TriciaJ RN

Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory

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    New manager needs help

    TriciaJ replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    Know what kinds of things you want your staff to report to you and what kinds of things you don't want to be bothered with. If someone in good faith suspects drug diversion or impairment, of course...
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    Would you suggest a different drug brand to a patient?

    TriciaJ replied to MunoRN's topic in Patient Medications

    At the clinic where I work, a doctor once prescribed a particular dose of metformin for a patient. An astute pharmacist gave us a call to tell us it was cheaper to combine 2 smaller doses to make up...
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    Nurse and patient

    TriciaJ replied to tmremramr's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry your providers are being crappy to you. That you have to be wracked with anxiety when a little reassurance would go a long way. As far as expecting you to know everything because you...
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    Would you suggest a different drug brand to a patient?

    TriciaJ replied to MunoRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I think when doing med reconciliation I would just ask the patient: "Oh, does this work better than taking the 2 generics separately?" The patient will then ask questions and you can provide...
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    Dating a former patient

    TriciaJ replied to sarahg88's topic in General Nursing

    That is true. I do have a close personal friend with a history of severe mental illness. But I was never her nurse; and she is not close friends with anyone who was. It is hard to change the...
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    Dating a former patient

    TriciaJ replied to sarahg88's topic in General Nursing

    Not saying the people with history of mental illness can't make good and stable partners, or that there's any "us" vs "them". There usually are, however, rules about engaging in relationships with...
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    Dating a former patient

    TriciaJ replied to sarahg88's topic in General Nursing

    You're right. The broken arm patient is a different story. When I worked med-surg, a few of my coworkers had married former patients. When I worked psych, it was a big, fat NO. Not because of the...
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    Suspended from work for an investigation,can i resign and take another, will i look guilty

    TriciaJ replied to SuziQ63's topic in General Nursing

    This is what's going through my mind: I take the new job without telling my new employer about the situation. My previous employer reports me to the BON and they start an investigation. The...
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    Don't "rescue" shifts

    TriciaJ replied to faith6616's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to everything that was already said. When you hired on, you agreed to a certain schedule. You work more or fewer shifts when it is mutually beneficial and mutually agreed upon. You do not need...
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    let go from orientation

    TriciaJ replied to rnursingrn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry your first position didn't pan out, but it's not the end of the world. I still think schools are leaving new nurses poorly equipped for the real world. By all means, talk to HR at your...
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    Leaving first job, did you have a pay increase?

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse3242's topic in General Nursing

    Each hospital system or other employer has its own compensation package or union contract. You have to look at the whole picture: pay + benefits - cost of living - commute time, etc. You may get a...
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    CNA Policy and Protocol Questions

    TriciaJ replied to amandanicole's topic in General Nursing

    You described a CNA who sounds like she has an attitude problem, but hard for us to know since we don't know her. When you engage with her about workload issues, you are at risk of looking like a...
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    Calling off :-(

    TriciaJ replied to gaby19's topic in General Nursing

    It is not unprofessional to be assertive. It doesn't matter how hard it is to replace RNs or whether one can be dragged in off the street. All a sick or injured nurse has to do is call out, as soon...
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    Calling off :-(

    TriciaJ replied to gaby19's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a union? State labour laws? It seems like a BS policy that's in violation of
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    Silent Treatment

    TriciaJ replied to WildIvy's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    During your orientation, don't expect anything from her than work-related essential communication. She might warm up eventually. If she can't even talk to you when it is pertinent and work-related,...
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    Student nurse dismayed by bedside nursing attitude

    TriciaJ replied to new gal's topic in General Students

    You're getting warmer. Most of us love the work, it's just that there's too damn much of it. Hardly any time to come up for air, let alone eat lunch or take a pee. Managers who act like they left...
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    Is 28 too old to become a travel nurse?

    TriciaJ replied to jchristine89's topic in Travel

    It's also the reason to get out and see the rest of the world. It's easy to get roped in to the culture you were raised with. How many of your high school classmates felt pressure to marry right...
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    Is 28 too old to become a travel nurse?

    TriciaJ replied to jchristine89's topic in Travel

    Staying in one place won't make it any likelier for your life partner to find you. Follow your path and see who joins you on it. You have lots of childbearing time ahead of
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    Contacted multiple times for same empty shift

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

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    Contacted multiple times for same empty shift

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I've had to make the calls too. Keep a list of the people called and the response. Hand it to the next person who has to make the calls. To keep getting called about the same shift you've already...
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    Contacted multiple times for same empty shift

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    "Because it's my day OFF, which means it's the day I DON'T come
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    Discouraged nurse

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

    A bad culture can thrive in any workplace. When uncivil behaviours are tolerated, the civil people move on and those who thrive on drama and snark stay and make life hell for newcomers. This is...
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    Has anyone overmedicated a pt?

    TriciaJ replied to jl18's topic in General Nursing

    This. On the specialty surgery floor I worked, we mostly had PCAs and did frequent vitals when the patient was immediately postop. Occasionally I was floated to ortho, where for some reason, they...
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    "I Narcanned Your Honor Student"

    TriciaJ replied to EAGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I used to have a bumper sticker that said "My child was inmate of the month at county jail." I got a lot of positive reaction to
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    Repealing ACA

    TriciaJ replied to OnceMorewithFeeling's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It works well in Canada, but we only have 1/10th of the US population. We also went from self-pay to single payer; we didn't have the challenge of upending a whole lucrative industry. I can see many...