dudette10

dudette10 MSN, RN

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  1. Is My Nursing License At Risk?

    dudette10 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I looked over my state's report for September. Here's the breakdown. Documentation re: patient care and policies (5): 5 reprimands Drugs (6): 4 indefinite suspensions, 1 indefinite probation, and...

  2. bumex for patient in renal failure

    dudette10 replied to nurse_jer's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes, that does make sense. Thank you for that. I had the pathophysiology wrong about exactly how the troponins were elevated in kidney failure in the absence of a cardiac

  3. Different Types Of Coworkers

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

    I'm a second-career nurse, and I didn't take offense to the OP's description of second-career people. Why? Because I didn't fit the FULL description. Yes, it would be mightily annoying to have a new...

  4. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    dudette10 replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. I was one of those worriers about tasks when I first started. Trouble-shooting has become a much more important "task" than textbook placement. In short order, the tasks themselves become...

  5. bumex for patient in renal failure

    dudette10 replied to nurse_jer's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Overall, wonderful explanation, but I have a question about this. How are you using the word "excreted"? Yes, kidneys "excrete" troponins in urine, but cardiac muscle is responsible for releasing...

  6. Nursing instructor requirements

    dudette10 replied to Austincb's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In my state, an instructor must have a degree one level above that which they are teaching, so a BSN can legally teach at the CC level. Keep in mind that education classes and student learning models...

  7. Trouble with starting IV's

    dudette10 replied to Katniss88's topic in General Students

    It wouldn't be too far off to say that a lot of CRBSI's come from nurses not following the basics that we did learn in nursing school or duing orientation: scrubbing the hub, not touching the...

  8. Different Types Of Coworkers

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

    That was me. Thank goodness, not so much anymore, but I still have my moments.

  9. Tell me about your unit's general attitude & morale...

    dudette10 replied to sofla98's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Morale sucks. New manager (new to management, too) who can't balance nursing needs/POV with the pressure she gets from her superiors and from ancillary departments. She's chosen to blame her nursing...

  10. Different Types Of Coworkers

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

    I work with a Chicken Little and a Chronic Complainer. I'll add another one: The Purposely Inefficient to Get Overtime. I don't know why that one has been allowed to continue her intentionally bad...

  11. If you weren't a nurse, what would you have become?

    dudette10 replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I did that for 2.5 years and made more money than I ever have in any of my other working years. It's called being a freelance copywriter. Jammies, in my home office, four hours a day, if even that....

  12. Most stressful and least stressful nursing specialty in the hospital?

    dudette10 replied to Donnuh's topic in General Nursing

    Anywhere where there is little to no paperwork. You know, actual patient care? A girl can dream, can't

  13. Nursing: Then and Now

    dudette10 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    About the manual drip rates. I had to do one yesterday for the first time as a working nurse because of a STAT order, Central Supply wasn't answering their phone to bring up a pump, and there were no...

  14. Bedside report

    dudette10 replied to aem31's topic in General Nursing

    It's just being implemented where I work, and it's difficult getting all of us to comply. I was on the fence about it, and I didn't push the other nurses to do so. Now, I'm starting to. From other...

  15. Anybody LIKE working holidays?

    dudette10 replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    If it's just between you and me, the answer is

  16. Suggestions for when I am overwhelmed

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

    If you have multiple patients characterizing you as rude, something about your demeanor is triggering it. I am NOT saying that you are rude, but when people are in a hurry or their thoughts are...

  17. The flu shot making people sick

    dudette10 replied to psu_213's topic in Disaster Preparation

    According to the CDC's updated vax sheet, fever is one of the possible side effects from the flu vaccine. So, yes, you may feel unwell for a couple days after the shot, but you wont get the flu from...

  18. First shift of preceptorship: told that my IV priming is wrong

    dudette10 replied to seks's topic in General Nursing

    I have a question about this. In another long-dead thread, we all talked about using the saline flush caps to cap off a line of, let's say antibiotics, after they've infused. (Take cap off, being...

  19. Thanking your favorite Doctor

    dudette10 replied to payang0722's topic in General Nursing

    As a colleague or as a patient? Not that it really matters, but the way you go about it should be different depending on your relationship. As a colleague, a simple, "Thank you for your help the...

  20. It's a Myth that it takes thousands of dollars to train a new Grad RN

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

    The full reference annotation was this: Now, the huge figures for orienting a new grad actually make sense. It's not the cost of orientation. It's the cost of turnover of new grads that is costing...

  21. It's a Myth that it takes thousands of dollars to train a new Grad RN

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

    It's just something to talk about. Five pages of "pointless" discussion to rile up the

  22. It's a Myth that it takes thousands of dollars to train a new Grad RN

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

    Someone told him that, I'm sure, but the difference between $40K and $60K is pretty large. Which one is it? Asking him to break down the cost probably wouldn't elicit a specific answer. The post by...

  23. It's a Myth that it takes thousands of dollars to train a new Grad RN

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

    At my facility and unit, everyone has the same orientation period (the probationary period) and orientation classes, regardless of experience status. It can be argued then that experienced nurses...

  24. When parents should keep their child home.

    dudette10 replied to tanna898's topic in School

    Your flyer could also include basic home hygiene. Hand washing, the proper way to protect the nose/mouth when coughing/sneezing, changing out toothbrushes after an illness,

  25. Special touches

    dudette10 replied to kewlblu65's topic in General Nursing

    My husband was a recent patient for a routine outpatient screening. What made it special was the nurse assigned to his case. She explained everything to him before doing it, she took her time and...