TriciaJ RN

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    Nurse Bullying

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

    Or needs to learn how to control her own behaviour if she's ever going to function as a nurse. Time to dump the unearned soccer trophies and grow
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    Sentinel event

    TriciaJ replied to Jordym919's topic in Patient Medications

    The busier you are, the more you will want to speed things up and cut corners. Do not ever do this. My rule: the more pressured I feel, the more I slow down and double-check things when I am...
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    What to do about coworker not pulling her weight

    TriciaJ replied to guest947568's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When you talk to management, approach this from a patient care angle, not about fair workload. Even though you shouldn't have to put up with such blatant unfairness, management often blows that off....
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    Prejudice Teacher

    TriciaJ replied to Valsabatini's topic in General Students

    I agree it must be annoying to have him for a teacher. But think of it this way: he probably had to learn to speak, read and write proficiently in English to be able to get the job. Is he...
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    Nurse Bullying

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

    I was going to start popping some corn, but I think I'll just
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    Nurse Bullying

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

    [quote name= What these have in common with her book excerpts in the OP, in my opinion, is that she runs a business targeting those who feel inadequate or victimized as nurses. Edited to add:...
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    Bedpan Changing Question

    TriciaJ replied to rnk1712's topic in General Students

    "May I wipe your bum a fourth time? I have
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    Bedpan Changing Question

    TriciaJ replied to rnk1712's topic in General Students

    In the olden days we used wet washcloths. Have the hamper at the bedside, and a basin of soapy water. Each cloth gets used once, then dropped into the hamper. Do not put a poopy cloth back into...
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    Bedpan Changing Question

    TriciaJ replied to rnk1712's topic in General Students

    Think
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    Bedpan Changing Question

    TriciaJ replied to rnk1712's topic in General Students

    If it was a for-profit hospital, you'd only get 1.5 wipes per
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    Being Treated Poorly by an RN

    TriciaJ replied to msnikki05's topic in General Students

    I can see where this would have rankled. If you do become a nurse, you will deal with things on a daily basis that rankle. The charge nurse may have been high-handed, or maybe just misfiring. It is...
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    When should nursing homes be allowed to evict residents?

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The first comment after the linked printed article sums it up very well. Ever since psychiatric hospitals have been closed down, there's been a huge gap in services. The "community-based care" that...
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    Where do we draw the line with abuse towards nurses?

    TriciaJ replied to Jahans Mommy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Please have yourself cloned. We all need someone like
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    Least stressful nursing specialty

    TriciaJ replied to Svkd's topic in General Nursing

    Unless they all walk in at the same time and you're swamped and they're wondering why they have to wait so long when can't you see they're at death's door? And some of them shouldn't have walked in;...
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    Least stressful nursing specialty

    TriciaJ replied to Svkd's topic in General Nursing

    You must work on a nice unit. Many psych units are dumping grounds for patients no one else wants to deal with. For instance if they have medical and psych issues, psych "wins" and the patient is...
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    Least stressful nursing specialty

    TriciaJ replied to Svkd's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yeah. Tiny sick babies with anxious parents and grandparents. Where do I
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    Dealing with a burnt out seasoned nurse

    TriciaJ replied to Mkl92's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's the pits. But if you try to usurp her "power" you'll just look like the upstart and probably get nowhere. How long have you been dealing with this? If you're the functional one, people...
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    Medical Assistant as school nurse

    TriciaJ replied to smileitout's topic in School

    You're nervous because you already know what can go wrong. When you take someone off the street and teach him to do the bare tasks, he doesn't know much more about it. That's why he doesn't...
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    Case Study Help

    TriciaJ replied to newrnnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    And keep the fluids cranked
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    Case Study Help

    TriciaJ replied to newrnnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Is this homework? You could probably look up GI bleed and get a lot of the answers there. But he's clearly going into shock on you (please research signs of shock and interventions). So skip the...
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    Solutions for Drinks at Nursing Station?

    TriciaJ replied to ImNicoEh's topic in General Nursing

    Joint Commission thinks we get breaks during which we can hydrate. Management doesn't care that we don't get breaks or stay hydrated. That's our problem. We need breaks. Not a damn beverage
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    Got my first ever RN job, need advice afraid I forgot all my clinical skills.

    TriciaJ replied to carebear1980's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It just means worksheet. If you don't find a template, it's easy to make your own. Each line has room for your pt's name, and other pertinent data. Then you use it to plan your care, prioritize...
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    Ethical dilemma, what would you do?

    TriciaJ replied to Riburn3's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I get to avoid toxic office politics while still working for someone I generally enjoy and respect. Even better, every single MA got together and threatened to call the EEOC about their labor...
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    Successful Orientees Vs Unsuccessful Orientees

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

    Yup. What she
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    inoffensive words to describe an event

    TriciaJ replied to RayRPN's topic in General Nursing

    "Participant"? What happened to "consumer"? That one didn't last long. I would love to work for the Department of Thinking Up New Euphemisms For Everything Mental Health-Related. I bet I could...