dudette10

dudette10 MSN, RN

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  1. Scripting... Any Positive Experiences to Share?

    dudette10 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I called a rapid response on my patient, and I was in the room for about 30 minutes. During that time a scheduled pain med was due on a chronic pain patient. The pain patient complained that his med...

  2. I was written up and put back on orientation

    dudette10 replied to Kalicokats's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Now you know it was a mistake, but do you know why? Do you understand why, given the patient's diagnosis and surgery, that not keeping him NPO was a mistake? If not, research the location and anatomy...

  3. Hydration stations?

    dudette10 replied to Muser69's topic in General Nursing

    Can someone tell me the rationale for all of this " no drinks" stuff? We can't even have them in closed

  4. Heparin bolus administration

    dudette10 replied to RDH-RN's topic in Patient Medications

    If you are talking about the 5000 u per ml single dose vials that are orange, the vial says it can be IV or SQ, but in big letters it says, "not for hep lock." Hep locks should be the 10 units per ml...

  5. Alcohol wipes

    dudette10 replied to walalangalam's topic in Patient Medications

    I don't do that for SQ, but I do for IM at the hip. After finding the anatomical markers with my hand and wiping the area, I move the wipe so that the corner "points" to the site I want to

  6. Correct pressure for gastric decompression

    dudette10 replied to LionessRN's topic in General Nursing

    I completely forgot about the air vent! Surgery has resorted to nursing communications that state, "If air vent leaks or NG stops draining, infuse a small amount of air into the air vent." I shoulda...

  7. Does it get better being a new nurse?

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

    It gets better. It really does. Hang in there. Don't complain about others at work. Just don't. It will turn out badly, because--think about it--there's no way it will turn out good. It just won't....

  8. Correct pressure for gastric decompression

    dudette10 replied to LionessRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes, the stuff just doesn't get sucked out at LIS, and the pt suffers n/v. MIS isn't a wrong order, but I wonder if a "high" LIS would have sufficed. Is it possible that the suction had...

  9. What's your spiel?

    dudette10 replied to lucymalfoy's topic in General Nursing

    Your start is good. Tell them you'll be right back after rounding to give them an update and take vitals. After rounding with the off-going nurse, that's when the real spiel starts. Tell them the...

  10. Injecting into a blood vessel.

    dudette10 replied to Kelchester's topic in Patient Medications

    I think the OP is asking if an IM med was accidentally injected into a vessel that's in the muscle, not if an IM med was given IV instead. It's part of the whole to aspirate or not aspirate debate....

  11. Filipino nurses emigrating to US

    dudette10 replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I get really tired of this argument because there is no solution to it, and it's so often brought up in debates about modern immigration. Most of us are squatters, and we should all go home? Are...

  12. How does your facility prevent falls?

    dudette10 replied to GoldiesMom's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm as cynical as the rest of you on the signs and arm bands when almost everyone is a fall risk. However, if you have a fall and the sign wasn't on the door or the fall band wasn't on, the nurse is...

  13. The Slow Code: Justified?

    dudette10 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There has been a situation in my family that is particularly troubling. The alert and oriented relative with a terminal illness stated to his wife, "I don't want to be a vegetable." How vague is...

  14. Filipino nurses emigrating to US

    dudette10 replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Most big corporations' employees and contractors are salaried and work 50 to 60 hours a week. Ask any corporate worker in a professional position. I did, my husband does...that's not new and not...

  15. Filipino nurses emigrating to US

    dudette10 replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The US government doesn't need a reason to do anything it does. All it needs are lobbyists for hospitals (or any industry) that want cheap labor. It's always, always about

  16. Sick of hearing "We don't want mom (or dad) to know"

    dudette10 replied to TXRN44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your example, out of all given here, makes me the saddest. Can you imagine feeling like something is wrong with you, but your caregivers and family are acting like its no big deal? No wonder she was...

  17. Sick of hearing "We don't want mom (or dad) to know"

    dudette10 replied to TXRN44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I get very frustrated when an adult child of an alert and oriented patient thinks being designated POA means the adult child gets to make all the decisions. I even challenged one of our doctors whose...

  18. First time fired by a patient

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

    Agree with the others. As for the "med germs," I would have gathered them all up, charted for 5 minutes at the nurses station, and give the exact same meds

  19. Forgetting to waste meds

    dudette10 replied to NewGirl24's topic in Patient Medications

    You need to change your habits to waste

  20. Given a warning

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

    Recently, a patient complained to management that the CNA made her VISITOR wait too long for a cup of water. That was truly

  21. Scheduled overtime

    dudette10 replied to greenerpastures's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't blame nurses who don't want to work overtime for a facility's staffing

  22. Dealing with calls from work

    dudette10 replied to Katniss88's topic in General Nursing

    I would think its common knowledge among staffing nurses that if a nurse doesn't answer the phone, she doesn't want to work. I also don't believe it's "more professional" to answer a work call....

  23. The Happiness in your job thread

    dudette10 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I love being a nurse, and my favorite part is education. I feel satisfied when they have the information they need to participate in their own care and make decisions that are the best for them. It...

  24. Are married women bullied less at work?

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

    I call it a statement by a raging ***** who probably hasn't been laid in years. See, I just realized that my reaction to that statement and your reaction is based on confidence in oneself. You let...

  25. Are married women bullied less at work?

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

    My newest, favoritest