TriciaJ RN

Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory

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    Is one week too soon to quit a new job?

    TriciaJ replied to fnptobe123's topic in Critical Care

    Part of your problem is just the learning curve that goes with starting a new job. The other part is that your new coworkers seem short on interpersonal skills. How bad do you want to resume the...
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    Is this a HIPAA violation?

    TriciaJ replied to guest0000005's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Well, now there's COVID. You could accidentally drink someone else's water at the nurses' station, and well, there you
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    Nurse forced to work as a tech/CNA

    TriciaJ replied to ThatOneRN_'s topic in General Nursing

    I think most of us consider it a gift to have only tech responsibilites while still earning RN wages. I agree that there is no such thing as "CNA/tech work" since these are only the aspects of our...
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    Have you ever requested a patient be removed from your workload?

    TriciaJ replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I actually agree with your whole post, I just pared it down for space. I'm sure you already know that the hardest situations are the ones we learn the most from. It's clear to me that you are...
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    Have you ever requested a patient be removed from your workload?

    TriciaJ replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. Because you are working to become the more intelligent nurse. I don't think it's "taking advantage" of your colleague to pick his brain. If he's not just following the path of least...
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    Have you ever requested a patient be removed from your workload?

    TriciaJ replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, here's what's happening: the other unit is keeping her happy. They let her stay in bed and they feed her pain medication. If any complications are brewing no one knows, because they are...
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    Predatory New Grad Contracts

    TriciaJ replied to CreamCheeseRangoons's topic in General Nursing

    I do believe new grad contracts are predatory. I think most new grads expect to work hard and be stressed and are completely unprepared for what they actually encounter. I've said this many times:...
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    Coworkers Opening Patient Windows During Inclement Weather

    TriciaJ replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Well, thanks Davy. Actually, the reason I took a hiatus is because of exactly what you described: someone reads something they disagree with, ask the poster angry challenging questions that are...
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    The Hard-Partying, Rock-Obsessed Nurse Practitioner At The Center Of A Massive Opioid Bust

    TriciaJ replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    I read only about halfway through and that was enough for me. The guy sounds a little unhinged at baseline and quickly got sucked in by his own publicity. Give people their drug of choice and...
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    Yale Nurse Replaces Fentanyl Vials with Saline

    TriciaJ replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    My feeling. I'm sure there were events leading to her addiction; it rarely happens in a vacuum. But becoming addicted is not like being diagnosed with MS or something else that people find...
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    How many jobs have you had in your career?

    TriciaJ replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I spent the first 15 years of my career working in different psych facilities: 3 years, 2 years, less than a year, 7+ years. The job changes were usually in response to moving around a lot in my...
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    Coworkers Opening Patient Windows During Inclement Weather

    TriciaJ replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    So you're glad I'm back even though I'm boring and predictable? Did you predict when I'd come
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    Coworkers Opening Patient Windows During Inclement Weather

    TriciaJ replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Pranksters need to have a come-to-Jesus experience or they need to go down the road. A place full of vulnerable people is no place for pranks. What's next - swapping
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    climate change and nursing

    TriciaJ replied to sabrinar's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If you want to understand a problem better, it might not be by finding out who suffers from the problem. It might be more enlightening to find out who benefits. Follow the
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    Coworkers Opening Patient Windows During Inclement Weather

    TriciaJ replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have staff meetings? Maybe this should be brought up and staff members asked to please not open the windows when the weather is bad. It probably won't do any good, but might be a start....
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    Yale Nurse Replaces Fentanyl Vials with Saline

    TriciaJ replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    I don't want to squeeze any blood from anyone. I don't want to speculate on how well anyone can think, but it does take a certain amount of planning to take vials home, replace the medication, glue...
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    Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    TriciaJ replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    If you did the math, you would be very surprised at how fast the little things add up. (There are a few good reasons to lose a Pepsi a day habit.) It was very good advice to speak to a financial...
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    Yale Nurse Replaces Fentanyl Vials with Saline

    TriciaJ replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    The title of this thread refers to stigma preventing an addicted nurse from getting help. In other words, if we all had more compassionate attitudes about addiction, would this nurse have sought help...
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    My Instructor Used To Be My Nurse

    TriciaJ replied to hikeclimb44's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I would wait until further along in the semester before deciding what to do. Give yourself a chance to get to know your instructor better before discerning motives. Once you get a better...
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    I think I’ll be fired and I really do need to vent my fears

    TriciaJ replied to direw0lf's topic in General Nursing

    I predict that nothing will come of this (if it hasn't already) and the charge nurse suddenly starts being nicer because you stood up to her. (This is how bullies roll.) For your own sanity, try...
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    What is up with the level of entitlement?

    TriciaJ replied to sofla98's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly this. Whatever happened to an honest day's work at something that is genuinely needed? We all need plumbers and painters and nurses who actually nurse. We don't have that much need for...
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    Happy New Year to allnurses!

    TriciaJ replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I had a male coworker who kept an engagement ring in a safety deposit box. Every so often he would meet the love of his life and the engagement ring would see the light of day for awhile. Then,...
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    Tell me I'm being too literal

    TriciaJ replied to imintrouble's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It's going to be time-consuming, but I'd submit an incident report for EACH day you do not have the equipment specified in the policy. The written policy is to cover their *** when someone gets...
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    Indigenous woman films Canadian hospital staff berating her before death

    TriciaJ replied to Pollyesther's topic in Nursing News

    Has there been an investigation? What were the findings? At first glance I thought this might be something egregious and it may very well be. But protests and interviews with people who don't know...
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    What Do You Miss About Nursing?

    TriciaJ replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

    Well, it was mostly important for the paycheque. Now that I'm getting a paycheque to stay home, why would I schlepp out? Yes, I enjoyed nursing. Probably since I had to do something anyway,...