dudette10

dudette10 MSN, RN

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  1. Do unemplyed new Grads need continuiing education to renew their license?

    dudette10 replied to CP.60RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In Illinois, you do not have to have CEUs to renew on 5/31/12 if you received your initial licensure after 5/31/10. My next post in this thread will contain the link to the IL information, if I can...

  2. Can anyone recommend a stethoscope?

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

    Littmann II SE. Invest in a good one, and get an unusual color for the tubing. I think Littmann has more than 20 color choices. I sometimes forget my steth at the nurses station, but the tubing is...

  3. Dumb things new nurses do....

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

    One that hasn't been mentioned yet. As a student, I was getting ready to do my first finger stick for blood glucose. The lancet device was one of those with the side trigger. I took out the safety...

  4. Dumb things new nurses do....

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

    Did that too. Right into my instructor's

  5. Dumb things new nurses do....

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

    I did that once with my first vent patient. Thank god the RT had a sense of humor and knew I was new. As for the IV showers, they are rites of passage, and I'm proud of my first

  6. Since when is it my responsibility to...

    dudette10 replied to nrsang97's topic in General Nursing

    This whole thread is a learning experience for me. I have taken critical lab calls, and I've just told the primary nurse, but I've always felt uncomfortable with the process for the reasons mentioned...

  7. I'm lost without my clipboard! How can I remedy this?

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

    What messes me up considerably is when there is a room change for one of the patients I've had at least two days in a row! Someone will call out the old room number, and I'll be like, "That's my...

  8. Why can only nurses call the MD?

    dudette10 replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    My biggest pet peeve of all. "Dude, pick up the effin' phone yourself! You probably have the other doc on speed dial cuz you request the consult on every damn

  9. Pushing 0.5 ml med into a central line

    dudette10 replied to Neverbefore's topic in Patient Medications

    I used to be that type A nursing student. After six months of being a nurse, it's now all about "Does it makes sense?" and "Does it get the job done?" Good enough for

  10. Pushing 0.5 ml med into a central line

    dudette10 replied to Neverbefore's topic in Patient Medications

    Just throwing this out there (open to suggestions). Use 3 ml syringe to draw up 0.5 ml of Benadryl. Waste. Take 10 ml flush, get rid of a little bit of NS, draw up rest of Benadryl from original...

  11. Baffled

    dudette10 replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Unless the relationship is obviously and dangerously dysfunctional, I don't really care who answers my questions on admission. In fact, it's much more irritating to NOT have the partner there to...

  12. I'm lost without my clipboard! How can I remedy this?

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

    This, especially the thing about having the same patients. If I have all new-to-me patients, don't expect quick answers from me until I've had them on Day

  13. How has becoming a nurse changed your life?

    dudette10 replied to Kylie53189's topic in General Nursing

    Pros: It's much more rewarding to me than my former job as a cube monkey because I can see the difference I make (sometimes, but that's enough for me). I am more able to leave work at work than I did...

  14. I suck...

    dudette10 replied to workingharder's topic in General Nursing

    My head used to be filled with random bits of information that I could recall at will. I enjoyed collecting these bits of nonsense. Now, I don't find it as important. Any new information must be...

  15. What is Nsg Dx, and Why Should I Care?

    dudette10 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing diagnoses in LTC are extremely important and they are formally written and acted upon in that setting. In acute care, nursing dx may very well be used, but in a much more informal and...

  16. So I guess it is true...

    dudette10 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    What I get from the OP is that she knows she's not perfect and is upset that her instructor led her to believe she's doing well, but when it came down to it, the instructor felt she was not doing...

  17. So I guess it is true...

    dudette10 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    I am really at a loss as to why everyone is jumping on the OP. So, let's recap. First off, this wasn't a recommendation for a nursing position. This was a recommendation for a scholarship. The OP...

  18. question about DNRs

    dudette10 replied to kponderRN's topic in General Nursing

    Is this per written policy and procedure, or did someone else tell you this? My state has a uniform DNR form, and the transferred patient who has one sent over upon transfer is a DNR, regardless of...

  19. DNR pet peeve

    dudette10 replied to Vespertinas's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Maybe it depends on the facility. At my facility, DNR means do not do chest compressions and do not breath for the patient (any method) if the patient's heart and breathing have stopped. Electrical...

  20. Am i fully to blame for this or did my mentor act complacement.

    dudette10 replied to tinkerbell419's topic in United Kingdom

    Agreed. To the OP: Did you not have a medication administration record (MAR) available to you prior to administering meds? If you did, why didn't you check it prior to admin'ing the meds? If you...

  21. Who are you at work?

    dudette10 replied to pinksunflower's topic in General Nursing

    I'm the one who seems like the pushover you can do/say anything to...until you take it to a personal level or it goes on and on without any legitimate reason. I'm smart enough and old enough to know...

  22. Useless degree! At what point do you quit trying?

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

    i can only go on my experience with my classmates. we graduated in may 2011, and many, many of us have found jobs. i ran into a classmate who has not found a job, offered to take her resume to the...

  23. A Time You Made a Patient Smile?

    dudette10 replied to amyn87's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a youngish patient in chronic pain for a few nights straight. I also had her roommate. Both had trouble sleeping at night, despite the sleep aid on PM shift and the pain meds I was giving to...

  24. Gen X,Gen Y,baby boomers in the work place

    dudette10 replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Oh c'mon! We're not that old, but it's really the attitude one takes for their age. I've seen Gen Xers who act and look ancient (read: really grumpy with the permanent frown to go with it), and...

  25. I want to leave work at work..

    dudette10 replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know your living arrangements with your "family" (parents, husband, siblings, kids, whatever), but it seems that there are problems at your home that are only tangentially related to your...