TriskixRN

TriskixRN has 20+ years experience and specializes in LTAC, Peds/OB/GYN, wounds, M/S, Alz, Ger.

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1. What Is Your Biggest Weakness?

   TriskixRN replied to RN2B07's topic in General Nursing

   My weakness.... still the same since nursing school in 93-94... everything is still pretty much "black and white".... still having trouble with working in "the grey". To me, things are either right or wrong. I am a perfectionist by nature and nursi...

2. Can our medical histories be used against us?

   TriskixRN replied to Nurse Jeni's topic in General Students

   Serious topic... I'll share my experiences... I haven't been asked to list any specific meds I am on or any specific Dx however, I was informed right before the drug test to name any Rx that might show up or suffer the consequences. So I named the N...

3. no time to eat/use bathroom?

   TriskixRN replied to prunepie's topic in General Nursing

   I have yet to find a way to take my breaks or lunches since I quit smoking. I usually start my shifts on a dead run and end them the same way. I try to find time, and once a moment appears, I am called to a room/phone/family/doctor ectra even when...

4. Nurses pay

   TriskixRN replied to ChristineG's topic in General Nursing

   From my perspective nursing pay changes not only from area to area, facility to facility, but with education; There is no acounting for experience..... I started in 1994 as a new LPN and made just over $8.00 / hour at a county home in the midwest......

5. Survey: Has your facility implemented nurse to patient ratios?

   TriskixRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Just b/c a hospital or other facility says they implemented a patient staff ratio doen't mean it is upheld. 8 - 12 on nightshift .... is what I often had when I worked OB - GYN on nights and the RN wasn't required to take patients. At times I had ...

6. Terrified!

   TriskixRN replied to Nyna's topic in General Nursing

   Just some insight ... All the classes I had taken through college were "expired" and I was informed to go on and get my RN I would have to take all of them over after only five years of nursing as an LPN... I am still working towards the RN however ...

7. Nurse patient ratio

   TriskixRN replied to gaulkari's topic in General Nursing

   Cheerfulldoer, I agree wholeheartedly:wink2:... JACHO should make their visits unannounced or more random so there is no "prep-time" for the hospital to get their stuff straight. I think that might help a bit. As for staffing ratios ... so far the ...

8. Anyone else terrified for your parents/loved ones?

   TriskixRN replied to nervousnurse's topic in Safety

   The system won't improve if we don't force it to. I don't know how to force the changes (I am better at ideas). I think if there are enough of us out there that truely love our people we can cause change by not accepting second-rate caregivers. Th...

9. Anyone else terrified for your parents/loved ones?

   TriskixRN replied to nervousnurse's topic in Safety

   I agree the pay is terrible. One of my friends is doing phlebotomy now. After a short course last summer; she went from making as much as I do (as an LPN) to making more than I do by nearly two dollars on the hour (she was working at Wall Mart and...

10. Anyone else terrified for your parents/loved ones?

    TriskixRN replied to nervousnurse's topic in Safety

    I have worked alot in LTC facillities unfortunately what is being described is not that uncommon. I have seen first hand too many abusive caregivers and it has appalled me so much I moved my whole family, sold out of my livestock and farm, and worke...

11. Survey: Has your facility implemented nurse to patient ratios?

    TriskixRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, if you want to call it that. We are not staffing for acuity. We have a staff to patient ratio of six patients to one nurse (dayshift) and it drops accordingly for each shift. Not bad for hospital staffing. However, I believe everyone would be...

12. Do you help cover up for your collegues errors?

    TriskixRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you cover up for collegues that you know are in error according to JACHO or OSHA? Recently I have experienced being patient family whom has not been able to get approperiate care for my Mother and the Nursing staff and facility are covering it up....