dudette10

dudette10 MSN, RN

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  1. family members working in the same hospital and exact same unit

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

    This changes it up a bit. Siblings working as peers on a unit is usually not a problem...unless family drama is involved, which there will be, apparently. He was hired first, so he has the upper...

  2. impaired elimination

    dudette10 replied to xstarzi3x's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    "Affect" is a verb. "Effect" is a noun. So you do know how impaired elimination affects the integumentary

  3. Professionalism....name your irritation here!

    dudette10 replied to LobotRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    A lot of people mess with them where I work. I don't think it looks good when patients or families may see you, and there aren't a lot of places where they won't see you. I don't understand what's so...

  4. A VERY frustrated nurse

    dudette10 replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm in my MSN program for nurse educator, and I love it. Theory has its place...and it's about to happen in this thread. Hold onto your hats boys and girls... From Benner's original 1982 article....

  5. Shift Work vs Monday to Friday - Which would you prefer?

    dudette10 replied to MaleNurseYH's topic in General Nursing

    I can answer this part of the question. I worked in an office M-F for ten years in a different profession. I kept on task, kept busy, and worked very hard. I spent some time as a stay-at-home mom,...

  6. Professionalism....name your irritation here!

    dudette10 replied to LobotRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Give me the courtesy of telling me the orders you didn't get to. If you don't, I'll think you are trying to pull a fast one on me. And you probably

  7. Professionalism....name your irritation here!

    dudette10 replied to LobotRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Where is the

  8. Professionalism....name your irritation here!

    dudette10 replied to LobotRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I had never run into a know-it-all new grad until recently. He talks all the time about how he wants to do a research study on an "issue I have identified" in the hospital, and goes on and on about...

  9. Verbally, mentally & emotionally abused by patient where do I turn.

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

    Hmmm...he's abusive, does things that hurt staff physically as well as mentally, the CNAs are threatening to go to the union, and admin bends over backwards for him. Is he private pay with a LOT of...

  10. I have a priority nursing question?

    dudette10 replied to s1992's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Look up PALS. That should help you with

  11. I just have to vent

    dudette10 replied to Glycerine82's topic in General Students

    Thank goodness there are people like you because if everyone was like me, no one would get any

  12. Was my professor out of line?

    dudette10 replied to kimmyanne02's topic in General Students

    We should hope, but some people use their kids as an excuse for failure or being too scared to challenge themselves. I know a couple people in my real life like

  13. Was my professor out of line?

    dudette10 replied to kimmyanne02's topic in General Students

    Asking others to keep their condescending posts to a minimum requires you to do the same. You could have written this post without the first sentence and succeeded in

  14. I just have to vent

    dudette10 replied to Glycerine82's topic in General Students

    If we had been required to practice sticks on each other, I would have died right then and there. I am the WORST patient possible when it comes to sticks. HATE them. Some of my coworkers will allow...

  15. Credentials

    dudette10 replied to bellini's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    As for the level of achievement, a passing score in my MSN program is 83%, and you are required to pass all classes. That said, level of achievement (GPA) for a master's degree is expected to be...

  16. Some people are too smart for nursing

    dudette10 replied to Careerchange88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've been asked that by a couple of fresh-faced residents, and my reply is always the same: "Why didn't you become a nurse? You're really

  17. Test question.

    dudette10 replied to Creedyfbaby's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    These two questions aren't "What is the best answer?" but rather "Which answer sucks the least?" J/K, sort of. I chose A for Q1 and B for Q2. I think this means I'm ready for my certification exam!...

  18. I think I cry too much

    dudette10 replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Practice listening attentively with open body language, but refrain from "conversing." There's a difference between providing emotional support care vs."talking with" a patient. Practice closing...

  19. Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    dudette10 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    Not to argue or anything, but when I read this statement, the faces of three people who I am very fortunate to be friends with popped into my head. Two are nurses. Seriously, I've never seen or...

  20. In the old days, 10 patients on med/surg?

    dudette10 replied to dudette10's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thank you for all your replies. At least administration had the good sense to lower our ratios as times have changed....except for one unfortunate poster in this

  21. Calling a transgender patient an "it"

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

    Some previous posters used the terms/phrase "abuse" and "inflicting pain." Those words are accurate; not hyperbole. The word "it" for a transgender patient is as inflammatory as any racial or ethnic...

  22. Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    dudette10 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    Bingo.

  23. Eliminating the Stigma Associated with Mental Health Nursing

    dudette10 replied to Jessica Quigley's topic in Psychiatric

    I appreciate the special skills of mental health nurses. I was once asked to work on psych (I am a resource RN, and they were really desperate), and I declined. I hadn't seen the inside of a psych...

  24. Entry Level Master's for Non Nurses

    dudette10 replied to futureRNdiamond's topic in General Students

    Doesn't Mizzou have a nursing

  25. In the old days, 10 patients on med/surg?

    dudette10 replied to dudette10's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Libby, would you be able to take 10 typical patients now? Why or why