TrudyRN

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1. Does EVERY LIFE really count??

   TrudyRN replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

   This has been my experience, too. We spend tons of money on people with little "promise" of ever being contributing members of society. I find myself more disturbed about it with each passing year,...

2. Die Hard Nurse

   TrudyRN replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in General Nursing

   not real willingly but would have to consider the whole

3. am I a wimp?

   TrudyRN replied to MIA-RN's topic in General Nursing

   not a wimp, just human; God bless you for caring about and for her. Try to do something restorative for yourself

4. Urgent Response Needed

   TrudyRN replied to DaFreak71's topic in General Nursing

   Well, you run a risk of making the docs mad and your boss when you inform patients of stuff their docs don't know about or want them to know about. Calling in Social Work - also risky, unless this...

5. Is X-Ray Exposure ok?

   TrudyRN replied to KTLou06's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Always protect yourself. Apron, gloves, thyroid collar, dosimeter badge. Why take

6. Is this considered exposure?

   TrudyRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

   File an IR, keep a copy. They tend to get "lost". What if she gets sick later? They'll try to deny her WComp claim for her not filing an

7. I was a ______ prior to being a nurse/student nurse

   TrudyRN replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

   candy

8. Nurses and Physical Therapists!! Help, Question and Rant!

   TrudyRN replied to grinnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I think you said it pretty well. Just say it calmly, without anger. Do NOT do his work. He sounds pretty lazy, arrogant, manipulative, and disorganized. And anyone who gets 3 weeks off at Christmas...

9. Do Physical therapists do much in hospitals?

   TrudyRN replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

   BEst way to figure it out is to research job availability and the pay for these jobs, talk with real PT's and see what they say. Advantages: straight days, M-F; can work independently (be...

10. Do you chart medication errors?

    TrudyRN replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    It gets easier with time. What I have found to be best - the less said, in the chart or orally or in writing to ANYONE, the better. A doc taught me that and he is RIGHT. I used to chart every...

11. Do you chart medication errors?

    TrudyRN replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    The trouble with charting ANYTHING is that an astute reader of the chart, such as an attorney/nurse/paralegal/law clerk will pick up on it. They are trained to do exactly that, to look for exactly...

12. Do you chart medication errors?

    TrudyRN replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    Not picking at you, NJ, but you've only been working a year! There is a lot of bad stuff that you have not yet seen. I hope you never do but at least acknowledge that you are still pretty new at...

13. No nurses, pt died.

    TrudyRN replied to mandi131's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Before reporting, try to come up with some solutions. I have found that bosses usually don't want to hear only problems. They want suggestions for solving them - suggestions for which, often, they...

14. Question for RNs. . . current nursing problems.

    TrudyRN replied to Dove1019's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    To the OP: the above comments about this one topic, what the minimum requirement to be called "RN" should be, reflects what the most basic problem is in Nursing - the lack of unity among nurses. If...

15. Just Off Insular Senate Floor, Life of the Uninsured Intrudes

    TrudyRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    it could be different in different states but I hope he is not responsible for anyone but himself and his own dependents. I think the insurers ought to pay - I know, what a