TriciaJ RN

Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory

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    Hmm...that's nice

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

    Yes. Ask questions and receive answers. That's the appropriate way to get information about a loved one. It's extremely intrusive to look over anyone's shoulder at a computer screen or a paper...
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    Hmm...that's nice

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

    It's always most "out there" delusions that turn out to be
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    Hmm...that's nice

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

    Every workplace in the world has some version of a "staff only" area. Some people are just boundary-challenged and need to be shown the
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    Hmm...that's nice

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

    When I worked psych, we had a lot of patients who liked to tell us they were close personal friends with the current governor. You'd think we'd get a chance to meet her, but she never came to visit...
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    Hmm...that's nice

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

    Was it tempting to remind her that pretending to be a nurse is
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    Hmm...that's nice

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

    A real nurse generally doesn't have anything to prove. A CNA trying to pass him/herself off as a nurse already has issues so it often doesn't go
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    Spin off- what's been your biggest emergency as a school nurse

    TriciaJ replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    If it looks like a stroke but isn't a stroke, it might be an atypical
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    What is a half a patient?

    TriciaJ replied to KATNIC's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If you have a union, you can complete an Unsafe Staffing documentation form for every shift that your staffing is unsafe. If you don't have a union, you can still start documenting. You might have...
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    Why do patients.....?

    TriciaJ replied to ArrowRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    And they haven't had any med changes for three months. "Uh, same thing it did last
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    other side of the coin. again.

    TriciaJ replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    Giving insulin IM? How many other people has she done that to? I don't care if she is new; that is just basic. What else doesn't she know how to do? Very scary. If you got her name, you should...
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    Nurse documents a lie

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

    I'm very confused. Are you a nurse? Is the carer an aide of some sort? Who is doing the dressing changes? If anyone is using the patient's chart to make accusations against other staff members,...
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    Advice, Please?

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

    The patient and her sister are both blind enough to not see what is on the TV? And the "nurse giving the shot never said anything"? So anyone could have walked into that room and done anything....
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    Move onto new job or stay at current one?

    TriciaJ replied to RNJV's topic in General Nursing

    A 30 minute commute doesn't sound all that bad. Sounds like you're weighing the extra days in daycare vs having 3-day weekends every week. I can certainly see why the offer is tempting. If I was in...
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    Help. No pay for orientation and buy their uniform?

    TriciaJ replied to HappyCNA's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with the rest. Time to burn rubber out of their parking lot and drop a dime to the Labour Board on the
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    Preceptor burnout

    TriciaJ replied to QuarterLife88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think I read a phrase in this thread somewhere about "teaching someone from scratch". That is a big part of the problem. Not all schools do this, but there are some that are turning out new grads...
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    Normal for clinic nursing?

    TriciaJ replied to AJ1980's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Yeah, she was so great she ran away screaming. What did it take out of her to be that great? Obviously wasn't
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    I have a real problem with ancillary staff and am at my wits end. I need help.

    TriciaJ replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

    Banding together is a fabulous idea but easier said than done. That is because all the coworkers who hate the situation as much as you do will never do anything about it. Even when there's safety in...
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    Hired at a correctional....any advise?

    TriciaJ replied to Xxlala02's topic in Correctional

    Great book: Games Criminals Play: How You Can Profit By Knowing Them by Budd
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    Worst shift, now depressed.

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

    October 24, 1989. A shift that will live in
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    Medical Mystery: What made the night-shift nurses so sick?

    TriciaJ replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    Very sobering to know that's what they think of
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    Weight loss for nurses

    TriciaJ replied to tortillaRN17's topic in General Nursing

    This is a fantastic plan. Thanks for helping me fine-tune my own
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    Bladder Training

    TriciaJ replied to TJ'sMOM's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I remember now. I used to work on a surgical specialties floor and we had a lot of patients who had pelvic floor shoring up procedures. When I first started there, we did use a clamping...
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    Bladder Training

    TriciaJ replied to TJ'sMOM's topic in General Nursing

    Prior? I think the foley has to come out
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    Most important thing as a student nurse.

    TriciaJ replied to Alto22's topic in General Students

    Demonstrate that you're willing to use your brain, your legs and your hands. Don't try to "prove" to me that you know something I don't because you already had the class on that. Don't blurt out...
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    Capitalism vs. Greed: What Has Been the Nursing Impact

    TriciaJ replied to Mijourney's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It is a necessity, just like food and that doesn't mean someone owes you groceries. No one wants to lose their home just because they need an emergency appy; that's why insurance in necessary. I...