TrudyRN

TrudyRN

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  1. How would you have handled this?

    TrudyRN replied to Happeetxn's topic in General Nursing

    You handled it well. Reading your OP, I saw no problem. When you wrote about the rat poison in a later post, I then understood what the trouble

  2. Waking up at night to worry about patients

    TrudyRN replied to missninaRN's topic in General Nursing

    She should absolutely not rely on the new shift making rounds right away. Hopefully, that would be done. But we can't ever count

  3. Waking up at night to worry about patients

    TrudyRN replied to missninaRN's topic in General Nursing

    assuming the alarm was on and

  4. Waking up at night to worry about patients

    TrudyRN replied to missninaRN's topic in General Nursing

    You would have heard by now, I believe, if there was a problem. I do the same thing - worrying, that is. I've been an RN for 30+ years and am still very obsessive-compulsive about my work. It has...

  5. Thoughtful Supervisor - Not!

    TrudyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    My dearly loved Sup just now (at 1400 hours, just before I'm due to get off for the weekend and not have to return until Tuesday) changed my schedule, causing me to have to work Sunday. I told her I...

  6. I'm not "WIPING BUTTS"

    TrudyRN replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    There are some types of Nursing that don't require much hands-on. Offices, clinics, schools, teaching, research, NP, Psychiatry, Surgery (blood, yes, butts, generally not). If she can get through...

  7. EWWWW, something doesn't seem right to me here!!

    TrudyRN replied to b eyes's topic in Emergency

    Heck, why bother? What some phlegm between friends? :uhoh21: :trout: :barf01: :barf02: :barf01: :barf01: :barf01: I totally agree with the scrubbing off of the debris and then using Cidex....

  8. What is the main difference between LPN and RN

    TrudyRN replied to dayzee1975's topic in General Nursing

    RN's go to school longer and do everything a licensed nurse is legally allowed to do. We are taught more about the "why" of what we do. LPN's may never push IV Rx (so watch - someone will say they do...

  9. need help--husband died at home

    TrudyRN replied to pyseymo's topic in Cardiac

    Pam, I'm so sorry. It sounds like you did all that anyone could have done. I hope you have been receiving help and understanding from your family, friends, and the people at your school. I know that...

  10. MD's professional handwriting skills

    TrudyRN replied to hppynurse2's topic in General Nursing

    This is what should happen. Doctor makes sure the nurse can read the orders. The approach you describe of notifying the doctor could be problematic if a patient suffers harm because of a delay in...

  11. phone calls no outsider would believe

    TrudyRN replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    How the heck are you supposed to get dressed, wash your hair, or prevent frozen shoulder if you don't reach over your head for 9 months?

  12. phone calls no outsider would believe

    TrudyRN replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    Wow, was she

  13. phone calls no outsider would believe

    TrudyRN replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    And the answer, of course, is YES.

  14. JCAHO in the ER

    TrudyRN replied to StillBelieveRN's topic in Emergency

    Ha ha, I hope they picked someone with a really minor, total non-emergency and got to camp out in the ER for half a century. But, of course, they did not, I'd bet. Too bad. I think JCAHO has...

  15. Would you recommend nursing to your daughter?

    TrudyRN replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    Princess Lottery Winner Owner of her own business Lawyer Physician CPA Physical Therapist (better pay than RN, more autonomous) Sales (furniture, major appliances, high end cars, insurance,...

  16. Would you recommend nursing to your daughter?

    TrudyRN replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    Hell no. Unless she aspired to advanced practice, teaching, research, or Admin. And only reluctantly

  17. MD's professional handwriting skills

    TrudyRN replied to hppynurse2's topic in General Nursing

    Some of our dr's write the same crap all the time so they get very sloppy. But sometimes with meds I think they are too lazy to look up doses so they just scribble something down and expect pharmacy...

  18. MD's professional handwriting skills

    TrudyRN replied to hppynurse2's topic in General Nursing

  19. Pick up Malpractice! They went after my license.

    TrudyRN replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Suesquatch - what was the problem in the first place, (if you can and want to say)? I'm glad things worked out well for you. What a bunch of lousy B's to not even let on to you that they were...

  20. Pick up Malpractice! They went after my license.

    TrudyRN replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Just Google it. Or call some local insurance brokers or even a couple of medical and nursing malpractice attorneys and see if they can help

  21. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    TrudyRN replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    This sounds like the best answer. Use Recovery Room. I guess it works as long as the staff there aren't already overwhelmed by recovering patients. It is really terrifying the state of health care...

  22. please advise charge nurses

    TrudyRN replied to danaheil's topic in General Nursing

    I think he should ask for orientation to the Charge role. Find out just what's involved. Once he's in the know, he might find that he likes being in charge. The best way to work Charge is to not...

  23. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    TrudyRN replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

  24. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    TrudyRN replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    ROFLMBO :balloons:

  25. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    TrudyRN replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    There is the crux of the problem for a lot of nurses. Nursing pays the best of anything else we currently know how to do. I agree with most of what you said - except that years of being maltreated...