TriciaJ RN

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    Socially needy coworkers

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I get that she is the one doing the bullying. I was just referring to the fact that she is the kind of person who doesn't get how her behaviour affects others. When she starts getting consistent...
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    Socially needy coworkers

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Since she's still new, does she have some sort of probationary eval coming up? Some of the behaviours really should be addressed by management: looking into charts without reason, undermining other...
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    New Grad feeling like I can't do anything right!

    TriciaJ replied to ashrnbsn12's topic in General Nursing

    Forgetting things and getting "ambushed" makes me think you are relying too much on memory. I second the suggestion that you get a brain sheet and learn to use it. When you get your patient...
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    Fired before the 1 year mark, now unemployed for six months. Please help.

    TriciaJ replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Nursing Career

    Your thread starts with three posts by you, berating yourself and calling yourself "dumba$$". Lose the self-negating language. You were a new grad who made a few mistakes. If there is any...
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    20 applications no response...help

    TriciaJ replied to GnikKing3's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I agree with Nurse Beth. You have a very long resume considering you have only six months of RN experience. I'd leave off the clinical experiences during nursing school; they are generally not...
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    Full Code required for surgery?

    TriciaJ replied to KDPatty's topic in General Nursing

    That's bizarre. What's the
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    That's not a bad nurse

    TriciaJ replied to stephen1219's topic in General Nursing

    Once when I was being prepped for surgery, the nurse got the stick the first time. And then wondered why she couldn't get the IV to run. She was really embarrassed to realize she had left the...
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    Help! First year new grad can't pick which job to take

    TriciaJ replied to Amae13's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I second this. I've never worked ER but a 4 month residency sounds nice. Otherwise, you'd get a brief orientation and thrown to the wolves. Ortho is heavy - I used to float there on occasion and...
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    Nurse interview for band 7

    TriciaJ replied to Sky4's topic in United Kingdom

    What on earth is a band
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    Raising them right.

    TriciaJ replied to notanumber's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    c) All of the above. Start documenting. In the meanwhile, a Come to Jesus talk would be a good start since you like the guy and would not like to see him fail. The talk might not do any good; after...
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    I'm having doubts about nursing... :(

    TriciaJ replied to Texasstudent0's topic in General Students

    Exactly. The OP came across as melodramatic and entitled. Questioning if she should be a nurse because her first day of clinical was not more exciting. (If she's that easily discouraged, maybe she...
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    Say a prayer please...

    TriciaJ replied to mmc51264's topic in Nursing News

    That is horrible. Sending thoughts of peace and healing to all those
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    I'm having doubts about nursing... :(

    TriciaJ replied to Texasstudent0's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the laugh. If only that was the last thing that ever tested my strength. The jury's still out on my psychological
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    I'm having doubts about nursing... :(

    TriciaJ replied to Texasstudent0's topic in General Students

    I remember my first day of clinical. Back before the earth's crust cooled. We were sent to a crappy nursing home where people stopped us in the halls to tell us how much they hated living there. I...
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    Any truth to this story?

    TriciaJ replied to Faster's topic in Nursing News

    What on earth were they
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    So annoyed/offended right now

    TriciaJ replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Are you sure you were even talking to a nurse at the clinic? The red flag is "the other nurse" will call you. One of our MAs has used that one on the phone. When the "other nurse" does call you,...
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    Seniority

    TriciaJ replied to lexyrn71's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. I don't think anyone's making the case for seniority being the only criterion for advancement. Sounds like this guy has only been around the longest because no one ever fired him for his...
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    Reporting diversion

    TriciaJ replied to Anon3857's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My first thought is that they knew about it and didn't want to deal with it. My second thought is that they might have found you a bit over-eager. You should have kept log entries of each incident...
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    Seniority

    TriciaJ replied to lexyrn71's topic in General Nursing

    "Best" friends with management? "Best" brown-noser? "Best" at self-promotion (but not necessarily backed up by performance)? I've seen a lot of "best"s in my time; often very subjective and depends...
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    Difficulties in Patient Care and Identification

    TriciaJ replied to chris5720's topic in General Nursing

    Because it doesn't matter how many ways you say the same thing, some people absolutely refuse to get it. This seems to be a theme lately. SHORT STAFFING is the problem and ADEQUATE STAFFING is the...
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    Seniority

    TriciaJ replied to lexyrn71's topic in General Nursing

    Define
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    Difficulties in Patient Care and Identification

    TriciaJ replied to chris5720's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't matter how you slice and dice it, or how many fancy widgets you invent. If the problem is staffing, then the solution is staff. Brain fog and forgetfulness? That is from fatigue and low...
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    Difficulties in Patient Care and Identification

    TriciaJ replied to chris5720's topic in General Nursing

    The best way to optimize work flow and decrease stress is to have adequate staffing. Good luck getting that to happen. As far as people not observing isolation or other precautions, it's not because...
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    How do you deal with the conflict in nursing school?

    TriciaJ replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Students

    By constantly letting yourself get drawn in by her behaviours, you are also responding as if you are still in high school. This is the grownup world now. If she is acting like a child then be...
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    nurses not using stethoscopes

    TriciaJ replied to akint19's topic in General Nursing