imintrouble BSN, RN

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    Diluting IVP Natcotics?

    imintrouble replied to _Andvari's topic in Patient Medications

    Dilute it and push slow. That's the recommended way. Patients grumble over everything. I'd never be able to getaway with scottaprn's response where I work, but there are similar ways you can say...
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    Changing to 8 hour shifts

    imintrouble replied to JMoney's topic in General Nursing

    Five eights with a 1 or 2 /1 ratio would be great. Five eights med/surg. Not a
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    charge nurse keeps making cna's put residents in danger

    imintrouble replied to Ninagrace44's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think the first problem is a clash of nursing cultures. A hospital nurse who has no history of working LTC, might not realize it's a home, not acute care. The same rules don't apply. The same...
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    If people make me feel bad, I've been bullied

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

    I'd rather be bullied and bear it, than have someone suggest I'm a victim of anything. Does that even make sense? Be honest, but no bullying
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    Do You Ever Ignore Your Employer's VM When They Try to Call You In?

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

    Isn't that what voice mail is
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    Students asking for free money

    imintrouble replied to l.a.m.b's topic in General Students

    I think gofundme accounts, for the most part, are scams to cheat good people out of money. I don't know who I think less of, the manipulators with their hand out, or the idiots who
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    Nursing Pay Question?

    imintrouble replied to Humaneclowninscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    It's going to be a lot harder to make a lot of money, with a glut of nurses all fighting for the same position. Supply and demand. We don't talk about wages where I work, but a new hire tried their...
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    Do Male Nurses Get More Respect?

    imintrouble replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    A simple answer to a simple question. Yes, the male nurses are treated with more respect. Not all health care facilities are the same. Different parts of the country think differently. Whether...
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    How long would you commute?

    imintrouble replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    I commuted 1.5 hrs one way for 2.5 years. I would never do that again. I currently drive 45 minutes one way, and that's the most I ever want to do
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    Will my scars from cutting be a problem?

    imintrouble replied to S.F Skylar's topic in General Nursing

    I have a very large scar on my wrist from a childhood accident. Being a nurse, if I saw it on someone else, I'd wonder if it was self inflicted. Never once has a co-worker ever asked me where it...
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    A Few Words to the Wise

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

    Twenty years ago, when I went back to school, I was faced with LPN or RN. Since I knew nothing about being a nurse, it was simply a stroke of luck that I picked the 2yr course, over the 1 yr course....
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    Have you ever called your Compliance Hotline?

    imintrouble replied to mclennan's topic in General Nursing

    I've called more than once. Nothing is anonymous. No complaint is without risk. After the first call, when I believed that doing the right thing was the right thing to do, I've always considered...
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    Increase in Autism Diagnosis

    imintrouble replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Is it possible that we, as a society, are less accepting of differences in behavior over all? Is there more of a need to categorize everybody? Do we need to label and pigeon hole people? I don't...
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    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    imintrouble replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Over the years nurses have left and retired. I've found myself in the position of being the oldest nurse on my unit. It's a scary place to
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    Hospice patient requests to smoke

    imintrouble replied to eatenalive365's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We are all slaves to our rules and regulations. If an order is required to smoke, then an order must be documented. Do I think it's incredibly stupid? Of course. Would I let him smoke? Of...
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    Do you get sick alot working as a nurse?

    imintrouble replied to Healthcare102's topic in General Nursing

    I've never contracted MRSA, VRE, Cdiff, scabies, ringworm, lice, or flu after being exposed at work. I've been exposed to all of those things. I've had the occasional cold we passed around at the...
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    Being complained about behind your back

    imintrouble replied to joemomma35's topic in Men in Nursing

    I do not socialize with anybody I work with. I discuss nothing controversial. My co-workers might complain I'm boring and quiet, but I won't lose my job over that. I watch and listen to my...
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    The Med Room.

    imintrouble replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in General Nursing

    My med room sees none of that from me. I worked in a place that had cameras in the med room. I always suspected we were recorded too, but I had no evidence of that. That experience, plus life...
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    getting unwanted advice from non-nursing staff

    imintrouble replied to onthemark's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It's hard for me to imagine that a colleague in an ancillary role would behave in such a way. What kind of relationship did the PT have with the patient? Relatives? Close friends? The behavior...
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    zofran vs phenergan?

    imintrouble replied to Nursetobe25's topic in Patient Medications

    I've had Zofran before, and it worked like magic. I've never had Phenergan. I remember one LOL I took care of when Phenergan was IV, who'd watch the clock for her "nausea medicine" just like a...
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    nursing homes and large patient to nurse ratio

    imintrouble replied to bargraphix's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Nursing isn't an easy job. Each area has its own stress. I'd have to agree that LTC is the worst, with med/surg a close second. I'd bet you'd get a dozen other nurses who post here, arguing that...
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    Opinion on using the word "retarded"?

    imintrouble replied to abbypoo's topic in General Nursing

    I get what you're saying and oddly enough I agree. Nobody hates the PC police worse than me. I would only argue that I don't know a single parent of a developmentally disabled child that doesn't hate...
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    Just ordered.....

    imintrouble replied to RatedR22's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Why would your facility not supply those items? Not the stethoscope, but the other things. New job? First job? Is it just because you wanted your own? I admit I wish I owned one of those little...
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    Anyone ever have to give report to that one nurse who's grouchy all the time?

    imintrouble replied to Littleguccipiggy's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    There's this one nurse. I'd rather be beaten with a stick than give them report. Every place must have
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    Running low on soap

    imintrouble replied to simonsmom's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Reading that line made me cringe. You can't save those people. There's next to nothing you can do. Staying will do nothing for them, and make you miserable at best. Worse case scenario is they...