dudette10

dudette10 MSN, RN

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  1. Well there goes the neighborhood...

    dudette10 replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    Is the curriculum structure the same as a traditional bachelor's program? In my state, a bachelor's for ANY major requires 60 sem hrs of gen ed and 60 major specific hrs. Each state also determines...

  2. Have we lost the "art" of nursing?

    dudette10 replied to Barbara Hunter's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the art of nursing is lost, but maybe we don't recognize it as such. I enjoy the "reconditioning" nursing interventions of a deconditioned patient. Getting them up to the chair, taking a...

  3. Attitudes of New Nurses

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

    I ignored most of the rant, but what struck me was that the OP was upset that there was no documentation on the question. If I was expected to document every single time I answered a question, I...

  4. How Not to Get Taken Advantage Of

    dudette10 replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    Didn't read all of the responses. Just say no. Also, how do they know all these things about you. I didn't know the study habits of my classmates when I was in school. I occasionally shared my...

  5. What do you say when you answer a call light at the nurses station?

    dudette10 replied to bbeg28's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, a canned response is just that...canned. For the answerer to say that someone is coming--with no intention to answer in person his/her self--is setting expectations that are not guaranteed to be...

  6. Vent! PEG tube replacement

    dudette10 replied to LongislandRN23's topic in General Nursing

    Juan de la Cruz, in fear of derailing this thread, I have to say that your posts on AN are incredibly informative and most certainly influence my nursing practice for the better. I have read...

  7. working where you get your own medical care?

    dudette10 replied to OrangeSN's topic in General Nursing

    I have no issues getting care where I work. I prefer it. I've had extensive care over the past year, and my docs and nurses have gone above and beyond for me. One of my docs has personally chosen the...

  8. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

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

    The COPIERs. On one floor I work on, there are two, and one always has something wrong with

  9. The patients you love working with.

    dudette10 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sometimes I feel irrationally guilty about ranting, so I usually need to do something to balance it out. Here's my balancing act. :) I had a patient recently with new onset a fib w/ palpitations, not...

  10. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

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

    It wasn't "not nice." It was the truth. I was/am ranting on a nursing site and the first person swoops in and says something to the effect of, "You have no idea what other disciplines have to put up...

  11. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

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

    That's a pet peeve of mine, too. There are situations when it needs to be delayed or hurried based on the patient situation, but I usually call first in those situations. THAT is coordination of...

  12. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

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

    Forgive me, anothergrumpyoldRN. Your post got under my skin, but please know it's not directed to you personally. The situation you describe does happen a lot, however, it does not extend to...

  13. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

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

    My "training" consisted of, "you have to call so-and-so department because they sometimes don't do their jobs." You know as well as I, that it isn't coordinating and prioritizing on the basis of...

  14. "I don't want an admit..."

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

    That's why I never complain about admissions. The floor I work on the most sticks to its stated ratios. If its my turn, it's my turn! The other day, I overheard a nurse new to days complain about...

  15. Just another peril of the job?

    dudette10 replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

    Three days in the ER waiting for a transfer??? That's enough for someone without a mental illness to fly off the handle! Sad for them

  16. Blind patient

    dudette10 replied to rifetamenkovic11's topic in Patient Education

    Be sure also to orient the patient to the room, ESPECIALLY if their baseline is independent living. Patients with all their senses have a feeling of losing control, even more so for blind patients who...

  17. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

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

    Another one that made me laugh out

  18. Has anyone grown to love nursing

    dudette10 replied to elyse2012's topic in General Nursing

    There are definitely things I loathe about nursing. But, as I gain more experience, nursing is starting to become part of my identity. I'm not sure how or why that happened. It just is. There are...

  19. Most Challenging Aspect in Your Nursing Career?

    dudette10 replied to rednotebook's topic in General Nursing

    I just posted a rant about the most challenging aspect simply because it should be unnecessary to babysit ancillary departments. Why I stay: my paycheck and many of the patients. Not necessarily in...

  20. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

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

    Sistasoul, do not apologize for sharing your story, m'dear. We can alllll relate.

  21. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

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

    This made me laugh out loud!!! Good

  22. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

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

    I can empathize with patients who feel good, are hungry, but who are, in reality, very sick. I just wish they understood that yelling at me is just not nice! I had a direct admit the other day that I...

  23. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

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

    Kel...that's the part that is frustrating. We are on the front lines, so we get the dissatisfaction. It's a part of our job, I know, but it really wears on me at times. I have a vacation coming up...

  24. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

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

    Thanks for that. This is a rant. On a nursing

  25. I get out on time...

    dudette10 replied to nursedanny614's topic in General Nursing

    I am very, very busy during my shifts, but I take my break and get out on time. I never have time to sit and chat like some others do, and I'm not really sure of the difference in time management. I...