TriciaJ RN

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    Managment is TERRIBLE

    TriciaJ replied to Wish4goodstaffing's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I guess her office is the new lunch room. You have to eat outside the building? I know you're not unionized. A call to the Labour Board is in
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    Blood transfusion and Normal saline bag.

    TriciaJ replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Here's what I am sure of: you have probably spent a lot of time and money on your education so far. Do you really want to entrust your future career to random strangers on the internet? Are you...
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    Blood transfusion and Normal saline bag.

    TriciaJ replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    DISCLAIMER: If you really are a nurse, PLEASE review your facility policy and have a second RN check before hanging any blood
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    Blood transfusion and Normal saline bag.

    TriciaJ replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    No. Of course you wouldn't use D5W for patients with diabetes, electrolye imbalance or renal failure. You would use WD40. It's also helpful for patients with
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    Blood transfusion and Normal saline bag.

    TriciaJ replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    So tell us what your literature search has yielded so far and we'll tell you if our experience supports or refutes it. For the record, I've only ever run blood with D5W. Every hospital I've ever...
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    Failed NCLEX 11 times.

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

    After 11 attempts, what advice or resources can anyone come up with that she hasn't already
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    Failed NCLEX 11 times.

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

    To whom are you
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    Failed NCLEX 11 times.

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

    But some people would look for another profession. Everyone can tell you what they would do, and you can decide whether their course of action has any merit for you. On a public forum, you're going...
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    So Frustrated I want to quit nursing altogether

    TriciaJ replied to deej394's topic in General Nursing

    No kidding. Keeping managers like that on the payroll doesn't sound very
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    So Frustrated I want to quit nursing altogether

    TriciaJ replied to deej394's topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering where my old manager washed up. Still spreading hate and discontent, I
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    RN school while in High School?

    TriciaJ replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, the military doesn't just hand kids guns and send them off. There is such a thing as basic training which starts after reaching 18. Those of us who are nurses know what is required to...
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    New grad on leave with 3 kids under 3...HELP

    TriciaJ replied to nursemom24's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I think you did the right thing. So no looking back. No coulda-woulda-shoulda. Your children are small only once; there is no shortage of sick people needing to be nursed. You will find...
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    Nurse Practitioner (Mother) leaves 21 month old in car for 8 hours

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. I can't help wondering, if she wasn't "one of us" would we still have the same empathy and be discussing car seat technology? Maybe someone will find a scenario that involves a death,...
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    Falls

    TriciaJ replied to Marija1's topic in General Nursing

    Since you are unionized they do have to use progressive discipline. If they want to fire you, there has to be a paper trail. If being fired was the first time you heard anything negative about your...
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    Medical Clearance for Psychiatric Unit

    TriciaJ replied to smcRN2592's topic in General Nursing

    Psych is often a dumping ground for the people that no one else wants to deal with. I remember receiving an elderly lady from a medical unit due to "psychosis". They kept giving her perphenazine and...
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    Latest on RaDonda Vaught case

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    No we don't. The pharmacist is the second pair of eyeballs. And in a hospital, the nurse is the third
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    Nurse Practitioner (Mother) leaves 21 month old in car for 8 hours

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Supporters and haters? So if most of your empathy is for the mother, you're a supporter. And if most of your empathy is for the baby, you're a hater. What if it wasn't the mother forgetting the baby...
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    Failed NCLEX 11 times.

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

    We should encourage people to try to find out what's getting in their way of success. Doing the same thing over and over without succeeding is just loony. If I couldn't pass the NCLEX after 2-3...
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    Nurse dies after assault at job. She finished her shift first.

    TriciaJ replied to missmollie's topic in Nursing News

    And when approached by the 6 foot 250 lb person, it's amazing how fast many psychoses clear
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    Falls

    TriciaJ replied to Marija1's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it's clear your employer thought so. It really doesn't matter what anyone else thinks and you don't seem to want to know
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    Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

    TriciaJ replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in General Nursing

    ?
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    Arizona unions?

    TriciaJ replied to Thomas Murdock's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    According to a cursory web search, St Mary's and St Joseph's in Tucson voted to unionize last
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    Is this even Legal?

    TriciaJ replied to Roda dendron's topic in General Nursing

    Even though you invoke it after accepting an unsafe assignment, I would still give management a heads up that I intend to invoke it if I arrive at work to find a severely understaffed situation. Give...
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    Why don't we talk much about these scenarios?

    TriciaJ replied to Persephone Paige's topic in General Nursing

    I would stay alive first and worry about the mortgage second. I would fight dirty if need be, because it's a bad time to be worrying about your license or your job. I might still be killed, but that...
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    RN school while in High School?

    TriciaJ replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

    That makes much more sense. The term "Certified Registered Nurse" was a bit mystifying. A CNA program would be less