Gooselady BSN, RN

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    Methadone babies

    Gooselady replied to gyp253's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh, that makes sense with the scores. Methadone has a very long half life, thus the use for maintenance therapy. I took care of people withdrawing from methadone, it can last for weeks because of...
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    The Story of Jahi Continues

    Gooselady replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    Two doctors wouldn't see this MRI the same way, OC. And NO doctor would lower himself to form an opinion from one slice image out of hundreds as seen on
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    The Story of Jahi Continues

    Gooselady replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    Now THAT gets me. I scoured the internet for this, a link or source. Do you have one? I couldn't find anything myself but I'm not the sleuthiest person either. If this is true, that guilt would...
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    The Story of Jahi Continues

    Gooselady replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    I made that statement about 'rotting in bed' as it has been such a touchstone in threads about Jahi, and a source of disgust expressed by posters. I probably used it carelessly, as yes of course, a...
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    The Story of Jahi Continues

    Gooselady replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    I sure did see the MRI. Her midbrain, pons and brainstem in general are toast. She appears to have intact areas primarily in the cerebrum and a little bit in the cerebellum. This MRI is a picture...
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    Nurses still tops of most trusted professions

    Gooselady replied to BostonFNP's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've been a nurse for 23 years and after all I've seen, and even done, I am so relieved that nurses remain in such high regard! It is something to give ourselves credit for. Lord knows how hard we...
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    New Grad - Burnout

    Gooselady replied to bxh5164's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, I'd be terrified something awful was going to happen (sentinel event, anyone?) in such a place. You don't sound like you are overly complaining or 'poor me' AT ALL. Just in case you were...
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    Vancomycin rate question

    Gooselady replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Vanco isn't always tolerated well when it runs 'too fast'. Slowing it down is no problem, and I doubt it would be considered 'wrong' to run it at the rate you said. It also depends on the kind of...
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    Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Gooselady replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I received a post op patient on the oncology floor, with an NGT, an epidural and at least a double lumen PICC. She was very confused, but alert and . . . .busy. I got her VS, explained at least...
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    The Story of Jahi Continues

    Gooselady replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    I would be very curious to hear the direct experiences of people taking care of Jahi, including those at Children's. This will be an amazing book one day. I recently read the book "Five Days at...
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    What is fair

    Gooselady replied to Elisabetta3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Exactly. No narcs? No problem. It was crappy of the nurse to dump on you, I agree. It happens. You don't have TIME to count someone's 90 day supply of Prevacid and Lasix. That is beyond...
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    Just finished school and family doesn't need me anymore.

    Gooselady replied to techtonurse's topic in General Nursing

    I sense this is more an issue inside yourself, YOU adjusting to the difference, than your husband and daughter 'not wanting you around'. How could a six year old not want her mother around? Check...
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    Why of why.....can nobody actually show up on time?

    Gooselady replied to yogastudentRN's topic in Private Duty

    I'm in the process of orienting to my first PDN job, which will involve peds as well as adults. I'm very sorry you are going through this. You'd think that having a nurse to help with your fragile...
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    Run-in with a doctor

    Gooselady replied to Nurse_Gaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just from your post, I'd say this doctor has a piece of rebar up her *****. I've been taken to task by doctors for whatever, and how they DO it takes a variety of forms. I've been firmly corrected...
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    Not going to play that game

    Gooselady replied to Phoenix2541's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    That is how it's done
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    Methadone babies

    Gooselady replied to gyp253's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I immediately thought breastfeeding. I agree with your alarm. A 'methadone' baby is going to be a more irritable and less easily consolable baby for a while after the protocol has completed. A...
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    The Story of Jahi Continues

    Gooselady replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    Even so, if indeed these things about expensive purses and liquor and welfare and WIC are true as you (and many others) state, referring to Jahi as a 'corpse' and the rage being expressed by people...
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    Complaining about your employer, loudly, at nurses' station

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

    Of course they do :) They may be sick but they're on high alert to pick up on this kind of thing BECAUSE they are sick. Within reason (and just being human), reassuring the patient their needs will...
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    noncompliant resident in assisted living care

    Gooselady replied to rehctelf's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yep, anticipate their needs. Frontload them before they begin their endless requests that it may take some time for you to come in and look for their reading glasses, but you'll be right there for...
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    The Story of Jahi Continues

    Gooselady replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    I've only been a member for a couple of weeks, and spent time reading some of the old Jahi threads. The whole thing is some kind of nightmare, starting from her bleeding to death and coding after a...
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    Complaining about your employer, loudly, at nurses' station

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

    As to the OP; our manager sent out a very similar memo. Apparently nurses were complaining to the patients how busy they were. A patient would be upset they had to wait so long to be taken to the...
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    Complaining about your employer, loudly, at nurses' station

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

    I'm sure you don't mean it to be, but this is totally inappropriate and harmful to the patient, who should not have to be thinking about YOUR problems while they are trying to cope with being...
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    i want to quittttt!!!!

    Gooselady replied to asus07's topic in Home Health

    You might ask your manager for overtime to just focus on the incomplete paperwork. Then it will be out of your hair. Your license is NOT in jeopardy because of incomplete charting someone else is...
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    Pausing IV, clotting?

    Gooselady replied to SilleLu's topic in Patient Medications

    Hate the AC IVs, but they are the easiest to slap in for the ER nurses. And, they seem to be the least likely to clot off, even with the IV pump just turned off . This has something to do with the...
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    Medical Errors that slide and Nursing retaliation

    Gooselady replied to ArrowRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    TO KelRN; same for us. We didn't have NS 250ml ordered with the blood, so we put it in as a 'standing' verbal order with blood transfusion orders. As automatic as our EPIC was, it wasn't perfect, we...