TrudyRN

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  1. newby with a quick questions

    TrudyRN replied to Christine950423's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know at the start but decided on OR after being confronted with suffering of children and it made me just not want to get close to patients. I went to the OR upon graduation and am sorry I...

  2. night nurse who leaves everything undone..

    TrudyRN replied to linzz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, let's see. The nurse has falsified a medical record (unless this res just makes pee, a whole lot and quickly) and she has not followed a doctor's order and she has probably been negligent and...

  3. how to manage multiple patients on L & D

    TrudyRN replied to SpudID's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think you should refuse to take the student. Especially if all the other staff have thrown her out, she must be a butt pain. You are not responsible for her education. Her instructor is. Raise a...

  4. Do Registered nurses really make a Nursing Care plan for their patients?

    TrudyRN replied to josepito3's topic in General Nursing

    We do one for q pt upon admission and update it

  5. Student looking busy

    TrudyRN replied to OnTheRoad's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How much can she expect to learn anyway in 1 lonely, only day? Perhaps she should have worded her question differently. Maybe if she'd said, "How can I most effectively use this 1 short day to...

  6. I saw my first patient that died today...

    TrudyRN replied to heartlover07's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it gets easier. It's always sad, it's sometimes mixed in with a sense of relief that the person's suffering here is over if it was a slow, painful death, such as from Ca, and prayer that they...

  7. VIP Triage

    TrudyRN replied to mannurse65's topic in Emergency

    When someone used to aggravate me, his chart would find its way to the bottom of the stack, I hate to say. I guess that's awful but I also used to put prisoners brought in police to the front of the...

  8. VIP Triage

    TrudyRN replied to mannurse65's topic in Emergency

    I once saw a doctor sew up his own child's laceration in the ER. The advantage to him was that he didn't have to register and pay for the ER and supplies, and didn't have to wait. He was awfully...

  9. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    TrudyRN replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    A long, long time ago, I once just simply could not keep my eyes open on an 11-7 shift. I just physically could not help it and I told my coworkers that I was just going to put my head down on the...

  10. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    TrudyRN replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    Why don't you wake them up? You've mentioned it to the CN but why not just wake them up yourself? What is your relationship with these sleepers? It will be a cold day in hell before I let some...

  11. teaching children about death?

    TrudyRN replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry for all the heartache. I think you should tell your relatives what you told us and they need to stop using the "very sick" thing with your dtr. A realistic assessment of your health...

  12. Run out of nursing school - what to do?

    TrudyRN replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    OUCH! That's a whole lotta money for nothing! There's really something wrong with a system that doesn't figure out until the bitter end that you don't have what it takes. My experience is this...

  13. Question... are we supposed to help? Good Samaritan.

    TrudyRN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    With all due respect, I'm not at all certain this is right. :uhoh21: f the person is conscious, yes, you should say "Hello, I'd like to help you if that's ok." Do NOT tell them your status. They...

  14. Could you tell me about Med-Surg?

    TrudyRN replied to BerthaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, you dear young thing! You are so sweet and I pray that, wherever you work, you love it. I pray for you to get a great nursing education and I know your patients will be blessed to have you...

  15. Question... are we supposed to help? Good Samaritan.

    TrudyRN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Gee, Kyrshamarks, how did you come by this

  16. Question... are we supposed to help? Good Samaritan.

    TrudyRN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

  17. Husbands or S/O's at routine exam

    TrudyRN replied to walker shaw's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Liz, it might not really be safe to disagree too vigorously. People here tend to report you to the moderators if they find you offensive. Then you get sanctioned. I agree that, in the ER, it MIGHT be...

  18. Husbands or S/O's at routine exam

    TrudyRN replied to walker shaw's topic in Ob/Gyn

  19. Dealing with family

    TrudyRN replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    I do exactly what you did - nicely, of course, but firmly. If I am on the phone, I'm not at the bedside. Between HIPAA and lots of patients, no secretary, etc., there is no time to take so many...

  20. VIP Triage

    TrudyRN replied to mannurse65's topic in Emergency

    Mannnurse65, I know it stinks but that is life. VIP's always get VIP treatment or heads do roll. Lousy, unfair, but that is the reality. We all hate it, we all decry it but you fight it to your own...

  21. How Would You Handle Pt Anger r/t Wait?

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

    If I couldn't tell them the simple truth, I would dissolve them with my ray gun. :rotfl: :angryfire :biere: :smiley_aa :beer:

  22. So my Scheduler is Insane

    TrudyRN replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, just tell them what days you are available and work no more than your required commitment unless you want to. I don't think it's even legal (OSHA, state labor laws) to schedule you like you have...

  23. Run out of nursing school - what to do?

    TrudyRN replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    I think it might be good to spend less time here and more on your studies. What is your current status at school? Have you involved an

  24. Run out of nursing school - what to do?

    TrudyRN replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    No one told you it was a test??? No one would get back to you??? :uhoh21: You need to start at the start and get to the bottom of this. I, also, would not throw in the towel without a major...

  25. PRN ducolax suppositories, okay to give right before shift change?

    TrudyRN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I think those nurses weren't worried about their pts' bowel troubles. Those nurses were criminally