TriciaJ RN

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    Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    TriciaJ replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Please do more research and check your premises. It's very glib to say that your hospital will protect you. I've seen far too many employers set up their employees and then hang them out to dry....
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    Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    TriciaJ replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    Uh,
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    Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    TriciaJ replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yeah, they will. Trust
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    Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    TriciaJ replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    Haven't you learned by now? No thread is complete without the more-compassionate-than-thou
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    Me... Me... Me: A Sense of Entitlement

    TriciaJ replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    How do you make a culture more positive? By learning to see the humour in every situation. That's what this thread is. When people vent to one another, they are more able to start seeing the funny...
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    YES! Nurses Rock! BUT...

    TriciaJ replied to Code Red's topic in Nurses Rock

    You can remember when nurses were team players? Based on what? When you do finally become a nurse, see if you can exemplify all the things you listed. You might want to revisit your post...
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    Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    TriciaJ replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have always believed that the physical help we get on this earth are manifestations of God, Universe, however you conceptualize the higher power. When someone says, "You didn't heal me; God did" I...
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    Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    TriciaJ replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Interesting part: when she wasn't talking about religion, she was talking about sex, what she did with her husband in lurid detail. I wasn't the least bit interested in hearing about this either but...
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    Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    TriciaJ replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When they tell you God has healed them, just say "You're
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    Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    TriciaJ replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Whenever I'm around the "I'm so great" people, I inwardly laugh at them. I also feel a bit sorry for them, because it's going to really suck when the Universe inevitably boots them up the bum....
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    Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    TriciaJ replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    She's new to your facility? Then she'll get her REAL orientation after she's annoyed enough people with her routine. Maybe she's just nervous and trying to impress
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    advice ..I'm freaking out

    TriciaJ replied to fms2004's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm curious to know what kind of an orientation you received. Did you have any mentoring, or did you just get thrown to the wolves? Is there anyone among your coworkers who could take you under...
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    Need advice

    TriciaJ replied to missdee2122's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    From your post, I'm really having a hard time understanding what happened. It seems you gave a pain med that was actually ordered for the pt, but for some reason was to be withheld? And when you...
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    Disabled seems to have some new meaning!

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

    Those who receive assistance legitimately should be especially disgusted by those who scam the system. They waste money that could help people who genuinely need it. They make everyone wonder who is...
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    Would You Be Willing to do This?

    TriciaJ replied to westieluv's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    "Why do you want to change jobs?" "Because the relentless 15 hr days are a danger to the safety of my patients and myself." Most employers understand wanting to get out of a genuinely bad situation....
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    What makes a COB crusty?

    TriciaJ replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Once I overheard a friend of my mother wondering "what nurses do all day" since beds don't have to be hand-cranked anymore. (I catch up on my reading, what else?
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    Handling rude co workers

    TriciaJ replied to TurtleN84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When people are behaving like silly adolescents, I find a lot of power in being the calm adult: "Is there a reason you just rolled your eyes at me? Are you aware that you do it a lot? Perhaps you...
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    Out of control visitors

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

    You know those children weren't being raised by wolves; the wolves would be doing a better
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    I. Just. Can't....

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

    What's the point of having an advanced directive if your nitwit family members can override it? Shame on hospital administration for caving in to such stupidity. Their duty was to their patient, not...
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    I caused skin tear

    TriciaJ replied to Purple_roses's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I was working in LTC when a CNA caused a skin tear while putting TED hose on a pt. That pt's skin was so fragile, and she did not have edema, so I thought the TED hose did more harm than good. But...
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    Pt having a "friend" over for "special nursing care"

    TriciaJ replied to delphine22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you. There's a lot of that on AN - people getting slammed for their opinions. The ones doing the slamming are always the ones claiming to be "tolerant" and "non-judgmental". Every. Single....
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    Pt having a "friend" over for "special nursing care"

    TriciaJ replied to delphine22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's called "performance art". People who engage in sexual activity in places where they are likely to be seen by others are doing it for the "audience". They're probably not this randy at home;...
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    Medical Assistants being called nurses

    TriciaJ replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    She was LAST licensed in Florida in 1998. Unless Florida issues 20 year licenses, it has probably expired. Unless she has an active license in the state where she is working, she cannot legally...
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    Nurses with worse spelling than mine are laughable.

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

    Thank you so much for this thread. I'm constantly resisting the urge to correct language errors made by supposedly educated people. One of my pettest peeves: mixing up I, me and myself. "She spoke...
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    Second Semester Nursing Student Educates Staff

    TriciaJ replied to mclennan's topic in Nursing Humor

    I think "Emily" posts on this site quite often. She is always reminding us to be compassionate and treat others as we want to be treated. She is prompt to point out all the errors in our thinking....