TriciaJ RN

Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory

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    What’s with “researching” patients before clocking in?! Is this a standard?

    TriciaJ replied to NurseOrBust13's topic in General Nursing

    Till you get an employer who wants his bum wiped. Then you'll wish you'd saved the fifteen
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    Terrible experience with nursing staff

    TriciaJ replied to guest1074638's topic in General Nursing

    But I can debate from personal experience. The thread had taken a turn about entitled and demanding people. These are often the same people who think things should be "free". The problem is that...
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    How would you improve the nursing profession? (beyond better staffing, higher pay, etc)

    TriciaJ replied to labordude's topic in General Nursing

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    How would you improve the nursing profession? (beyond better staffing, higher pay, etc)

    TriciaJ replied to labordude's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't even notice that. I got stuck on "bachelorette"
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    Terrible experience with nursing staff

    TriciaJ replied to guest1074638's topic in General Nursing

    I clarified this before. Single payer will eliminate all the niceties that people take for granted. Not saying that single payer is superior or inferior in terms of actual quality of medical care. I...
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    Parent harassing me in clinic

    TriciaJ replied to KiddoRN73's topic in School

    I think it's really crucial that you do not allow yourself to be intimidated by this woman. The fact that admin are jumping up to intercept her and you're considering parking your car elsewhere...
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    Disrespect & Profanity

    TriciaJ replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand being told that in a shipyard or on an oil rig. In a hospital full of ailing and vulnerable people, not so much. Maybe HR will offer Clark the opportunity to explore alternate...
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    Disrespect & Profanity

    TriciaJ replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    This reminds me of a time when I was a student and had to take an elderly lady to have her leg casted. The tech kept calling her "Grandmaw" and it just set my teeth on edge. I had the greatest urge...
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    Feeling Bored

    TriciaJ replied to jellybean570's topic in General Nursing

    You feel like you need to do more? Where does that feeling come from? I think I would sit with that for a bit to see if I could get some clarity. A poster on another thread was told that leaving...
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    Do you consider an infiltrated IV a medical emergency

    TriciaJ replied to guest1074618's topic in General Nursing

    "Non-nurse manager". Pretty much says
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    Chocolate Therapy

    TriciaJ replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    The dog had spent the previous night sleeping with her head to my feet (if you get my drift). I did not enjoy the mercy of noseblindness then so it would have been very imprudent to drive with the...
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    Chocolate Therapy

    TriciaJ replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was more likely to pass out and run the car off the
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    Agency question

    TriciaJ replied to jmmh1991's topic in General Nursing

    Each hospital has its own policies. Like Davey said, best to check with HR to find
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    Canadian considering bsn in the USA.

    TriciaJ replied to Aspiringaspienurse's topic in International Nursing

    1. What are the comparative costs of the degree on both sides of the line? Will you have higher tuition for being a non-resident? Are you saying it takes a year longer to get into school in Canada?...
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    Chocolate Therapy

    TriciaJ replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    The car ride to the vet was barely survivable with all the windows rolled
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    Chocolate Therapy

    TriciaJ replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    That GI system cost me $1000 one time. A wad of grass got stuck. The farts were gag-a-maggot putrid. We got sent to the doggy gastroenterologist for an overnight and the grass was manually removed...
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    Why do you visit allnurses.com?

    TriciaJ replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I've been around long enough to have an opinion on everything and here I don't have to care if anyone wants to hear it. I do like the opportunity to help newbies navigate the world of nursing. I...
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    Chocolate Therapy

    TriciaJ replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    Why does this remind me of the beagle I used to have? Walks with her were always an adventure in not-so-fine
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    Chocolate Therapy

    TriciaJ replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    This thread reminds me of a sweet coworker I had while working psych. Quite often we'd arrive at work to be confronted with the pain-in-the-butt edict du jour. I would predictably get rather salty...
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    What would you do?

    TriciaJ replied to Hunt er's topic in General Nursing

    I would start soonish with an ADN. I know a lot of people attend nursing school later in life and do well, but I think generally it's a bit easier when you're younger. More energy, better retention,...
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    Terrible experience with nursing staff

    TriciaJ replied to guest1074638's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, no one wishes there was a fountain in the hospital lobby. They do wish it didn't take a year to get an MRI and then another year for
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    Terrible experience with nursing staff

    TriciaJ replied to guest1074638's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not arguing in favour of one system over another. My whole point was the niceties that people take for granted will be gone. All the nice stuff that our insurance companies pay for (that's why...
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    HR wants meeting or report me to BON

    TriciaJ replied to AbbeyR's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm sorry this happened to you. Nothing like false accusations from someone hoping to make a chilling example of you. It sounds to me like you've handled it admirably up to this point. You...
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    Terrible experience with nursing staff

    TriciaJ replied to guest1074638's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Single payer healthcare will not pay for all the extra niceties the American health consumer is used to. It will be a very rude awakening for some people. Here's my real life experience: my...
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    Terrible experience with nursing staff

    TriciaJ replied to guest1074638's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe. But I don't believe other countries (especially poorer ones) enjoy the same lucrative lawsuit market that exists in the US. I think it would be a long shot at best, most likely time, money...