Judee Smudee

Judee Smudee ADN, RN

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  1. never happened before, wonder how much trouble I am in?

    Judee Smudee posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am an LPN over age 60, retired. Just took a LTC job a day or two a week and am in last week of orientation. A few minutes ago at 5:45pm I got an indignant call from DON wanting to know why I am...

  2. Are You A Type "a" Nurse Or Type "b"

    Judee Smudee replied to kellbell1's topic in General Nursing

    Alas, the high tech nature of health care is tipping the scales more and more in favor of the type A. They are terrific in this enviroment. The Alas is for me a B. In the acute setting I was having...

  3. Projected Nursing Shortages - Year 2020

    Judee Smudee replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking the same thing. Projections like this can be way, way off. Things will most likely be worse or better than what the projections

  4. Advice please, re Narcotic Diversion/Rx Forgery

    Judee Smudee replied to Lady InPain's topic in General Nursing

    I on the other hand feel bad for your situation and believe you were driven to desperate acts by chronic pain. What is the old saying, "there except for the grace of God go

  5. new nurse dead at 23

    Judee Smudee replied to RN@34's topic in Infectious Disease

    "Community acquired MRSA"

  6. Is Nursing for me if I get sick often?

    Judee Smudee replied to MiaNJ's topic in General Nursing

    Even if the cough has improved, pulmonary function test will at least rule out asthma as a cause of your problems. Then you will at least know what you are dealing

  7. staff reduction

    Judee Smudee replied to Betty_SPN_KS's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well tell us more, is your facility having financial trouble? Let me tell you I have worked at a place where this was going on. After I worked short staff for a while I envied the people who were...

  8. Is Nursing for me if I get sick often?

    Judee Smudee replied to MiaNJ's topic in General Nursing

    I am not going into you primary question. Hope some others will. Maybe you should get a second opinion about that bronchitis. Was that a lung specialist that told you it was viral. Have you had...

  9. she tried to access mediport, it was really a pacer

    Judee Smudee replied to jilliebean's topic in General Nursing

    The fact that patient has a pacemaker frequently is missed in report. On quite a few occasions it is not mentioned in doctors H&P or anywhere on the chart. I consider it a recurring problem. I...

  10. she tried to access mediport, it was really a pacer

    Judee Smudee replied to jilliebean's topic in General Nursing

    The first 30 years I was a nurse there were IV teams and stuff like this never happened. Managment had to get rid of them as a cost cutting measure. Now we got infections everywhere and terrible...

  11. Beware of hand-cranks on hospital beds.....sad.

    Judee Smudee replied to funnygirl_rn2's topic in General Nursing

    You know I am thinking that her injuries and lost wages are covered by workmens comp. I am also thinking that there is a defective product law suit here. That is if the people that made that bed are...

  12. LPNs at my facility feel they are being direspected

    Judee Smudee replied to Sapphy's topic in General Nursing

    I know the feeling. At the last acute care facility I worked we were not permitted to give flu shots. Flu Shots which are being given by medical assitance and pharmacist in some cases. It was quite...

  13. And on the eighth day, the Lord Physician created nurses, to clean up the mess

    Judee Smudee replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    The TV guide indicates the nurses on the show will go on strike as of Janurary 29th. We here at allnurses are already on strike as far as that show goes. Saw a small except of Scrubs last evening....

  14. then again, maybe not

    Judee Smudee replied to hamilton110's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you. Please come back and tell us how things are going when you have been working at the bedside for a

  15. Umm...I will have 47 residence to care for !!!!!

    Judee Smudee replied to BigB's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Your manager is a disgrace. After two nurses have quit you would think she would get her butt out there, help you out and make sure you are

  16. Just applied for a PA program

    Judee Smudee replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you have a plan. If there is one thing that life has taught me is that a person with a plan is a person who will get

  17. "Work short" Love, mgmt

    Judee Smudee replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    You really have to feel it in you own body and mind to understand what working short does to you. I worked short over Christmas and New Years both holidays. I am completely emotionally and...

  18. New Years nightmare?

    Judee Smudee replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in Emergency

    A friend was telling me that she had a dying patient who was from some south sea island. The family insisted that she have her shoes on, her feet pointed in a certain direction and a pearl under her...

  19. Need to vent about not being able to VENT!!!

    Judee Smudee replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is a lot better to emphasize with a person and say, "yeah that is a tough hall". People who give you a lecture and blow sunshine up your butt are a pain. I had a secretary like that and I...

  20. disturbing article in Wall Street Journal

    Judee Smudee replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I reread the original post and I do believe the original poster qualifies his statement by saying "this is just my opinion" and then repeats it is his

  21. disturbing article in Wall Street Journal

    Judee Smudee replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    My hubby reads the Wall Street Journal so I went looking for it in todays issue. It is on page D6. It is called "Tech Glitches Can Slow Patient Care." Sub titled, New Computers May Deliver Turmoil...

  22. Do you feel like you have no "down time" on the midnight shift???

    Judee Smudee replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You are right, there is a misconception that night shift has nothing to do. This misconception exist only amoung people who have never worked night shift. I have also been in meetings where manager...

  23. Man shoots himself in the ER

    Judee Smudee replied to SANDMAN_RN's topic in Emergency

    My sympathies to the ER personel and the family of this person. THis is v ery traumatic situation. I just hope family does not try to blame this on the hospital. A ER nurse was just telling me that...

  24. 15 SNF R Out 2 Hospital--Any other with widespread flu/uri?

    Judee Smudee replied to nursediz's topic in General Nursing

    Is this what is going around your facility. Primary symptoms being upper and lower GI with some respiratory involvement, also muscle aches and some fever. First 3 to 5 days were the worst but did...

  25. Was I wrong to refuse to help?

    Judee Smudee replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the poster that objected to this person calling you bad names. It is possible that if you report it she will deny. However, just the fact you did should make her stop and think the next...