TriciaJ RN

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    Open confrontation with unit attending-advice?

    TriciaJ replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, bummer he doesn't get your time off and bummer you don't get his paycheque. We all live with the choices we make. That tirade is not something I'd bother to take personally. He made himself...
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    Do crnas deserve that much salary?

    TriciaJ replied to jasy's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Am I the only one who is extremely put off by this? The complaint is that CRNAs are overpaid, over-educated and don't require much in the way of skills. Before I disparaged someone else's value, I...
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    Doc calls nurse coworkers monkeys...

    TriciaJ replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm with you on the "I feel..." statements. I prefer to state facts: "That is insulting." To say "I feel that is insulting" attenuates the statement and comes across as
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    Psychiatric Nurses and Safety

    TriciaJ replied to Kayla_Martin's topic in Psychiatric

    The likelihood of injury really depends on how a unit is managed, what is the staff culture. On a well-managed unit, staff are not easily manipulated, they don't throw each other under the bus and...
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    Leaving Bedside Nursing

    TriciaJ replied to Deebuzz's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes, education is key. Based on what I see (and read here) here is a list of things that should be addressed in nursing school: 1. It's about the patient; not you. You are not there to get your own...
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    Lied to in Interview

    TriciaJ replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    You
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    Lied to in Interview

    TriciaJ replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    Right on. If more of us stood up for ourselves and each other, there'd be way less crap. We let them pit us against each other, so when someone wants an adequate orientation or actual breaks or...
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    Would you ever consider being a correctional nurse/np?

    TriciaJ replied to floatingribs's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like some of your professors are seriously biased and are passing this along to their students. Many of us were taught that healthcare is healthcare and it is not our place as nurses to judge...
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    Where is our "Safe Haven"

    TriciaJ replied to dzadzey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That sign is incredibly offensive. At the moment, words simply fail me. I think I'd be tempted to make a bunch of "Doctors Only" signs and start posting them above drinking fountains, and anywhere...
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    My father's health information

    TriciaJ replied to Catcar1963's topic in General Nursing

    The full story is: you don't release records to anyone, ever. If records need to be released appropriately, the patient signs a release of information form, and the medical records department takes...
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    My father's health information

    TriciaJ replied to Catcar1963's topic in General Nursing

    If an investigation finds that the nurse in question did nothing wrong, then she won't be in trouble. From what I've read here so far, she is in BIG
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    Leaving Bedside Nursing

    TriciaJ replied to Deebuzz's topic in Nursing Career

    Sounds like OP has been toughing it out in an especially brutal workplace. Didn't she say she wasn't liking her own personality anymore? That's when it's time to get out. Maybe a different bedside...
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    Are you jealous of other nurses jobs/abilities?

    TriciaJ replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    It helps to change the word "jealous" to "inspired". Be inspired to be the best nurse you can be and live the most fulfilling and enjoyable life you can live. You have no idea what is going on with...
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    Unprofessional charting

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse131382's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I couldn't agree more. In the event of a lawsuit, poor charting (even seemingly innocuous) will sink a facility. There's a reason aides don't do narrative charting in most places and even nurses...
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    Lied to in Interview

    TriciaJ replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. It would be a lot harder for managers to be unscrupulous if nurses weren't such enablers. I used to coach and encourage my coworkers until I was blue in the face, but they'd still work off...
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    Lied to in Interview

    TriciaJ replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    How is it lucky to get hired at a place that's desperate for a warm body? And how can you be a team player if there is no team? A chain gang is not a team, even if it looks like
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    Lied to in Interview

    TriciaJ replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. This is where nurses are our own worst enemies. Instead of being assertive and setting boundaries we think we're winning some kind of brownie points by being martyrs. Then when someone...
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    Lied to in Interview

    TriciaJ replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't think the OP is saying she wouldn't step up in a pinch. But the rehab facility runs on "crisis staffing" and there's a difference. Responding to true emergencies is one thing. When...
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    Lied to in Interview

    TriciaJ replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    We've all had employers who thought they owned us and our time. Nothing wrong with setting them straight from the get-go. If not being at their beck and call makes me a non-team player, so be
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    Lied to in Interview

    TriciaJ replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    Take the dialysis job! You liked it and were sorry you left? You'll be even sorrier you didn't grab this chance. The rehab people are ruthless. They lied through their teeth. You can be up front...
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    Why do some nurses "hate their jobs"?

    TriciaJ replied to iculvr's topic in General Nursing

    So that's a
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    Administration hovering and criticizing

    TriciaJ replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    Can't "like" this
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    Administration hovering and criticizing

    TriciaJ replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    I agree with the posters who think you should talk to the AP. I wouldn't bother providing him with medical rationales; that would just reinforce his belief that he's qualified to second-guess you....
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    What's up with all the 'failed NCLEX' posts?

    TriciaJ replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure where the problem would come in. I graduated from a Canadian diploma program. I passed the test first try in Canada. When I moved to the States I had to write the NCLEX here. I passed...
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    Is tipping allowed?

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

    And may​ I pull your curtain to protect your