TriciaJ RN

Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory

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    Oh no! Prohibited to Practice Letter

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Nanobot's topic in General Nursing

    Hopefully you have already informed your employer of the letter you have received so that neither of you is breaking the law and you aren't leaving them in the dark. Then it's up to your employer to...
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    Never thought it would be this bad

    TriciaJ replied to ajacks65's topic in General Nursing

    Turkeys can't be trusted to propagate on their own? Back on topic: at the hospital I used to work at, new grads were exempted from floating for, I think, the first 6 months. When you're already...
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    Personal Address Disclosed to the public? what does this mean?

    TriciaJ replied to Kate.Med/Surg RN's topic in General Nursing

    Not all patients on a psychiatric unit have a serious psychiatric illness. Some are criminals who may or may not have a psychiatric illness. Nurses on a psychiatric unit should not presume they are...
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    IM injection gone subcutaneous?

    TriciaJ replied to Psychrn6685's topic in Patient Medications

    I think you are unnecessarily second-guessing yourself. I've never used a 2 inch needle in my life because I've never worked in a place that had 2 inch needles. The reason your patient is still...
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    Cried during interview. Did I ruin my chances?

    TriciaJ replied to marrr123's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Judging by your whole post, I don't think you ruined your chances. They required you to relive a painful memory, then you rallied and told them how you overcame difficult circumstances. I personally...
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    My kid is THAT kid!

    TriciaJ replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    I've been addicted since high school. I hate clothes without pockets. I keep lip balm on my nightstand, in my purse, bathrobe pocket, etc. Sometimes one gets left in a pants pocket and I find it...
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    Emergency Calls- How long do we wait?

    TriciaJ replied to Amethya's topic in School

    And I agree with others, don't hesitate to come here with your concerns. There are always those who will chide you for your lack of compassion, or you must hate your job, etc etc. But hopefully...
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    Emergency Calls- How long do we wait?

    TriciaJ replied to Amethya's topic in School

    If that child had died, Tobacco Granny would have had no qualms talking bad about you on the witness stand. She would tell the press she begged you to call 911 while you callously stood there. You...
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    When Nurses Make Fatal Mistakes

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you. There is no doubt in my mind a nurse will punish herself much more severely than anyone else can. The current working conditions in many nursing homes and hospitals are errors...
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    Preventing call-ins

    TriciaJ replied to Brandi,RN's topic in General Nursing

    They come to work with flu or norovirus? Because of an arbitrary sick leave policy? And the rest of the staff don't drop like flies and really mess up
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    Preventing call-ins

    TriciaJ replied to Brandi,RN's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure where your stats are from about how many people are not too sick to work. I really don't think anyone is a better judge than me about my ability to provide safe patient care. Sounds like you...
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    Verge of nervous breakdown

    TriciaJ replied to skydancer7's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Actually, I think anxiety disorders in nurses are the result of sweat shop working conditions in hospitals and nursing homes. I wonder how many other nurses are getting great reviews and dying...
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    Please Don't Judge Patients

    TriciaJ replied to NurseLife88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How do you know if someone is judging? If they say or do something inappropriate in the workplace they can be taken to task for that. Their thoughts are their own. Many of us have mastered a good...
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    Patient Keeps Asking for Another Nurse

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

    Yup. That's what they do. Management really needs to get involved in situations like this. They need to explain to the patient that their nurse preferences cannot always be accommodated. Then, if...
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    New Psychiatric Support Technician..HELP!

    TriciaJ replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    There's a book called Games Criminals Play and How You Can Benefit from Knowing Them by Budd Allen. Not saying psych patients are criminals, but there is some overlap in behaviour. The book explains...
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    Nurses Eating Nursing Students

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

    Yes, actually it
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    New Psychiatric Support Technician..HELP!

    TriciaJ replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    Sounds to me like you've got "Newbie" written on your forehead and it might take awhile for it to fade off. Lose your need to be "nice"; you're not there to win a popularity contest. Pleasantly...
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    Patient Keeps Asking for Another Nurse

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

    Exactly. There would be no staff splitting if staff didn't allow themselves to be split. By agreeing to jump in, Nurse Lovely is just undermining the OP. If she's really grooving on her favoured...
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    New Grad Nursling Struggles

    TriciaJ replied to Starbin7's topic in General Nursing

    Yup. What they said. A home unit and a tuned-in or kicked-out boyfriend. We're rooting for
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    Patient Keeps Asking for Another Nurse

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

    This behaviour is notorious on psych. (I mean Nurse Lovely's, not just the patient's). A psychiatrist once said "If a borderline patient can make you think you're the worst nurse in the world,...
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    Should Obama care be repealed?

    TriciaJ replied to luv2's topic in General Nursing

    One of the biggest drivers of healthcare cost is liability coverage. When is someone going to address the issue of tort
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    Should I self report?

    TriciaJ replied to Sunnywd's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't sweat it. Sounds like a chaotic workplace, run by people who couldn't find their butt with both hands. If they're dumb enough to report you to the BON, then they'll have to justify why...
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    Should Obama care be repealed?

    TriciaJ replied to luv2's topic in General Nursing

    It didn't do what it was supposed to. I don't think "repeal" actually means to just scrap it. I believe the repeal process is just the necessary first step to get a workable (and hopefully actually...
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    Forced to resign after 7 weeks

    TriciaJ replied to porkdumpling's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I once oriented with a Masters level nurse who had already had a job teaching nurses. We had to get signed off on tuberculin skin tests. She drew hers up, but we had to wait for the instructor to...
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    Almost fired for med error

    TriciaJ replied to mellybelly27's topic in Emergency

    No kidding. Unless she's still nursing in a cave your CNO should know that a punitive approach just means errors don't get reported. Does she want to be blindsided by a lawsuit? Please buy her a...