TDub MSN, EdD

TDub has 26 years experience as a MSN, EdD and specializes in OB, critical care, hospice, farm/industr.

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1. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   TDub replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I'm working hospice now and I have seen that too! It really shakes you up, doesn't it? Edit: I replied to the person who described a "glow" on the face of a pt that died; a minister. Sorry for...

2. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   TDub replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I have seen this as a hospice nurse. It's uncanny in the original sense of the word. I also had a nun at the sisterhouse look THROUGH me, get really excited, say "Oh, it's YOU!" and then lie back to...

3. How to drop subtle hints with my nursing students about faith.

   TDub replied to HappyWife77's topic in Spirituality, Religion

   Do not not not do it. I am a Christian and never say anything about unless I am asked directly or my student says something directly and privately. Not everyone is a Christian and many people feel any...

4. Can Male RNs get jobs in Maternity Nursing?

   TDub replied to Samian Q's topic in Male Nursing Students

   One caveat: If you want to be an MSN in Maternal/child health, you had better know your Pathophys backwards and forwards. OB conditions can mask serious diseases you will need to be able to catch....

5. CNS as Educators

   TDub replied to ChelleChelle's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

   Well now that I've graduated, I find teaching jobs that are FT/pay anywhere near a living wage are few and far between. I'm looking to network and have given up on getting a decent job in academia....

6. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   TDub replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

   Peed on by a dead man... hmmm, I'd say you are in the front runners for

7. I hope I don't offend anyone, but....

   TDub replied to Maevish's topic in Disaster Preparation

   My mother said "Boliver Shagnasty" or if a person was really big, "Man Mountain

8. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   TDub replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

   We have to explain pelvic rest means "nothing in there, nothing ON there and especially no orgasms' No orgasms for the threat of pre-term

9. What is your personal nursing mission statement?

   TDub replied to loveshospital's topic in General Nursing

   To find Christ in every person I

10. Handling inappropriate student requests

    TDub replied to AOx1's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Man, I shoulda proofed that last post-sorry for the spelling

11. Handling inappropriate student requests

    TDub replied to AOx1's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I had probelems with students doing inappropriate things and then saying "I never read/heard/knew that." I had a sheet made up with important data, all the things lk washington mentioned and had them...

12. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    TDub replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    I would have really wanted to yell, "Oh my gosh, a snake!" and proceed to whack the bejebus out of

13. My lie to patient's mom

    TDub replied to hiddencatRN's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly-better 'n her,

14. From the Other Side of the Bed Rails - When the Nurse Becomes the Patient

    TDub replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    These stories have made me feel less alone and a little braver... I am currently waiting for results on a sinus bx. I cracked a tooth; when it was pulled the dentist discovered a growth on the root...

15. The Patient I Failed

    TDub replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And this is why I love being a hospice nurse. Truly a