TrudyRN

TrudyRN

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  1. FollowUp to "Was I Out Of Line?" - Walking C Spine Injuries

    TrudyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I am really out of touch, I guess, with C spine injuries. Is there really such a thing as walking C spine injuries? It sounds incredibly dangerous and sound like it could have devastating...

  2. Does EVERY LIFE really count??

    TrudyRN replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

    This has been my experience, too. We spend tons of money on people with little "promise" of ever being contributing members of society. I find myself more disturbed about it with each passing year,...

  3. Die Hard Nurse

    TrudyRN replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in General Nursing

    not real willingly but would have to consider the whole

  4. am I a wimp?

    TrudyRN replied to MIA-RN's topic in General Nursing

    not a wimp, just human; God bless you for caring about and for her. Try to do something restorative for yourself

  5. Urgent Response Needed

    TrudyRN replied to DaFreak71's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you run a risk of making the docs mad and your boss when you inform patients of stuff their docs don't know about or want them to know about. Calling in Social Work - also risky, unless this...

  6. Is X-Ray Exposure ok?

    TrudyRN replied to KTLou06's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Always protect yourself. Apron, gloves, thyroid collar, dosimeter badge. Why take

  7. Is this considered exposure?

    TrudyRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    File an IR, keep a copy. They tend to get "lost". What if she gets sick later? They'll try to deny her WComp claim for her not filing an

  8. I was a ______ prior to being a nurse/student nurse

    TrudyRN replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    candy

  9. Nurses and Physical Therapists!! Help, Question and Rant!

    TrudyRN replied to grinnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think you said it pretty well. Just say it calmly, without anger. Do NOT do his work. He sounds pretty lazy, arrogant, manipulative, and disorganized. And anyone who gets 3 weeks off at Christmas...

  10. Do Physical therapists do much in hospitals?

    TrudyRN replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    BEst way to figure it out is to research job availability and the pay for these jobs, talk with real PT's and see what they say. Advantages: straight days, M-F; can work independently (be...

  11. Do you chart medication errors?

    TrudyRN replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    It gets easier with time. What I have found to be best - the less said, in the chart or orally or in writing to ANYONE, the better. A doc taught me that and he is RIGHT. I used to chart every...

  12. Do you chart medication errors?

    TrudyRN replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    The trouble with charting ANYTHING is that an astute reader of the chart, such as an attorney/nurse/paralegal/law clerk will pick up on it. They are trained to do exactly that, to look for exactly...

  13. Do you chart medication errors?

    TrudyRN replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    Not picking at you, NJ, but you've only been working a year! There is a lot of bad stuff that you have not yet seen. I hope you never do but at least acknowledge that you are still pretty new at...

  14. No nurses, pt died.

    TrudyRN replied to mandi131's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Before reporting, try to come up with some solutions. I have found that bosses usually don't want to hear only problems. They want suggestions for solving them - suggestions for which, often, they...

  15. Question for RNs. . . current nursing problems.

    TrudyRN replied to Dove1019's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    To the OP: the above comments about this one topic, what the minimum requirement to be called "RN" should be, reflects what the most basic problem is in Nursing - the lack of unity among nurses. If...

  16. Just Off Insular Senate Floor, Life of the Uninsured Intrudes

    TrudyRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    it could be different in different states but I hope he is not responsible for anyone but himself and his own dependents. I think the insurers ought to pay - I know, what a

  17. Just Off Insular Senate Floor, Life of the Uninsured Intrudes

    TrudyRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It would chap me, too, except that this is what we've come down to in America. That is, since those who work are taxed so viciously, since you will lose the real estate and personal property you...

  18. Do you chart medication errors?

    TrudyRN replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    Why do you think charting the one is ok but the other is just looking to end one's license? They're both wrong. And I am not at all sure that no one was ever harmed by an extra dose of abx. Like...

  19. Most shocking experience on clinical -while in nursing school...:can any one relate?

    TrudyRN replied to kendel's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that we don't always get easy work in Nursing. However, this was a young student and she was having this experience for the first time so let's try to be a little more compassionate. I have...

  20. You gotta be kidding me!

    TrudyRN replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    Who informed you? If it was your boss, how does she know? Why does the person still have the tape recorder if your boss knows? Or was it speculation that he is recording? These days, you can...

  21. Held Down and Forced to Take The FLu Shot

    TrudyRN replied to Nurse_FF_EMT's topic in General Nursing

    Call the

  22. Patient advocacy & legal liability

    TrudyRN replied to DJ-Adia's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you can just leave some literature lying around where your coworker can find it. Or talk with her, off of hospital grounds and on your own time, about any information that goes against whatever...

  23. Holidays: Here We Go Again

    TrudyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    It's that time of year - The HOLIDAYS! Do you know yet if you're working? Are you OK with it? How do you handle it? Every year, I swear I'm going to call off on Christmas. Every year, I don't....

  24. 4 mos. Pregnant & starting new RN job; Employer doesn't know yet; Will I be fired?

    TrudyRN replied to Nrs_angie's topic in General Nursing

    You really need to learn the HR policies at your facility. Read it in the HR Manual. Do NOT tell them you're pregnant a single second before you absolutely can't hide it any more. It is not their...

  25. Should I say anything?

    TrudyRN replied to cuddlebug's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe she's tired from work, kids, stress, heaven knows what. Keep absolutely out of it. If you do keep a "suspicion" log, keep it totally to yourself, never tell anyone you have such a thing. A...