JBudd MSN

JBudd has 44 years experience as a MSN and specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

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   What's your most ridiculous supply shortage?

   JBudd replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

   We ran out of blue top tubes for PT/PTT. Had just a few so had to go justify getting one from the unit clerk. Ran out of vacutainers for pulling blood from saline locks this week, but that is...
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   Having A Nurse As A Patient

   JBudd replied to SkyDancer77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Can't always hide that you are a nurse when being a patient; especially in a small-ish city with one hospital (at the time) and half your nurses were either on strike with you or former students of...
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   Study resources for nursing school

   JBudd replied to Kell-Bell's topic in General Students

   I like Kahn Academy actually; bite size explanations of a lot of things: EKGs, cardiac conditions, etc. Online and
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   Pathophysiology

   JBudd replied to Potato13's topic in General Students

   I did "teach" online patho for a while, and this was my frustration as well; there was so much information that I thought it was ridiculous to expect students to teach themselves just from the book....
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   How to leave toxic work environment when you're the only RN?

   JBudd replied to pumpkinqueen's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I googled ombudsman for elderly: "What Is an Ombudsman for Nursing Home Abuse? When a nursing home resident encounters poor care, abuse, or any other issue, it’s not always apparent who...
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   What’s a Crusty Old Bat?

   JBudd replied to Hannahbanana's topic in General Nursing

   Now we need the link to the discussion as to the composition of said big-girl-panties: I believe there was a mention of the problems with rust in the iron
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   Unprofessional Clinical Educator.. What would you do?

   JBudd replied to hama1111's topic in General Nursing

   It was fun hitting those mile stone # of posts and likes, and there were a lot of fun threads..... I almost didn't come back after the "big dump"
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   Unprofessional Clinical Educator.. What would you do?

   JBudd replied to hama1111's topic in General Nursing

   Yep ? And to the OP, I just took the age as part of the description. It is what it is. My daughter sent me a Tshirt with "All women are equal, but the best are nurse's in their
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   Unprofessional Clinical Educator.. What would you do?

   JBudd replied to hama1111's topic in General Nursing

   LOL, this is a old catch phrase from years ago in AN: there were a lot of snowflakes coming in to complain about the older nurses they worked with, up to and including "they should just retire and...
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    Fostering as a nurse/student?

    JBudd replied to biochembabe's topic in General Nursing

    I applied to foster older teens in my city; and half way through the home study, was told by the local branch of the children's state agency, that as a single woman who works two nights a week I would...
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    Gross Me Out ? Contest | Nurses Week

    JBudd replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Assisting an ENT treating a lady with sinus infections, admitted to a med-surg bed. He simply took an 18 gauge needle, went up the nare and just pushed it through the nasal bones and drained the left...
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    Breakroom Pet Peeves

    JBudd replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! I certainly did! will change it
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    Breakroom Pet Peeves

    JBudd replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    sorry! wrong
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    How do you guys do it for so long?

    JBudd replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 61, cancer survivor so a few disability type problems (crummy knee, SOB with exertion, pain). Been in the ER 25 years, 40 in nursing. I like it. I do two 12 hour nights a week. I avoid...
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    How do you guys do it for so long?

    JBudd replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    I spent my 23rd year (of life, not nursing, ? ) volunteering in orphanages in Bangladesh and India. Didn't spend a lot of money on myself, lived cheap, and had enough in savings to go. Have you...