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  1. Nursing vs the media

    trudlebug replied to mommyRN07's topic in General Nursing

    Just a thought as I was reading these posts... I too get "upset" at how nursing is portrayed in these TV shows/movies sometimes. (to the point of annoying my family when I say "Oh right, like THAT...

  2. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

    trudlebug replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    "place blank progress notes in chart" because said Dr. couldn't reach behind him and grab a new one off the rack

  3. Did I overreact?

    trudlebug replied to luvkitties's topic in General Nursing

    Dobhoff tubes usually are inserted into upper part of the small intestine. If you heard gastric auscultation then it is out too far. Also, they are inserted with a guide wire, so pushing it back is...

  4. Oh God, A NURSE is my pt!!!!

    trudlebug replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    About 6 months after graduation - had one of my nursing instructors as a patient! Thought she'd be grading me the whole time, but she was a great patient. (one of my colleagues told me she was a bear...

  5. Take my survey, its for class!!!

    trudlebug replied to luvmyguys's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1.) what is your highest level of education?adn 2.) what type of facility do you work in? (hospital, homehealth, office, etc) hospital 3.) is your current facility hiring?yes does it offer hire-on...

  6. What punishment should this nurse get?

    trudlebug replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

    I have read most of these posts, and I need to ask this question: where were the other coworkers????? If I don't see one of my coworkers for over 30 minutes or so, I usually start a quick look around...

  7. others' perception of us

    trudlebug replied to wanda06211's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Way to go Wanda! Keeping focused on the outside like that will keep 'em blissfully unaware that you are frazzled on the inside. Just remember to ask for help when you need

  8. Shift change/report problems (long)

    trudlebug posted a topic in General Nursing

    I could use some advice... I'm a RN on a med/surg floor where we tape report for the next shift. I work 11-7, and the problem we are having is the 3-11 shift not getting their reports taped. We are to...

  9. Shift change/report problems (long)

    trudlebug replied to trudlebug's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your input...if it was only my opinion, I would never have posted, but all nurses on our unit have the same concern. I just wanted some advise as to how to we could approach them and/or...

  10. Feeling disenchanted already

    trudlebug replied to bth44's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like where I work. It's a 700 bed level 1 trauma, largest employer in the county, but when it comes to management, there is no consistency. Morale is low, and I just received a call for an...

  11. Shift change/report problems (long)

    trudlebug replied to trudlebug's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the response. I guess my problem is that I am one of the "newbies" on the floor, and I don't want to go over my ANM and NM head, but I have stated that something needs to be done, or I'm...

  12. Share Your Saying

    trudlebug replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    There is no vaccine against stupidity. If idiots could fly, this would be an airport. The Silver Rule: "I do not do for others that which they can do for themselves" "Nobody ever won a war by dying...

  13. Solution to ADN vs BSN--Revamp Nursing Education?

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

    Quote: What about leaving things the way they are, but forcing hospitals into some kind of standardized training period protocol? :yeahthat: As a new grad one year ago, I got "3 weeks" orientation,...

  14. you might be from ohio if:

    trudlebug replied to mcmike55's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I am from the Akron area originally, now transplanted to Central Texas. Hubby's in the military, but I can't wait to move back home, "where my heart's at":) This thread has made me homesick.... PS,...

  15. What Exciting Thing is Your Management Doing For 'Nurses Week'???

    trudlebug replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Ours too...even had the same

  16. Therapeutic Communication

    trudlebug replied to HididiScribbler's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As a fairly recent grad, I can relate to what you are saying! But as the other posters said, it will be useful when you are the nurse. You will get chances while in school/clinicals to use this. Take...

  17. Vet nurse?

    trudlebug replied to andreamae's topic in International Nursing

    I used to be a surgical veterinary technician, had no formal training, all on the job...started in the kennel and worked my way up. They do have schools for certification, but none of the...

  18. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    trudlebug replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Here's one that happened while I was in nursing school: A classmate was assigned a patient with chest pain, who repeatedly would receive nitro for his complaints. However, no EKG changes were noted,...

  19. migraine faker at the ED!

    trudlebug replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    :yeahthat: Ditto: Had a patient get very nervous and "itchy" and mild rash after

  20. What does your screenname mean?

    trudlebug replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    Mine's my dog's nickname. Her name was Trudy and it just kinda became trudlebug... PS, she was the best dog ever:)! She helped me through a lot of hard times, and I will always miss

  21. Austin-Killeen

    trudlebug replied to TxMeadowsLVN's topic in Texas Nursing

    There are 3 hospitals in Temple, King's Daughters was mentioned, also Scott & White and the VA hospital. They are about 30 miles from Ft. Hood, and all are within about a 1-2 mile radius from each...

  22. 3 months of nursing and feeling burned out

    trudlebug replied to djsrn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Boy, I could have written this...Started in August on med/surg tele floor, and I feel the same way. No real suggestions (the others are great) but I wanted you to know you aren't alone

  23. Can you believe this?

    trudlebug replied to LolaRN's topic in General Nursing

    wrong

  24. Staff being floated, leaving only 2 on the floor? (long vent)

    trudlebug posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse (Graduated in May, been working 2 months, had 3 weeks orientation) and I work nights (11-7). Our unit has 15 monitored beds, and we have 3 staff on our shift (RNs and LVNs only, no...

  25. Petition for Declaratory Order

    trudlebug replied to Katydidit34's topic in Texas Nursing

    I don't know about specifics, but I do know of someone who did not disclose something from about 15 years ago that was supposedly "dropped", and it turned up in the background check, and then still...