imintrouble BSN, RN

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    Multiple jobs

    imintrouble replied to poohrn33's topic in General Nursing

    Working 3 days a week simply leaves ample time for another job. The other reason is nursing sucks the life out of me. My second job pays less than half, has nothing to do with health care, but I do...
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    Patients mom wants me to get in bed with her

    imintrouble replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Private Duty

    I wouldn't do it in a million years. No. Nope. Not a chance. I wouldn't accept a job where my job description included sleeping with the
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    Bullying like I am back in middle school

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

    Leave. There is no hope. (I'm in a particularly negative mood) They're going to run you off eventually. It's just a matter of how much damage they do to your reputation, and how painful it...
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    pt falls

    imintrouble replied to ekeeven's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Staffing. There is no other magic bullet to prevent falls. Sometimes I'll park myself in the hallway with my computer and monitor my higher risk pts. Chart and watch...chart and watch.... It makes...
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    can an RN be charged with theft based on descrepancy in machine?

    imintrouble replied to tiajuana2rn's topic in General Nursing

    We had a nurse who was diverting and was charged with theft. It didn't go to trial, so I don't know how much time was spent in jail. Just because you're not doing anything wrong, doesn't mean you...
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    Co-worker asked how much I make an hour

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

    I miss the good old days when asking another person what they're paid would be considered a huge faux pas. When faced with an inapropriate question, I usually just say "I'm not telling you that"....
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    Stupid, I know, but more bad representations of NURSES on tv!

    imintrouble replied to uRNmyway's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This is the show that provided us with the famous quote: "Patricia, prepare the shed for surgery".:) I love the show, but I don't think they pay alot of attention to
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    Low Census-what's up?!

    imintrouble replied to mom35's topic in General Nursing

    Low census here too. So far no lay offs. Just fewer hrs for everybody. I almost wish they'd lay off, only because NONE of us are getting a full paycheck. We're all hoping things will get better....
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    How do you get your patients to do what they have to do?

    imintrouble replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Threaten them with a foley. For
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    Sorry, but no..:

    imintrouble replied to Carpediem1012's topic in General Students

    Who thinks of this
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    What should I have engraved on my stethoscope?

    imintrouble replied to blindcheeseit3's topic in General Students

    I always liked "Do no harm", but it sounds kind of creepy when I see it written out. Wouldn't inspire much confidence in me if I were a pt and saw that on my nurse's stethoscope. Maybe just stick...
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    Patient clearly not ready to be discharged. . .is discharged. Vent.

    imintrouble replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you, but pts and family frequently want "everything done" when it comes to code status. Doctors talk to them. Nurses talk to them. They consider "giving up" as failure. What other...
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    Patient clearly not ready to be discharged. . .is discharged. Vent.

    imintrouble replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    Some of our pts are so sick they could be inpts in a hospital forever. As it is, we have a few that are admitted at least once a month. Sometimes every other week. Some people are just not going to...
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    Violent patients.

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

    Never had a pt who scared me physically. Have had a few that spew hate, but that's just blah, blah, blah, to me. We rarely get violent pts up to the floor, simply because they're sedated to the max....
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    Opinion of nurses

    imintrouble replied to Kristy02_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm on board with the family insisting on life saving measures for hopeless situations. I don't agree, but that's not my decision to make. On the other hand, nothing exhausts me more than anticipating...
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    Family claims hospital's staff shortage responsible for fatal crash

    imintrouble replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, everyone does have that CHOICE. Quit, stay, attend meetings or skip the meetings. There are always choices. Always. They may be unbearable, but they are
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    Family claims hospital's staff shortage responsible for fatal crash

    imintrouble replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Life is full of hard choices. We CHOOSE to work nights. We CHOOSE to go to work, even though it's killing us, or stressing us out. We CHOOSE not to eat, or drink, or pee, during any 12 hr shift. We...
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    Nursing makes me hate fat people

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

    The simplest answers are always the
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    Nursing makes me hate fat people

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

    Isn't physical and emotional wear and tear a hazard of any nursing job? Sure, large pts put your body at risk, but I'll take them over the seeker or detoxer any day of the week. I'd rather deal with...
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    Would you accept this call out excuse?

    imintrouble replied to motherof3sons's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    First of all, I have called off for no sleep. I did it once, because I'd worked the night before and simply couldn't sleep the next day. Going to work would have meant being awake more than 48...
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    If you like your health insurance, you can keep it your insurance. Period

    imintrouble replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A gross
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    If you like your health insurance, you can keep it your insurance. Period

    imintrouble replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If what I read is true, 51% of us with insurance through our employer will be losing that insurance next year. Employer mandates were waived for one year. Once that year's up, there's going to be...
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    I can't believe the MD did that

    imintrouble replied to cardiacfreak's topic in General Nursing

    If I were disturbed enough by this incident to consider an ethics committee, I'd just go without discussing it with the MD. Where I work, as a night shift nurse, I wouldn't consider questioning an...
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    I can't believe the MD did that

    imintrouble replied to cardiacfreak's topic in General Nursing

    It's not the most futile and useless medical procedure I've ever heard of, but it ranks near the top. Sounds like the doc might have a sadistic streak a mile
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    Doctors not talking to nurses

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

    Nobody talks to the night shift nurses. Ever. I sincerely appreciate that the MDs sometimes discuss pt care with the day nurses, because we generally funnel our concerns through