imintrouble BSN, RN

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    Issues w/staff

    imintrouble replied to momo_2013's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm with option # 2 above. Sometimes there's nothing else you can do. You MUST report elder abuse. You have to. The residents are defenseless and don't have an option # 2. What you described...
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    I am back guys need help

    imintrouble replied to nette1022's topic in General Nursing

    After reading this thread, I went back and read the thread from 2/22/14. I'm still not sure what happened, but I'm sorry you're without a job with children to support. I don't know how you can leave...
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    what would you do?

    imintrouble replied to marchedout03's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with the other posters about leaving. It would just not sit well with me for a co-worker to maliciously lie about my work performance, and get away with it. You'd never know how many times...
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    Mistakes Are Inevitable: No One Is Perfect.

    imintrouble replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Both scenarios made me cringe. Literally. The difference between the two, is one nurse worried about her pt, and the other worried about her
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    Fired over neglect

    imintrouble replied to monkey2012's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't have any real advice. Nothing hurts like being fired. Lots of us here have experienced it. Hopefully you'll be able to resign vs being fired. Let us know what
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    I CAN'T HANDLE my patient load....

    imintrouble replied to Nola009's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There's a learning curve for every new grad with a new job. Any job. You don't just walk out of school able to handle the same work load as someone with 10-20-30 years more experience than you....
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    Has anyone ever caught you in the act??

    imintrouble replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Doesn't every
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    Afraid to kill a patient

    imintrouble replied to ward81's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm still afraid I'll kill someone. It doesn't paralyze me, but it's still there. As far as the smells, you build up a tolerance over time. You get used to it. I gagged uncontrollably as a student...
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    Should I resign, or be suspended?

    imintrouble replied to mahroya's topic in Nursing Career

    I like Bortaz's advice if you're not up for a fight. I'd probably just resign. This old fighter's seen too many fights and too many losses. I guess it boils down to how much fight do you have in...
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    Safe Nurse Staffing for Patient Safety & Quality Care Act

    imintrouble replied to j0yegan's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    For a Congress whose approval is in the tank, I'd think passing this bill would be a no brainer. Millions of jobs generated. Better for the economy. Increased satisfaction with patients. For profits...
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    I didn't accept the keys.....

    imintrouble replied to BerryHappy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wouldn't have left. Even if abandonment wasn't a consideration. I would have completed the shift I showed up for. There are no good or bad answers. Not even right or wrong. I understand completely...
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    Taking dying patient home with children - what are your thoughts?

    imintrouble replied to tokebi's topic in Pediatric

    There are so many variables to answer this question with a simple answer. Most of those variables have been addressed here. It makes it a little easier to see how different nurses, hold different...
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    "Always pick the toughest patient"

    imintrouble replied to twss2323's topic in General Students

    I've been a nurse awhile. If I have a choice, I'm probably going to pick the easy ones. However, the hard pts provide opportunities for personal satisfaction that the easy ones don't. Just think...
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    Resentment Will Destroy You

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

    It eventually poisons all things. Not just the initial injustice. One thing you can't let go of, can rob everything else of joy. You can't control the behavior of others, but you can control how you...
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    Help!!!Too slow with med pass

    imintrouble replied to rkc003's topic in Patient Medications

    My first job was LTC. Med passes are just a matter of practice. Knowing the resident. Knowing their meds. Knowing where everything is on the cart and in the med room. It's so stressfull. I have no...
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    How much is too much?

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

    It's the rare patient who really wants to know anything about the staff. I find they ask questions, just so THEY can answer it. The nurse can provide her answer or not. It's not really required....
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    Tribute to a Brave Man

    imintrouble replied to Blue Roses's topic in General Nursing

    Too many of those patients in my life. Too many wives I didn't hug. Too many kids I didn't console. Too many "I should have dones". How about not regretting the hug you didn't give, but...
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    Nurses Notes plagiarism at work such a thing?

    imintrouble replied to Lanipeach's topic in General Nursing

    I learned how to chart well, from an exceptional "old" nurse I followed every day. I literally adopted words and phrases verbatim. I didn't see anything wrong in it. I still don't. What makes me...
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    Train wrecks!

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

    I guess we should all discard any individuality and simply recite the scripts. I've used less that flattering terms to describe a pt's condition. Condition, not the pt. There's a difference. I...
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    Roaches ON the patient

    imintrouble replied to nekozuki's topic in Private Duty

    Call me naive. An agency would fire you for reporting neglect in a home health setting? I'm almost as outraged about that as I am about the
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    Online Support Groups = Trash on Nurses

    imintrouble replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    I was lucky. My short time in PDN involved wonderful parents. They knew more than me about their child's condition, and were patient with my orientation. They never made me feel stupid. They never...
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    "I'm going to smash your face in"

    imintrouble replied to jannjul76's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Workplace violence is a big thing where I work. It's unimaginable to me that management would ignore a nurse who threatened violence. I'll agree with the "incredibly stupid"
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    Worst interview ever

    imintrouble replied to AOx1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    First interview for a nursing job as a new grad. The director of nursing gave me a scenario, then asked what I would do. Needless to say, if I were the nurse in the scenario, my patient would be...
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    Bizarre/funny things patients do

    imintrouble replied to AOx1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

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    Bizarre/funny things patients do

    imintrouble replied to AOx1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's not new or bizarre, but the endless fascination the elderly pt has for their poop and pee. (feces and urine for the