dudette10

dudette10 MSN, RN

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  1. new nursing practice in you hospital - patient safety ?

    dudette10 replied to shosho99's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I was talking about bed alarms, not call bells.

  2. Mouth crud

    dudette10 replied to liveyourlife747's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked nights at another facility, I would always get the trach vents because I enjoyed caring for them. Mouth care was incredibly, strangely satisfying to me, and my more alert patients...

  3. Newbie with mileage

    dudette10 replied to ZenLover's topic in General Nursing

    I used to feel the way you do in nursing school, and I would venture a guess that most nurses did. Then, the reality of the floor hits. I think it's good to keep your idealism of how to care for...

  4. I am struggling with patient families lately.

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

    Patients do not always ask family to leave because they don't want to hurt their feelings, so we, as nurses have to advocate for them.I had aan alert and oriented cardiac cath pt so I was in the room...

  5. new nursing practice in you hospital - patient safety ?

    dudette10 replied to shosho99's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I wish all staff--including doctors, phlebotomy, and housekeeping-- would be expected to answer bed alarms. I ran from one end of a hall to another, apologizing to the patient I was in the middle of...

  6. "You've never said you liked nursing." A vent.

    dudette10 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    I have considered that, but I do wonder if it's a frying pan to fire thing. I've become very wary of believing that the grass is greener on any acute care

  7. "You've never said you liked nursing." A vent.

    dudette10 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Had a really tough shift the other day, and I brought it home. My husband asked me what was wrong, and I just rambled for 15 minutes. When I was done, he said to me, "You've never said you liked...

  8. Nurses: How Do You Feel About Your Patients Being Nurses?

    dudette10 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It used to make me nervous when I had a nurse for a patient or as a family member but it doesn't anymore. I sometimes like it now because I don't always have to translate care into layman's terms. I...

  9. Nurse knowledge and Ibuprofen vs. Tylenol

    dudette10 replied to DantheMan9's topic in Patient Medications

    This is advocacy above and beyond. Kudos to you!A question though. Where was the social worker in this

  10. If you were a manager what things would you change?

    dudette10 replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    Be visible on the unit as an RN. My former manager wore biz clothes and was only on the unit once a day to do manager's rounds which then translated into a tongue- lapsing at the next unit meeting,...

  11. What are you good at?

    dudette10 replied to proudnurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    My patients tell me that my sc and im injections are virtually painless. I'm also pretty good at dropping NGs in confused

  12. "You've never said you liked nursing." A vent.

    dudette10 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    No, you're not sorry for your attitude toward newer 2nd degree nurses. I am also not sorry for my perspective on the work environment. You seem to get mighty riled up at those who don't share your...

  13. Medication Error

    dudette10 replied to BSNRNINRI's topic in Patient Medications

    I have yet to understand why residential facilities don't use wrist bands. LTC residents come into my hospital all the time with plastic bands on their arms from their facilities. Why do other...

  14. How is the floor/hospital census lately?

    dudette10 replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    Full, full, full. I'm a float (paid a LOT more than the regulars), and I've been SCHEDULED for overtime. ETA: I've gotten home a couple of times in the past two weeks where charges from other units...

  15. How do you introduce yourself to patients? First name? Mr/Ms/Mrs X?

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

    "Hi, Mr./Ms. Whatever. My name is dudette, and I'll be your nurse until 7 pm. Here's my number to my phone (pointing to the whiteboard) if you need me, or you can hit the call bell (showing the call...

  16. Visitors who stay overnight. Vent.

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

    This. The room setups at the hospital I work at are a nightmare. A visitor can't camp on a chair without being in the way! I usually start out the shift by saying, "I need *this* path clear to the...

  17. "You've never said you liked nursing." A vent.

    dudette10 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the support guys. I felt better after my mini-rant. My husband is supportive, but he can only understand so much. You guys understand everything. To the nursing student upstream: I...

  18. Do you do assessments after a patient is discharged?

    dudette10 replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on a lot of things. Is it a med that they have at home? Then, no. I would just tell them during discharge teaching that they need to take their own med from home because I didn't give it...

  19. Do you do assessments after a patient is discharged?

    dudette10 replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Twice in my short career my assessment findings reported to the MD have delayed or canceled discharge. I am responsible for confirming the stability of the patient at discharge, so yes, I do an...

  20. Reaching the 3month mark...Unhappy, need advice STAT!

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

    Your preceptor is a charge nurse with TWO orientees???? I feel for you (been there, done that), but--and please don't take this the wrong way--you need to give your preceptor a great big hug and...

  21. Undermined by Nursing Student

    dudette10 replied to babysteps25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This. I would find the CNAs actions highly irritating also, but if you have noticed it, others have too. Anyway, if she does get hired on the unit after graduation, she'll learn quickly enough how...

  22. Do you cut corners in your daily nursing practice?

    dudette10 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Funny you should say that because I do ask myself when I'm tempted to cut a corner. The answer though is, yes, I still cut corners. Just one example: At my workplace, we are required to chart two...

  23. Too much info to remember / confusing patients with other patients

    dudette10 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Better to fumble through your papers than give the wrong info about a patient! Over time, you will learn what is important to keep forefront in your mind, and what you can write down to reference...

  24. Trend in incident reports

    dudette10 replied to Roseyposey's topic in General Nursing

    What dumbass is using incident reports for interpersonal conflicts? They are risk management tools related to patient care only. Good grief. It's not rocket

  25. auditing call lights?

    dudette10 replied to picurn10's topic in General Nursing

    Here's an idea: You have student nurses on the floor? Request of the schools that each student nurse spend one shift as a volunteer each week on a unit to be determined by the managers based on...