TriciaJ RN

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    Tired of the Media's Portrayal of Nurses?

    TriciaJ replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Oh, and don't forget about Nurse Jackie. That one was supposed to be realistic. Of course we all snort drugs and boink on the job. Makes up for all those missed
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    Tired of the Media's Portrayal of Nurses?

    TriciaJ replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I still remember Dr Kildare, hanging off the back of the ambulance, white coat flapping in the breeze... You would think in this day and age, they'd learn to be a bit more realistic. Even Doc...
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    Totally Stressed

    TriciaJ replied to Hishands66's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You just gave yourself a good reason to know your limits. You cannot do everything for everyone. No matter how much you want to. I agree with the above poster: report the incident to your...
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    Being asked to sign on treatments not done

    TriciaJ replied to puppypower's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Your employer won't staff appropriately, but tells you flat-out to falsify charting. Get out now. If any of your charting is found to have been falsified, the facility will hang you out to dry....
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    Tired of the Media's Portrayal of Nurses?

    TriciaJ replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I've seen a lot of ICU pts on TV lately, hooked up to about 20 monitors and the room full of concerned family members. But no nurse anywhere. At
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    Stupid mistakes

    TriciaJ replied to New picu's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Many hospitals have policies in place to prevent just this type of error. 1. No verbal orders. As a previous poster said, if they can say it, they can write it. Telephone orders have to be...
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    Not using an Alcohol swab before injections

    TriciaJ replied to newgrad1988's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm not even sure he knew I was a nurse. Someone remarked that I should have told him the infection control coordinator was my aunt. (She isn't, but it might have gotten a fun
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    Not using an Alcohol swab before injections

    TriciaJ replied to newgrad1988's topic in Patient Medications

    I vaguely remember a study done years ago that supposedly showed alcohol swabs are of minimal value. Apparently, alcohol doesn't kill that many bugs. I haven't seen any recent studies, but we're...
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    SCOTUS

    TriciaJ replied to OC_An Khe's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The fact that there aren't a lot of good jobs out there means you are in less of a position to dictate your terms, not more so. Because you can't easily find a good job somewhere else does not oblige...
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    SCOTUS

    TriciaJ replied to OC_An Khe's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thanks for the clarification. It is surprising to me that this doesn't change the cost of healthcare. Do the providers in Texas still pay the same liability premiums as elsewhere? It would be an...
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    SCOTUS

    TriciaJ replied to OC_An Khe's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The ACA was a good general idea, but poorly thought out. ("You have to pass it to know what's in it.") The biggest flaw is it does nothing to address the biggest costs in health care (hint: tort...
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    SCOTUS

    TriciaJ replied to OC_An Khe's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    By the way, I do think they're misinformed about Plan B and the IUD. But it's still their
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    SCOTUS

    TriciaJ replied to OC_An Khe's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    They're not dictating your reproductive choice. They're just not paying for it. You can use whatever method you choose; I'm pretty sure it's illegal for them to ask what type of birth control you...
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    Have you ever puked/fainted/etc at work?

    TriciaJ replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    I came close to fainting in nursing school while watching an infant circumcision. The little guy was strapped to the hard plastic circ board and given brandy through a nipple. Then he screeched his...
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    Nurses don't save lives....WHAT?

    TriciaJ replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    That's right. On TV they do it all the time. That's what you were referring to,
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    Nurses don't save lives....WHAT?

    TriciaJ replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Tell him "That's right. The poor ones don't save many. Are you just saying what kind you're planning to
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    O'Donnell on TV thanks nurses

    TriciaJ replied to herring_RN's topic in Nurses Rock

    Was he really praising nurses? Or going on about how HE gave his nurse a thank you card in a sealed envelope? Maybe he's good at reporting news, but this story was all about himself, and pretty...
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    Open up....Spoonfed report

    TriciaJ replied to ICURN3020's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ab...dom..in..al... Can't even abbreviate the usual diagnoses? This speaks to level of functioning and could be a huge performance issue. If her thinking is that cumbersome and methodical, how...
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    O'Donnell on TV thanks nurses

    TriciaJ replied to herring_RN's topic in Nurses Rock

    Nice he appreciates nurses, but I never heard so much self-absorbed blithering. Who listens to this guy? And
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    Open up....Spoonfed report

    TriciaJ replied to ICURN3020's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Please ask your charge nurse and nurse manager to help you problem-solve this. Make it their responsibility for you to get out on time. This controlling coworker needs to be their problem, not...
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    NEW GRAD QUIT JOB

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

    New nurses get thrown to the wolves because hospitals view them as fresh meat. From what you describe, I'd say get out now. This job is taking a terrible toll on your health. At this point it...
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    I Need some kind of RN Career Counselor

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse J1112's topic in General Nursing

    OR was the first thing that came to my mind. Fast-paced and no patient or family bs. (Surgeons, on the other hand...) But there seem to be a lot of opportunities in that area, unless I'm behind the...
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    The Worst Hospital Visitor I've Ever Seen

    TriciaJ replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It probably wasn't the social worker's responsibility. In 30 years of nursing (in 2 countries), I've discovered that hardly anything
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    Personal issues while a student?

    TriciaJ replied to atmosphericmelody's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    You have a lot on your plate for any student, never mind coping with a medical issue. I really think for you to succeed at nursing school (and being a nurse) managing your condition needs to be your...
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    The Worst Hospital Visitor I've Ever Seen

    TriciaJ replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, the patients in the adjacent beds should have had a lot to tell the Press-Ganey people about what kind of hospital they were