imintrouble BSN, RN

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    if you hate nursing, what would you rather do instead?

    imintrouble replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    Win the lottery, retire to my 100 acre compound in the mountains, plant a garden, and become a recluse. Isn't it funny how everybody's slice of heaven is different, at different times of their
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    Wage Theft: Justice in the Workplace

    imintrouble replied to Imagepoem's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I've worked in a few of those places. It used to be you had two choices. Comply or quit. Changing the culture simply was impossible. There's still two choices, but if you quit there's 50 nurses...
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    Would you be insulted by this?

    imintrouble replied to jannjul76's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever we get is paid for out of our NM pocket. While in years past the hospital gave pretty cool little gifts, we've had nothing from them for at least 4-5 years. I appreciate the attempt by the NM...
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    Is it ever ok to quit without notice?

    imintrouble replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If I had quit without notice everytime I wanted to, nobody would ever hire me. There is a "get even" element to that action that simply comes back to bite you, no matter how good it feels for the...
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    Triage Call Bell?

    imintrouble replied to Esme12's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You're a lucky nurse if you've never had a patient who puts their light on so you can change the channel. Even when a remote is inches
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    Tired of unpaid OT

    imintrouble replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    It's not being "nice" to let other people walk on you. It's what we tell ourselves to make being taken advantage of more bearable. If you were making a choice to be "nice" you wouldn't be here...
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    What constitutes "comfort care" at your hospital?

    imintrouble replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in General Nursing

    When a patient is made "comfort measures only", they're usually ordered morphine and ativan. Then it's up to the family to decide what else gets tacked on. We ask the family if they want VS and...
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    How Does Your Hospital Decide Who is Called Off for Low Census?

    imintrouble replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    We go by turns. It usually works, but recently some nurses are only working ONE DAY A WEEK, being on call for two. There are so many variables that have to be considered in staffing where I work....
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    LPN forced to work as CNA

    imintrouble replied to jg24's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    There's something shady about asking a nurse to work, then telling them they're a CNA when they show up. It's dishonest. I generally volunteer to be the CNA on the odd day when none show up. It's not...
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    New nurse given day shift over others?

    imintrouble replied to NyLPN067's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It happened once that I can remember where I work. We're non-union, so technically the boss can do whatever they want. We have always went with posting the job and filling with next in seniority, but...
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    Give me some hope...Is ANYONE happy being a nurse??

    imintrouble replied to Rebekah1882's topic in General Nursing

    I'm happy I have a job. Does that
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    Bringing the old unit to the new one

    imintrouble replied to Kinepeli's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    With all due respect, it feels like your post has funnelled those of us who might respond, down very narrow chutes. "If you have meaningful information to share" certainly limits a lot of lively...
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    Still on my soapbox

    imintrouble replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    I second the above, except I've never even heard of them. Out here in rural America, we get around to new stuff when everybody else has already figured out it doesn't work. Why I love AN. It alerts...
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    Acidic Posting

    imintrouble replied to NurseGuyBri's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with the plain speaking posters. Sometimes those people appear "acidic", but you just can't beat honest. It exhausts me to try to find the information in a post that just wants to be nice....
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    AIDS during the 80s

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

    I wasn't a nurse in the 80s. Nursing wasn't even on my radar. I remember watching Phil Donahue bring the topic of AIDs into middle America via
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    am i reasonably resigning?

    imintrouble replied to wakeuptothesun86's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I echo all the posters above about the "don't quit til you have another job" advice. I am wondering, how in the six months you were orienting, you didn't recognize the 11/1 ratio that was looming...
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    Quitting: is it okay to say....

    imintrouble replied to Zuzu's Petals's topic in Nursing Career

    I think you underestimate your co-workers, if you think they don't know why you would leave. I agree not answering their questions is insulting. I think your response about you and management having...
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    Accused of withholding pain medication

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

    I suspect withholding the pain meds was a punitive action, decided upon when the pt felt well enough to go out and smoke. After all, if your lip can pucker up for a cigarette, it can't hurt all that...
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    Which seems longer, this shift or this winter?

    imintrouble replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

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    Father of a nursing student needs advice

    imintrouble replied to Keane68's topic in General Nursing

    I find it curious that we parents of young adults, work so hard to make life easy for our children. There are two mistakes to be made in the OP. Dad, trying to coddle his grown daughter. Daughter...
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    Med Surg Then and Now

    imintrouble replied to Lev's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The changes I see in the hospital, are simply reflections of changes in our society as a whole. My sister, who is not a nurse, calls it the Wal Mart affect. Customers are encouraged to whine,...
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    Which seems longer, this shift or this winter?

    imintrouble replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    There are tiny little leaves on the tops of the trees in my yard. YAY!! The Easter lilies are pushing up through the piles of leaves on the hill. Once the sun comes up, it pretty much heats the house...
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    no show no call

    imintrouble replied to supaflyz's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked LTC, it was understood that calling off those days was unacceptable. You could call the DON unreasonable, but if one nurse was allowed, we all would have. The survey terrified all of...
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    Doctor resigning after explosive incident

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

    Twenty years ago, the screaming, throwing, and verbal abuse occurred daily somewhere in the hospital. Now I can't remember the last time an MD threw a major fit. Unfortunately for me, I DO remember...
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    HELP! I'm being pressured to lie at work...

    imintrouble replied to Dana1969's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There is no easy answer. The obvious response is never sign off on something you didn't do. It's falsifying records. However it's a hard choice to make when your job is on the line. I would imagine...