imintrouble BSN, RN

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    Pyxis report question...being falsely accused!

    imintrouble replied to Jasper676's topic in Patient Medications

    I don't understand what you describe. Could you be more clear? Where I work this is how it works. I have an order for 1 mg Ativan and the cartridge is for 2mg I remove the med. Second nurse watches...
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    What's the nicest thing anyone has ever said or done for you?

    imintrouble replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I definitely march to a different drummer. I was talking to the boss who was my friend. Who's still my friend. We were laughing about something and she looked at me and said "You're so odd". There was...
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    Your most embarrassing experience with a patient

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

    We could start a thread about what men and women do to themselves, with misguided ideas about what the other one wants. Sorry to hijack. But that is really
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    Your most embarrassing experience with a patient

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

    How to choose, how to choose. There are so many:yes: The medical field provides opportunities to humiliate yourself, like no other. So in the interest of maintaining my good mood, I will NOT...
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    Nurse brutally beaten in a Brooklyn Hospital

    imintrouble replied to HGTVrn33's topic in Nursing News

    The term "old woman" is dismissive. Closing in fast on the "old woman" category myself, that term made me squirm a little when I read it. In all fairness, there's not a single female nurse I work with...
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    How to deal with negative nurses.

    imintrouble replied to Mae2014's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    For 12 hrs a day I'm at the mercy of not just one, but at least 5-7 sick, unhealthy, unhappy people. They vent their pain, frustration, and sadness, on the nursing staff. I can't defend myself. I...
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    What time do you leave work?

    imintrouble replied to j0yegan's topic in General Nursing

    Fifteen minutes after everybody else. I cannot walk off the unit if a light is sounding, and there's nobody else to answer it. I'm no saint, but my conscience simply won't let me leave. Change of...
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    Would you apologize, if you'd done nothing wrong

    imintrouble posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A pt complained about a nurse not helping enough. It was a very vague complaint amid a whole string of complaints. Food, the room too cold, too long to wait... In the interest of patient...
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    darn bed alarms

    imintrouble replied to martymoose's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Just another unreasonable expectation in an industry fast approaching lunacy. Bubble wrap would make more sense than what we're doing now. Is the personal alarm designed to take the place of a person?...
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    Would you apologize, if you'd done nothing wrong

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

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    Would you apologize, if you'd done nothing wrong

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

    Perfect.
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    Would you apologize, if you'd done nothing wrong

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

    I never minded the phrase "I'm going to take care of you" until it started to mean everything. I think a better phrase would be "I'm going to assist you in your care." "I'm going to take care of you"...
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    Would you apologize, if you'd done nothing wrong

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

    I could. It just feels too much like enabling a
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    I do not like patient care nursing :(

    imintrouble replied to Nurseheidi321's topic in Nursing Career

    I have a feeling that eventually none of us will like patient care nursing. Every year I feel a little bit more like a maid, and a little less like a nursing
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    When patients request NOT to have you as their nurse...

    imintrouble replied to julz68's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you're a nurse long enough, it's going to happen a time or two. I've never had a patient fire me, that I didn't want to fire them
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    Who should make patient assignments??

    imintrouble replied to D.R.A.'s topic in General Nursing

    I work in an acute care hospital. The assignments have been done this way forever. I guess I'm just used to it. I like it on the nights I coast. The newer nurses have been rioting. I think the...
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    Who should make patient assignments??

    imintrouble replied to D.R.A.'s topic in General Nursing

    Acuity is not even a factor. Some nights you coast and some nights you crash and burn. Housekeeping COULD do it, since it's just simple math, but generally the first nurse who arrives to work divides...
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    Dear Lord, give me the strength to deal with yet another GROUP PROJECT

    imintrouble replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in General Students

    Group project =
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    Who should make patient assignments??

    imintrouble replied to D.R.A.'s topic in General Nursing

    Assignments are by room order. Simple and stupid. Getting somebody to change a time honored tradition is impossible. Anybody can divide the unit up into 3,4,5 sections. Usually it's whoever shows up...
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    Racism in the workplace

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

    I had a thought while reading. If a pt calls me fat or stupid, my place of employment would frown on me engaging that person in any sort of confrontation. If an alert pt were to push me, throw an...
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    Work in pajamas!

    imintrouble replied to Indyrn00's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I'd work from home. Without one single second
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    I'm not answering call lights

    imintrouble posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At least not as many as usual. I'm getting memos from pharmacy and management about charting that's not getting done. The nurses who follow me are finding me the next day, and reminding me to take...
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    I'm not answering call lights

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

    I love that idea. Unfortunately we usually only have one CNA for up to 20 patients. The nurses fill in the
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    I'm not answering call lights

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

    Thanks for the support. I need to clarify one thing. We don't have an intercom call light system. To answer a call light requires that I stop what I'm doing and walk to the room. It interrupts...
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    Tactful education; Obesity

    imintrouble replied to BlueLightRN's topic in Patient Education

    As the above poster stated, most obese people know their weight is killing them. I liken it to the smoker who smokes 2 packs a day. Or the diabetic who's BG is routinely over 300. I only talk to...