TriciaJ RN

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    So what's going to happen to health care now?

    TriciaJ replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Never mind that a lot of previously-insured people lost their insurance because of ACA (me included). Recently, a lot of people insured through the ACA have been sweating it because premiums have...
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    Nurses in many cases bullies who love clicks at any age

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

    So we're all non-angels who belong to "clicks"? I'll just have to add that one to my many burdens. I would like to add something pithy about grammar, spelling and punctuation, but what would be the...
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    Newly Hired in Management, Sad and Afraid.

    TriciaJ replied to nette1022's topic in Nurse Management

    Of course you're going to do the job to the best of your ability. Even if you don't have much ability at the moment, you're still going to do your best. Setting up one's successor to fail is the...
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    I hate nursing

    TriciaJ replied to Neezy84's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah,
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    Feeling burnt out

    TriciaJ replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Sleepy kids nap during school?
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    I hurt my back at work and I think my employer is going to fire me. Need career advice.

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

    When I was young and inexperienced, I had a lot of older mentors who would have been available to help me navigate situations like this one. Luckily for me, I didn't get injured until I was much...
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    Should I have volunteered to stay overnight?

    TriciaJ replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    Mandatory OT means they actually own you. Are you supposed to put your children into foster care if their needs conflict with your
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    Should I have volunteered to stay overnight?

    TriciaJ replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    "Performance issue" for not bailing them out of the chronic emergencies of their own making. It's their own performance that is found
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    Should I have volunteered to stay overnight?

    TriciaJ replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    This is how they get away with chronic short staffing. They know that we will feel guilty about our patients and our coworkers. Boohoo that the manager had to come in. She would have had no problem...
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    I hate nursing

    TriciaJ replied to Neezy84's topic in General Nursing

    Some of us just have a hard time imagining hating every minute of 12 years and feeling compelled to keep at it for any reason. You made several statements about not being able to not be a nurse. I...
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    Need advice............

    TriciaJ replied to micstn's topic in General Nursing

    If I was in your shoes, I'd bag the NP and just do the ICU thing. You have maturity, experience and you're in your prime. The only time to worry about "younger and prettier" is when applying to...
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    New charge nurse - needing advice!

    TriciaJ replied to bluebirdflyx's topic in General Nursing

    Then pick out whoever is being the most irritatingly oblivious at that moment and say "Susie! Please answer that
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    Feeling burnt out

    TriciaJ replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I can't believe the crap you all have to put up with. I've never been a school nurse (and won't be applying to be one anytime soon). I've never even been to a school that had a school nurse. And we...
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    Is this ethical?

    TriciaJ replied to pumpkinspice's topic in General Nursing

    So you want to research the POA laws. What are the limitations to them? Can the POA demand any ridiculous thing and you have to do
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    Handled this situation wrong??

    TriciaJ replied to givxnchy's topic in General Nursing

    I might be off the mark but I wonder if yogurt was such a good idea for him. Dairy products can increase
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    Does Anyone Know About Federal Re-Hire policies?

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

    First of all, try to stop worrying about it. You walked out of a very bad situation before something bad happened to you. Of course that manager was exploiting you. It had nothing to do with your...
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    Do you ever wish you were a doctor?

    TriciaJ replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    If you had been thinking like an RN you would have read his mind. Didn't they teach you mind-reading in nursing school? How did you pass that part of
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    Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

    TriciaJ replied to jack1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This whole situation makes me so sad. I think most people go into nursing school prepared to learn to handle some stress. But so many people are finding the stress so overwhelming they get sick or...
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    Being Pulled into the Office for calling CAT

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

    It would not have been inappropriate to have checked the glucose, just to make sure it wasn't causing the issue. However, in this case I think it was trotted out mainly to second-guess the
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    Being Pulled into the Office for calling CAT

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

    But you can't make a decision without a quorum. So you have to make sure to meet on a day when everyone can be
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    Being Pulled into the Office for calling CAT

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

    We've all been there. I now have an incredible capacity to second-guess myself which is not helpful. It's not even clear at this point whether you over-reacted or under-reacted, depending on whom...
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    From Failure to Launch to Nursing: Need Advice

    TriciaJ replied to Ruadhan's topic in Nursing Career

    CCU gave you great advice. I was going to suggest that if you've already functioned as an EMT and liked it, why not get back into it? Nursing is hard enough when you feel driven to do it. If you're...
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    Are there nursing fields with less bullying from other nurses? Is it possible?

    TriciaJ replied to island2016's topic in Nursing Career

    When I was a teenager, I worked in fast food for a bit. It was a terrible job; everyone wanted to be in charge and no one was. Then I worked in a restaurant. It was much better-run but the...
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    Terminated after giving resignation notice

    TriciaJ replied to rn0817's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Do check with the labour board about whether they have to pay out your PTO. Your manager can't just capriciously decide to withhold it, just because she's peeved at you. Since your new job doesn't...
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    Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

    TriciaJ replied to jack1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Let's see if I have this right. I'm a new grad with no experience. So I get a job in corrections. After six months the boss quits and now I'm the boss. Why is there no one senior to me who is...