dudette10

dudette10 MSN, RN

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  1. Do nurses have a responsibility to keep their Facebook professional?

    dudette10 replied to Bortaz's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am as boring in real life as I am here and on my Facebook page. I have nothing to worry

  2. Pyxis (almost) nightmares. PLEASE be careful.

    dudette10 posted a topic in Patient Medications

    The Pyxis is a touchscreen, and we all know how sensitive touchscreens can be. Plus, there are many ways to go about pulling the med for the patient. Search by pt name, search by bed number, search...

  3. Pyxis (almost) nightmares. PLEASE be careful.

    dudette10 replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Medications

    I have no idea why it was in our Pyxis, and I also had no idea it needs to be refrigerated. When we call Code Blue, one of the kits that the ICU nurse or RT brings contains sux (which is also not...

  4. heartbroken needed to vent

    dudette10 replied to seekerskeeter's topic in General Nursing

    My advice for your next job: Don't take anything personally. Recognize that its is a stressful environment for a new grad, even with a preceptor whose methods are questionable. Address personality...

  5. Pyxis (almost) nightmares. PLEASE be careful.

    dudette10 replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Medications

    Thank you, Grn Tea. A relatively simple reprogram of the Pyxis could help. Once you choose a patient or a med, it could ask you to confirm pt or med in BIG LETTERS right in the middle of the screen....

  6. Pyxis (almost) nightmares. PLEASE be careful.

    dudette10 replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Medications

    It's so easy to make a mistake with a Pyxis. Those screens are

  7. Tricks/Tips for getting plastic/shrink wrap off packaging

    dudette10 replied to jt43's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This is my method! And hope that said packaged object doesn't go flying across the

  8. Health Care System Affilates and Benefits...

    dudette10 replied to Despareux's topic in General Nursing

    Possibly not. Even starting new grad pay and differentials can be different from hospital to hospital in a given system on equivalent acuity floors. Each hospital also has its own policies and...

  9. ordered to sign orders for previous 24 hours...for someone else

    dudette10 replied to hopesgramcracker's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot about that type of scenario, which happens relatively frequently: a doc writing an order for a future action, e.g. d/c Foley in am; take PVR with bladder scan and report if >100 ml....

  10. ordered to sign orders for previous 24 hours...for someone else

    dudette10 replied to hopesgramcracker's topic in General Nursing

    Other nurses I work with have said the same thing about not signing off. Don't do it, they say. I have never been given a good reason, and I can't think of one myself. Maybe I'm missing something...

  11. Experienced Nurses Should Leave Legacies to New Nurses

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

    Depends on your intended

  12. Experienced Nurses Should Leave Legacies to New Nurses

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

    Very true! Medicine and the military have a long history of hazing behavior. Nursing also does, to a certain extent. I think a modern nursing model similar to the traditional medical model could...

  13. Experienced Nurses Should Leave Legacies to New Nurses

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

    Thank you for the correction. The didactics you speak of fall into my definition of "classroom," but the rest (except for journal clubs...not sure what that is) are expected of MDs throughout one's...

  14. Misogyny in Nursing

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

    I really appreciate your posts using psychological and sociological studies. I want to comment on this phrase. This whole thread is indeed about aggressive behavior, and I'm not sure if the phrase I...

  15. Misogyny in Nursing

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

    This is it!! WHEN a woman is a mean girl, her behavior is predictable. WHEN a man is a mean boy, his behavior is predictable. All mean girls act the same way. All mean boys act the same way. This...

  16. Experienced Nurses Should Leave Legacies to New Nurses

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

    I understand the overall gist of what you are saying. Some of the phrases and assumptions you used in your OP have sidetracked me and others from your original point, I fear. Things like "it's a...

  17. Experienced Nurses Should Leave Legacies to New Nurses

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

    Agreed. The only "calling" I know of is to nuns/priests/pastors. If I'm not mistaken, nuns/priests/pastors in large, organized religions can count on free healthcare for life, free or discounted...

  18. I am officially broken. Vent.

    dudette10 replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    Reading your story and that you got chewed out for "letting him get up" just makes my blood boil. That's the only thing I can offer: some commiseration that it does indeed suck

  19. Nurse might not report incident

    dudette10 replied to LovelyOverload's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Good idea. There are still two questions posed to you in this thread that you have not yet responded to. If I were you, this is how I would reflect on the incident and what my next actions would be....

  20. How extensive can RN discuss with patient

    dudette10 replied to Born_2BRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is such a difficult question to answer because so much comes into play. It's not a simple, "Yes, I tell them," or "No, I don't." It's a whole heckuva lot of things that need to be considered....

  21. Retraining Displaced Workers As Nurses

    dudette10 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, Mulan. You are either a 1) very easy-going person where nothing makes you raise an eyebrow or 2) a very, very busy person ridding the world of all the issues that concern you. Ok, back on topic....

  22. Retraining Displaced Workers As Nurses

    dudette10 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Oh please. What do you suggest that I would have done about it? The woman taking registrations clearly has seen this before and let it occur, and nothing I would have said would make a difference....

  23. Retraining Displaced Workers As Nurses

    dudette10 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    netglow: Here's the text of the press release. I have mixed feelings on this. I'd like to see the fine print on the contract between the City and the companies that hire the graduates. I would...

  24. Alcohol swabs and iv access ports

    dudette10 replied to luellamae's topic in Patient Medications

    The link below is a study about disinfection of IV catheter hubs. American Nurse Today Important

  25. 1st Needlestick

    dudette10 replied to Sejl90's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not going to beat you up about not speaking up when it happened. What's done is done. However, waiting until you're scheduled to work again to put in the incident report and get eval/treatment...