dudette10

dudette10 MSN, RN

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  1. What are other hospitals like?

    dudette10 replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in two hospitals, and the difference was night and day. I've come to the conclusion that if I had stayed at my old job, I would have thought I hated nursing, when in fact it was the...

  2. The Value of AN

    dudette10 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I have learned a lot here on AN for both my clinical practice and for the "social norms" of nursing. One very valuable thing I've learned is that when things go wrong, I'm not alone in the nursing...

  3. Mistakes Are Inevitable: No One Is Perfect.

    dudette10 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My first med error was a partial package. I was scanning multiple meds, hit a partial package, set it aside, then scanned the rest. When I went to give them, I got interrupted, and I gave the whole...

  4. Part time

    dudette10 replied to Room4me's topic in General Nursing

    Clinical hours are usually no more than a shift (12 or 8 hours) twice a week, maybe even less. My question is, if you are unable to withstand a full clinical week, how limited are your work hours...

  5. Unpreparedness for computer downtime

    dudette10 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Downtime procedures should have been developed before the EHR went live. We had downtime once, and the process went very smoothly because all departments knew what to do. The only issue was with some...

  6. Dear Student Nurse,

    dudette10 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Students

    I want you to succeed. That is the only reason why I'm quizzing you, why I won't give you the answers, why I tell you look up the answer and let me know before the end of the clinical day. Being...

  7. Potassium replacement while on clear liquid diet?

    dudette10 replied to Alfi_srq's topic in Patient Medications

    Liquid potassium replacement PO is a powder that makes water orange. Unless someone can think of something I am missing, I would go ahead and give it. Did your preceptor have you hold K+ replacement...

  8. Dedicated pill crushers/splitters

    dudette10 replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient Medications

    I love mortar and pestles. Love them. When I need pills crushed, I crush them inside their unit dose packs so that I can still scan the packages bedside. No mess! For splitting, I carry my own...

  9. Nurses working as CNAs

    dudette10 replied to nolanurse88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Could you link to the document reviewing the case? I would like to read

  10. BIOPATCH

    dudette10 replied to lbeauplan's topic in General Nursing

    I know this quote is an old one, but frequency of incorrect use/application due to product design is indeed a valid reason to discontinue using a product until it or the packaging is redesigned. If...

  11. NS wide open and IV infusion

    dudette10 replied to Loo17's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you. NS to patient, pump-controlled infusion Y-sited below pump. If done the other way, only the first few cc's of the pump-controlled infusion would go in fast due to priming the line...

  12. Blame-free work environment

    dudette10 replied to JerseyGirl2010's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have made two med errors that I self-reported and wrote my own incident report on. There was one policy "error" that another nurse caught, and an incident report was filed. I was counseled for all...

  13. forced to come in on days off?

    dudette10 replied to nursebag's topic in General Nursing

    I know that managers can often be reached 24/7, but NOT to fill in all shifts when someone calls out! Am I reading it right that you worked your management job 9 to 5 one day to then be told to work...

  14. Nursing students on medication

    dudette10 replied to kjnsweets's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Whoa. We are not beating you up for thinking of patient safety first. We are questioning what makes the students (now just one student, it seems) "unsafe." We are all nurses here, and we assess first....

  15. Nurse brutally beaten in a Brooklyn Hospital

    dudette10 replied to HGTVrn33's topic in Nursing News

    armed in a hospital? With the number of agitated patients we deal with on a daily basis, that suggestion is a recipe for disaster. The phrase "trigger-happy" comes to

  16. Stop it!

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

    I have had this patient for all of an hour, but you, MD, have been a consult for three days. Stop looking at me like I'm an idiot when I can't answer your rapid-fire questions concerning the patient....

  17. It's end of shift and I'm leaving on time. Not!

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

    Why do you need an incident report for

  18. Do you like your job?

    dudette10 replied to Toomanyhatsforme's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I do. I had a short period where I hated it, but after taking some time off, reflecting on the reasons why I was having a difficult go of it, and getting my anxiety under control, I was able to...

  19. Nursing students on medication

    dudette10 replied to kjnsweets's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The students you're talking about lean toward the theatrical, don't they? Seems that some are looking at their prescription as validation that nursing school is sooooooo harrrrrd. Even if they are...

  20. Ginny McAlister

    dudette10 replied to edmia's topic in General Nursing

    I can give some insight into why some people with cancer do not make huge changes to their lifestyles. A friend of mine had cancer, but it was certainly treatable. She had to take time off from her...

  21. Nursing students on medication

    dudette10 replied to kjnsweets's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    How do you know they are "drugged up" on Adderal or another prescription

  22. Charge nurse hates me? and overall nasty attitude of coworkers

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

    In this case, I'm going to choose to take the OP's statements as truth. And it makes me angry. OP, I'm not angry for you (forgive me), I'm angry for your patients. Twelve patients in a shift, with...

  23. forced to come in on days off?

    dudette10 replied to nursebag's topic in General Nursing

    Enforce your policies regarding the on-call nurse duties and self-cancels. If you don't have policies, make them. Are the on-call nurses getting call pay, then not coming in when called? Policy...

  24. overheard at the bedside

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

    During nursing school, overhearing a nurse doing an orientation assessment on the extremely HOH roommate of my patient. (Loudly) "Sir, can you tell me where you are?" Said x 2, loudly, to the point...

  25. The Culture of Nursing

    dudette10 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    I love absolutely everything about this post. Everything. So much truth here. I often am grateful that my path early in life did not go toward nursing until I was older (40). The unique stresses...