TrudyRN

TrudyRN

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  1. Cry or scream.. venting thread

    TrudyRN replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I know you said that you are not the boss, Nascar, and that means you can't discipline staff for not complying. Therefore, you must either let it go, find a way to get the boss to tie staffs'...

  2. CAN you believe this! - Bad Portrayal of nurses in my local paper

    TrudyRN replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in General Nursing

    My grandfather said, "Hmmph. Pots and pans." That was a looong time

  3. CAN you believe this! - Bad Portrayal of nurses in my local paper

    TrudyRN replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ha ha, too funny. I think maybe this was a plant, an intentional goad. It's too ignorant and ridiculous to be for

  4. Made a med error

    TrudyRN replied to danigirl58's topic in General Nursing

    Dani, keep being honest, keep protecting your patients. Know that the Director maltreated you. Do speak with her when you are more dispassionate. Keep it totally professional. Do let her know that...

  5. help! new job and already miserable

    TrudyRN replied to Purple Princess's topic in General Nursing

    Well, for starters, an anonymous letter to OSHA and to your state's Labor Relations Board or to a federal government attorney general or someone in authority is needed, as your employer is not giving...

  6. Night Shifts - Problem with the new Manager

    TrudyRN replied to NiteWalker's topic in General Nursing

    I bet the laws are better in Canada. Only in America do we force ourselves to leave our suckling babes and go back to work. I guess you will have to guage how to approach the new boss and what to...

  7. Advice on how to QUIT professionally

    TrudyRN replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Whoops, looks like I was too late with my advice. But how are you now, what is your plan at this

  8. Advice on how to QUIT professionally

    TrudyRN replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm not sure I'd write the first letter. If you have talked things over with your boss and gotten nowhere, if you have spoken with anyone else in authority and all to no avail, why do it again now?...

  9. So Very Sad

    TrudyRN replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so glad your mom won. Sorry it had to be the hard way but, as you say, she got to use up her hard-earned sick time, as well she should have. It was a benefit she had coming to her, they monkeyed...

  10. Orginazational Skills

    TrudyRN replied to roziepig's topic in General Nursing

    Make a plan. When interruptions come, and they most surely will, prioritize. Re-prioritize PRN. Accept that Nursing is a series of interruptions, interrupted by interruptions and you will do fine. In...

  11. charge nurse role

    TrudyRN replied to zaleah's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry they are acting so evil, zaleah. I think you might want to say to them what you said here. Gently, of course, so they won't think you're threatening to leave. But I'm confused as to why...

  12. So Very Sad

    TrudyRN replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the understanding and encouragement, guys! I have thought about leaving but really am trying to hang in and get that pension. I'm really close to achieving it. I am trying to figure out...

  13. What career would YOU have chosen if you weren't a nurse?

    TrudyRN replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in General Nursing

    social work, librarian, interior designer, owner of my own business of any kind that doesn't have anything to do with sick people in sad circumstances; oh, and maybe a lawyer or a writer or a worker...

  14. A bit of common sense to nursing?! (long)

    TrudyRN replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Right on re: patient advocacy. As for "The Naked City" - well, it was New York, I think. And I'm thinking it was more like a million stories. It's been a long time, not really sure. I hope that...

  15. A bit of common sense to nursing?! (long)

    TrudyRN replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    As a mother, you know your own child best. Try not to be too haughty, though, as you might find yourself in someone else's home someday and they might think YOU do some things that aren't "common...

  16. A bit of common sense to nursing?! (long)

    TrudyRN replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    It's a money issue, I

  17. Turning in my resignation Monday

    TrudyRN replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I hope all of you find much better situations. It infuriates me when employers use and abuse staff. Then they have the absolute gall to tell you you need to manage time better. I love that you told...

  18. How To Deal With Difficult Coworkers?

    TrudyRN replied to 1RECROOMRN's topic in General Nursing

    Document. Let me say it again. Document. And do obtain witness statements, if possible. Don't be surprised if your "friends" on the unit suddenly develop amnesia and become HOH. Most people are...

  19. "sister" = registered nurse

    TrudyRN replied to walkiez's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting how different cultures having different meanings for the same word. When I was a correctional facility nurse, there was a prisoner who took a shine to me. The best way he knew to convey...

  20. "sister" = registered nurse

    TrudyRN replied to walkiez's topic in General Nursing

    Uh, no. LOL I figured the "Brother" title would be apropos. Surely someone knows the answer to this. Or are you the first male RN down under? If so, well, I want a cyber handshake,

  21. New Nurse/Need career advice

    TrudyRN replied to Joanne1033's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, man, it is soooo hard to give advice to other people. Not knowing where your heart is, what you're about, it is simply not possible to advise you, yet I feel like I want to help you decide. I...

  22. Question about dying ....

    TrudyRN replied to KellieNurse06's topic in General Nursing

    I'm really sorry for the suffering of your uncle, aunt, and you, and all of your family. It is so hard sometimes to let go. Try not to be too upset with your aunt. She is, after all, losing her...

  23. Nurses not following Protocols

    TrudyRN replied to kasi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I feel your pain. My DNS is sometimes quite unwilling to take what I think is necessary action, also. Mostly, I just move on, keep quiet, let her be the boss. I don't know if you have tried going over...

  24. I didn't know this actually happened

    TrudyRN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Or insisted that they take him to the

  25. I didn't know this actually happened

    TrudyRN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You sent him from where? He called 911 from the ER for what and to go