imintrouble BSN, RN

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    Hospital sued for faces drawn on surgical patient

    imintrouble replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    Being vulnerable and helpless is the most intolerable situation I can imagine. When I had my surgery, I didn't fear pain, complications, or even death. I was terrified of being at the mercy of someone...
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    Well.. I guess I am going to be canned

    imintrouble replied to Phoenix2541's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I wanted to argue with Esme12's response. What do you mean you agree with sanctioning just because a housekeeper applied a piece of tape? Then, because I'm a big girl, I agree. She's right. Even if...
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    Family Complaint... Why am I so bothered by this?

    imintrouble replied to Alex87's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It bothers me for a minute. Then, if I'm honest, I'll admit I'd rather be keel hauled than take care of that family again. (keel hauled:)it's amazing what pops in your head when you're sleep deprived)...
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    I'm curious which offer to you'd choose?

    imintrouble replied to PMHNP2023's topic in Nursing Career

    Most of life's choices are influenced by how much baggage we carry along with us. Husband, children, dogs, mortgage,............. When I graduated, I already had all of the above. The luxury of...
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    Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

    imintrouble replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've never been a "that's not my job" kind of nurse. Being busy makes the night go faster. If that means I do a little housekeeping, that works for me. I just don't want it added to the list of...
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    ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    imintrouble replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    For the life of me I can't figure out the benefit of the ER not calling report. The ER nurse might benefit, but then the floor nurse would fall behind trying to figure out basic, essential...
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    Study: Doctors don't wash hands properly 40% of the time

    imintrouble replied to herring_RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well........that's a
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    First Post- Not a nurse yet... advice for an old guy?

    imintrouble replied to thecadman99's topic in Men in Nursing

    I love self aware people. I also like it when they accept their strengths AND weaknesses without apology. We are who we are. I have no other advice to give. Excellent advice in each post. Just one...
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    Man = muscle, being taken advantage of

    imintrouble replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in Men in Nursing

    Peyton
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    Man = muscle, being taken advantage of

    imintrouble replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in Men in Nursing

    We rarely need to ask our male staff for lifting. Two women can lift most of our patients. We might need an extra pair of hands, but not the back. If your unit is like ours, you probably are being...
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    Why do you visit allnurses.com?

    imintrouble replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I first showed up because I was in so much trouble. Nobody would give me better advice than somebody who was a nurse. I keep coming back because it's just plain
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    The Night The Fire Died

    imintrouble replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect the fire was never there in the first
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    BSN or save for a house?

    imintrouble replied to TXRN44's topic in Nursing Career

    House!! I've never seen interest rates at 3%, and I'm 56 yrs old. A house IS an investment in your future. Consider the return. The housing market will come back. Once it does, your home will...
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    A little too proud to be a nurse?

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

    I'm a nurse 36 hrs out of the week. For the other 132 hrs I'm a dozen other things. I'm proud I'm a nurse, but not near as proud of that as I am being "Nana" And yes, I have a tshirt for
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    How old were you when you started Nursing School?

    imintrouble replied to NursingStudentMomof3's topic in General Students

    I was 32 when I started. Thirty five when I graduated. It was a second career. Hopefully there will not be a
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    Elderly coworkers becoming a burden.

    imintrouble replied to o3lissao's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I precepted a new nurse about a year ago. I demonstrated how to insert an NG. I showed him/her how to mix an antibiotic. I reviewed med calculations I even went with him/her to give an IM injection,...
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    My Parents raised me to be honest, now I am unemployed.

    imintrouble replied to PrayeRNurse's topic in Nursing Career

    You'll find another job after much nail biting and sleepless nights. What will be harder, is to recover from such a cold, callous, betrayal. I've found that making the employer who fired me, as...
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    Have you ever been convicted of a felony?

    imintrouble replied to Aje333's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    In my younger years I'd have checked yes and probably lost job opportunities. Older, wiser, and more experienced, I'd check
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    Being a patient where you work

    imintrouble replied to NelleG's topic in General Nursing

    I'd rather a stranger take care of me than someone I know. I'd rather a person that doesn't care one bit about me, be my nurse than my friend. Looking at it in black and white, I'd have to say...
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    Friend tells me she is diverting

    imintrouble replied to Flennigan's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a firm believer that each of us has a right to screw up our own lives, whenever and however we wish. Free will. There was not one single step she took, over the course of weeks and months, that...
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    No bathroom break for 12 hours straight - A nursing record!

    imintrouble replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    :)Exactly what I was thinking. Twelve hrs no BR break was nothing. Now it's down to two hrs and I better go, or it won't matter. I'm pretending I don't see the Depends on the
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    Big pay cut at Orlando Health, please help your fellow Nurses

    imintrouble replied to skyflight's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Learning to live on $15,000 less a year takes longer than one month. You can't take $ 600 a month from anybody and expect them to stay financially afloat. Another example of nurses being on the bottom...
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    Vent! PEG tube replacement

    imintrouble replied to LongislandRN23's topic in General Nursing

    All the Gtubes in the LTC where I worked were foleys. I didn't even know what a PEG tube looked like until I started working in a hospital. If they came out, we changed
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    How Not to Get Taken Advantage Of

    imintrouble replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    I'll admit my first response to the OP was not the above. My thoughts mirrored most of the posters. Let the losers do their own work. I'm paraphrasing of course. The generosity of the above post made...
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    ADN's being pushed out

    imintrouble replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I didn't read all the previous posts, I just read the title of the thread. We've been having issues with our new BSNs. Our NEW BSNs. As in new grads. Education