Gooselady BSN, RN

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    Home ventilators

    Gooselady posted a topic in Private Duty

    I'm finally cleared to work. It took so long cuz they do PPD rather than a quantatative for TB exposure, and I've been having local reactions to the PPD for ten plus years with negative quants but...
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    RN being bullied by LVN

    Gooselady replied to BDBSNRN's topic in Patient, Colleague 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...
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    Incivility: Beyond the Nurse

    Gooselady replied to Jkaiservi's topic in Nurses 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...
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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
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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 Nurse 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!...
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    Impaired Colleague

    Gooselady replied to SillyStudent's topic in Patient, Colleague 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...
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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...
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    My boss is a jerk, and other related gripes.

    Gooselady replied to mccarrank's topic in Nursing 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...
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    suspended for doing the right thing...

    Gooselady replied to farmernurse26's topic in Patient, Colleague 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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    New grad or inexperienced nurse interview question

    Gooselady replied to vanessaem's topic in Nursing 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...
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    My boss is a jerk, and other related gripes.

    Gooselady replied to mccarrank's topic in Nursing 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...
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    Bullied

    Gooselady replied to Ruthangel1970's topic in Patient, Colleague 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...
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    No friends at work

    Gooselady replied to rn5730's topic in Patient, Colleague 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...
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    Liking members at AN

    Gooselady replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Blocking someone who aggravates me takes all the fun out of being on an internet
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    Your opinion please

    Gooselady replied to AngelKissed857's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work oncology and we made every effort to make the deceased person look clean, keep their mouth from gaping, make them look as if they are peaceful as possible. We didn't have an awful lot...
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    What is the worst case of bullying you've seen in your nursing career?

    Gooselady replied to Guest878640's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I appreciate you asking, I honestly do. I try not to make claims without direct personal experience to back them up. As a student and a new nurse, I experienced some bullying by older more...
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    What is the worst case of bullying you've seen in your nursing career?

    Gooselady replied to Guest878640's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good point, and I agree completely that the OP's instructor example was not bullying. Is it insulting to those who have genuinely been bullied? Perhaps, but how would a student nurse have Clue...
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    What is the worst case of bullying you've seen in your nursing career?

    Gooselady replied to Guest878640's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I find it strange that ANYONE finds it strange to be concerned about bullying in nursing. Nurses are mean to each other in TV shows and movies. People who keep up with news and trends in general...
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    Charge Nurses and Shift Report

    Gooselady replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    Our medical oncology floor had 26 patients. Someone made a spreadsheet that was updated by each nurse by a certain time during the shift (a five minute or less task). The charge nurse or the primary...
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    What is up with these Sickle Cell Patients?!

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

    People with sickle cell have been sick and in pain their entire lives. I think some of them get a bit 'institutionalized'. I think some of them 'regress' emotionally, too. They've been in the...
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    Is it really worth it... So Miserable!! So Insecure!!

    Gooselady replied to nursy1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I haven't read any of the other posts, so forgive if I've repeated something. I hated nursing for about the first three or four years. Like you I was kind of 'stuck' with it, though it was my first...
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    Picked on at Work

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

    What does 'picking on you' mean? Those particulars are very important. Some new nurses are kind of unprepared for the necessity of thick skin, and are kind of shocked at how task oriented nurses...