Nursing is for you?

    Gooselady replied to Serenyd's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    That certainly applies to me, insofar as it was me working in medical oncology and having comfort care patients every shift I worked. I hit a kind of wall about a year before I resigned and I hate to...
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    New ICU Nurse- Preceptor Problems

    Gooselady replied to lordizzy626's topic in Critical Care

    So glad it's going better! I admire how you've stuck this through. That says a lot about your 'future' abilities as an experienced RN than you might think. I was feeling pretty badly for you by the...
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    have you ever caught norovirus from work or a patient?

    Gooselady replied to Healthcare102's topic in General Nursing

    Blue Roses reminds me that this same norovirus occurrence at my hospital closed our psych unit a week or so after I had it. It was closed for almost two
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    I am a new nurse and I had a pt make a false accusation.

    Gooselady replied to newnurse34's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Complaints of physical battery by patients are taken VERY seriously -- in this case, as a matter of paperwork and covering the hospitals (and your) butts. You were in the wrong place at the wrong...
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    pacu nurse to hh

    Gooselady replied to Sweet Tea RN's topic in Home Health

    I did home health right out of nursing school (not exactly recommended, but possible), and it worked great for flexibility I needed with my two young children (single mom). I spent the last six plus...
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    Home ventilators

    Gooselady replied to Gooselady's topic in Private Duty

    Here's one of the links in case anyone else wants to follow up: NRS Karen's Vent/Trach info There are more. I put 'peds ventilator' in the AN search engine (duh!) and it was right there. This place...
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    Home ventilators

    Gooselady replied to Gooselady's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks! I've seen videos on the Trilogy too, and there is one more that starts with an "A" I think. I'll check out the links posted by NRSKaren, that's exactly what I was hoping for. Formal...
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    psychiatric nursing - clothing

    Gooselady replied to edie1's topic in Psychiatric

    I busted out laughing at "I've been a nurse so long that I don't have any clothes" I just spent the last six years working in the hospital AFTER all those years in psych, so I had to buy scrubs. In...
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    Getting unemployment for called off

    Gooselady replied to tiggerslilyrn's topic in General Nursing

    It never occurred to me that you could DO such a thing! I live in Washington state and have yet to file for unemployment, ever, but there may come a time as I get older. My first thought was YEAH,...
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    Do what I "should" or do what I want?

    Gooselady replied to melme's topic in General Nursing

    I got through nursing school and vowed to myself I would do my best to never set foot in a hospital, and I did manage that for 17 years. I started out in home health to get SOME inkling of...
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    Dealing with drug seekers without alienating them

    Gooselady replied to Secel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was a supervisor in a chem dependency hospital, and like every other nurse have encountered drug seekers or pts who appeared to be, as well as people on a pain management service on scary loads of...
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    MAGNET Designation

    Gooselady replied to kgg6's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My last job was in a Magnet hospital, and they were shooting for Magnet status when I signed on, and it's been my only acute med/surg hospital job. I don't have a reference. But I did notice a LOT...