TriciaJ RN

Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory

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    Trigger Warning!

    TriciaJ replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    That's a bummer. My last job was in college health. There was no nursing program but I found the young people there generally renewed my faith in the future of humanity. Maybe it's not their age,...
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    Trigger Warning!

    TriciaJ replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that is the key. Name-calling and character assassinations became socially unacceptable for good reason. But if someone expresses an unpopular viewpoint, the listeners can be "triggered" and it...
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know how I want her to be found, because I don't know all the facts of the case. The CMS report shows what looks like really reckless practice - far below even the most basic standards of...
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this 100%. Being busy is absolutely no excuse to skip any of the five rights. In fact, a hectic environment makes it more crucial to take the time to get it right. Accuracy counts at...
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I don't know if anyone believes she should be found guilty, just that it's not necessarily inappropriate that she be charged. At this point we see how it plays out in court. There may be...
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    How to retain nurses?

    TriciaJ replied to old&improved's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't it drive you crazy when they keep asking the same question and the answer is obvious? Write a frickin' essay? Oh, I'd be writing an essay all right. They'd get all their answers in that...
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    Scope Of Practice Question

    TriciaJ replied to RN0313's topic in General Nursing

    What's the point of any sitter if they can't intervene? Might as well save a few bucks and just leave the patient to his own
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I know everyone has different ideas about exactly how culpable the hospital was. There are many who think that since the hospital was apparently a pit to work in (aren't most of them, any more?) that...
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Do we even know if Vandy reported her to the BON when they terminated
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Not only that, but it may well have been loaded as midazolam and already been available when she looked for it. Per her statement she looked only for
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this 100%. However our employers do keep adding on the stress and putting nurses between a rock and a hard place. Nursing schools really need to add courses on assertiveness and...
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    Insulting pay raise

    TriciaJ replied to shakeytails's topic in General Nursing

    I had worked bedside with nurses who had doctoral degrees. The one on one part is a long
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    At my last hospital job it was called the "Staffing Request and Documentation" form. I used it whenever they royally screwed us on staffing. Sometimes the blank forms would magically disappear....
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    Trigger Warning!

    TriciaJ replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    It's beyond ridiculous. Especially since it depends on the opinion. You can throw out all kinds of virtue-signalling non sequiturs as long as they are consistent with the prevailing winds. Offer a...
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    I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    TriciaJ replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    This reminds me of a nursing home I did some contract work for 10 years ago. I was chained to the med cart the entire shift. The aides who provided hygiene were to notify me of skin check results....
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    Conflict of Interest

    TriciaJ replied to Divine-LPN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I've learned over the years to be very careful of being sucked in by anyone's hard luck story. It might be completely true but impossible for you to be sure of that. Most people give you only the...
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    What should I do?

    TriciaJ replied to Thorn94's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    At this point I'm wondering if it wouldn't be worth it to talk to an employment lawyer. The expungement lawyer told you the charges wouldn't show up on a background check; if that's true it might be...
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    Fired two times and unable to get job now

    TriciaJ replied to Newstartat50's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you have bigger problems than just a tight job market. You've had previous employment problems which seem to be following you, obviously money and marital problems as well. I really...
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I understand the terminology and I know when a nurse is involved in a systems error he/she experiences a tremendous amount of guilt. (Like our previous posts about wondering if we could even continue...
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. I don't think we need to be afraid to report our errors; it's how we hold ourselves accountable. But I still can't fathom any nurse practicing the way this one did. If she is not held...
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I am completely blown away by this. The second victim was the patient's family. The nurse is a victim of her own careless practices. No effective systems in place? Well of course they're not...
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    And you read the complete CMS report before you did
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I remember setting up meds for a ward of 37 patients using little med cards and metal trays with slots and holes. We've come a long way, baby. In the past few decades, hospitals have implemented...
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    Nurse and tech communication

    TriciaJ replied to burnsie15's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This is where your manager needs to step in. If there is a lot of arguing and complaining, then someone isn't clear about something. Hopefully you have a manager who can identify the main problems...
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, not everything egregious gets treated as such. Sometimes minor things get treated as egregious when many people would agree that they are not. Many of us believe her behavioural choices were so...