TriciaJ RN

Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory

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    Patient Abuse/Nepotism

    TriciaJ replied to Ethical_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Calls to the BON are anonymous. I would still do that. They will start an investigation that does not depend on the cooperation of
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    Patient Abuse/Nepotism

    TriciaJ replied to Ethical_RN's topic in General Nursing

    You need to make a call to the BON. Yesterday. I would find a new job, then rattle all the cages I could think of. Call the family members of the abused patients. Find a friendly media outlet....
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    Student nurse here. Am i going to be a bad nurse??

    TriciaJ replied to mrnurse543210's topic in General Nursing

    That's it. You've got it. Every procedure: check the order; check the patient. ALWAYS use 2 identifiers: the patient's name and either the birthdate or the medical record number. Never go by the...
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    I HATE nursing school. Now what?

    TriciaJ replied to namaB's topic in General Students

    It sounds to me like you are in a crappy school. Put your head down, trudge ahead and make it through. Your career will be what you make it and you will have many options. Find a way to break down...
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    Unfair Clinical Evaluations

    TriciaJ replied to guest723's topic in General Students

    I think in a lot of cases when the nurses address students they get defensiveness and lack of receptivity. They don't get paid enough to deal with that, so their MO is just to report any concerns to...
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    Help me pick!

    TriciaJ replied to Sbhayes09's topic in General Nursing

    Taking any kind of nursing position will not make you "less of a nurse". I don't know where that mentality comes from; it seems rather ubiquitous at the moment. Whichever position you choose, you...
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    I'm a nurse, and believe it or not, I want to be a tech/assistant

    TriciaJ replied to Uhs_769's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a wonderful CNA who had actually graduated from nursing school in the Philippines. She decided not to get a US nursing license and got a CNA certification instead. She was great to...
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    Consequences?

    TriciaJ replied to ConcernedBystander's topic in General Nursing

    If the doctor is authorizing prescriptions without ever seeing the patient, then s/he is in hot water. Maybe he's hoping if he gets caught he can throw the nurse under the bus. If the nurse is doing...
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    Just be professional, period.

    TriciaJ replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    Your manager wants to turf the responsibility but keep the authority. You get to be the bad cop while she gets to remain winner of the popularity contest. Tell her you'll be happy to take on some...
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    When Should I Retire? My Struggle

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I was ready to retire a year before I actually did, then I hung on by the nails. Too many hobbies and interests sat on the back burner for far too long. Now I'm up to my neck in elderly...
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    Wrong document being scanned in to the wrong chart

    TriciaJ replied to allyyy's topic in General Nursing

    You go to work tomorrow and ask your charge nurse "Is there any information on how I managed to switch the strips? I thought I was being careful and I've been really disturbed about this." This...
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    Unfair Clinical Evaluations

    TriciaJ replied to guest723's topic in General Students

    You will find your average counts for very little in the scheme of things, unless it's already so low you are in danger of failing. After you graduate and pass NCLEX, no one will care much about your...
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    Spouse of nurse

    TriciaJ replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    I think you've got several simultaneous problems that have gotten all balled up into one. 1. You have a job that sucks. Literally. It's sucking your health and your soul. 2. You have health...
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    Petty and not proud of it

    TriciaJ replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    Haha! When I read that I was thinking how fun it would be to make it more specific: "Review appropriate use of apostrophes" or "Use multiplication table
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    Freaking out

    TriciaJ replied to Nursemomo3816's topic in School

    ? Thank you for giving me another reason for being glad not to have kids. To think that's the school system I would have had to send them to. *Off-topic rant over. Carry
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    Which job would you take?

    TriciaJ replied to unbalanced's topic in General Nursing

    One way to calculate: take how much you'd make in one day and factor in the commute times. Job #1: 12 hr x 45. = $540. With a 1 hr commute each direction your workday is actually 14 hrs. 540/14 =...
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    Called Down to HR

    TriciaJ replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I love that you don't back down, Davey. Don't forget, you were assaulted. I would find some way of milking that. Maybe get a doctor to diagnose you with a mild case of PTSD and then file a...
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    Cleaning patients after bowel movements.

    TriciaJ replied to Kidsrablast's topic in General Nursing

    Something I don't think was mentioned here: If it's truly a hellacious mess, put on a patient gown over your scrubs before starting the cleaning process. You'll be glad you
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    I've Been Employed at 7 Facilities as a New Grad RN

    TriciaJ replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    At least so far the OP has been able to land jobs. I'm reminded of a certain person who had 30+ rejections from the same hospital, after failing her new grad orientation. She'd come on here and say...
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    My nursing career has been a failure

    TriciaJ replied to Hangin'On,RN's topic in General Nursing

    Just reading this made me breathe a sigh of relief for you. There is no feeling like shutting off the buzzing in your brain and following your gut. Please keep us posted if you feel so
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    Integrity - Should I say something

    TriciaJ replied to MickyMb2's topic in General Students

    Think of it this way: someone who does all the things you described is already ruining her own life. By keeping quiet, you are allowing her to possibly ruin someone else's. Maybe she needs to work a...
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    Is 63 to old to start nursing school?

    TriciaJ replied to Mallory Sunset's topic in General Students

    My immediate response was "Oh, hell no!" I retired at 58 after 37 years of nursing. I can't imagine doing now what I did all those years. Then I read your post where you're currently working 12 hour...
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    Words of Guidance to New Nurse

    TriciaJ replied to MiladyMalarkey's topic in General Nursing

    You probably already know this, but do not cut corners with medication administration. Look at every medication 3 times before you actually give it, practice the 5 rights and ALWAYS scan or eyeball...
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    Echolalia

    TriciaJ replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    The last patient I saw with echolalia had been transferred to psych from a medical floor for "psychosis". She was worsening despite receiving repeated doses of Trilafon. When she arrived on the unit...
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    My nursing career has been a failure

    TriciaJ replied to Hangin'On,RN's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, please stop describing yourself as a loser. Fifteen years with more than the usual vicissitudes of nursing when you'd already realized it wasn't the career for you - that shows amazing...