TriciaJ RN

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    Prior discipline. Now in Nurseys for public view.

    TriciaJ replied to danij040866's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm a bit confused. You self-reported 1 time marijuana use. Was that the same incident as the DUI you mentioned in another post, or was this
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    Am I wrong from refusing to help a friend?

    TriciaJ replied to Neywel120's topic in General Students

    You're not wrong to set boundaries. Sounds like she wants you to drop everything and come to her assistance because you're naturally smart and chose an easy program, whereas she has ADD and chose a...
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    Trying to give a less painful IM gluteal injection

    TriciaJ replied to NurseBoy1983's topic in Patient Medications

    1. Learn to landmark and use the ventrogluteal site. 2. Doesn't seem to matter whether you stretch the skin or bunch it. 3. Dart the needle in quickly at 90 degrees. I've seen many (mostly new)...
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    How do you saline-lock? / What is saline-locking?

    TriciaJ replied to 757RN's topic in Patient Medications

    You must have had some sort of orientation to your unit. No good asking us, because hospitals use different brands of equipment which require different ways to do things. So just ask someone where...
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    When our older nurses die :(

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I think you missed the point. This is about honouring venerable role models who provided great nursing and mentoring in their time. Their program of study might have been very different from today,...
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    Dealing with Guilt

    TriciaJ replied to JA89's topic in General Nursing

    Best response
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    Dealing with Guilt

    TriciaJ replied to JA89's topic in General Nursing

    "Rationalization" refers to wrong-doing that's made to sound right. In other words, the OP did an egregious thing by looking at his/her cellphone and the patient stood a good chance of surviving if...
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    Dealing with Guilt

    TriciaJ replied to JA89's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it would have mattered by then if his arrest was witnessed and coded. Too many things going on that should have been addressed by his physician hours previously. Several previous...
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    Dealing with Guilt

    TriciaJ replied to JA89's topic in General Nursing

    Can't "like" this one enough. Exactly my thought. Not to blame the victim, but if the guy was in his 50s and morbidly obese, his health problems started many years ago. From what you described, he...
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    No more rudeness!

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

    Can't "like" this enough. I think it works a lot better when civility and professionalism are part of the culture of a workplace and constantly being role-modeled by the seasoned staff....
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    Nurse Sues for Lunch Breaks

    TriciaJ replied to Mamanurse90's topic in Nursing News

    I've always billed for every nanosecond of a missed lunch break. No one has ever tried to intimidate me directly, but the pissant suits were quick with the "Just take your lunch". To me, that always...
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    No more rudeness!

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

    There are a lot of people who haven't figured out that life isn't one extended semester at high school. And I think you are right: maybe nursing schools should have at least one class on decorum...
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    No more rudeness!

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

    You did describe them as "girls". Maybe they're just young and have a lot to
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    How do you handle co-workers who are extremely dramatic and are easily stressed?

    TriciaJ replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe she'd developed a taste for Whoppers. But really, who'd have thought? She's probably very lucky you were there to help her over the rough
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    Is money everything in this profession?

    TriciaJ replied to WhyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, nursing is a calling and we should be willing to do it for minimal pay. Because it is our dedication and altruism that motivates us to be nurses. And what century is this? Why are new grads...
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    How do you handle co-workers who are extremely dramatic and are easily stressed?

    TriciaJ replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Betty was planning to go to nursing school? Not
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    Nurses Humilated - Illinois

    TriciaJ replied to SuburbsGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I keep saying: if we all got better at standing up for ourselves and each other, it would be a lot harder for management to pull this
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    Nurses Humilated - Illinois

    TriciaJ replied to SuburbsGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Why have an alarm in the bathroom that no one gets to
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    Nurses Humilated - Illinois

    TriciaJ replied to SuburbsGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I think they need to clean house from the top down. That CEO is brainless. And instead of fixing their substandard staffing problem, they actually pile more on the nurses. Training? Learning to...
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    Nurse Resigns by Sending 'I Quit' Cake to Her Employer

    TriciaJ replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    No wonder this hospital can't keep
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    Nurse Resigns by Sending 'I Quit' Cake to Her Employer

    TriciaJ replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Their CEO, Adler, talks like he left his brain at
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    Nurse Resigns by Sending 'I Quit' Cake to Her Employer

    TriciaJ replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    So she did put in an actual resignation and the cake was just comic
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    Should I leave this soon??!

    TriciaJ replied to KStudentNurse70's topic in General Nursing

    Here's an option: Go to the interview and tell them about your current situation. Tell them as much as you want to work for Top-Notch General, you've already accepted an opportunity at Podunk...
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    RNs treat me like I'm not a nurse

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

    Actually, I think what Lev might have meant was that hospitals have more ancillary services at their disposal. Nursing homes have to make do without 24h availability of pharmacy, x-ray, respiratory,...
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    RNs treat me like I'm not a nurse

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

    Workplaces like the ones described above are almost always a function of poor management. There is a bully, a snoot and a tattler in every crowd. A functional management will promote a culture where...