TriciaJ RN

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    Terrible experience with nursing staff

    TriciaJ replied to guest1074638's topic in General Nursing

    It would probably be easier to tell the folks back home how terrible the health care system is, rather than that the boyfriend didn't quite pan
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    Nursing - Not Sure...

    TriciaJ replied to nursing327's topic in General Students

    I'm really glad you were able to talk to your instructor and your mom. It sounds like that's really taken a load off your shoulders. Wishing you all the best going
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    Terrible experience with nursing staff

    TriciaJ replied to guest1074638's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. The whole point of this forum is that we're not at work and we can blow off steam with one another. It would be interesting if the OP were to weigh in after a few days when she is feeling...
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    Terrible experience with nursing staff

    TriciaJ replied to guest1074638's topic in General Nursing

    Not only that, but I've had patients call me to perform little tasks while perfectly able family members stand by. I've had family members bring a water bottle to the nurses' station for me to fill,...
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    Terrible experience with nursing staff

    TriciaJ replied to guest1074638's topic in General Nursing

    I suddenly remember a letter shown to me by a mutual friend of a coworker who had moved from Canada to the Dominican Republic. She had married a Dominican and wrote an interesting account of having a...
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    Case discussion for Patho

    TriciaJ replied to ReconRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Who on earth thinks this stuff up? I thought my instructors were out to lunch. Why would such a person even need a nurse? He needs a urologist and a genetic counselor. Not necessarily in that...
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    Sociopathic Staff

    TriciaJ replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I had a boyfriend who met many criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder. He did buy me lovely gifts. And then expect endless accolades. And "Did you show your mom? What did she say?"...
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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

    Well, there's that. I was lucky to have been taught phonics in primary school. I know a lot of people didn't get that and it has to have made things harder. But dang - doesn't higher education have...
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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

    Amen to that. We all make occasional typos, but nothing is more cringe-worthy than seeing someone with alphabet soup after their name demonstrate the writing skills of a
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    Nursing and loneliness

    TriciaJ replied to mermer_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I do believe that. For the first 10 years of my career I worked rotating shifts with variable days off. Even if you manage to make friends with some of you coworkers, good luck being off at...
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    Staff drama

    TriciaJ replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    I'm starting to get the feeling that OP just works in a crappy place. Managers refuse to manage and the staff sound incredibly immature. Nice place to be stuck in the middle of, for no extra pay!...
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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

    Nurses need to be prepared to nurse, first and foremost. There was a time when nursing was an entry-level job. Young girls came in off the farm, were put to work scrubbing hospital floors, then...
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    Terrible experience with nursing staff

    TriciaJ replied to guest1074638's topic in General Nursing

    The statements that jumped out at me were from the original post: "It hurt my feelings so much." "I felt like the nurses hated me." 1. Most healthy adults have taught themselves not to personalize...
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    Nursing - Not Sure...

    TriciaJ replied to nursing327's topic in General Students

    If your guts are really telling you this isn't for you then of course the most sensible thing would be to decide where to go next. The fact that your parents are so stuck on the idea of you being a...
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    Staff drama

    TriciaJ replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    1. Paragraphs are your friend. Even when you're venting. 2. I second the response that taking a load while doing charge is a farce. Expecially when there is no charge differential pay. I call BS...
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    New grad Nurse quits nursing

    TriciaJ replied to lilly-may's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone can be unhappy when they find themselves in a situation that just isn't working. Many people start out in professions they thought they would enjoy but find themselves hating it. I once...
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    Is it normal that some nurses won't give out meds to their patients?

    TriciaJ replied to The0Walrus's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was with you until the part about staying in a SNF. What they really need to do is get a nice job selling shoes someplace. They deserve to find themselves making license
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    New grad Nurse quits nursing

    TriciaJ replied to lilly-may's topic in General Nursing

    Not all goals are meant to be fulfilled, or kept when they are. Circumstances change; new information comes to light or we just shed previous ways of thinking. Decision-making is so much easier when...
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    Question About HR Process & Frmr Employer

    TriciaJ replied to whydoidothisrn's topic in General Specialties

    I'd be inclined to be candid with any prospective employer. "The computer froze and I missed getting back to sign out two medications. My employer instantly terminated me for diversion, even though...
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    So Many Things Going Wrong!! PLEASE HELP ME GET A PEACE OF MIND!

    TriciaJ replied to Kiroppi's topic in General Students

    You're still a student. Forget what you see "many nurses" doing. Not all nurses are good role models and not all work places are good places to work. While you're in school, make a point of learning...
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    So Many Things Going Wrong!! PLEASE HELP ME GET A PEACE OF MIND!

    TriciaJ replied to Kiroppi's topic in General Students

    Yes. Your best policy is to 'fess up as soon as you realize you made any sort of error. The worst thing you can do is start a career of trying to cover your tracks. It doesn't work; it just makes...
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    How to take constructive criticism?

    TriciaJ replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Being new at anything is the pits. It's uncomfortable to feel stupid and to receive feedback that isn't glowing. I changed jobs and specialities a few times in my career and every time I had to go...
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    Rapid response

    TriciaJ replied to Calm and collected's topic in General Nursing

    When my MIL was dying of lung cancer, she had supplemental oxygen available to her even though she was on hospice. I never saw her short of breath, but often she requested and used the oxygen. I...
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    Health Care Professionals are targets of this scam

    TriciaJ replied to Julie's topic in Nursing News

    When I first moved to the US and obtained Idaho and Oregon nursing licenses, I immediately received a letter from the Who's Who in Nursing, inviting me to join. For $75, my name would appear in a...
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    Alberta nurses losing jobs...any thoughts?

    TriciaJ replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in Nursing News

    They're going to reduce costs without reducing care? Reduce costs by reducing nurses but not reduce care? Do these people even hear themselves? I left Alberta in 1987 but it's really no different...