imintrouble BSN, RN

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    caring in nursing

    imintrouble replied to Glageman's topic in General Nursing

    Do all attorneys go into law because they're honest? They want to defend the innocent, prosecute the guilty? Do all doctors become doctors because they want to save lives? I just tossed that one in,...
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    My CNAs dont seem to respect me...

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

    That is the most hilarious thing I've read in ages. Not very PC, but ssoo
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    Who is supposed to police the mean girls?

    imintrouble posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We have several new nurses on our hall. All are young, fresh, eager, and valuable. Valuable meaning they can be floated to ICU, and ER, if needed. One of them is a mean girl. Mouthy....
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    My CNAs dont seem to respect me...

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

    There is a dynamic that has always puzzled me about nurses and aides. I'm a nurse who isn't afraid to get their hands dirty. Who thinks it's wrong to sit while the aides simply can't keep up. Who...
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    How do you cope with work and co-workers:(

    imintrouble replied to lifein08's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If anybody thinks the problems with co-workers/work is specific to nursing, they might want to work somewhere else for awhile. I was late to nursing. Several other different jobs between the years of...
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    Do you constantly worry?

    imintrouble replied to peppapig123's topic in General Nursing

    I worry every day. Not for what I CAN control, but for what I
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    Bad Experience with Nurses at hospital, rethinking my major now.

    imintrouble replied to Lindsey-Student's topic in General Nursing

    If troll means I question and reason the story of a pt, then troll I am. I will not sit silently while a poster bashes the profession I've chosen for my lifes' work. Are there bad nurses? Sure. Are...
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    Do you clap for your patients?

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

    I tell my pts the hospital is the only place in the world where we cheer when you
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    Bad Experience with Nurses at hospital, rethinking my major now.

    imintrouble replied to Lindsey-Student's topic in General Nursing

    As I posted earlier, why is it that every time a poster comes on and tells a horrific story about abusive nurses, most nurses here don't doubt the story for a minute. Read the first four pages of...
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    Bad Experience with Nurses at hospital, rethinking my major now.

    imintrouble replied to Lindsey-Student's topic in General Nursing

    Harsh, but I agree. My halo and wings are at the
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    New Grad Freaking Out!!!!!!!!!!!

    imintrouble replied to rottie69's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Everything's just peachy as long as nobody falls, gets sick, has a blood sugar crash, or throws a tantrum. As long as family doesn't want to chat. As long as everybody shows up, there are no admits...
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    Bad Experience with Nurses at hospital, rethinking my major now.

    imintrouble replied to Lindsey-Student's topic in General Nursing

    Am I the only one who has noticed that most of the time the threads with the most responses are the ones that bash nurses? The OP stated she was dizzy, confused, and at one point didn't know where she...
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    Nursing caps

    imintrouble replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    My class was the first one to opt out of the caps. Our class was the first one to get a choice. Before that it was mandatory that the grad. pictures were with hats. Didn't really matter to me...
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    Nurses entering their own eletronic MARS? ?

    imintrouble replied to Pride/hardwork17's topic in General Nursing

    Happening here too. The way I see it, they will be eliminating ward clerks and possibly a pharmacist or two. All this while making the nurse be responsible for one more thing. Nurses who are...
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    Who is supposed to police the mean girls?

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

    I have always balked at having to do supervisory jobs. Thanks everybody for making me see things more clearly. I'll not ignore the behavior when I go to work tonight, which has been my MO so far....
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    Tired of being labeled when I'm trying to save a life.

    imintrouble replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The nurses I admire the most are the ones who do what they have to do to ensure the health and safety of the pt. The DM pt who requests a PBJ sandwich with a blood sugar of 400. I'd rather be the...
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    First day as an RN tomorrow...sick to my stomach

    imintrouble replied to Peerless's topic in General Nursing

    After 17 years I still remember the terror of my first job. Fondly. It will be ok. They can't eat
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    bad nursing care rant

    imintrouble replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Nursing

    I've been lucky enough to work in places where the above scenario, in ICU, would not happen. Had the story been about med/surg, maybe. On a really bad day. Because I've never seen it, I find it hard...
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    "I didn't go to school to do X" the new mentality in nursing?

    imintrouble replied to Good Morning, Gil's topic in General Nursing

    I have been thinking about exactly what the OP posted. With all the budget cuts, the nurses have been expected to do "extras". I answer call lights, and respond to whatever the request is. Bedpan, BR,...
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    Giving blood without an ID bracelet or Consent

    imintrouble replied to nurseryRN14's topic in General Nursing

    Hanging blood on a person not properly identified is like playing Russian Roulette with your license. Not to mention a human life. You can make judgement calls on a lot of hospital policy, but there...
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    The Things I've Seen Today...

    imintrouble replied to INparrothead's topic in General Nursing

    I DID misunderstand. Where I work, if such a thing happened during report BOTH nurses jump up and go to the room. I better understand your
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    Scheduling question

    imintrouble replied to obnurse9398's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The NM schedules after we request the days we want off. If there is a conflict, the person who asks first gets the day
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    The Things I've Seen Today...

    imintrouble replied to INparrothead's topic in General Nursing

    I may have misunderstood, but the sweaty, unresponsive pt is not the aides' responsibility. That's a nurses' job. The aide reported, the nurse responded. As far as the pt who needs to go to the...
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    wow! the laziness!

    imintrouble replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I attempted this tactic...lead by example, without much success. The CNAs in a LTC facility where I worked would let me example all night long. I led nobody anywhere. Sometimes you have to MAKE...
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    Facebook Violations

    imintrouble replied to CottonPuffCat's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    How did we live before Facebook and cell