TrudyRN

TrudyRN

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  1. How to deal??

    TrudyRN replied to TraumaICURN's topic in General Nursing

    Just say you do not divulge personal information and don't smile or try to be liked when you are saying it. Learn to make the asker feel guilty for asking by you being serious in

  2. Double Shifts: Your tips and tricks for getting through it

    TrudyRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is good for you but not everyone has a choice. At least, they don't know or believe they do. Some places mandate (force) OT and threaten you with write-up and firing if you don't stay. They...

  3. Am I crazy to consider this?

    TrudyRN replied to New CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    All of this assumes, of course, that you will continue to feel great and that your baby will be very healthy and not have any special needs and that everything else in your scenario will be good. I...

  4. Did I do the wrong thing? Advice needed. (Long)

    TrudyRN replied to bethem's topic in General Nursing

    Always go with your gut feeling. No matter what a mentor says, if you have abnormal VS, even if the pt says he's feeling well, you need to report abnormal VS. If only to cover yourself. What if...

  5. Strange S.O.

    TrudyRN replied to joeb1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Daisy, forget morals here. He has a right to protect himself. Do you think your boss has your best interest at heart in telling you that? Please wake up and smell the coffee, Friend. :uhoh21:...

  6. Strange S.O.

    TrudyRN replied to joeb1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You should also get a written statement from the Pediatrician. I think it might not have hurt to ask the husband why he objected to a male nurse but not male physicians. Not in a challenging way,...

  7. How do you deal with ICU superiority complex?

    TrudyRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  8. How do you deal with ICU superiority complex?

    TrudyRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    i hope you reported to your boss and theirs that they would not relieve you for potty, meal, med-getting, etc. i think you should refuse to go back to that floor ever again and tell them why. that...

  9. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    TrudyRN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, that sounds good. They can go there instead of coming to the

  10. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    TrudyRN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Lord have mercy. Do they really test you on it? I think I would have to say, "Hold on, please. I am going to pee, as I have not had the chance to do so since 0600 and it's now 1830. Then, if you...

  11. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    TrudyRN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see the actual wording of the promise. Did I miss it? The "ad" leads one to believe that they will be seen and treated within 30 minutes. This is extremely

  12. Why are RN's so fat!

    TrudyRN replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you gave some good suggestions. I appreciate your kinder attitude. I just have to say - I work 5 days each week, not 3 or 4. As for dancing while cooking, well, maybe if I concentrate I can...

  13. help with topic for paper

    TrudyRN replied to telalc's topic in General Nursing

    Ask your librarian for help. There should be a wealth of information on this topic. When patients get nosocomial infections, there are added expenses, time in the hospital, pain and suffering. You've...

  14. "The last place I worked, we did things differently!" (and correctly)

    TrudyRN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe they are feeling overwhelmed? :uhoh21: Or maybe they're just critical jerks?

  15. Why are RN's so fat!

    TrudyRN replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Having a nanny doesn't equate necessarily to having lots of money and, therefore, free time. I used to have a sitter who came to my house when my kids were little, she'd cook, clean, garden, and...

  16. Why are RN's so fat!

    TrudyRN replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    "Lazy" has a negative connotation, Ben. I can only assume that you have never had to face a huge, overwhelming problem in your life, such as addiction or something else that was extremely hard to...

  17. Why are RN's so fat!

    TrudyRN replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you will start taking care of yourself. Take your lunch breaks and eat your healthy food. Insist that your employer provide proper tools to care for these extremely heavy patients. There are...

  18. Why are RN's so fat!

    TrudyRN replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is more than laziness. It's working full-time and more than full-time, it's having a family to care for in addition to the job, it's having to be homemakers in addition to working and...

  19. Why are RN's so fat!

    TrudyRN replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, it doesn't offend me. I agree with it. Lots of RN's are overweight, I am one of them. I have recently lost a few pounds and feel and look

  20. have you ever lost it at work?

    TrudyRN replied to lannisz's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I have. Take some time to R&R then believe your preceptor and keep

  21. My first young-eating experience

    TrudyRN replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    Tread lightly. The nurse could be good buds with the Instructor and c/o about her could

  22. Would you rather have a child said to be SS or abort?

    TrudyRN replied to ICURN7's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Suesquatch, you didn't really think Planned Parenthood was going to say otherwise, did you? Plus, most of their references are pretty old. At any rate, I know you had your reasons for aborting and it...

  23. Would you rather have a child said to be SS or abort?

    TrudyRN replied to ICURN7's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Years ago, sickle cell patients were considered terminal but I guess there is better treatment today. I think each parent must decide the fate of his or her child and it is not my place as a nurse to...

  24. Nurses children and vaccinations, how do you feel?

    TrudyRN replied to Mistify's topic in General Nursing

    There were no vaccines for what used to be known as UCHD usual childhood diseases. Measles, mumps, rubella, and chicken pox. Just about every kid got these, often all at once or in very close order...

  25. Nurses with MS or similar disorders

    TrudyRN replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, neurologists are generally very strange people. They tend to be rude, abrupt, and crabby. Your doc is all 3 so he's probably a great neurologist, LOL. Sorry, couldn't help it. Yes, you...