imintrouble BSN, RN

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    What do YOU do with your old scrubs?

    imintrouble replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    When they're too faded to wear to work, they are decommissioned. They then begin their new lives as all purpose at home clothes. I use them for PJs, then just roll out of bed ready for the
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    All Men Shift

    imintrouble replied to kalevra's topic in Men in Nursing

    I work with several male nurses, but "Joe" has come to mind as I continue to read these posts. He's funny and fun loving. Sometimes he makes blatant sexist comments just to get a rise out the...
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    Being Asked to Come in and Work as CNA...

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

    Nobody calls and asks us to cover an extra shift. They just wait until we get to work, check the assignments, and see the note that one of us has to be the CNA. When that happens, we fight over who...
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    So Frustrated I Could Cry..

    imintrouble replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    If there is a day I need off, that's so important to me I'd risk my job, nobody at work knows about it. I don't ask to swap, or request that day from my boss. That way if I absolutely have to, I can...
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    blackballed

    imintrouble replied to jwright343's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't have one single extra constructive thing to add. Just some insight from somebody who's been there done that. I never worked in an ER, but I did quit an organization I'd been with for about 6...
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    All Men Shift

    imintrouble replied to kalevra's topic in Men in Nursing

    What's described in the OP sounds more like personality issues, instead of gender issues. I recognize there are definite pros and cons with working with one gender over the other, but I haven't found...
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    Nurse cutbacks linked to death rates

    imintrouble replied to sam1971's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    "What's it going to take?" Money. When malpractice lawsuits, cost more than hiring more nurses. Wouldn't it be great if nurses could sue their employer for emotional distress? Before anybody thinks...
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    Can a patient video tape me?

    imintrouble replied to MirwinRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have an "Icky" barometer. If something a patient does, or asks me to do, sets off my "Icky" alarm, I won't do it. The rules are the rules, I know them and will enforce them. There are some...
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    No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

    imintrouble replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    I thought OCNRN63's post was tongue in cheek. I even thought it was funny. Was she serious? Sometimes I'm clueless. There have been times when that quality has come in handy on
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    Do we need a union? Management is taking advantage of us.

    imintrouble replied to Windynurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    If a union came to my facility, I would vote
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    Cardiac Unit as a New Grad

    imintrouble replied to NYRN241's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your first clue of problems should have been a job offer for a new grad on day shift. The warning bells should have been going off. The wait for day shift on the unit where I work is almost a year....
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    HR's mistake hurt my paycheck

    imintrouble replied to 33-weeker's topic in General Nursing

    She did renew on time. You're right. I think payment for the 6 hrs she worked would be sufficient. Pushing for those hrs unworked is an overreach. I would definitely be looking at repurcussions, if I...
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    Keep my cell phone......or landline

    imintrouble replied to Vwpenn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm old fashioned that way too. I really think bosses texting their employees is unprofessional. I don't text. My phone doesn't have that option. My boss calls my phone. Usually both cell and...
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    HR's mistake hurt my paycheck

    imintrouble replied to 33-weeker's topic in General Nursing

    The light bulb in my brain goes
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    HR's mistake hurt my paycheck

    imintrouble replied to 33-weeker's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to know how the OP worked for 6 hrs unable to access her patient's charts? If she paid/renewed her license on the 30th, a Friday at the last minute, and HR left early on that Friday, it's...
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    Is Anyone afraid to leave bedside nursing?

    imintrouble replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in Nursing Career

    As the above poster said, it's the devil you know vs the one you don't. I know med/surg. It's the only thing I've done in a hospital. I'm afraid it I go to another department I'll be even more...
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    Does anyone else have nursing nightmares while sleeping?

    imintrouble replied to jrbl77's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Sounds like a nightmare to
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    imintrouble replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So the hazmat suite worn by the ambulance AND the patient were simply for public consumption? The CDC, WHO, our government, the Graham organization, were simply pandering to our worst fears? Just so...
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    Does anyone else have nursing nightmares while sleeping?

    imintrouble replied to jrbl77's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have them too. Just like everybody else. Just another hazard of the job I hadn't
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    imintrouble replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Why wear hazmat
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    imintrouble replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Please point me to the posts that said Ebola was going to decimate the world. Please show me where somebody posted that Africa is doomed. There are 25 pages to this thread, and nowhere has anyone...
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    Before you judge the addicted nurse.....

    imintrouble replied to michirn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I too will bow out. I was not aware there were parts of AN that were meant solely for nurses who agree with each other. My
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    imintrouble replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If I were at my hospital when Ebola was diagnosed for the first time, I'd probably stay and not go home. Not because it's easily transmitted. Not because I'd automatically be infected. Not...
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    Before you judge the addicted nurse.....

    imintrouble replied to michirn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Do you really want to equate stealing a patients pain medication with eating too many
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    imintrouble replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I was making myself crazy trying to respond to this very long opinionated post. So I just picked the thing that bothered me most. It wasn't being called stupid. It wasn't suggesting American health...