imintrouble BSN, RN

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    Pts handpicking assignments, and refusing nurses of opposite gender?

    imintrouble replied to jdub6's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm conflicted. I absolutely understand some female objections to male caregivers. But then I think where does it end? Nurse/ patient interactions are already heavily tilted toward the patient....
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    The Blue Hair Nurse

    imintrouble replied to rosomebody007's topic in General Nursing

    Facial piercings, tattoos, and purple hair, is not professional in any area I've ever worked. Or in any place I've ever lived. I'm not saying they're bad. Just saying. As others have posted times...
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    Observation Floors

    imintrouble replied to CJRN131's topic in General Nursing

    I had a friend who worked the observation unit. What she described was awful. Mostly cardiac patients/chest pain just waiting to have an MI. I thought OBS would be easy too until I heard her...
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    color coding staff

    imintrouble replied to reecie54's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Considering what happened to you, I should be grateful management at least owned the color choice. Instead of trying to scam us with a fake
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    color coding staff

    imintrouble replied to reecie54's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    We've been color coded for a few months. It's a job requirement. I don't like it that we weren't polled about preference. Just mildly irritated. I personally think it's kind of creepy that...
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    Are you Facebook friends with your coworkers?

    imintrouble replied to BlueDawnRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My co-workers FB each other while they're at work. On the same shift. Sitting close enough they could talk to each other. Phones are on the desk at every computer. I have every alarm on every...
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    Late arriving Nurses

    imintrouble replied to Goal_NP's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    By the time my shift is done, I'm just glad to be able to go home. Sitting in a chair waiting for my replacement, doesn't bother me a bit. I just consider it a few more minutes of decompression
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    ER wait times

    imintrouble replied to kp1987's topic in Emergency

    Our nurses aren't allowed to estimate wait times. Besides, when the waiting room looks like a movie theater, you know you're going to wait
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    Are ER Patients Getting More Ridiculous?

    imintrouble replied to us2uk4u's topic in Emergency

    I know this is the ER forum, but I work med/surg. Patients in general are becoming more ridiculous. It's a shift in healthcare behavior. There have always been people who behave outside what...
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    Is it just me, or is this rude, sexist, and condescending?

    imintrouble replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Elastic is my
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    Nights Shifts and your Marriage

    imintrouble replied to RunnerKate's topic in General Nursing

    The very worst times in my marriage, never had anything to do with what time of day I did my sleeping. Neither did the very best times. It can aggravate an already bad situation, but I find it hard to...
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    New Nurse ... not distinguishing myself as brilliant

    imintrouble replied to SilverSister's topic in General Nursing

    I still get frightened. They've hired a new grad and expect a seasoned nurse. Their bad, not yours. Everything you describe is a new employee learning curve. The one piece of advice I'd give is...
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    This week, I learned.... (7/25)

    imintrouble replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    The upside to getting old, is you get to retire. I'd rather not get old enough to retire, but that's not an
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    Side business ideas for nurses

    imintrouble replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Several years ago my large extended family needed to get to the airport 2 hrs away. None of us wanted to leave our cars in the long term car lot. I called every service imaginable trying to find a...
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    Was told telling a patient to hold a bp med for bp <90/60 is practicing medicine

    imintrouble replied to SWRNUSA's topic in General Nursing

    I have no HH experience, but in the hospital I'm always fully aware that if I dispense a med r/t a questionable order, I'm the one who's going to be hung out to dry. I actually work with nurses,...
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    A less stressfull career choice

    imintrouble replied to jherd's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Standard rules where I work, as everybody else has posted. I'm not sure why that's
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    Government med/surg or Private-sector specialty?

    imintrouble replied to chickadee1993's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I was younger I would have wanted the private sector job. I was just plain dumb when it came to job benefits. Now that I'm older, I recognize that would have been a mistake. No private sector...
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    Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    imintrouble replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    The geriatric patient with 20 pills who can only swallow one at a time. Then requires 20 sips after each pill. A burp, a chest thump, and a cough after each one. Chatting in between all of that...
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    What is the motivation for bullying?

    imintrouble replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work the bully is charming. You don't normally think of bullies as charismatic, but ours is. That's why it's hard to see her behavior as bullying. People like her. She doesn't beat her...
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    Cried at work today.

    imintrouble replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not a crier. I wouldn't have cried. I also wouldn't have called the hospitalist to ask for what he'd already refused to order. I would have advised the family that the hospitalist would be back...
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    Patients wants a back rub

    imintrouble replied to Oceanpacific's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Back rubs make my skin crawl. I'm not that nurse. Touchy feely is not in my DNA. Whatever level of enjoyment my patient received, would be equal to my level of repulsion. That's not an...
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    Am I overstepping my boundaries? WWYD?

    imintrouble replied to Velarey's topic in General Nursing

    I'm weighing the $1,000 in one hand, and a sketchy recommendation in the other. I'd rather have the
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    Made a CNA Mad: Is it better not to help CNA's?

    imintrouble replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Most of the time I can't stand to just sit:). If my nurse job is done, I'll answer lights. Or do anything to keep me busy. Not being busy happens less and less, but I still do anything I can so...
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    I Hate People (my rant)

    imintrouble replied to AlyaMF's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I vote for Bones. But she's a forensic anthropologist. Does that
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    I Hate People (my rant)

    imintrouble replied to AlyaMF's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's one of those strange ones that morph into several different areas. I personally find these fascinating the way they jump all over the place. As to what's the purpose of this post, as far as I...