imintrouble BSN, RN

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    Psych nurses being forced to float to med surg and tele?

    imintrouble replied to lovetosleep's topic in Psychiatric

    It's a new trend. RN means I can do any RN job in the hospital. At least where I work. We're shuffled wherever there's a hole that needs filled. Hiring and training nurses for units that are...
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    Where will I have the least amount of contact with men?

    imintrouble replied to nightflower's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't think the OP is being honest with herself or with us. There's no normal reason to prefer to avoid half the world's population.
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    Once you work in acute care you can't go back to LTC?

    imintrouble replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats to you. I love it when people get exactly what they want. Whatever it
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    Floating Policy

    imintrouble replied to NGYSUN's topic in General Nursing

    I know the answer but I'm asking anyway. What happens if you're a med/surg nurse, and you get forced to ER. You've argued all the reasons you're not qualified, and your supervisor sends you anyway....
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    Would you leave your current position over scheduling issues?

    imintrouble replied to Butterflyxx0621's topic in General Nursing

    I hate self scheduling. It's kind of like wildlife. The biggest, meanest, and most valuable get what they want. "Valuable" is subjective. The drones get what's left. If we self scheduled all the...
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    Reported for this?

    imintrouble replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    I have no argument with PDN nurses here. My eyes have been opened. But if a new nurse is oriented in a "this is the way we do it" way, she might think it's ok. If every other nurse on the case...
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    Pain medication advice PLEASE!!

    imintrouble replied to PVL_RN86's topic in General Nursing

    What I've figured out in nursing, is there's always going to be at least one nurse who'll tell you your wrong. I think because there are so many avenues to arrive at the same spot, and we all think...
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    So fed up with my coworker

    imintrouble replied to Rainy day RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I read the OPs post also and thought the same as the above. If you don't think people can feel dislike and contempt without words, you've led a very sheltered privileged life. I would keep to myself...
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    had an AWFUL night

    imintrouble replied to momof3al RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You wouldn't be questioning yourself if the cardiologist hadn't dissed you. He dissed you not because of what you did or didn't do, but because of the tone of your voice. Keep that in mind. The...
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    Top ethical concerns to RNs

    imintrouble replied to BirkieGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I hadn't thought of that perspective. I can't imagine being a HH nurse, having to take care of a patient that was clearly not well enough to be discharged from the hospital. Or not well enough to...
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    Top ethical concerns to RNs

    imintrouble replied to BirkieGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know. I only know we don't have Hospice patients. I'm not a Hospice nurse. Besides, my complaint is not palliative care, it's killing the patient. I'm not a psych nurse either. That was...
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    Once you work in acute care you can't go back to LTC?

    imintrouble replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking it might have something to do with decision making. When I worked in LTC there were tight rules and regs. None of us thought outside the box. At least I didn't. In the hospital...
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    Top ethical concerns to RNs

    imintrouble replied to BirkieGirl's topic in General Nursing

    If there are s/s of distress, any distress, any SOB, any minute movement I can chart to justify the med I'm giving, I'll do it. If the patient's arm falls off the bed when the pillow's moved I'll...
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    Top ethical concerns to RNs

    imintrouble replied to BirkieGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I know exactly what you're asking, but I don't want to hijack the OPs thread. I have no problem medicating a dying patient. None. Zero. I'll do it in a heartbeat. If there are signs of some kind...
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    Any recommendations for arch pain?

    imintrouble replied to Ankh's topic in General Nursing

    My sister, not a nurse, is on her feet 7 hours of her work day. She developed foot pain and a podiatrist made her custom orthotics. It completely eliminated her pain. I know good shoes are...
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    Top ethical concerns to RNs

    imintrouble replied to BirkieGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Medicating a "comfort care" patient to death in a hospital setting. If you think it's an obvious answer situation, you've never been in the middle of a room full of sobbing family members, who "just...
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    Cheating in nursing school

    imintrouble replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    Cheating is an indicator of integrity or lack thereof. People who have no integrity in one area of their life, probably don't have it in most areas of their life. Nursing relies on the honesty of its...
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    Cheating in nursing school

    imintrouble replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    I would guess that anybody who's ever attended a class that takes tests, has witnessed cheating in some form. Any class, any school any grade. There was cheating in my nursing class. As I believe...
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    I Don't Get the Anxiety Part of Nursing

    imintrouble replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    No one expects you to know it all. It's okay that you don't. Don't cry after every shift, because really, what is that accomplishing? Nothing. Have a plan. Become the nurse you want to be in...
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    Pension over tuition

    imintrouble replied to MindeMalcomson's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on whether you'll utilize the advanced education option. If you're done with school go for the better pension. It also depends on when you plan to retire. If it's at 62, then...
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    IVs in the breast

    imintrouble replied to kasekin's topic in General Nursing

    Upper arm/shoulder/upper chest is the closest we get. It's just unspoken that we don't go there. What happens in the ER stays in the ER. I'm sure they have to make tough choices about IV placement....
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    Aging Nurses - Where do we go?

    imintrouble replied to TamDar429's topic in General Nursing

    I think this thread is just a tiny bit insulting to those of us over 50-60. Not outraged, I can't believe you said that insulting. I just have a problem with blanket assumptions about any group of...
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    5-year-old chooses heaven over hospital

    imintrouble replied to anh06005's topic in Nursing News

    Anything that brings these people comfort is ok in my
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    Nursing Morale

    imintrouble replied to lumberjackAZRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is so simple and so accurate it always amazes me that management never gets it.
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    Have any of you ever left a tourniquet on a patient after an iv start?

    imintrouble replied to Mursechico's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I think I've made every mistake a nurse can make. The good news is I rarely make them twice. Yes, I've left a tourniquet on a patient. it was in the very early