imintrouble BSN, RN

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    morphine drip for "comfort"

    imintrouble replied to melisgood's topic in Patient Medications

    I've always hated assisting the pt to their death. It compromised some of my most basic beliefs. I still don't like it, but a personal experience changed the way I look at the suffering and sorrow...
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    Pregnant nurse fired for refusing flu shot

    imintrouble replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The nurse didn't get the vaccination that was required as part of her job. I don't consider any part of this to be the least bit complicated. She should have been fired. Or quit/resigned. Whatever the...
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    ER nurses bringing pts to the floor soiled

    imintrouble replied to garn12's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I find myself on both sides of this issue. I'm frequently annoyed when my pt arrives from the ER soiled. But I know all the nurses who work my shift in ER, and I know none of them are uncaring or...
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    Commute

    imintrouble replied to ERRN324's topic in General Nursing

    Doable depends on you. If the two 24 hr shifts a week were back to back, I don't see a
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    What to do after a stressful night at work?

    imintrouble replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    There's all kinds of stress. Working with goofs. Working with lazies. Too many pts, not enough time. Too many codes. Too many deaths. A pt went bad without anyone noticing. Lots more avenues of...
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    Mmmm, fruitcake is so good. :)

    imintrouble replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I like fruitcake. My husband buys one for me every year at Christmas. Not the Walgreens grade of cake, but as Mulan posted, the good stuff you get at bakeries. Another plus is, I never have to worry...
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    Holding Antihypertiensives

    imintrouble replied to jamiejohnson2007's topic in Patient Medications

    Hold the med and call the doc. The bad part about that, is if he says give it, you have to decide what you're going to do. I know ultimately the person who administers the med is the one responsible...
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    What do you want for Christmas?

    imintrouble replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    A big as a tank, shiny black Suburban. Leather, heated seats. All the bells and whistles. And of course, world
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    As a Nurse and a Patient

    imintrouble replied to KenH's topic in General Nursing

    Patients are just people, and hospitals are businesses with something to sell. In order to sell your product, you want the most attractive, personable person you can get to be the salesman. Why do you...
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    Conflict with a coworker

    imintrouble replied to phlebo2rn's topic in General Students

    If this was a male and female thing it would be a no brainer. Two men, speaking a foreign language in the presence of a female co-worker. The female co-worker is uncomfortable. It would stop in a...
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    How do you know when it's time to move on?

    imintrouble replied to NYNursingStudent's topic in Nursing Career

    Somebody doesn't have a very realistic view of the nursing profession. I think that's understandable considering the one year experience. What is not understandable, is that anybody above the age of...
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    Charity Patients

    imintrouble replied to sammiesmom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I shudder when I consider what will happen when the general population figures out hospitals can't discharge pts who refuse to go to LTC. We've have pts for MONTHS who cannot go home, and refuse to be...
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    Death messed with the wrong nurse...

    imintrouble replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    It has been my experience that no medical staff can save a person when it's their time to die. Wrong nurse or not. Fighter or not. Brilliant or not. I know it's just a cartoon, but it took me years...
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    Patients who love their sick role

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

    I wish our physical therapy dept would discuss mobility and strength trng with the pts who receive this service. In our hospital that's about 60%. I've given this a lot of thought. Sometimes when...
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    Patients who love their sick role

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

    Some pts love to be helpless. Even if they have to fake it. I've always thought the reason they end up in the hospital, is because families bring them to the ER, and refuse to take them home....
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    Hospital Unit Secretaries

    imintrouble replied to TheCommuter's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I love/love/love our unit secretaries. Before we went EMR, I was amazed at what they could do. The organization. The detail. Juggling 4-5 admits all at once. My head would have exploded. Since...
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    Unrealistic nursing students

    imintrouble replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Nursing

    We just hired a new grad who'd fit this description perfectly. Somewhere, somehow, this new nurse got it in their head that being a NURSE was superior to being a CNA. Nurses only observed body...
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    Unrealistic nursing students

    imintrouble replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Nursing

    ...........
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    What Are Your Thoughts On This? Guards Sleeping.

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

    If I felt unsafe, I would have awakened the guards. I wouldn't have reported them it that were the first time I found them sleeping. I never get in a hurry to report anybody, without attempting to...
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    Where do you work and do you like it.

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

    First job: LTC. Loved it. Quit for a family emergency. Acquired the job: Resume through the mail. Snail mail. I've had about 7-8 nursing jobs since that first one in
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    What would you do???

    imintrouble replied to Missingyou's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It doesn't matter if she remembers what a tbrush is. It doesn't matter if she doesn't know it's for her own good. According to the OP, the resistance to the activity began as soon as she saw the...
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    Favoritism with working(or not working) holidays

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

    There's supposed to be a formula for who works the big winter holidays. It doesn't matter though. If the current golden nurse wants off, they usually get off. It's just the way the world turns. As...
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    What would you do???

    imintrouble replied to Missingyou's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'd stop. I don't care about legal ramifications or POA outrage. I don't care if the pt is confused or not. If an intervention requires me to restrain the pt/res It's going to have involve something...
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    Pain Management Experts Have Caused A Lot Of Addiction

    imintrouble replied to SocratesJohnson's topic in Pain Management

    I wouldn't dare attempt an opinion post on this thread. I definitely have opinions, I'd just get slaughtered if I attempted to argue them. Most of my opinions are based on experience, not fact. I've...
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    Is there really no way to refuse a mandatory flu shot?

    imintrouble replied to tariqblaze's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I really don't like being told what I have to do. I really hate being backed in a corner. I resent someone holding my job in their hand and saying "Do what I tell you to do, or kiss it goodbye". I...