imintrouble BSN, RN

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    sneaking meds in food

    imintrouble replied to playforever's topic in General Nursing

    COPD pt who can barely breathe and talk at the same time. That's their baseline. Pt refuses the routine Ativan......I don't even remember the reason. Without the Ativan they eventually progress into...
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    Do you find this article insulting?

    imintrouble replied to cacentralvalley's topic in General Nursing

    "Gait training" for a pt who hasn't been out of bed or spoken for more than a year. A real life pt that I took care of. I'm not sure which disgusts me more. The MD who ordered it. Or the physical...
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    EHRs stink!

    imintrouble replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for being positive. The med errors occur because the system still has lots of bugs. Orders get dropped for no reason. Times are changed on the Mar............who knows? BID gets to the...
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    You Can't Be a Nurse Without Love

    imintrouble replied to Mully's topic in General Nursing

    I considered your interpretation. "You can't be a nurse without love" kind of made me dismiss
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    You Can't Be a Nurse Without Love

    imintrouble replied to Mully's topic in General Nursing

    :)Hogwash!! I don't love any of my patients and I think I'm a fine nurse. I like some of them. I respect some of them. There are even a few I wouldn't mind having lunch with. But love? Nope. Not...
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    Documentation is your friend.

    imintrouble replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not as good at documentation as I should be. The only thing I absolutely chart in depth is the conversations I have with Drs. What we discussed, when we discussed it, who was a witness, and what...
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    Things that nurses say that may seem inappropriate to lay people

    imintrouble replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a night shift nurse. "I didn't recognize you with the light
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    Manager mad RN followed policy and procedure!

    imintrouble replied to elfinM's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Whenever there is a lapse in procedure, there is the potential for disaster. Policies are created to ensure the safety of the pt. I'm not advocating mindless adherance to policy, when there is an...
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    Ok people, face facts: Staffing in LTC is always going to be outrageous!

    imintrouble replied to southernbeegirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :yeah:
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    Ok people, face facts: Staffing in LTC is always going to be outrageous!

    imintrouble replied to southernbeegirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If a nurse, or anybody really, believes that their working conditions are unsafe, they have three options. 1) Report and risk losing that job. 2) Continue to work in an unsafe environment. 3) Come...
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    What has been your worst nightmare about work?

    imintrouble replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Worst nightmare? Killing someone. Can't get much scarier than
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    Be a nurse or not?! HELP ME PLEASE!

    imintrouble replied to ENT RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    On any given day I am a cook, a waitress, a mechanic, a counselor, a mediator, a housekeeper, and yes, a janitor. I am not demeaned by any of those jobs. I guess it's just the way you look at
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    "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    imintrouble replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I thought our hospital was the only one who admitted pts so the care giving family could go on
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    "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    imintrouble replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We only see a few days/weeks of family relationships that can span 50, 60, 70 yrs. We don't see what went on in ANY family during those 50 - 70 yrs. Because we don't know what kind of relationship...
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    This radio ad ENRAGED me

    imintrouble replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Medicine has become a customer driven industry. The ad doesn't surprise me. I guess I'm so used to saying and doing anything to keep the customer happy that the above no longer outrages me. I find...
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    Number of patients you care for?

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

    Med/surg. Depends on what the acuity and little calculator tells the supervisor. Lots of wiggle room with staffing, when someone who doesn't know anything about the pts on the floor, decide how much...
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    Day shift nurse but picked up an extra night tonight- should I sleep now?

    imintrouble replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a night shifter and that 45 min to 1 hr nap would only make me feel more sleepy. I'd go with the stay awake/coffee
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    Obvious violation of hippa

    imintrouble replied to nicenurselpn's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    It wasn't a lab result as posted? Maybe just a seriously sick
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    Obvious violation of hippa

    imintrouble replied to nicenurselpn's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Why would a dentist have an HIV lab
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    How do you pick your vein for an IV?

    imintrouble replied to Chandra Lancaster's topic in General Nursing

    If the choice is not obvious, I sometimes ask the pt where I'd have the best
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    Has anyone done this?

    imintrouble replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to know that doctor. Simple things. Who'd have
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    Perception is reality (Long)

    imintrouble replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    If perception is reality, and I think it is, then the reality is we promote the idea that NOTHING is more important than the needs and wants of the pt. They only have to ask and it will be done. And...
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    Your Most AWKWARD Nursing Moment

    imintrouble replied to Mully's topic in General Nursing

    You'd think I'd learn, but I've done the following over and over. "Is this your mother?" "No, I'm his wife." I don't know what make me feel worse, the look of anger or the look of hurt on the woman's...
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    need some advice purty please

    imintrouble replied to Sad RN05's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto to what everybody else has posted. Just because you didn't do anything wrong, doesn't mean you can't be
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    I just can't do anything right.....

    imintrouble replied to Gently.me's topic in General Nursing

    You won't always be the new nurse. Just an observation: What you wrote about the nurse giving you trouble as being one of the best you've ever worked around. It speaks volumes about who you are as...