dudette10

dudette10 MSN, RN

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  1. Nursing Classroom Education: The big bang of powerpoint slavery

    dudette10 replied to guest042302019's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am a new instructor, and there are a number of issues. The first is the amount of content that schools expect us to teach. It's ridiculous. So many of my colleagues agree. I'm now on our...

  2. On-call or cancelled? That is the question!

    dudette10 replied to Eschell2971's topic in General Nursing

    My last bedside job eliminated the on-call pay all together, but required you to be available after cancellation until four hours after start of shift. I had one instance where I was cancelled, I was...

  3. Is the online bls at American Heart Association hard to pass?

    dudette10 replied to Steven11998's topic in General Nursing

    In order to get the AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers, there MUST be a hands-on skills portion. How the hands-on portion is done can vary, but it is required. So, beware of any site that states you...

  4. Employee Complaint

    dudette10 replied to FlyingFishofFury's topic in General Nursing

    As I read your post, I could hear and see the exchange. Like a wondering out loud sort of thing with a pleasant response, and not challenging in any way. What you have to remember is that some people...

  5. Central line dislodging?

    dudette10 replied to daniela095's topic in General Nursing

    Considering PICCs can move several centimeters just with arm movement, chest x-rays if sutures are in place, venous blood can be aspirated, and the patient experiences no untoward signs or symptoms...

  6. Do hospitals hire FNP-C?

    dudette10 replied to Guest05/31/18's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I live in urban Illinois, and I know a few FNPs in acute

  7. FOMO & anxiety. Need advise.

    dudette10 replied to Octobermyfav's topic in General Nursing

    It appears you have tried diagnosing yourself with ADD and depression, but you have not seen a doctor about it. FWIW, procrastinating studying does not equal ADD, and FOMO does not equal depression....

  8. Hoping for a miracle

    dudette10 replied to Feinhawk's topic in General Nursing

    We have had a number of nursing students not at all interested in acute care, with plans to work in specialty physicians offices or school nursing or outpatient hospice, etc. Some of our graduates...

  9. How did you get the big pay raise?

    dudette10 replied to Nurse3242's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, the only way to get substantial pay increases in any industry is

  10. Is APA taught in Intro English class?

    dudette10 replied to bookwormom's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    True that it is a growing requirement, but APA continues to be required by a majority of nursing journals (not a plurality--a majority). And, my statement that it's not silly to mandate a specific...

  11. clinical instructor versus didactic instructor pay

    dudette10 replied to poopylala's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    You can get a general idea by searching your state's database of higher education or state employees. In my state, you can look up everyone in public universities. I just randomly chose Iowa and...

  12. Is APA taught in Intro English class?

    dudette10 replied to bookwormom's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    It's mandated in nursing school, and if one plans to be published in a nursing journal, APA format will be expected. It isn't silly; it's aligned with the citation format of the

  13. Summers off

    dudette10 replied to OkieNP's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'm on a 12-month contract, but some of my colleagues are on 9-month contracts, and they receive their pay over 12

  14. Crap! Am I a crusty old bat nurse?? Carrying pens...

    dudette10 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Two pens, sharpie, dry erase marker, highlighter, EKG calipers, scissors, brain sheet, steth, silk tape, pill cutter, a few alcohol swabs, a few flushes, Curos caps. 3-pocket scrub top, 7-pocket scrub...

  15. Doctor teaching nursing class

    dudette10 replied to Christian96's topic in General Students

    When I was in school, a practicing MD taught our pharmacology course. It's not unusual, as long as the course is appropriate for a non-nurse to teach, such as health assessment, patho, or

  16. Discharging Patient With Opioid in Hand?

    dudette10 replied to ceegee69's topic in General Nursing

    In reading the other replies, I guess I'm wrong. Oh well, not the first

  17. Discharging Patient With Opioid in Hand?

    dudette10 replied to ceegee69's topic in General Nursing

    It is a prescription, just like one written and dispensed at a pharmacy. No issue there. Just document that you gave

  18. Care Plan for innefective tissue perfusion

    dudette10 replied to dana_marco's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I see two additional issues with this. What is your R/T statement? What is the basic reason for the ineffective peripheral tissue perfusion in a person who has diabetes? That should be your r/t part...

  19. PICC line question

    dudette10 replied to FDBMath's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I found the case you are referring to. It was in 1990 and was during a transjugular insertion, not for a removal after which hemostasis has been obtained. Plus, only the abstract is available, so...

  20. Preceptee medication error

    dudette10 replied to Emmers4's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but.... Tell your preceptee to READ THE PUMP before selecting. I imagine this is a pump that has a connection to pharmacy where the pre-loaded rates are updated as needed. Zosyn over 30 minutes...

  21. Medication administration confusion???

    dudette10 replied to Mike DBD's topic in General Nursing

    Because this thread has many concepts brought into it, the flow of the discussion is important to consider. My original stance was unsafe due to safety checks. The counterpoint to that was "why...

  22. Conflicting Dosage Calculation Information

    dudette10 replied to zynnnie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok, I'm not following. Please explain this more clearly. Mavrick asked a question earlier about whether this is the ONLY question you got wrong or was it one of other questions you got wrong, causing...

  23. Medication administration confusion???

    dudette10 replied to Mike DBD's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, now I get that you are saying pharmacists are not LEGALLY REQUIRED to be a part of the inpatient medication

  24. Medication administration confusion???

    dudette10 replied to Mike DBD's topic in General Nursing

    In healthcare, there is always an exception. However, I'm focused on the act of bypassing pharmacy all together, however that might be done, as a matter of course during inpatient

  25. Medication administration confusion???

    dudette10 replied to Mike DBD's topic in General Nursing

    I think we are getting stuck on the definition of the word "interpret" so let's skip that part and go directly to a role discussion. It seems that what you're saying is that, as a matter of course,...