dudette10

dudette10 MSN, RN

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  1. Oh oh! Not again...

    dudette10 replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    More loose BM that shot out during a turn to clean up...all over my

  2. I have the time (to pee)

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

    I even poop at work! All that walking around really gets my bowels going.

  3. EMR and CPOE--is it really safer?

    dudette10 posted a topic in General Nursing

    At my job, I have to question an electronic order at least once a day, even more with admissions. Most often, the questioning regards timing or frequency, and the response is usually, "Oh, yeah, I put...

  4. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

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

    In reply to post #82 (because I can't quote!). I don't know if they teach docs these days to take a blood pressure! I took a blood pressure manually in front of an intern, told him, then removed the...

  5. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

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

    For some reason, I am unable to quote, so this is in response to toomuchbaloney. While I understand what you are getting at, other disciplines are just as important to the care of the patient as...

  6. Elevated WBCs s/p PRBC transfusion in sickle cell pt

    dudette10 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Got a sickle cell patient the morning after a transfusion of 1 unit PRBCs. CBC showed WBCs of 18, up from a normal count. Reported to MD after reviewing labs along with the improved HGB and a...

  7. Elevated WBCs s/p PRBC transfusion in sickle cell pt

    dudette10 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Awesome! Thank you! My search terms included "sickle cell" which may have filtered out this. Apparently, it may be an idiopathic, transient

  8. Can hospitals average two weeks together to avoid paying overtime?

    dudette10 replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand why some people are finding fault with the OP for wanting pay due to her under the law, regardless of whether she scheduled herself or

  9. Concept mapping, client had no true diagnosis!

    dudette10 replied to Friskee's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Your diagnosis might have the dreaded word "idiopathic" in it. Doctors hate that word...I think it makes them feel as if they've failed! Did it pop up in any of the Medical notes? Was there a psych...

  10. History of Present Illness Help

    dudette10 replied to MusicEMT's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When you get stuck on something like this, it helps to look at examples. Did you review the H&P by the admitting MD or the ER doc? I'm not suggesting you plagiarize his/her work, but HPI is...

  11. Please help me with my written assessment - academic essay

    dudette10 replied to 4dindon's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Considering this guy has probably earned a trip to ICU (if he isn't there already), this is a very complicated patient for a student, and I'm glad GrnTea was feeling generous. A chest tube, a...

  12. help with nursing care plan for a-fib

    dudette10 replied to susanna trucke's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Mmmmhm. And your question

  13. Master's prepared nurses working as RNs. Do you do advanced assessments?

    dudette10 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Master's programs include an advanced health assessment course as part of the core curriculum, regardless of area of concentration. If you are working as a bedside RN, do you, as a matter of course,...

  14. Master's prepared nurses working as RNs. Do you do advanced assessments?

    dudette10 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.aacn.nche.edu/faculty/faculty-tool-kits/masters-essentials/faqs http://www.aacn.nche.edu/faculty/faculty-tool-kits/masters-essentials/faqs The second link explains the 3P's requirement a...

  15. Mistakes Are Inevitable: No One Is Perfect.

    dudette10 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Two errors as a nursing student and never as a 10-year veteran? I'm sorry, I don't believe you, unless you are working in an area where you rarely give meds OR you never recognized your own

  16. Mistakes Are Inevitable: No One Is Perfect.

    dudette10 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    im watching it right now, and I immediately recognized the VoiceOver by Dennis Quaid. We all know what happened with his

  17. Imagine my Dismay.....

    dudette10 replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the SNU is physically located in the hospital, correct? I have to ask the reason for hanging blood because it makes me wonder if these patients are on the proper floor. I often work our...

  18. Master's prepared nurses working as RNs. Do you do advanced assessments?

    dudette10 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies. They confirm some of my thoughts, i.e. that I may use advanced assessment in certain situations, possibly to give more robust assessment data to the provider, but it would not...

  19. Care plan for stroke patient

    dudette10 replied to RavensNation's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't have any advice, but I have to ask if your instructor works bedside anymore. Good lord, no risk for nor ADL diagnoses on a stroke patient?! What planet does she live

  20. Master's prepared nurses working as RNs. Do you do advanced assessments?

    dudette10 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I know what I was thinking about. The 3 P's (advanced pharm, pathophys, and physical assessment) must now be included into every master's curriculum that prepares one for a direct care role, which...

  21. Master's prepared nurses working as RNs. Do you do advanced assessments?

    dudette10 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Hrm. I wonder if the requirements have changed for MSN. All the schools I was interested in included advanced assessment as part of the

  22. Time management suggestions

    dudette10 replied to swansonplace's topic in General Nursing

    Something you already know: You will be pulled in many different directions, the key is knowing what is a priority and what is not. You must develop a brain sheet. Everyone's will be different, but...

  23. Master's prepared nurses working as RNs. Do you do advanced assessments?

    dudette10 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    This sort of reads like homework, doesn't it? For the record, I haven't started my master's program yet. I asked the question because of an acute change I reported to the attending's NP the other...

  24. Quit with the rudeness

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

    While I agree with everything you said while taking it at face value, I have experienced this type of questioning by, ironically, a nurse that is no longer working bedside but still functions in a...

  25. From Nursing Student to Nurse: Smoothing the Transition

    dudette10 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Spot on about asking questions. Take your learning as far as you can on your own, and ask the question of your preceptor in a way that is just asking for validation (or correction) of your thinking....