TriciaJ RN

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    Should I Quit?

    TriciaJ replied to coconut3431's topic in General Nursing

    When you asked for an LPN position they gave you a bit of a runaround, then hired you when you were on the verge of leaving. Sounds like you were valuable to them as a CNA but they didn't value your...
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    For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    TriciaJ replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    My latest peeves: "dependency" instead of "dependence", and now "resiliency" for "resilience".
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    For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    TriciaJ replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    If that doesn't work, I fly around on it. That scatters
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    For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    TriciaJ replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Our local rag is notorious for crap like this. I can't get through a single issue without my teeth being on edge. Luckily, there's not usually enough of it to even wrap a single
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    For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    TriciaJ replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    "Could of" "would of" "should of". It's "could have" "would have" "should have". Can be abbreviated "would've"; not to be confused with "would of" which makes no sense. Also redundant phrases like...
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    Patient Satisfaction Surveys

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

    A strong and well-supported union would nip this crap in the bud. But if you're not already unionized, it's hard to get one up and running. I like the idea of just ignoring the stupidity and...
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    Socks & clogs??? - Help!!

    TriciaJ replied to LM838's topic in General Nursing

    I hated Danskos. Got plantar fasciitis in short order. I do love Bocs. They look like Danskos on the outside, but actually have some cushioning in the insole. (Danskos felt like I was wearing shoe...
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    Excited!

    TriciaJ replied to TravelRNdreaming's topic in General Nursing

    I am so excited for you. Nothing like just taking the plunge. I get not being able to do things while working nights. No matter how much sleep you get, it's not really good sleep and you're never...
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    8 vs 12 hour shift?

    TriciaJ replied to RN-Doula's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I only ever worked 12 hr shifts when I was being precepted, to match the preceptor's schedule. I hated them. It was never time to go home. When I'd been there 5 hours, there were still 7 more to...
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    Nurses Eating Nursing Students

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

    That's right! Remember, everyone is there to please you. If anyone doesn't show you the proper respect, make sure to start a paper trail and take it all the way up the chain of command if...
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    Do profs usually go over parts of A&P that are relavent to the topic they are teaching?

    TriciaJ replied to annieelu's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't worry about memorizing every tiny detail. If you have a good foundation in A&P, then when the prof talks about the pathophysiology, it'll make sense and reinforce what you already...
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    Panic attacks following never event.

    TriciaJ replied to Iamgroot29's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to ask if the people involved had a chance to debrief. I'm wondering if everyone really got all the support they needed. As far as other people talking about it - Monday morning...
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    Nurses Eating Nursing Students

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

    The whole thing stuck me as yet another attempt to offer irrefutable proof that nurses do indeed eat their young. Needless to say, it fell a bit
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    Nurses Eating Nursing Students

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

    So you think the original post was just melodramatic and poorly written? That it wasn't about victimhood but resilience? OK. I'll try to see it in that
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    No Respect

    TriciaJ replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    How about just not giving out free stuff of any kind? That should cut down on the
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    Nurses Eating Nursing Students

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

    Let me tell you about my experience as a student: I had some good clinical days and some crummy ones. Some days I was assigned to (or found) someone who took me under her wing. Some days I wandered...
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    How to annoy irritating Drs.

    TriciaJ replied to Avid reader's topic in Nursing Humor

    Maybe I'm missing something here. I have a reputation for having a sense of humour, but acting like an annoying 12-year-old isn't it. Real humour doesn't annoy. Since you used the word "annoy",...
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    Relocated from NYC to Missouri to be denied a license please help

    TriciaJ replied to Nazarr77's topic in General Nursing

    It's not going to matter much which hospital will accept her without transcripts, if the BON won't. Your mother is going to have to explore what is now available to her. I'd check first with...
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    New RN's: Is it normal to help your preceptor with all their patients tasks

    TriciaJ replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

    It's not going to be much of a preceptorship if you only ever work with 2 patients. (Good luck finding a job like that!) You start with 2 patients and random tasks on additional patients....
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    Seeking job choice advice...appreciate all feedback

    TriciaJ replied to Lucky724's topic in General Nursing

    I've got to throw my lot in with the clinic. You can't buy your life
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    Potential problem/issue

    TriciaJ replied to Djfrank70's topic in General Nursing

    Can't "like" this enough. They don't want to piss her off but they need a handy scapegoat to throw under the bus. The turd needs to go back in their pocket where it
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    It seems like everyone but nurses make more money

    TriciaJ replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    Once you've established your reputation as a nurse, you likely will not have to worry too much about position-cutting and layoffs. The people who rake in the big bucks are not always that secure....
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    Nursing Dreams and Nightmares

    TriciaJ replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    In some of my dreams I am trying to get back to my unit but the staircases are all rickety and the elevators are unreliable. Some even go sideways. I'm always trying to figure out the safest way to...
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    Undocumented Patients

    TriciaJ replied to srercg6's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I had a US social security card before my green card was approved. Even a social security card is not proof of legal
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    final warning

    TriciaJ replied to srercg6's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Running people off and then having to replace them must get expensive. You'd think by now the bean counters in your hospital would have a talk with your unit management about the high cost of...