Trudi Smith RN

Ortho-trauma 2 yrs; Med-tele 1 yr; STD 1 yr

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Trudi Smith has 9 years experience as a RN and specializes in Ortho-trauma 2 yrs; Med-tele 1 yr; STD 1 yr.

Tired and burnt out from the abuse

Trudi Smith replied to NurseK93's topic in General Nursing

I don't think you lost your temper. Patients do need to understand call-bell etiquette. If it's an emergency or they truly need help, call. If not, go to bed. The other posters are enabling bad behavior. Hold patients to a standard or they will think...
Transition to community/public health

Trudi Smith replied to amazon-RN's topic in Public/Community

I work for my local health department and like you, I had a hard time initially finding PHN positions. I just kept searching Indeed till I found something. Maybe you might need to relocate. The rural areas are hurting for nurses so there could be mor...
Sexual Health Nurse

Trudi Smith replied to capybara123's topic in Public/Community

I've been an STD nurse for a little over a year now. I love it. I appreciate the previous comment about being aware of the challenges of your population like having multiple kids and baby daddies/mommies and being very young or having addiction probl...