TriciaJ RN

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    is this really bad nursing judgment?

    TriciaJ replied to mlss94's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What jumps out at me is "bilateral restraints". What on earth are those? If a person is going to be restrained, he really needs to be four-pointed. No point tying some limbs down and leaving other...
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    Can a nurse help me with these questions plees?

    TriciaJ replied to dragonhawk's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you can get onto AN you have internet. Which means you can google the answers to just about anything. What, exactly, is it you need from
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    Why do We eat our young?

    TriciaJ replied to nellie272003's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

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    Working in Canada as an American Nurse

    TriciaJ replied to matcha-cat's topic in General Nursing

    Check the exchange rate. Convert Canadian dollars to USD to make a true comparison of pay scales. Also, if you live in one country and work in another, to whom to you pay income tax? Otherwise, you...
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    License at Risk? Put up or shut up,,,

    TriciaJ replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I know of two. One was an agency nurse that worked occasionally in my facility and played fast and loose with the med cart. A whole card of Vicodin (and the count sheet) disappeared on her watch....
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    Trying since May to get my license by endorsement in California

    TriciaJ replied to jscurd's topic in General Nursing

    I applied for a California license back in 2009 due to a planned move there. The move ended up not happening, but it took 6 months to get the license. During that time, the Governator fired everyone...
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    Graceful way to NOT answer all the personal questions my patients ask me.

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

    Dang! That is pure
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    Little help please!

    TriciaJ replied to 2014NewGradRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you're still fairly young or fairly new to nursing, it might be a good idea for your resume to go back to before you were a nurse. It lets an employer know a bit more about you, your work ethic,...
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    Anatomy and physiology notes

    TriciaJ replied to shak95's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    And what textbook do you now use? Shades of Gray's
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    Anatomy and physiology notes

    TriciaJ replied to shak95's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You mean the head bone isn't connected to the neck bone
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    So worried....Should i quit RN program due to legal/background issue?

    TriciaJ replied to jss1985's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I, too, think the best idea is to go straight to the horse's mouth, the BON themselves. Hopefully they'll tell you if it is a lost cause or if there are additional hoops to jump through. Your...
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    15 Minutes in the Life of a Nurse

    TriciaJ replied to NurseJulie31's topic in General Nursing

    They do it because they have someone like you who appreciates them and "gets it". That can make all the
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    I'm losing my mind on my unit...

    TriciaJ replied to parasalyne's topic in General Nursing

    You're right. These contracts speak volumes about the workplaces that use them. New grads should be very wary of signing them. Unless they come with a nervous breakdown clause. I wish I had some...
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    Hydration Stations in the Nursing Station

    TriciaJ replied to 1Crazynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I think it is against JCAHO to allow patients into those areas. After one survey at the hospital where I worked, they put keypad locks on all the doors to the staff-only areas. That kept...
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    Blood pressure medications

    TriciaJ replied to Joy101's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    No. You don't have to always do what anyone says. You have to develop and use your own clinical judgement. You were right to question the charge nurse's edict and get some input from your...
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    Tell me why an LVN/LPN is a "real nurse"

    TriciaJ replied to PrettyNerd's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Are you serious? I took that statement to mean probably fun to pick on for people who have fun picking on others. I certainly have no reason to believe Sour Lemon is one of them. I have read many...
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    Syringe driver terror

    TriciaJ replied to milly's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking it's like a PCA without the patient controlled part. Like a PCA with a basal rate
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    Those Overly Exaggerating Nursing Stories

    TriciaJ replied to Cvepo's topic in General Nursing

    No, I don't think you're a jerk. It's sad that the public has such a poor idea of what we do and the media doesn't help one bit. But the self-aggrandizement is the flip side of the same coin and I...
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    Got a nurse aide fired... did I do the right thing?

    TriciaJ replied to Live.Love.Nurse.♡'s topic in General Nursing

    It isn't anyone's business why she's so tired she's sleeping on the job. She agreed to perform certain duties in exchange for a paycheque. That was the deal. By not doing any of the work required,...
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    New Grad in Canada Feeling Clueless

    TriciaJ replied to donsco's topic in Canada

    Filthy? Ewww! I wouldn't worry a whole lot about feeling incompetent or not-yet-accepted by your new coworkers. That's just the crap that goes with being a new grad. But why is the place filthy?...
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    She Snapped...

    TriciaJ replied to caffeinatednurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    At this point, Sarah should really be reported to the BON. She is too volatile to be able to provide safe patient care. Whether she gets help or not is her choice. At least the BON can evaluate...
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    Feeling Incompetent

    TriciaJ replied to vanaly's topic in General Students

    Of course you feel overwhelmed and inept. That's actually a good sign, because it means you realize just how much you still don't know. (Nothing raises more red flags than an over-confident new...
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    Having issues with being a "babyfaced" nurse.

    TriciaJ replied to Ash2016's topic in General Nursing

    Learn to say with a perfectly straight face: "Yes, I graduated from high school when I was twelve." If you don't think it will play well to say it out loud, then at least think it to yourself to...
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    Help with Dosage Calculations

    TriciaJ replied to sebass19962014's topic in General Students

    Is the insulin already mixed in the saline bag? And the pharmacy label states 300 units per 150 ml? Then I would do the math from there. U100 only matters if you're drawing it up for a subcutaneous...
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    Scary Nurses

    TriciaJ replied to NurseEmmy's topic in General Nursing

    There are so many reasons to keep a terrible employee on the payroll. Some have already been mentioned: he's related to someone higher up, he has dirt on someone higher up, management is desperate...