TrudyRN

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  1. disgusted with MD, what do I do?

    TrudyRN replied to stayingoutoftrouble's topic in General Nursing

    Just call him whenever you need to, no matter what he says. Make sure, before you let him hang up, that you get the orders you need. Have another nurse listen in and co-sign the note in the chart...

  2. Dumb Question - Coma

    TrudyRN replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    So, a patient who is thrashing, turning over, and struggling to breathe after being taken off the vent and put on comfort measure only - is the doctor correct to say the patient is "comatose"? (Eyes...

  3. Help! New nurse needs advice: Incident at a LTC facility

    TrudyRN replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in General Nursing

    You were absolutely correct to do the incident report about the bruise. You should also have taken a picture of it and put it in the chart and kept an extra photo for yourself, with the pt's name,...

  4. Do other RN's imply you give "too much" nursing care??? (long vent)

    TrudyRN replied to ICURN_NC's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're doing a wonderful job. Will you please be my nurse if I ever need one? I'd honestly like to slap your coworkers silly and I believe they have already answered your question. That is,...

  5. Challenges of ALF and how to handle..

    TrudyRN replied to linzz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    \Wow, lawsuit time?

  6. I need to vent, everyone is mad at me for quitting the "superhospital"-long story

    TrudyRN replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in General Nursing

    I think you did the right thing and I think your husband will realize it before too long. In the meantime, do NOT give in to the temptation to, as some here have suggested, give him a dose of his own...

  7. CNA: Krappy attitude

    TrudyRN replied to FinderKeeper's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What is a "Nurse Tech"? Is it a nurse or is it a technician? This title makes me think that the hospital wants patients to think a nurse is caring for them but, in fact, a technician is. No insult...

  8. CNA: Krappy attitude

    TrudyRN replied to FinderKeeper's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    CNA's do hard but vital work, for low pay. I value the good ones tremendously and appreciate them so much. "Good" means that they don't hide, don't take excessive breaks, follow the rules about...

  9. ??Is there a shortage: Nursing Supply and Demand

    TrudyRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There is no shortage of RN's, only a shortage of RN's willing to work in bad settings for low pay and poor

  10. does bladder irrigation have to be aseptic technique?

    TrudyRN replied to matt59's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In the home, clean is ok because there is just one patient and no chance of cross-contamination. In the hospital, sterility is required, I guess because there are so many people and all their germs...

  11. I'm concerned for my friend's child....

    TrudyRN replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely get 2nd, 3rd, and 30th opinions. And conservative is usually the best way to go. Help her be strong after her initial teariness, which, BTW, is perfectly understandable and WNL. A lot of...

  12. Nicknames your pt's give you

    TrudyRN replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    Flower Girl. I always have a flower on me - in my hair, or my clothing is flowered, or I wear a lapel pin of flowers, real or silk, but somehow, someway, I always have a flower on myself. One day...

  13. Return Dumped Patient to ER

    TrudyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I read a post here yesterday in which a nurse stated she had returned to the ER a patient whom the ER had stuck in a room on her floor, without first having given the nurse report. She notified the...

  14. anyone have a nose ring?

    TrudyRN replied to rsjenni's topic in General Nursing

    I think they are disgusting, also tongue rings. It's all cultural, of course - what we get used to. Tats, too - totally not pro,

  15. anyone have a nose ring?

    TrudyRN replied to rsjenni's topic in General Nursing

    So you would treat differently someone who has a nose ring. What would the difference(s)

  16. Obsessed

    TrudyRN replied to tigress_8207's topic in General Nursing

    That's super! Welcome and best wishes in school. When do you

  17. I think this borders on malpractice? or not?

    TrudyRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Emergency

    I'm not sure if "cognizant" is the issue. Maybe you were thinking "responsible". The real issue might be money, maybe this person has never been sick before and never really needed to maintain a...

  18. Come, All You Nurse Detectives

    TrudyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know the cause(s) of someone having a metallic taste in the mouth plus metallic smell to the perspiration? Any possibility this is related to short-term fasting (3rd day)?...

  19. A Nurse's Life, Now With Open Eyes

    TrudyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just read "Nursing Against The Odds". :uhoh21: I finally see that my unhappiness, my frustrations are not nearly all my fault. I have been a victim of the age-old disrespect and maltreatment...

  20. Return Dumped Patient to ER

    TrudyRN replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, Angie O. That's

  21. So I lost it? Am I out of Line?

    TrudyRN replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you have a nice day, too. But I still don't get it. First, the pills were picked up off of the floor and sent to the PI. Then they were purchased. In between, they were donated by grateful...

  22. Come, All You Nurse Detectives

    TrudyRN replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm, lots of great contributions. Thank you all very much. It ocurred to me that something could be going on under a crown that had a crack in it earlier this year. Maybe there is infection under...

  23. confused psychiatic nurse

    TrudyRN replied to nya2000RN's topic in Psychiatric

    I think you are ok having gone directly to Psych. Let me add, though: Your patients are mentally ill BUT they might still have other health issues. I see many Psych nurses view everything from the...

  24. what is a typical day of a school nurse?

    TrudyRN replied to ostomyrn2b09's topic in School

    I have been a school nurse on 2 or 3 days only, working just to fill in via an Agency. It was totally busy! There is a nonstop (it seemed to me) flow of students and staff. Here is what I recall:...

  25. Come, All You Nurse Detectives

    TrudyRN replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    You guys are good! This person also had a tooth extraction a week ago and is on Amox. I forgot to say that. No gum bleeding. It seems to taste and smell like copper, most specifically. I guess...