JBudd MSN

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I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.” Thomas Jefferson

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    physical health assessment

    JBudd replied to rosy3's topic in General Students

    The "proper" heart sounds are S1 and S2, best heard over the apex: "lub, dub" Murmurs are part of heart sound, heard during systole, diastole or both. If you hear a swishing sound, loud or soft...
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    I want my MSN, but...

    JBudd replied to rumwynnieRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I looked at the classes for each track in the masters, and considered which ones sounded the most interesting. Many of the basic required courses are the same for all of them. I decided on the...
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    Disruptive & talkative students (vent)

    JBudd replied to Little_Bear2013's topic in General Students

    Your instructor actually finishes the lecture by recording it online? Because they can't get through it all in class?! How ridiculous. Either restructure the lecture so it fits the time frame, or...
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    Just looking for some advice

    JBudd replied to noemi04's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Get those applications out! It never happens overnight. I once got a call about a resume, over 9 months
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    Just looking for some advice

    JBudd replied to noemi04's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The longer you stay in a non nursing job, the harder it will be to get in somewhere. Hindsight is wonderful, but were you upfront with the hotel about becoming an RN? I doubt I would have hired and...
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    Continuing education requirements...

    JBudd replied to CamillaG's topic in General Nursing

    I do about half of them online, ENA has some really great stuff for free for members. Also medscape.com, bunches of 15 and 30 minute bits (that printout was really long!). Others are through work,...
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    Feeling guilty about maternity leave

    JBudd replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I worked up to the last minute with my 2nd, including returning after a night of false labor.... what it did was make my coworkers really nervous, trying to do my work for me, not letting me have...
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    Things You See On Craigslist

    JBudd replied to MissMoo25's topic in General Students

    but that's my drrreeaaammmm, and I just have test anxiety and if I can just get into the school I will prove what a wonderful and caring person I am that deserves to be a nurse as long as I don't have...
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    To cut or not to cut?

    JBudd replied to ICURN3020's topic in General Nursing

    There were a few times I borrowed one of the units' shampoo boards, and cleaned out long hair in the ED, on trauma pts. Only way to get rid of enough dried blood to see if the scalp was intact. I've...
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    When being a patient...

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

    There is only one hospital here, and it is self insured, so I really haven't had a choice about where I go. One of my students was in the OR observing the day I had my mastectomies, people I'd worked...
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    Advice needed!! Lazy peer!

    JBudd replied to KStudentNurse70's topic in General Students

    Look her in the eye and say "What? and deprive you of all that wonderful learning you get by doing it yourself?! Why, I would NEVER dream of doing such a thing to you!" Okay, so don't really, but it...
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    What is the answer to this question??!!

    JBudd replied to Lev's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I look at it as, if there is an emergency, can we count on you to be able to come in? Child care or pet care or whatever, can you get it covered and be available to us? Disaster time, we need you,...
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    My patients would be horrified...

    JBudd replied to Kitkat1212's topic in General Students

    I watch the Harry Potters while grading nursing school
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    Feeling overwhelmed - not getting it

    JBudd replied to brit.pz's topic in General Students

    BP? piece of cake! Now, handwashing. How do you fail handwashing checkoff? I'm not sure, but I managed it. That was some 35 years ago, I graduated, later MSN, now teaching BPs. And handwashing....
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    What Docs Don't Understand About Nurses

    JBudd replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We are expected to do all that, because they trust our judgement; but it isn't illegal at my hospital, we have protocols in place for certain complaints, identified as early as the initial triage....
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    I've been a nurse since.....(fill in the blank)

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

    I still have my Chatty
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    Still Reeling From This

    JBudd replied to MECO28's topic in General Nursing

    you are correct, I thought I had seen a no heroics statement, but it is not
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    Nurses with worse spelling than mine are laughable.

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

    Thou shalt not desecrate the King's English. Methinks those who would use proverbs to live by, shall most definitely lead most excellent lives. Or did you mean pronouns?
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    Still Reeling From This

    JBudd replied to MECO28's topic in General Nursing

    The OP said the pt had previously asked for no heroics, the next of kin was not the pt's desired POA, and it was the MD who had forced the next of kin issue by declaring the pt incompetent and...
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    Nurses with worse spelling than mine are laughable.

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

    All right folks! (or is that alright?) TOS = terms of service, no text/chat speak. It makes me want to TOSS (lob, fling, chuck, throw) my cookies to have to read what is sure to be the written...
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    welcome to the new semester

    JBudd posted a topic in General Students

    Our semester is starting next week, and I just wanted to say, to all the incoming students: WELCOME! There will be roller coaster ups and downs, wow moments, tears, frustration, excitement,...
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    manikin names?

    JBudd replied to jessnelson719's topic in General Students

    Ours is named Manny
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    Is This Bullying?

    JBudd replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just had to let yall know, over in the Nursing Humor section, from July, a traveler (no such thing as a dumb question!) interrupted a full code in progress, to ask if she could change a diet from NPO...
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    Attention tall nurses!!!

    JBudd replied to Code Red's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I buy mine online (am 6 foot tall). Allheart .com sells Cherokee (as do many others) tall scrub pants that come in a large size. I find the seat a little baggy, but it's much better than sagging...
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    Is This Bullying?

    JBudd replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How rude of you to comment on my gasseousness. Red jello does not cause farts, unicorn or otherwise. Now green jello is another topic altogether! Since green jello=salad=green veggies, of course...