TriciaJ RN

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    Nurse forced to work as a CNA

    TriciaJ replied to hillbillienurse's topic in General Nursing

    So she's getting paid her regular wage to not have her regular responsibilities? Instead of appreciating the break, she's feeling demoted? Like Rose Queen said, CNA duties are nursing duties that...
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    Bad situation and mad coworker? What could I have done?

    TriciaJ replied to missind33's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I worked med-surg, I made it my mission in life to leave all loose ends tied up by end of shift. The oncoming nurses sometimes told me they liked taking care of the patients I had had. However,...
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    Was I wrong?

    TriciaJ replied to blueskyy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Another RN told you she would do certain things, then just left them undone and left the building? That's a deplorable lack of accountability. Even if it was your patient, you should be able to...
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    Proactive Rounding and Family Initiated RRT

    TriciaJ replied to Pprwrk's topic in General Nursing

    I can see hospitals jumping on Family-Initiated Rapid Response just like putting alarms on every bed and chair. Just another work-around instead of staffing with a safe and appropriate number of RNs....
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    Terminated. Pursue a Lawsuit?

    TriciaJ replied to ERgirlynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Spike in the vial? I thought everyone's Infection Control Department got rid of
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    Terminated. Pursue a Lawsuit?

    TriciaJ replied to ERgirlynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Now that IS harsh. I always figured if I had to donate my breaks anyway, they should not begrudge me a damn Motrin so I could at least think
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    Normal for a manager to treat employee badly after turning in notice?

    TriciaJ replied to sungrl01's topic in General Nursing

    It's certainly not unheard of. Sometimes a manager will treat you poorly when you give notice; sometimes they'll turn on the charm and try to get you to stay. I've asked one prospective employer to...
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    Exit Interview. Honest or not?

    TriciaJ replied to sungrl01's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would be honest in the interview, but I'd be diplomatic about the bad charge nurse. I'd mention the poor morale on the unit, and how it could be improved if everyone maintained professional...
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    Nurse's Week Gifts from Employers

    TriciaJ replied to twss2323's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One year from the hospital I worked at, we got a year of free CEs from an online company. I loved it and completed several modules. Only problem, the modules were full of errors and
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    Am I a bad nurse???

    TriciaJ replied to Newnurse65's topic in General Nursing

    Great
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    Am I a bad nurse???

    TriciaJ replied to Newnurse65's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you. There seem to be a lot of touchy-feely diploma mills out there these days and they are not preparing their graduates for the realities of nursing. Nursing itself seems to have become...
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    Need standard response response suggestions

    TriciaJ replied to lavenderskies's topic in General Nursing

    Snark is just a low-class one-liner. Its power is in catching you off-guard; loses potency with repetition. Next time a zinger comes your way, make earnest eye contact and say "Oh, I'm sorry. I...
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    "Cell phone" vibration in your thigh?

    TriciaJ replied to srercg's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    What's the difference between a hallucination and an actual experience? Only that no else finds evidence for that experience. If someone has a vibrating sensation for which no physical cause is found,...
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    Fired from first job..."not eligible for re-hire"

    TriciaJ replied to run.for.the.roses's topic in General Nursing

    That's the magic of "at will". They don't have to make up lies about you. They don't have to do anything except fire you if it suits them. Too bad "union" is still such a dirty word in so many...
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    Someone in my charts....

    TriciaJ replied to Maevish's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with OP on this one. If you don't get breaks, that means no one relieves you, so who needs to read the chart? If the coworker was just too busy to take the patient, why does he have time to...
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    Is it okay for RN to ask recovery patients not to swear?

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

    Oh my goodness, were you reliving a past life? That was a fascinating
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    Is it okay for RN to ask recovery patients not to swear?

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

    I love
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    TriciaJ replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    Actually, gender is not an absolute. That is a
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    TriciaJ replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    I hope they don't get to claim they're transgender only during gym class. I hope there are some checks and balances to keep an important accommodation from being
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    TriciaJ replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    I don't think they have to "act" as anything. They can just waltz in. Who's going to challenge them? Unless you think the stigma of being transgendered will keep them honest. What do I
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    MA in charge of clinic?

    TriciaJ replied to anchordown16's topic in General Nursing

    MAs being referred to as "nurses" is just plain illegal in most states. The public has the right to know who is providing their care. Do the cleaning staff get to refer to themselves as "doctor"?...
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    TriciaJ replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    It really isn't the transgendered that anyone is worrying about. It's the people claiming to be transgendered so they can have easy access. You really don't think teenage boys will dare each other...
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    Perceptorship fail lpn

    TriciaJ replied to newnurse2b93's topic in Canada

    What happens depends on the setting you are in, what their policies are and how serious the error was. If it was a preceptorship, where is your preceptor? I'd start with that person to find out what...
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    Nursing jobs where you don't pass Narcs

    TriciaJ replied to kristopher.lightfoot's topic in General Nursing

    Possibly a specialty clinic where all the patients are seen by appointment and there is nothing like urgent care. Dermatology, maybe? I can't think of any type of inpatient setting where narcotics...
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    Is this legal?

    TriciaJ replied to songbird1's topic in Texas Nursing

    Getting 100% on the final doesn't necessarily mean you mastered the material, just crammed for the test. If you're really mastering the material, then all of your work should merit a passing grade...