TriciaJ RN

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    Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

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

    I've mentioned in previous posts that I see a disconnect between nursing school and nursing. I precepted many students when I worked as a floor nurse. Some schools were very good at trying to...
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    Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

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

    It's hard to tell from a post whether someone has a particularly bad case of new-grad jitters, or whether s/he is going to have a very hard time functioning at any nursing job due to crippling...
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    I am a new nurse trying to figure out how to get a doctor to stop bullying me at work.

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

    There's a start: start documenting every incident of inappropriate behaviour. He has a beef with anesthesia and finds a way to draw you into it. He told you to call anesthesia; you called...
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    Failed preceptorship

    TriciaJ replied to Spurse32's topic in General Nursing

    If you had absolutely NOTHING to do, then you weren't looking hard enough. You mean you weren't kept busy with tasks. But when you did have an actual task to perform, you seemed to have difficulty...
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    Strike nursing

    TriciaJ replied to trulefty's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    That is such a specious argument and what is the point of it? So I can proudly say I'm "professional" without that pesky union lowering the tone? Meanwhile, accountants set their own hours, decide...
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    Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

    TriciaJ replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This sounds like a case of NO leadership. To whom did she report? And what did she have on that
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    Asked to Move to Another Floor?

    TriciaJ replied to aurora119's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with BeenThere. Don't take it as a blow; take it as a break. If they didn't like you, they'd put you on a work plan or just terminate you. They're offering you a lower acuity; take it. You'll...
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    "Nurse" arrested for using stolen license

    TriciaJ replied to NurseQT's topic in Nursing News

    She didn't do it any way. She just committed fraud. Would you admire someone who impersonated a police officer? A doctor? An architect? There's a reason professions require
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    unemployed, pregnant, emotional - HELP!

    TriciaJ replied to emilyy11's topic in Nursing Career

    I think you're on the right track. There's worse things than taking a less-than-ideal job. You may find yourself liking it more than you expected and never look back. At the very least, it's food,...
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    Disciplined

    TriciaJ replied to User85257's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    First of all, ask the Board how long it stays on your license. Only they can tell you for sure. How old were you when you got that DUI? Any way to chalk it up to youthful stupidity when talking to...
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    CA BON requirements

    TriciaJ replied to Star30's topic in Nurse Registration

    Your best bet would be to call your school and make sure they received your request and have sent your curriculum to the BON. If they haven't already sent it, please ask that they send it "return...
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    Does anyone have good experiences in the nursing profession

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

    I was really empathizing with you until I read this. Whoa. Way to turn on someone. I was going to say that I've been lucky; most of my nursing jobs were really good ones. But even they caused me...
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    "Nurse" arrested for using stolen license

    TriciaJ replied to NurseQT's topic in Nursing News

    That is typical management-speak. "Yup, we were right on it." No they weren't. I wonder how many real nurses voiced their concerns and got blown off before some sentinel event triggered an...
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    Doctors without Borders refusing free Pfizer vaccines

    TriciaJ replied to StNeotser's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This would be a good one for a nursing school ethics class. I don't think MSF makes these decisions lightly. Kudos to them for keeping the big picture in
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    nurse call response times in Ontario hospitals

    TriciaJ replied to fizzydrinks's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Burned out nurses ARE a systemic issue. The chronic impossible workloads and lack of supplies and resources is an institutional problem and contributes directly to nurse burnout. Compassion goes out...
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    Unpaid Internship

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

    Your (weird) feeling is right; your friends are wrong. The hospital is just trying to rope you into providing unpaid labour. The minute people start getting sucked in by this, they've undermined...
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    Anxiety following patient death

    TriciaJ replied to Hockeynursing's topic in General Nursing

    I totally believe this. Have heard of it many
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    Is there something wrong with me?

    TriciaJ replied to Txp12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    When you are asked a scenario question, don't try to think of what answer will impress the interviewers. Try to think of what you'd actually do in that scenario. There's a difference. It's okay to...
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    Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

    TriciaJ replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is very unlikely this young man was suicidal because of one bad coworker. Also an unlikely reason for him getting out the the CNA business altogether. If she was causing such a problem for him...
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    Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

    TriciaJ replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A task force? Of course. There's one for everything. A toxic work environment, where people are allowed to run roughshod over one another, is always a function of weak leadership. So instead of...
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    Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

    TriciaJ replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think what CelticGoddess was getting across is that some people in their zeal to be victims, are actually the bullies themselves. So whenever you hear someone whining about "bullying" "lateral...
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    Most of my coworkers are leaving...

    TriciaJ replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    No insulin? No snacks? People working 24 hrs straight? Time to drop a dime to the state agencies that oversee nursing homes. Your facility is committing so many gross violations it's unbelievable....
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    HELP me! Im Lost! I need college advice please!

    TriciaJ replied to joslynmh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    1. You can try to find a nice diploma mill school that will accept and graduate anyone. Unfortunately, you may have trouble passing your boards, getting employed or paying off your massive student...
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    suicide? Is this a trend with new nurses that can not cope?

    TriciaJ replied to elysRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think RubyVee was addressing a specific poster who seemed to feel she should take us all to task. Those of us who have been on this site a while have seen many of these posters come and go. We're...
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    Legal Ramifications of Joining a Formal Church "Emergency Response Team"

    TriciaJ replied to Yep, Me's topic in General Nursing

    This might be a hard thing to organize, because the same people aren't going to be there every time. Without a specific team it's going to work like any other public place: someone calls 911 and...