imintrouble BSN, RN

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    When does a nurse recognize it's time to be put out to pasture.

    imintrouble replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    It's so kind of you to ask. After mastering :) the whole computer thing, the stupid mistakes stopped. My brain doesn't handle overload well. It never has. Once it wasn't overloaded, things...
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    Have any of your patients ever told you that you're a good nurse?

    imintrouble replied to EquinoxSolstice92's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As pointed out previously, I'm most often a good nurse in the AM after delivering coffee to my coffee drinking patients. Or making people comfortable. It's mostly about the physical aspects of...
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    When does a nurse recognize it's time to be put out to pasture.

    imintrouble replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    I missed a lot of comments. I wrote this in 2012. How the years pass. Yes, as Farawyn pointed out, I'm still here, still a nurse, still at the same facility. I think I posted at a particularly...
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    When you're done. Just done.

    imintrouble replied to gemmi999's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is full of no win situations. If the OPS patient has a bad outcome, because of not being seen in a timely manner, it's not just the charge nurse whose judgement is called into question....
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    Tell the truth about being asked to resign?

    imintrouble replied to Vaviora's topic in General Nursing

    I tried looking for a job once, being honest about being fired. I wouldn't recommend that to anybody. It came down to my need to tell the truth vs my need to find a job. After weeks of honest, I...
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    African American patients - a cultural question

    imintrouble replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Patients ignore me all the time. Usually they're just sick and tired, and they get a pass. I haven't noticed any one race as worse than the other. Young people are bad, but they get a pass too....
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    Nursing: The Highly Skilled Customer Service Representative

    imintrouble replied to gleanns's topic in General Nursing

    The problem with this article is the writer totally believes in what they write. We're being negative and defensive. We're not giving these ideas a chance. The OP could be my manager since we...
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    "I would never want you as my nurse!"

    imintrouble replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    That phrase, "I wouldn't want you as my nurse", just makes me smile. The big secret is I don't want to be anybody's nurse anymore, so tossing that at me for insult purposes is just not
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    Anyone else read this?

    imintrouble replied to GenSurgRNFA's topic in Nursing News

    You can wreck a person's life by publishing crap like that news article. New high school grads looking for a good job, spend thousands of dollars and 4 years on a degree that won't get them a job....
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    Worried about phenergan IV push

    imintrouble replied to Jaellys's topic in Patient Medications

    Phenergan is only given IM where I
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    Favorite sayings

    imintrouble replied to NursesRmofun's topic in Nursing Humor

    When pigs fly. I think it's the mental image more than
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    1/30 This week I learned: you suck, EMTALA.

    imintrouble replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    More than thirty years later, I still remember that sound. I'm remembering it now. Audible joy. God's gift to
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    Accused of being impaired, fired, now told I can't practice

    imintrouble replied to IsabellaRN2's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't understand. Something is being left out of the OPs narrative. Either on purpose or because of stress. I don't have to know what that is to sympathize. I can't imagine walking in you shoes....
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    How do people feel about male nurses?

    imintrouble replied to Natgurad's topic in Men in Nursing

    Way back, I graduated with one male nurse. Less than five years later he was DON at a local mid sized hospital. He didn't want to be a "nurse", he wanted to be an administrator. I find that a lot in...
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    Would you tell a coworker they're going to be demoted?

    imintrouble replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    I'd tell myself to stay out of it. I like all the above posts that say "stay out of it". The wisest course of action is to stay out of it. I'd probably tell my friend what I know. It's the right...
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    The sloppy image of nurses today

    imintrouble replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I find the OPs suggestions just as insulting as everybody else, but where I work her attitude is mirrored by our management. If the response here hadn't been so fast and negative, I wonder how many...
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    Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    imintrouble replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Reading through the previous posts I definitely come down on the side of verbal reports. Then I wondered why, as concise well written reports are almost better than rambling scattered verbal reports....
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    Fragrance Sacrifice

    imintrouble replied to Shonqueen1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't wear any scent to work. It's only three days a week after
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    Scheduling nurses to work as CNAs?

    imintrouble replied to RNfromMN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There's a routine to the CNAs job where I work, that I'm not familiar with. To say that we should be able to hop on their job with no orientation, is minimizing the difficult job the CNA does....
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    Which tape to use?

    imintrouble replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in General Nursing

    Medipore tape. Our hospital only stocks the 2" size, so I sometimes trim it down to
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    Transcription Error- was I also in the wrong?

    imintrouble replied to Bestmaf1's topic in Patient Medications

    I don't check the meds listed on the MAR against the original order. The only time I might is when the med/dose is questionable. A new nurse doesn't always know when a dose is questionable....
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    Cna-Rn bullying, lies, hiding things on charts

    imintrouble replied to chicsurfs's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I'm scratching my head too, for a different reason. I don't understand why the OP doesn't just quit. I know jobs are hard to find, and nobody wants to start over from scratch somewhere else. I get...
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    Night shift RN's :Do you eat in the morning after your shift?

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

    I eat when I get home, before I go to bed. I don't want to, and it's better if I don't. I just can't help myself. I'm weak and have no self
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    Nightshift is Making Me an Idiot

    imintrouble replied to OldNurseNewRN's topic in General Nursing

    You'll get better at working nights, but I don't think most of our brains are working optimally with limited amts of sleep. Human beings are not supposed to be awake at night. It worries me sometimes...
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    Ethics: Brain bleed sign out AMA

    imintrouble replied to Kbig2's topic in General Nursing

    No argument about that from me. I'm not ER, and I'd really like to know what would be done with a patient who didn't want to follow the plan of care, but didn't want to leave