TriciaJ RN

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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think anyone is letting Vanderbilt off the hook. You say they used Epic. Sounds like you worked there AFTER the vecuronium incident. Can you see now why they are completely wigged out about...
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    Is this insubordination? How do I deal with this PSW?

    TriciaJ replied to guest1048932's topic in General Nursing

    I'd "like" the above post but I'm maxed out on allowed "reactions for the
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with above; the prosecution will likely call nurses to the witness stand to testify about standards of care and what could be reasonably expected of a prudent nurse. If you look up definitions...
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I just looked up Tennessee law on reckless homicide and criminally negligent homicide. I also read the report posted on page 14 of this thread. All factors considered, the State of Tennessee...
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    Is this insubordination? How do I deal with this PSW?

    TriciaJ replied to guest1048932's topic in General Nursing

    If you're a CNA who's in the process of applying to or attending nursing school, I imagine the nurses at your work are usually glad to answer questions and show you things, time permitting. But...
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The link was posted in one of the earlier posts. Page 1 or 2, I think. (Correction: page 14. Didn't realize it was that far in.) It certainly did blow my mind. No, it wasn't a tragic error...
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    1. Ask the charge nurse: is there anything specific I need to know about Versed? 2. Do a quickie look-up on whatever resource I have on hand 3. LOOK at the med I've pulled and make damn sure...
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    Becoming too thin skinned?

    TriciaJ replied to CariLynn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    On the surface, it does sound as though the facility and the school overreacted. Self-righteous huffing and puffing are the current norm. However, none of us was there so we really don't know what...
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    Hospitals That Hurt Good Staff's Morale

    TriciaJ replied to rnsteph87's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Five litres of fluid? WTH? Glad you're out of
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    Nurse Bullying

    TriciaJ replied to amanda.sheerene's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I thoroughly agree with the previous posters. We need to be entering the workplace with our focus on how we handle ourselves and how we treat others, how we respond to feedback, constructive and...
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    Hospitals That Hurt Good Staff's Morale

    TriciaJ replied to rnsteph87's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree that most hospitals try to have one-size-fits-all staffing policies, but your hospital sounds especially bad. I think Orca is on the right track; this ship is sinking and you have to decide...
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    When we don't even bother to look at the medication we are giving the patient, we SHOULD know that we are possibly killing the patient. That should be uppermost in our heads any time we give any...
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, this is the part I have the hardest time getting my head around. The standard is to look at each med 3 times: 1. before putting your hand on it 2. when it's in your hand to make sure you have...
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    "LPNs are glorified CNAs"

    TriciaJ replied to nursetnc's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Any time someone makes a disparaging remark about nurses I suspect at some point in their lives they wanted to be a nurse. I've heard more bs stories about people who couldn't complete nursing school...
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    Worsening Health, Considering Resignation

    TriciaJ replied to Serhilda's topic in General Nursing

    My last job was Student Health. I do recommend it. The money wasn't the greatest but the bennies were just fine. Regular hours. Holidays off. Interesting work, but not crazy fast or stressful....
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I think the hospital is as culpable as the nurse. For those who think it's an honest error that any one of us could make, and her guilty conscience should be punishment enough: would...
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    1. She didn't know she had vecuronium. 2. She bypassed all the other safety measures. 3. There wasn't another nurse in the area. Nope. The patient would still be
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Flipping burgers is one option. By your logic, no nurse should ever lose her license since nursing is her livelihood. As far as learning her lessons, those lessons were all taught in nursing school....
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    TriciaJ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I read the original post on this and still think the problem is two-fold. Yes, the nurse certainly behaved negligently. No matter how you slice and dice it, she bypassed every safety protocol. The...
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    End of Shift Note

    TriciaJ replied to Jeniele's topic in General Nursing

    I think of it this way: when I come on duty, what would be helpful to know quickly without wading through pages of checked boxes? I would likely say something like: POD 2. Amb ad lib. Reg diet...
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    Is this insubordination? How do I deal with this PSW?

    TriciaJ replied to guest1048932's topic in General Nursing

    By the way, as a non-professional, she doesn't have a "scope of practice". She performs tasks as assigned by professional staff. Actually, this person sounds really dangerous. She seems to think...
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    Is this insubordination? How do I deal with this PSW?

    TriciaJ replied to guest1048932's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, stop telling her you did the task correctly. You don't answer to her. You need to report to the manager that this is still a problem and the employee needs to be given a specific work...
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    Over using sympathy card

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry about what you are going through. Sending you thoughts of peace, comfort and
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    Passive Aggression is Harmful to Your Health

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

    Yes. Silent treatment is definitely passive-aggressive. If she aggressively called you out on not finishing the task, at least she would be speaking and you could respond. Silent treatment is...
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    Over using sympathy card

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is where the manager needs to get involved, because it is not sustainable for one employee to carry another one indefinitely. A discussion needs to happen between the manager and the...