dudette10

dudette10 MSN, RN

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  1. Nurse wants to work for free, looking for volunteer work

    dudette10 replied to donires's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I can understand wanting to work to qualify for a pension, but you're talking a five year commitment in a non-nursing job! If you are not yet vested, I can't imagine that the pension amount per month...

  2. Reapply a Fentanyl Patch?

    dudette10 replied to wifeandmomoftwo's topic in Patient Medications

    I know this is an old thread, but I have a question about this. If we should apply a replacement patch in the same location to prevent a break in pain relief due to inadequate skin depot, wouldn't...

  3. IV starts turn into hematomas

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

    I'm a first year nurse, too, and I am looking forward to responses. I've occasionally caused hematomas, and I'd like to know what I'm doing wrong. Obviously, I've hit something, but I don't get...

  4. Is going into Nursing a good idea?

    dudette10 replied to littletwinstar's topic in General Nursing

    Jobs. There are nursing jobs out there, but you have to work your butt off to find them as a new grad. I graduated May 2011 in Chicagoland. A handful of people from the class before me and in my...

  5. Test results problem

    dudette10 replied to justwanttopass's topic in General Students

    Have other students noticed the same thing about their scores on this particular test? I would respectfully and calmly explain the discrepancy to your instructor and request a manual grade of your...

  6. Why did you want to become a nurse/ My Story/Rant

    dudette10 replied to jasonc1254's topic in General Students

    You have to do what makes you happy and which can allow you to support yourself and/or a family in the lifestyle you desire. IMO, it sounds like you aren't too excited about nursing, and you have a...

  7. "What I Really Do" meme

    dudette10 replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in Operating Room

    Yes, please enlarge the RN one! Can someone put up a link to the meme generator? I've googled, and I can't find it. Thanks in advance. ETA: found a couple sites. I must have used the wrong search...

  8. The Mockery of Nursing

    dudette10 replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hated that crap, too. Um, yes, I did "critically think," I just didn't arrive at the same conclusion as you did. That's critically thinking, too! That phrase has always bothered me, mainly because...

  9. fired from a non-nursing job years ago, how long to declare?

    dudette10 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    Based on your explanation of it being an administrative issue with nothing to do with your patient care--and you have no plans to list them as a previous employer or for recommendations--I would leave...

  10. Preceding Nurse Never Completes her work

    dudette10 replied to bsnanat2's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it will become another hospital's problem then, I

  11. Preceding Nurse Never Completes her work

    dudette10 replied to bsnanat2's topic in General Nursing

    Just an FYI...in acute care, it's good practice to go through the MAR and check orders through the previous shift at the beginning of your shift, preferably before the previous shift leaves. In fact,...

  12. Preceding Nurse Never Completes her work

    dudette10 replied to bsnanat2's topic in General Nursing

    Did she get a Darwin Award along with the pink slip?

  13. Forced ultrasounds

    dudette10 replied to nurse2033's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Before any of these laws, my friend did indeed see the ultrasound, as it was on top of the paperwork that the PP social worker had in front of her while informed consent for the procedure was being...

  14. Forced ultrasounds

    dudette10 replied to nurse2033's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A friend had an abortion at Planned Parenthood in 1992. An ultrasound was done. Using ultrasound prior to an abortion is nothing

  15. ascultating the lungs of a female patient

    dudette10 replied to srleslie's topic in General Nursing

    You can displace the breast with the back of the nondominant hand. You can even tell the patient, "I need to move your breast to listen to your lungs/heart." Sometimes, the patient will grab her...

  16. Hospital vs. Office nurse

    dudette10 replied to RN_2013's topic in General Nursing

    A life-long friend of mine has been an office RN for about 20 years, working for a surgeon. My friend spends 50% of her time on the phone doing pre-op patient teaching, post-op routine follow up, or...

  17. Know of a great review for new nurses?

    dudette10 replied to megglesrn's topic in General Students

    IMO, the most important things to know when you start your first job are assessment techniques. I think preceptors don't expect all your skills to be up-to-date, but you may get some really weird...

  18. What was your toughest semester in Nursing School?

    dudette10 replied to Ellis02136's topic in General Students

    I've been out of school for less than a year, and I feel like it was definitely the first semester due to a number of factors. I was doing one of two pre-reqs per semester, then went to full-time in...

  19. how does FTE work?

    dudette10 replied to esunada's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Where I work, OT is paid only if you work more than 40 hours in a workweek. What constitutes the start and end of a workweek varies by employer, so check that out. Also, if you are less than 1.0 FTE,...

  20. Working at a hospital

    dudette10 replied to nurseontheway's topic in General Nursing

    Every nursing job has something new to learn. I've seen nurses of 20+ years ask another nurse about a piece of equipment they've never seen before. If you change specialties, not being familiar...

  21. If There Was A Major Epidemic / Pandemic Would You Report For Duty?

    dudette10 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that was an awful correct answer. The caveat was "you were unable to get your pt. out." It makes no sense to have two dead people, just so others could post on message boards and...

  22. Technology taking over

    dudette10 replied to mpink74's topic in General Nursing

    There will be a learning curve, but I think it will generally be beneficial for everyone. I think the key here is making sure that the providers enter their own orders, rather than verbally telling...

  23. If There Was A Major Epidemic / Pandemic Would You Report For Duty?

    dudette10 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    I know I would for a natural disaster. I would like to think I would for infectious disease. As someone else pointed out, PPE would have to be in abundant supply. Dead nurses aren't good for

  24. Do you need a license to practice as a RN or can you just how proof of passing NCLEX?

    dudette10 replied to ilove's topic in General Nursing

    Correction: the pass rate went up immediately after CAT started, but then were generally lower afterward. 1992 91.5/92.7 1993 91.3/91.1 1994 (before April/paper and pencil) 89.9 1994 (after...

  25. Do you need a license to practice as a RN or can you just how proof of passing NCLEX?

    dudette10 replied to ilove's topic in General Nursing

    About the 1000 questions vs. 75 questions issue: if you look at the historical first-time US-educated pass rates from 1992 and 1993 (last year of paper and pencil) to 1994 (first year of CAT) and...