TrudyRN

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

    TrudyRN replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ricemilk, I seriously doubt that the patients know they are "donating" Tylenol to you guys. The patients are being charged probably $5 per Tylenol. Your friend is stealing the stuff and needs to just...

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

    TrudyRN replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    if they're still in the pack, why is she sending them to the

  3. Typical Day for a Nurse

    TrudyRN replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    3rd shift, long-term residents -count -get report, do walking rounds (verify census, see all pts breathing) -do assignment for aides -set up meds -24 hour MAR reviews and 24 hour chart...

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

    TrudyRN replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, llg, yes, I have worked in lots of different specialties over the past 3+ decades as an RN and haved mostly loved or at least enjoyed my jobs, at least for the first few years I held them. But...

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

    TrudyRN replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry for you, Angela, but wish you well and appreciate your thanks. Can you be specific about why you're getting

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

    TrudyRN replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you are working as an extremely low-paid school nurse or doc's office nurse, why is your pay so low? Are you over-burdened with loans or other debt? Nothing wrong with living with your folks...

  7. Adjusting to night shift--HELP!!

    TrudyRN replied to Annebug's topic in General Nursing

    Get a prescription for Trazadone, Dalmane, Ambien, Lunesta, or whatever sleep med you want to try. Use it for a couple of days, just to get your bod into the habit a little of sleeping days. (30 tabs...

  8. The smell...

    TrudyRN replied to dbledutchs's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe suck on peppermint or Fisherman's Friend lozenges? Good luck in your work and schooling,

  9. Government classifies nurses as 'unskilled workers'

    TrudyRN replied to karensflowers's topic in General Nursing

    So what are we going to do about this effrontery? (Is that the right word for

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

    TrudyRN replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see the part where you lost it. But I see enough. Get a new job this coming week. Then quit. Yeah, give the required amount of notice and write a really nice, courteous, totally...

  11. Fleas/ticks coming out of pt's skin??? Has anyone heard of this???

    TrudyRN replied to CiCigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I am speechless but pray for quick healing for these dear

  12. What do you think about this situation?

    TrudyRN replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    Who can say? If you want the job back, follow up. It sounds like you would like to go back. Personally, I would pursue getting re-hired. Just one word of caution - try to tell as little as...

  13. Job Discrimnation !

    TrudyRN replied to buildingmyfaith57's topic in General Nursing

    Pray for them, OP. Privately, just between you and God. Forgive them, too. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against....spiritual wickedness in high

  14. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    TrudyRN replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    You need to let OSHA, JCAHO, the newspaper, the TV station, the families, and CMS know NOW!!! This is outrageous and completely unacceptable. I worked at a place once where they refused to provide...

  15. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    TrudyRN replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    But there is time for them to sit at the desk and read a newspaper while ignoring call

  16. Jumping through the orientation hoops

    TrudyRN replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    You don't say whether you gave them written documentation or not. With written proof, they should have let you in. Without it, they did right. They have rules and requirements they must follow and...

  17. Officer Disciplined for Stopping Doctor On Way to Birth

    TrudyRN replied to ERNurse752's topic in General Nursing

    I can't get the article to come up. Any

  18. doctor won't approve my birth plan...

    TrudyRN replied to Saltysaltyky's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It sounds like you should be considering home birth, with a midwife in attendance or a birthing center run by midwives. With my last, I had stated and signed to refuse eye gtts, I wanted them to...

  19. Nurses, Policemen and Firemen

    TrudyRN replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, there is a special bond and there are several nurse-police, nurse-EMT marriages where I am. Shift work, essential nature of the jobs we do, the level of scrutiny we are under as we perform our...

  20. Why is this PC bullcrap prioritized above people's lives?

    TrudyRN replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    Too involved? Sorry, but I will be 100,000 % involved in my childrens' lives. Just because someone is a teacher, does not mean that that person can be trusted totally. Teachers are human, fallible,...

  21. Should I???

    TrudyRN replied to SweetGrL397's topic in General Nursing

    Get a medical dictionary and start reading it. Cheap, handy to do wherever you might be, and it will give you a head start. Here's a little head start right here: pt = patient STAT = right now PRN =...

  22. An Ethical Dilema

    TrudyRN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    She does not have to tell them why she needs time off, only that she needs it. Employers are NOT entitled to know a worker's medical situation. When you call off sick, all you are required to say is,...

  23. availing SSN in California

    TrudyRN replied to cereza_18's topic in General Nursing

    I have no idea. Get help from lawyers in your country and from the sources listed above in this thread. Good

  24. Woman dies in ER Lobby

    TrudyRN replied to AmandaBrittainy's topic in Emergency

    her + meth is completely irrelevant. i guess i'm just a different kind of thinker but i am more likely to see a patient who is writhing on the floor and screaming in pain before i see patients who are...

  25. All CRNAs need to READ this

    TrudyRN replied to janecristensen's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am very upset that you are downing yourself and your fellow nurses/CRNA's. If you feel unprepared for your job, how can you do it? If you've been doing it for 5 years, successfully, you must be...