TriciaJ RN

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    Falls

    TriciaJ replied to Marija1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure the facility is subjected to audits and has to show that things are done a certain way. It's a bummer when protocols change and no additional training is provided, but you're not sounding...
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    Consent Agreement for brand new nurse

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

    I did find some information online about consent agreements with the Ohio Board of Nursing. I don't know if you've already found them or found them to be helpful. It seems that most consent...
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    HIPPA?

    TriciaJ replied to hara1112's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    It's HIPAA and I sincerely doubt it. I would hope all of our medical information is better protected than for employees to be able to access it on their own devices "at their leisure" If it's that...
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    RN school while in High School?

    TriciaJ replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

    I know I'm being a crusty old bat but this is the dumbest thing I've heard in a while. It actually makes me laugh - so much push for higher nursing education, the persistent belief that if you don't...
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    Nurse dies after assault at job. She finished her shift first.

    TriciaJ replied to missmollie's topic in Nursing News

    Hospitals need to have a zero-tolerance practice (not just a useless protocol on paper) for employees being assaulted on the job. If the patient was with it enough to be discharged, he was with it...
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    5 yr Nurse Burnout

    TriciaJ replied to ambersky004's topic in General Nursing

    This is what the Work-Life Balance Pollyannas aren't getting. When ALL of your home life is spent recovering from work or preparing for it, there is literally no time or energy for anything else....
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this. Everything costs more because people expect more. One of the criticisms of Obamacare is that it did nothing to address tort
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    Hardship: none of my business or a problem?

    TriciaJ replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to suggest a Walmart parking lot, but apparently they have pulled up the welcome mat for overnight parking. At least, a lot of them have but the article I read wasn't clear about all of...
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    Is this even Legal?

    TriciaJ replied to Roda dendron's topic in General Nursing

    It's apparently psych. I once worked on a 22 bed crisis unit. Night shift was staffed by 1 RN and 1 tech. So it just depends on what other variables are present in this
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    First RN Job in Float Pool?

    TriciaJ replied to dbricson's topic in General Nursing

    It helps a bit if every unit in the hospital is set up identically. If each unit has done their own thing in terms of remodels and how things are stored, you're going to be driven nuts just looking...
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    New Grad Nurse Might Lose Job Struggling In Orientation

    TriciaJ replied to Scrubba Dub's topic in General Nursing

    OP, only you know at this point whether it's worth forging ahead in this position or time to look elsewhere. One thing, I do encourage you to take RubyVee's advice to heart whatever you end up doing....
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    The Canadian system is actually administered provincially, not federally. Each province runs its own health care industry, some are seen as better than others. Some have user fees, others not. Most...
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    Is this even Legal?

    TriciaJ replied to Roda dendron's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you get back to us and let us know how everything turned
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    Receiving respect from a new hire

    TriciaJ replied to Slipping CMA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Do not engage New Person in any more squabbles. (Also might want to stop referring to yourself and others as "girls". When you start thinking of yourself as a professional woman, you might exude...
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    canada vs us

    TriciaJ replied to Sarah Michelle Virginia DeRosier's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I would strongly advise checking out the differences between a CNA program in your state and a CNA program in British Columbia. Find out which agency would certify you in BC and would they even...
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    Is this even Legal?

    TriciaJ replied to Roda dendron's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. It was
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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

    I'm guessing those are the words you are putting in Wuzzie's mouth. NO ONE said our patients deserve an increase in risk of harm. The only thing I took from Wuzzie's position is that nurses need to...
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure. I didn't realize private insurers had such a bad track record to deny claims. The one HSA I was offered through an employer looked like a giant ripoff. Only certain things were covered,...
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Until the advent of Obamacare, I had a self-pay insurance policy. It was a catastrophic policy, with riders. Basic preventative services were covered in full, there was a fund for doctor visits that...
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    Is this even Legal?

    TriciaJ replied to Roda dendron's topic in General Nursing

    Good to know. I don't know how many days till OP is facing the shift in question, but it's worth checking out if it's even an option in one's state. It may be covered under the Nurse Practice Act....
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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

    Small, and changed room numbers would certainly be an annoying nuisance. Good thing patients all have wrist bands and all personnel who provide patient care make a point of checking the wristband...
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    Is this even Legal?

    TriciaJ replied to Roda dendron's topic in General Nursing

    No, that is where Safe Harbour comes in. That is why you develop a document stating that you gave management a heads up and are accepting the assignment under protest and will not be held responsible...
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    What would you do

    TriciaJ replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    These people pulled a classic bait-and-switch. I would feel very little obligation to them. Depending on your financial situation, I would seriously entertain quitting outright and looking for...
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    NPR's take on RV

    TriciaJ replied to ruby_jane's topic in General Nursing

    It's not inaccurate; nurses are defending her. But it gives the impression that nurses are rising up en masse. Many of us are not defending her. Neither are we condemning her, although by the many...
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    Trying to learn more about hospital/physician's office discharge

    TriciaJ replied to kik220's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is this homework? What do you mean by physican's office discharge? Do you mean post-procedure? Take a moment and think: what do you think the patient needs to be aware of, before going home? Let...