imintrouble BSN, RN

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    Hard Time Dealing With Patient Rights

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

    I can't imagine being that female patient. At the mercy of my caregivers. The only avenue of communication is a head shake. Yes or No. And I'm ignored. It seems like the student had a lot more...
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    Black listing

    imintrouble replied to RN4JUSTICE's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "Are they eligible for rehire". That's a legal question from one HR to the next. The answer to that question can be true, false, or manufactured to be
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    Black listing

    imintrouble replied to RN4JUSTICE's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It makes me wonder who management was after. The bad apple, or the OP. It's shocking when you do everything right, and the worst that can happen, happens. When you do everything right, and those who...
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    When the bad seems to outweigh the good...

    imintrouble replied to Do-over's topic in General Nursing

    I allow myself the long commute home to feel miserable. That's usually enough time. Then I forgive myself for being human, and hope that anyone I harmed can forgive me
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    Double the staff....

    imintrouble replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Where I work, incidents are viewed as a failure of the nurse involved. If an error occurs, it has to be because the nurse wasn't organized. Took too many breaks. Didn't ask for help. Didn't clarify....
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    Getting older...feeling forced out

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

    I seriously fear for my job at least once a week. Ten years ago I'd have quit and moved on. If I quit now, only the places nobody wants to work would hire
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    accessing a port for just one blood draw

    imintrouble replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    I was being honest. This nurse doesn't have time to do everything I have to do in a twelve hour shift. If other nurses are honest they'll admit to the same. Since I work nights, labs are drawn first...
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    accessing a port for just one blood draw

    imintrouble replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    What I responded to on my first post was: One lab draw. One. Not several one tube draws. Not one a day. Not IVFs, not peripheral sticks. JUST ONE DRAW. Do I feel callous that I'd do that? Yes....
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    accessing a port for just one blood draw

    imintrouble replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    What exactly does "I'm just stunned mean", because I interpret all kinds of negative
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    accessing a port for just one blood draw

    imintrouble replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    My post obviously hit a nerve with you and you personalized it. I'm sorry for the illness that required you to have a port. All you saw was "callous", and you interpreted what I posted as ...I don't...
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    accessing a port for just one blood draw

    imintrouble replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a LTC once where a resident literally used the call light every 10 minutes day and night. No exagerration. Her room was at the end of the hall. A 50 ft hall. Fifty feet from the nursing...
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    accessing a port for just one blood draw

    imintrouble replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    I definitely wouldn't slam them. "Easy" and "best" don't have to be disparate. In this very narrow situation regarding drawing blood, FOR ONE LAB, I would understand why my fellow nurse made the...
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    accessing a port for just one blood draw

    imintrouble replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    I was honest. One lab draw. A moment of honesty just cracked my nice nurse face. Sometimes I don't have time. Sometimes the guy in the next room who's about to die comes first. Sometimes I simply...
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    accessing a port for just one blood draw

    imintrouble replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    I know, I know. I said I know. But saying I have time, and it's all about the patient, puts you in the same category as the manager who expects me to do two jobs in the same amt of time, and deliver...
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    accessing a port for just one blood draw

    imintrouble replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    I know ports are better for the patient. I know it's easier on the patient, even it's just one lab. But darn, it takes longer, it's more trouble for the nurse, and on a really busy shift why can't I...
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    Strike nursing

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

    I worked with a nurse who took a weeks vacation at our hospital, and flew to a hospital that was on strike. She worked that week crossing a picket line for strike wages. She told all of us what she'd...
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    Poor RN professional conduct

    imintrouble replied to Omgseriously's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm not piling on the OP. I think the anger over the snack drawer thing is a symptom of something bigger. Seventy percent of the staff being new grads is a clue. It wasn't a fight I would have...
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    Slamming in IVP meds and Running Incompatible Meds Together: Is it as bad as they say

    imintrouble replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient Medications

    I follow the rules in almost all areas of my life. I think it's a personality disorder, but I really don't want to know. I always say "Rules keep me safe". I rarely think outside the box, and am...
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    Appropriate gift for co-workers when leaving job?

    imintrouble replied to edwindelahiggins's topic in General Nursing

    Edibles don't last long, but they sure make an impression. If the goodies are only for the shift you work, that's ok. But if it's for everybody, I'd suggest having two separate batches of whatever...
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    I dread going to work- not a new grad. Has this happened to anyone else?

    imintrouble replied to Ativan's topic in General Nursing

    Try to find another, less stressful way to be a nurse. The older you get with no experience except floor nursing, the harder it will be to get a chance at another position. I'm in the same boat as...
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    I Miss Nursing

    imintrouble replied to Cricket183's topic in Retired Nurses

    Your job becomes so much a part of who you are, it's hard not to grieve it when it's gone. Like a piece of you has died. Nursing, at least as far as I'm concerned, has never been a job I could leave...
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    Being asked to sign on treatments not done

    imintrouble replied to puppypower's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It's called falsifying documentation. If you're caught, it's not just your job you have to worry about. Never, never, never, sign off on what you didn't
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    Paranoid parents

    imintrouble replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    I can never be sure what I would or wouldn't do in any given situation. Usually. In this case I don't think I'd make it past a week. The treatment nurses receive in that home, is insulting and...
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    Medical staff warned: Keep your mouths shut about illegal immigrants or face arrest

    imintrouble replied to Hotfornursing's topic in Infectious Disease

    I'd heard a similar report on a different news network. There might be some truth to
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    Medical staff warned: Keep your mouths shut about illegal immigrants or face arrest

    imintrouble replied to Hotfornursing's topic in Infectious Disease

    Some of the pictures from the detention centers show areas of sick immigrants, and border employees wearing masks. It may simply be a precaution. There might be no significance whatsoever in the...