dudette10

dudette10 MSN, RN

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  1. Practice NCLEX question

    dudette10 replied to guest769224's topic in General Students

    I say D. The child is throwing a tantrum out of fear of a new, scary environment in the parents' absence. The stuffed animal can act as a surrogate for the comfort normally provided by the

  2. This week, I learned.... (7/25)

    dudette10 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that doctors from different services do not actually speak to each other, and the nurse must play go between. When the nurse says to service # 1, "I can't do that until you talk to the...

  3. New grads in specialties without the basics

    dudette10 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    How did she do that? It would require 3 ampoules!! Digitizing a patient takes only

  4. Patients wants a back rub

    dudette10 replied to Oceanpacific's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Although I work days, I'm gonna try the backrub thing on bedbound patients. I am, however, already the leg-cramp whisperer. I routinely gently stretch the hamstrings of pts c/o leg cramps, and they...

  5. Nurses- medical provider needs your opinion!

    dudette10 replied to Buckeyeqt's topic in General Nursing

    And when the AM shift comes on, my answer for not getting the bed order is, "Next time, YOU wake up the MD at 0300 for a bed order that can wait until the sun is up." There really was no excuse for...

  6. Why is it inappropriate to stand up for yourself?

    dudette10 replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When presented with the role reversal, you answered with info about the MD's education and training being much more than a nurse's. In my opinion, that has no bearing on the question you were asked,...

  7. Why is it inappropriate to stand up for yourself?

    dudette10 replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Going by your logic, the CNAs, unit secretaries, transporters, phlebotomists, and housekeepers should defer to my precious time with the patient. Can I yell at them all for calling me SEVEN times...

  8. Why is it inappropriate to stand up for yourself?

    dudette10 replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    PedsRN, your post helped me figure out what annoyed me so much about some responses. The physician, in this case, was held in higher regard over not only the nurse, but also the patient! Some told...

  9. Dosage calculation question for second year nursing student

    dudette10 replied to Samm06's topic in General Nursing

    nevermind. I confused myself.

  10. The answer to "no skills new grads." Are you ready for the DEU?

    dudette10 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    You're right; it's not new. The model was invented about 15 years ago. However, it's not a widely used model. But it will start being used more and more in the near

  11. The answer to "no skills new grads." Are you ready for the DEU?

    dudette10 posted a topic in General Nursing

    DEU is a "dedicated education unit" in which a partnership between a school and a healthcare facility results in a single patient care unit getting all that school's students for all clinical...

  12. The answer to "no skills new grads." Are you ready for the DEU?

    dudette10 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so glad someone who is working in a DEU is participating in this thread. Can you tell me more about the transition from a regular unit to a DEU? Aside from getting a student (or two) for every...

  13. The answer to "no skills new grads." Are you ready for the DEU?

    dudette10 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Is it the usual model where there is a faculty member in charge of 8-10 students, and the nurse helps teach the student? If so, I also work on units with new student groups every couple of months....

  14. The answer to "no skills new grads." Are you ready for the DEU?

    dudette10 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, they aren't paid for it...just regular staff wages. I've googled all over the place about DEUs--found quite a few hits evaluating the nurse and student experience after implementation--and all...

  15. Nurses- medical provider needs your opinion!

    dudette10 replied to Buckeyeqt's topic in General Nursing

    I try to minimize pain in everything I do, but no, I don't feel bad about it at all. I stick needles in people daily; it's part of my job. I reserve feeling bad for things that are my fault. Maybe be...

  16. Why is it inappropriate to stand up for yourself?

    dudette10 replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    About the boiling rage when the phone interrupts. I had a family member counting the number of times my phone rang during teaching on the Spiriva and Advair diskus inhaler use--both new to the...

  17. New grads in specialties without the basics

    dudette10 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I could barely set up an IV when I started, but I also caught two strokes (one pt was tPa'd) pneumonia (because I was the only nurse who had had the patient before during his stay), and prevented a...

  18. This week, I learned (7/18).....

    dudette10 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I've learned that the general attitude of a message board goes in cycles, but I can't wait until this cycle of nurse self-loathing is over. See the certifications thread, the stand up for yourself...

  19. Why is it inappropriate to stand up for yourself?

    dudette10 replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As if yelling at a nurse in front of 15 people over answering a patient's question with a doctor in the room is a way to forge good working relationships. Docs walk in, don't say a peep to the nurse,...

  20. Why is it inappropriate to stand up for yourself?

    dudette10 replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The physician over-reacted. I'm disappointed that so many nurses here are supporting his Special Snowflake-ness, completely ignoring his unjustified raging in front of so many

  21. Nurses- medical provider needs your opinion!

    dudette10 replied to Buckeyeqt's topic in General Nursing

    Wonder about me all you like, but in nursing, I could feel bad about something all day long. A patient yelling at me for something beyond my control, causing pain during very gentle turning even with...

  22. Your worst nightmare (Part deux)

    dudette10 replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    Aren't experiences like yours the basis for new theories on ICU delirium and PTSD after an ICU stay? I'm sorry that you had such horrific memories/perceptions of your

  23. Jane Doe, RN, AAS, BSN, MSN, CCRN BFD

    dudette10 replied to Oceanpacific's topic in General Nursing

    It's not just nurses. MDs and DOs include their fellowship certifications too. My god, is it Nurses Self-Loathing week and no one told

  24. Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    dudette10 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    I get a little uncomfortable with the angel crap too, but I don't think the answer is found in this article--to then do a 180 and say we don't do the hard work, we don't have to be smart, etc. I think...

  25. Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    dudette10 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    I don't get this. I wouldn't call it "virtuous"--as if everyone should strive to cry about patients--but I also wouldn't call it a "major personality flaw" either--as if another person's suffering...