imintrouble BSN, RN

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    Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    imintrouble replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    I'll agree it's off topic, but be honest. The whole discussion has meandered away from the original OP. That's the way debates work. That's the way AN works. Besides, I think it was a rhetorical...
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    Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    imintrouble replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Pythinia, If you're referring to me, I am.
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    Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

    imintrouble replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    The patient who thinks they can hold me hostage by not taking their meds is hilarious. The patient who says "I won't take that until you give me this" is hilarious. Just reading that part of the OP...
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    Nurse bullies

    imintrouble replied to l.a.m.b's topic in General Nursing

    What? Have I missed something? What didn't work last time? When and where was last time? I really have to pay more
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    Problem with a problem-co worker

    imintrouble replied to vbarger28's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The perfect example of why I go to work, to work. This just makes my head
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    The Flip Side - When you're the patient/family

    imintrouble replied to jennaolds's topic in General Nursing

    I almost always take the nurse's side over family member complaints. I always try to find an excuse or reason for questionable care. I've tried to explain the OPs complaints, and absolve the...
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    Is this harassment by a family member?

    imintrouble replied to Sea_shell's topic in General Nursing

    I'd consider it intimidation, but either way it's not something a family member should be allowed to do to an employee. If it were a co-worker I'd engage, but you really can't with a family member....
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    Ok, I am a little creeped out!

    imintrouble replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    My Dad died at home. He'd focus on areas of the room, and the hallway as if he were seeing things we weren't. One time he said he saw his mother. He wasn't confused at that time, though as he became...
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    Overmedicating...NO!!

    imintrouble replied to Isitpossible's topic in General Nursing

    My personality simply can't go rogue. I follow the orders or get a change of orders. Even if I could go rogue, I don't think I would. There's a reason there are so many rules and regs with med...
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    Scripting?

    imintrouble replied to meg0620's topic in General Nursing

    Of course we're a service industry. My hospital calls the patients customers, or at least they use the terms interchangeably. I don't like it and I rail against the whole idea, but to deny it is...
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    Reporting a grievance and fear of retaliation

    imintrouble replied to Roggae's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I thought it might be because it's easier to find a full time employee than an all call position. If the manager promotes all the on call nurses to full time, who will take their place? Either way...
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    Modest or Over-Sensitive

    imintrouble replied to housecarl79's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's a simple matter of dignity. There's a reason being naked is considered a form of torture. I'll bet the staff at that hospital didn't consider themselves torturers, but their victim did....
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    How much trouble am I in?

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

    It was harsh. The truth is, there is no excuse for performing an invasive procedure on a patient while you're off the clock. You can explain it. You can rationalize it. But there' s no way to...
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    How much trouble am I in?

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

    I suspect there's more to this story, as there usually is. I'd fire the OP in a heartbeat if I were the boss. If I were the OP, I'd expect to be fired. There were so many other avenues that could...
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    Does your hospital require color coded scrubs?

    imintrouble replied to Loo17's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I had a thought as I observed a dozen different nurses at shift change in their solid black scrubs. Management didn't elevate anybody's appearance, they simply made us all mediocre. There were...
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    Staying Positive in Nursing

    imintrouble replied to SarahEAW's topic in General Nursing

    I get to come to AN and get positive vibes
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    Capturing charges is main function of EMR

    imintrouble replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    We never could pull extras. We also have to make sure there's an order first. No overrides. My hospital charges approximately $40 for each 10 ml flush. This thread has put a serious dent in my...
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    When a patient signs out AMA...

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

    I shouldn't admit this, as a nurse posting on a nursing forum, but I was one who visited an ER and left AMA. I was one who believed the whole insurance thing, but my private pay insurance paid that...
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    not on the work schedule

    imintrouble replied to HAYNURSE's topic in General Nursing

    As an older employee, threads like this make me shudder. I've been feeling vulnerable for awhile. It's not a feeling I'd wish on
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    I feel nursing is more of a calling than anything else

    imintrouble replied to Tarrus Eliuds's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Of all the jobs I've ever had, none have made me feel as demeaned as nursing. Not everyday or even every week. But often enough that even I scratch my head and wonder why I choose to continue....
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    Should I ask for more money?

    imintrouble replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see any harm in negotiating. If you don't ask you'll always
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    Max dose for humalog?

    imintrouble replied to Michelle King's topic in Patient Medications

    I've given 500 units. My hands shook when I did it, but that's what they took at home. It's the only time I've used U500. The patient thought I was funny. It took a shift or two to lower that dose...
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    I was happy once. Then I became a nurse

    imintrouble replied to ebart03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been a nurse for more than 20 years. Somewhere along the line I started to not like what I do. It's too easy to just say it's me as the problem. Thing's have changed. Patients have changed....
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    Screaming match with my preceptor

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

    You should have kept your mouth shut, let your inept preceptor bully you, and come out the other end with your job intact. It sounds awful, and it is. The alternative is where you are now. Awful....
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    autopilot mindset med errors

    imintrouble replied to MelissaMooRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I don't think there's anything more terrifying than that split second after administration of a med, and your brain screams "what did I just do?" I've been in your shoes, and I'm sorry it happened to...