imintrouble BSN, RN

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    Nurse retention

    imintrouble replied to mombuxx's topic in General Nursing

    It's the devil I
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    How do you deal with demanding/unreasonable patients?

    imintrouble replied to empatheticRN's topic in General Nursing

    The last time I had such patient they broke me. I used every bit of compassion and understanding I had. Every trick in my bad patient orificenal was dusted off and used. Nothing worked. Then we...
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    Hospital email addresses

    imintrouble replied to CamillusRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    We've only been assigned a hospital email in the last year. But then we're years behind everybody else in technology, so that makes sense. We used the tape and memo method described by RNsRWE. I...
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    Which to follow: MD or Policy?

    imintrouble replied to Angeljho's topic in General Nursing

    After many years of worrying about whether I would be fired for making a wrong choice, I decided to err on the side least likely to cost me my job. The MD might be livid that I bother him, but the...
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    Really dumb blood admin question

    imintrouble replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    The only policy we have concerning rate of transfusion is to get it in in less than 4 hours. I've worked at several hospitals, and I've never heard of what the OP describes. We're required to stay...
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    Bullying

    imintrouble replied to LisalaRN99's topic in General Nursing

    I would expect the eye rolling and silent treatment, if something I told the boss resulted in my coworker being reprimanded. It's a logical consequence. Right or wrong wouldn't factor into it. We...
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    Pt threw a bedpan...

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

    Throwing poop is an assault. My facility would do everything possible to stop me from making that call, but I'd call the police too. Maybe, just maybe, that patient would think twice before...
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    cost of healthy meals

    imintrouble replied to kidzcare's topic in General Nursing

    I've been grocery shopping for a family for 35 years. I don't have studies to cite, or websites to link. I only know what my shopping experience tells me. Buying healthy costs more in my grocery...
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    Wait staff and flight attendant c/o customers

    imintrouble replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Does anybody here doubt that nursing is a service job? Nurses where I work are reprimanded more for not using AIDET, than any other nursing duty we have. I have family members who are cashiers, and...
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    Fear of failing? reason to not enter nursing program?

    imintrouble replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    It's been 2 decades since I last sat in a classroom, but I was an older student even then. The fine points are fuzzy, but I remember a psych instructor told me there are different motivators for...
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    Nurse who survived Ebola is suing the hospital

    imintrouble replied to anon456's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I watched the interviews with nurses who took care of Duncan in the ER. One nurse said he lied more than once when answering questions about his health history. I don't remember the specifics, but...
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    Nurse who survived Ebola is suing the hospital

    imintrouble replied to anon456's topic in Disaster Preparation

    TThe store where Vinson shopped for wedding dresses had to close. The owner lost her business r/t public avoidance of the store where the Ebola nurse and her entourage tried on dresses. I describe...
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    Fired and Devastated

    imintrouble replied to SweenyG's topic in General Nursing

    Everybody else has posted excellent advice. I can't add a single thing. I'm always sorry when I hear someone suffering that indignity of being fired. There are a lot of us here who've been where...
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    The Story of Jahi Continues

    imintrouble replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    If the hospital pays off Jahi's family it will be a betrayal of every health care professional that works in the
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    do you think a degree/ education is ever a waste?

    imintrouble replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    There are so many variables. The biggest one being the type of person you are, and the life experiences that have made you that way. Pragmatic vs idealistic. I measure the success of everything by...
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    Wear gloves during assessment?

    imintrouble replied to future_nurse11's topic in General Nursing

    I know I shouldn't look at the situation like this, but it just feels insulting to put on gloves with the simplest physical interaction with a pt. My brain is saying idiot, but it's how I'd feel if I...
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    Anyone heard any reason gel polish is worse than regular polish??

    imintrouble replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    More than half the female staff where I work wear nail polish. Half of those have professional manicures. I don't know what's gel and what's not. I don't know what's artificial and what's not. If...
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    Nurse who survived Ebola is suing the hospital

    imintrouble replied to anon456's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If I accept an assignment I'm not qualified for, and the outcome is bad, what should happen? If the hospital doesn't have the equipment to treat my patient, and I know the care is inadequate, what...
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    Any hospital units that DON'T use telemetry?

    imintrouble replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    Why even have the patient placed on telemetry if nobody's going to watch? It seems legally safer to not know, than to not pay
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    Most annoying reason for admission?

    imintrouble replied to HakunaMatata<3's topic in General Nursing

    Rural hospitals have to be creative with admits in order to keep us open and employed. I just wish they'd staff us well enough to take care of all those unnecessary admits. N/V/D with no N/V/D the...
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    Workplace Cowardice

    imintrouble replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just go to work to work. Rarely have my fellow nurses done anything that I can't escape, or ignore. Rarely has anything risen to the level where I feel I need to rock the boat, or go to my...
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    My Unit Is Bleeding Staff & Morale...Vent!

    imintrouble replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Emergency

    Morale, morale, morale. When that's gone, pull the shades and lock the doors. You can replace equipment. Stock cabinets. Throw money like it's water. But if people hate walking in the door, then...
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    Give an example of a difficult decision you've made

    imintrouble replied to j0yegan's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Do I want to be the unit doormat for the sake of keeping a job, or do I want to fight for what I want like the other nurses I work with? I haven't decided
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    imintrouble replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Contimeter. My autocorrect even knows that's just wrong. How people talk doesn't really bother me except that not a
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    Medication Error - 53 is this for me

    imintrouble replied to Mindfulone1's topic in Patient Medications

    The last three words of this post is reason enough to keep you. Honesty and integrity are as valuable as any other skill you have. I wouldn't fire you, or advocate that you be