TriciaJ RN

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    Radonda Vaught Fatal Error Case Timeline

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    According to the information available, including Radonda's interviews with the TBI, she stated they had not been short-staffed that particular day nor had they been particularly busy. The help-all...
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    Radonda Vaught Fatal Error Case Timeline

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I had her pegged as the golden girl who dazzled everyone with her book smarts. Your take might be more accurate, though. I also suspect her coworkers raised concerns along the way and were blown...
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    New Grad Resume

    TriciaJ replied to Maha123's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The word is "advice", when it is something that is given or sought. It is the noun and rhymes with "nice". "Advise" is the verb form, as in "to advise someone". It rhymes with "wise". The reason I'm...
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    Considering a career change from Pharmacist to Nurse (and eventually NP.. hopefully)

    TriciaJ replied to thisaintnoregularhcp's topic in General Nursing

    I think your best bet would be to talk to an advisor at the nearest university to map out an algorithm. It doesn't strike me as worthwhile to get a BSN and then go into medicine. You would likely be...
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    Thinking of leaving nursing altogether

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Mia, after the experience you've had I don't think anyone would blame you if you just got out of nursing for a while. Sounds like your husband is trying to be supportive even if you find his hovering...
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    HELLLLLLLOOOOO, Retirement !

    TriciaJ replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

    So, has your 63rd birthday happened yet? Did you get lots of
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    The new bully nurse is a "total liar"

    TriciaJ replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Go quietly about your work and make sure your care and documentation are ship-shape. Do not engage with this person any oftener that you have to and only for work-related conversations. Do not...
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    Question for Psych Nurses

    TriciaJ replied to sw0495's topic in General Nursing

    Take the shift that works best for your personal life and make it work for your professional life. Previous posters have already given you excellent advice. You will get a chance to hone your nursing...
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    How to get a Per Diem position as a graduate student

    TriciaJ replied to Sam M's topic in Nursing Career

    If you have pertinent experience in the past year, you can sign on with an agency for the most
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    Just not _____ enough

    TriciaJ replied to Nuked's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree with JKL that you've been struggling under a huge load of unusual circumstances. I think psych nights will give you a much-needed breather. The one thing about psych nights is that there...
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    Fired two months into nurse residency

    TriciaJ replied to short cake's topic in Nursing Career

    This is my big beef with nursing schools. They really don't address time management and as you have seen, it's hugely important. For this reason, a lot of employers have longer...
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    Is it time to finally do this...

    TriciaJ replied to potentialrn24's topic in Nursing Career

    Have you explored the idea of being an OR technician? Also known as a "scrub tech". You would be working in the OR without having to be a registered nurse. The program, I believe, is typically 9-10...
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    New Grad Resume

    TriciaJ replied to Maha123's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Everyone has to apply for that first job with a sporifice resume. By all means put your nanny experience on it. I would not list school clinical rotations as though they were jobs; it won't impress...
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    Doctor Denies Giving Lortab Order, Nurse Facing Discipline

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    "I'm sorry, Doctor. There isn't actually a protocol. We're working on it, but in the meantime will you please write an order?" This covers everyone's butt in the event there is a discrepancy and it...
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    Advice and tips on a phone interview with a recruiter?

    TriciaJ replied to medapop's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm sorry I only just saw this. By now you will have had your interview, for better or worse. How did it go? Were the questions as you expected, or were there some curves? Hope it went well and you...
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    TX pre-nursing student needs advice...public lewdness charge from former career as stri

    TriciaJ replied to Charlotte-'s topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I'm thinking at this point your best bet would be to contact an attorney familiar with Texas BON issues. The rest of us can only speculate on what the Board will do. Good
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    Misdemeanor hit and run case but dismissed?

    TriciaJ replied to cookie123d's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Okay. Interesting. I would still check with the Board of Nursing. If anything shows up on the court website at all, it may be an issue for them. There have been people on this forum that put time...
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    Misdemeanor hit and run case but dismissed?

    TriciaJ replied to cookie123d's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    How did you get community service if it was dismissed? Wouldn't any kind of a sentence require a conviction? Being admitted to nursing school is the least of your problems. There are schools that...
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    New nurse with 8 months experience; can I mention COVID experience in my resume?

    TriciaJ replied to gwenzilla's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Since you have only one job to put on your resume, it has to sell you all by itself. For this reason I'd list the specifics. I would certainly specify sedation titration and ventilator management and...
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    FAILED the NCLEX 3x! HOW to pass?!

    TriciaJ replied to CAgirl23's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Here's what worked for me, back in the Stone Age: Use Mosby's Comprehensive Nursing Review. It's all sample questions and will show you where you're weakest. When taking a multiple choice test: just...
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    Are most places requiring a certification for med/surg?

    TriciaJ replied to InSchool4eva20's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've never known any place where certification was necessary for being hired. But the more competetive the market is, the more it helps. Many employers will cover the cost of acquiring certification,...
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    Consider Area Change to Hospice

    TriciaJ replied to Christielhhc's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    If you feel drawn to hospice, then by all means start applying for hospice positions. Hopefully, you will get a few interviews and interviews will not obligate you to accept a position that isn't...
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    Do you recommend agency nursing for nurses going back into the field?

    TriciaJ replied to InSchool4eva20's topic in Agency Nurses

    If the agency is JCAHO accredited, they will send you only to places where you have recent experience. By "recent" they mean within the past year. The pros are that you could pick up shifts when it...
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    Doctor Denies Giving Lortab Order, Nurse Facing Discipline

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Sounds to me like a med error, based on a misunderstanding of the protocol. Review the protocol and figure out what you missed. Sounds to me like it's a dicey protocol that needs to be reviewed....
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    What do recruiters want to hear about your reasons for relocation

    TriciaJ replied to guest1107684's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, the way your interview went is good information for you. I'm smelling a pit that can't hang onto staff. Asking why you're relocating is not bad in itself. They are trying to ascertain how...