TriciaJ RN

Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory

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    Dubious Victories

    TriciaJ replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    You may have actually saved her life just by keeping the do-gooders
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    Variation in nursing job markets

    TriciaJ replied to Ddestiny's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking that too. Is it possible these are actually decent workplaces with low turnover? You may have to take a crap job until you can get a foot in the
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    I did this so in trouble

    TriciaJ replied to Flossy73's topic in General Nursing

    Okay then. Carry
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    Seattle is Dying

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    And what happens after you feed a bear and then run out of food? Letting the situation get to the point it's gotten in cities like Seattle and San Francisco is downright dangerous. Look what...
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    Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Well it could if you kill the patient. It's really best to eyeball the med and make sure you have the one you
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    Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    We can't yet draw a comparison, because we have not yet seen the CMS report on this situation. The CMS report on the RV situation made it abundantly clear that her practice was sub-par. We have no...
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    Variation in nursing job markets

    TriciaJ replied to Ddestiny's topic in General Nursing

    I've never even been to Ohio but I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Are there a lot of nursing schools in the area cranking out grads? That's all I can think of. Hope you land something sooner...
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    Dubious Victories

    TriciaJ replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    In all fairness, I was taught many years ago that if you suspected someone of having low blood sugar, you could stick a candy between their cheek and gums. They would absorb some of the sugar through...
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    I did this so in trouble

    TriciaJ replied to Flossy73's topic in General Nursing

    I, too had trouble following this rambling post. Paragraphs certainly would have helped. It does sound as though you committed insubordination under the guise of "sticking your neck out to improve...
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    Anyone have experience working a strike?

    TriciaJ replied to WanderingVee's topic in Travel

    You're right. I think a lot of people don't get that this is an issue of ethics and that they're actually undermining their fellow nurses in achieving better working conditions. Strike workers...
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    Charting and learning

    TriciaJ replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in General Nursing

    Yes.
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    Dubious Victories

    TriciaJ replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    The guy wanted to be part of something big! He's probably one of those people who has a million stories about all the lives he's saved, or all the people he's put in their place, whatever. He...
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    Advice Needed: Do I Stay or Go?

    TriciaJ replied to GeriRN2010's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, how stressful is your job? Do you usually feel stressed at work and even after you get home? Or is this just an assumption because your blood pressure is unusually high? What is it...
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    Seattle is Dying

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    No, not the agencies profiting. They struggle with constantly having to do more with less. Who is raising the money for the agencies? How much is their cut? There's no Charity Navigator for...
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    Dubious Victories

    TriciaJ replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Not so much a victory, but I'm reminded of something that happened when I was working psych. I was walking down the hallway and about to pass a patient who was an older lady. She blurted out "Nurse,...
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    Seattle is Dying

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Labels are a good thing to be careful of. A lot of damage has been done under the guise of "compassion". Just like the deinstitutionalization we talked about earlier, that was supposed to be...
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    Graduate in May need advice as to where I should start.

    TriciaJ replied to 19Kristin's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse before I went back to become an RN. Then I went back to psych for a number of years, because like you, I felt intimidated at the thought of doing anything...
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    Advice neeeded - Taking the easy vs. the uncertain way to be a NICU nurse

    TriciaJ replied to nicunurse4's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with the others. Take the sure thing and work your way to the other things you want. Being a new grad in a new town is a lot. Moving once you feel competent will be a lot easier. You'll be...
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    Seattle is Dying

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    "Deinstitutionalization" is one of those Orwellian words that sounds like something good but is actually very sinister. It was done again in Oregon in the 1990s, lauded by social workers and...
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    Nursing fields suited for physical limitations/chronic illness

    TriciaJ replied to Watki22's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Yes, I got that from your original post. It seems you got blindsided and I'm sorry that happened to you. We've been taken to task for not being "supportive" of people who have severe health issues...
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    Canadian nurse in the states

    TriciaJ replied to sambatth's topic in International Nursing

    If that's not confusing enough, RPN in western Canada stands for Registered Psychiatric Nurse. Practical nurses are LPNs, just like in the rest of the world. The Province of Ontario is the only...
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    Does anyone else get emotionally exhausted from this job?

    TriciaJ replied to RatherBHiking's topic in School

    She doesn't seem to understand the requirements of her own job. It's extremely low-functioning of her to want to please the parent in the moment while giving no thought to the larger ramifications....
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    Did my Interview go well? Or don’t count on a call?

    TriciaJ replied to Adri1992's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking if she interviewed you on her lunch break, she must have been interested. I doubt that she would tell you her personal vacation plans or give you her card if she didn't think you were a...
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    Nursing fields suited for physical limitations/chronic illness

    TriciaJ replied to Watki22's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    We can only speak from our own personal experience. The three of us have probably close to a century of nursing, combined. We know what nursing has required of us. We are now experiencing what it...
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    What are your perspective on Mandate Fairness?

    TriciaJ replied to ashagreyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    All of the above. Next time contract negotiations roll around, that clause needs to go. Your coworker has figured out how to work around it for now, but to your detriment. If you are getting...