imintrouble BSN, RN

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    No visiting hours?

    imintrouble replied to NursesRmofun's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't see anything wrong with no set visiting hours until I read this post. I remember a family I had to ask to leave, because their loved one was an anxious mess. They always made her anxious,...
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    feedback?

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

    I have no idea why people repeat ugly talk. What possible good does it do? Spread the pain? Alert the victim? I've never understood the mechanism behind repeating words that are sure to hurt....
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    This week, I learned..... (6/6/15)

    imintrouble replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned what camming is. Breaking up with your boyfriend is easy if you blame it on your
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    Nursing and the sex industry

    imintrouble replied to itsme0987's topic in General Nursing

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    Nursing's Transition: Creating Inclusive Healthcare Settings for Transgendered Patients

    imintrouble replied to Jessica Quigley's topic in General Nursing

    I will defend your position so far. I'm starting to think you're looking for converts and not advice. It doesn't matter to me one bit, who or what a person is or was, once I assume responsibility...
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    Nursing's Transition: Creating Inclusive Healthcare Settings for Transgendered Patients

    imintrouble replied to Jessica Quigley's topic in General Nursing

    My hat's off to this poster. Whether you like or hate what they say, Parakeet has responded without anger or malice. I see someone who's conflicted, and is asking for help. This is how change is...
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    Mental math very important in nursing?

    imintrouble replied to Jayce2k15's topic in General Nursing

    Even if I'm able to figure an equation in my head, I still use a calculator for verification. I never treat dosages
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    Respect from patients as a Registered Nurse?

    imintrouble replied to tiamaria123's topic in General Nursing

    It's not so much what the patient says that makes me feel disrespected, but what they expect me to do. Every once in a while I get a patient that talks to me like I'm scum, but mostly it's the ones...
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    Anyone walked out of the test center feeling like they bombed?

    imintrouble replied to JMB612's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I rarely brag on myself, but I think today I will. No, I won't. I passed in 75. I knew I'd passed. It never entered my head that I
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    Procedure on this? Nurse and her abuser

    imintrouble replied to CMarieRN87's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't fault anyone for running away, but doing that means you're still that vulnerable helpless little girl. I think I'd rather be twisted into knots, than allow that piece of poo to chase me...
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    Waiting in the ER & Heard This

    imintrouble replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Emergency

    Where I work more and more ER patients are arriving with chest pain. They get priority treatment now. No triage nurse. Eventually everybody'll have chest pain and they'll have to go back to...
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    "I have an ethical problem"

    imintrouble replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    My "home" is med/surg, but there have been times when I've floated to ER. One of my first discharges was a frequent flyer who called 911 for a free ride to the hospital. They came with no shoes...
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    Unwanted 'diagnosis'!

    imintrouble replied to WinterLilac's topic in General Nursing

    My OB instructor told us a story in class, about seeing a very yellow colored new born in the grocery, and approaching the new mother with her concerns. She didn't know what happened to that baby....
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    How to handle a coworker who is giving poor care

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

    I didn't read all the responses. It boils down to a peculiar human behavior. When we don't like somebody, for any reason, they have to be awful people. There has to be a reason, even if there...
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    Zombie Apocalypse: WWND?

    imintrouble replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Since I'm a TWD junkie, I've given the whole end of the world scenario some thought. It's pretty simple. I'm not sure I'd want to survive in a world like
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    I hate being a CNA

    imintrouble replied to *K($$'s topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Everything described you hate, is everything I do in any given shift. I'm a nurse. Our hospital is slowly, unannounced, going towards nurse only shifts. It's cost effective. I can do both jobs....
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    Curious

    imintrouble replied to Cart8289's topic in Patient Medications

    We do too for exactly the same reason. I feel sorry for the patient though. Judging by their face, the taste must be
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    Valedictorian caught cheating

    imintrouble replied to pinknursepower's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I never thought of it like that, but really, isn't valedictorian more of a kid
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    Valedictorian caught cheating

    imintrouble replied to pinknursepower's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't like cheaters. I don't like that they usually get ahead and do well. But that's reality. Most of your class won't remember who the valedictorian was 10 years from now. If they do remember...
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    Nursing Dose

    imintrouble replied to guest449786's topic in Patient Medications

    I've never heard of it or done it. I've never seen another nurse do it I'm a very compliant little soldier. I have no interest in wasting my time doing something so flagrantly against the rules. To...
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    Nurses Diverting Narcotics.

    imintrouble replied to NurseCalamity's topic in General Nursing

    When I reported, the DON called each of the RNs who worked with her, and told us that our careless treatment of controlled substances, allowed the diverter to pocket drugs for months. We had poor...
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    Nurses Diverting Narcotics.

    imintrouble replied to NurseCalamity's topic in General Nursing

    I reported. I honestly didn't think it was diversion. I even approached the nurse puzzled, and asked her what was going on. The explanation she gave made no sense, but I still didn't believe she...
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    Better off single?

    imintrouble replied to westcounty's topic in General Students

    I have to make myself remember I have 25-30 years more life experience than some of the posters I read. The answer is so obvious to me, I just want to roll my eyes. No insult intended to those of...
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    Didn't follow through and caused med error

    imintrouble replied to Fishingaround's topic in General Nursing

    I usually check the last administration time that pops up on pyxis, when removing PRN meds. Some of my colleagues are notorious for not signing off PRNs in a timely manner. It's just an extra level...
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    Physician Bullying of Nurses Reaching Epidemic Levels

    imintrouble replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Nursing News

    It's been years since I've witnessed any behavior by MDs on the scale of what's described in the OP. It used to happen. Somehow the hospital convinced the MDs it was in their best interest not to...