dudette10

dudette10 MSN, RN

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  1. Illegal immigrant nurses can now be licensed in California

    dudette10 replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Immigration Advice

    Look, I was responding to the meme and to part of your post. That meme--and the appropriation of the Native American experience to shut down opposition--grates on me. Otherwise, I would not have...

  2. Illegal immigrant nurses can now be licensed in California

    dudette10 replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Immigration Advice

    Only people on your side of the debate ever bring up Native Americans. What some on the other side are saying is that current legal habitation equals citizenship and residency rights given by law and...

  3. Illegal immigrant nurses can now be licensed in California

    dudette10 replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Immigration Advice

    "Illegal Immigration. Unless you are related to these guys, shut up about it." I HATE that

  4. Illegal immigrant nurses can now be licensed in California

    dudette10 replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Immigration Advice

    I really, really hate when someone brings out the Native American and immigration memes in order to shame anyone who believes that only people here legally should be afforded certain privileges of...

  5. This week, I learned..... (6/6/15)

    dudette10 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    And sometimes, that doesn't even work. The one time I couldn't get the cath in on an "innie" patient, An NP told me that the urologist had to put one in under sedation...he was that difficult to...

  6. Nursing's Transition: Creating Inclusive Healthcare Settings for Transgendered Patients

    dudette10 replied to Jessica Quigley's topic in General Nursing

    Well, considering that whoever called the person's name is just reading off a list, it is also important for the transgender patient to be sure that official documents reflect the name he or she wants...

  7. GoFundMe Thoughts?

    dudette10 replied to singwithme123's topic in General Nursing

    I am firmly middle class (always have been), but I have become more understanding of old and new wealth. A long, long time ago (or even more recently), these kids' parents built companies that are...

  8. Question about TID meds

    dudette10 replied to MombearNurse's topic in General Nursing

    The many different ways of spacing medications is sometimes problematic when working in a teaching hospital. Thank goodness our PharmDs are on the ball, but one sometimes slips past, and the nurse has...

  9. Does this make me really horrible?

    dudette10 replied to vandiola's topic in General Nursing

    And every time someone uses the French name, that Peter Gabriel song pops into my

  10. Complacency in Healthcare

    dudette10 replied to Jacqueline.Damm's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, complacency is a filthy animal, but it is time to stop blaming nurses and look at how the system is set up for us all to fail. I am not complacent, but I'm exhausted because I'm not complacent....

  11. OMG, margaretahlfors, STOP it!

    dudette10 replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    I just reported it and put the reason as "spam." Yeah, seeing as that (I think) everyone who "works" for this site is unpaid, it may take some time for clean up to

  12. What To Expect From Your Preceptor

    dudette10 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    What you wrote about the hit or miss from the preceptor pool is reality. And it shouldn't be, but it won't change. I had had a long conversation with a friend that was enlightening. He said that...

  13. Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    dudette10 replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    And the question remains about what they would do between the RRTs. That's why it's a waste of money when we already have the staff that does RRTs and

  14. Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    dudette10 replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am not an ER or ICU nurse, but I can't imagine a paramedic taking on a full load of patients in the ER. The paramedics chose, I presume, the profession due to a vision of it being a high-adrenaline...

  15. rant.. "4 weeks notice"

    dudette10 replied to misyan's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. Call HR and ask for the policy applying to nurses, particularly part-time nurses (which may be different). Nursing is rife with "that's our policy" statements that have absolutely no basis in...

  16. You will all probably hate me for this

    dudette10 replied to Lulu Belle's topic in General Nursing

    You have no idea how strongly this resonates with me right now.

  17. You will all probably hate me for this

    dudette10 replied to Lulu Belle's topic in General Nursing

    While I am not condoning "meanness," I know how people can be compassionate at work and lose it off the clock. I did it with my own husband when I got home the other night. Being a nurse is...

  18. You will all probably hate me for this

    dudette10 replied to Lulu Belle's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, we can forget what it's like to be a novice. When someone becomes an expert, their brains work differently than at the novice level. We can remember our feelings about being anxious,...

  19. Patients family in the medical field

    dudette10 replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow. You're right. Your insight into my experiences and enduring memories certainly helps me understand what patients take with them when I care for them. Thank

  20. Convicted of murder as a teen and now a nurse

    dudette10 replied to TheGooch's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an atheist, and for some reason, the Christian question seems a bit unfair. Although I should be dancing around, appreciative that I'm off the hook? You've got plenty of Christians spouting...

  21. Sinking ships/cycles of crappy work environments

    dudette10 replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    My workplace is becoming water-logged but not yet sinking. I told one manager that I work with frequently that she has to stop hiring new grads, which was the reason for being short-staffed in...

  22. Patients family in the medical field

    dudette10 replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, yes, they are both perfectly normal now. My older son with the TBI and axonal shearing wasn't expected to walk again. I always say, "Well, they forgot to tell HIM that." He's perfectly fine now!...

  23. Patients family in the medical field

    dudette10 replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A couple more. They're just popping into my head at random now. My MIL had advanced Alzheimer's, and she was admitted to ICU with severe sepsis progressing to septic shock. (I posted about that...

  24. Patients family in the medical field

    dudette10 replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is on topic/off topic. I have spent a lot of time reflecting on my experiences as a family member or patient, especially since we've had a lot of non-nurses lately posting here about their...

  25. Initial reaction to the idealism of nursing students.

    dudette10 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I currently work part-time in a university, and I have work-related access to the online portion of hybrid classes. Reviewing students' written work is part of my job. Recently, I was reviewing...