TriciaJ RN

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    Terminated

    TriciaJ replied to yournurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    It is sad, and it's even sadder when people get hung up on things like who said what to whom. I've known people who were devastated to have been terminated, then gone on to find a better job than the...
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    I've had enough.

    TriciaJ replied to MBar1's topic in General Nursing

    I second all of the above. Please see your doctor and get referrals for further care. Labels don't define you; they put a name to what you're experiencing. Meanwhile, your only goal should be to...
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    Older Doctor doesn't think nurses should be in charge

    TriciaJ replied to angeloublue22's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not completely against a hierarchical structure; doctors do have more education and responsibility. (Ever had a CNA who wanted to run his own program? Exactly.) However, no one has license to...
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    HELP New grad job dilemma

    TriciaJ replied to TampaNursing's topic in General Nursing

    If you're really leaning toward the 2nd job offer, you can always try leveling with them. Let them know you have a written job offer from another hospital, and unless hospital #2 can put theirs in...
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    Is it normal to be so tired on days off after working 3 12s?

    TriciaJ replied to FNPStudentLife's topic in General Nursing

    What other peoples' bodies will happily do might not work for you. I did 2 stints of 12 hour shifts in my whole career; both times when I was being precepted and had to be on my preceptor's schedule....
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    Passive Aggression is Harmful to Your Health

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

    No, it's not indirect. It's PASSIVE. Eye-rolling requires action. Making a caustic remark is an action. Passive-aggressive is when you DON'T do something that you really should, and the reason for...
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    Passive Aggression is Harmful to Your Health

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

    I think it would have been helpful to clearly identify what constitutes passive aggressive behaviour. There is a lot of misinformation on the subject, evidenced by the frequent use of the term on...
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    Nursing School Forces Retake of Passed Courses

    TriciaJ replied to malenurseNTX2019's topic in General Students

    I agree with not.done.yet about trying to retake the courses at a different school. I don't know how feasible that would be for you. If your school is pulling shenanigans, then they won't profit...
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    Snowflakes

    TriciaJ replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I've wondered that myself. The downside of snowflakism is the sense of entitlement and the inability to tolerate feedback. The upside would be the unwillingness to tolerate the perennial crap. The...
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    The End of An Era

    TriciaJ replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I retired a year ago and stayed on as a temp. However, I did very little temp work and recently resigned altogether. It was a bit hard to let go, but I have no lingering regrets. I plan to keep my...
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    Should I Go Right Into Psychiatric Nursing?

    TriciaJ replied to khepting's topic in General Students

    1. If you use the QUOTE button when responding to a post, we'll know to whom you are responding. 2. This is completely pedantic of me, but please learn the difference between loose/lose and...
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    41 yr. old business executive going to Nursing School

    TriciaJ replied to ESP808's topic in General Students

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    How can I handle this

    TriciaJ replied to Flossy73's topic in General Nursing

    This says it perfectly. Managers should never call anyone in based on someone else's complaint. They set themselves up to be manipulated and then don't understand why they have a morale problem....
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    41 yr. old business executive going to Nursing School

    TriciaJ replied to ESP808's topic in General Students

    A thousand likes to
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    41 yr. old business executive going to Nursing School

    TriciaJ replied to ESP808's topic in General Students

    Here's another thing that needs to be considered: When you have a M-F desk job, you can take for granted that you can go to anything. Weddings, funerals, graduations. Bridge club, garden club,...
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    How can I handle this

    TriciaJ replied to Flossy73's topic in General Nursing

    If you let everyone pick their own assignment, and you can count on them to make life easy on themselves, then there's a reason the charge nurse does the patient assignments. A nurse can request a...
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    Life's little irritations...

    TriciaJ replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, my first thought was: Does he have the hots for Pixie? The presence of his wife notwithstanding? And he's a decent guy so he doesn't know how to handle it? And Davey, maybe you need to...
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    41 yr. old business executive going to Nursing School

    TriciaJ replied to ESP808's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry, too, but my first reaction is "Oh, hell no." I graduated in my early 20s, when I had a strong body and high BS tolerance. My career has been good to me, but it cost me a lot, too. I've...
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    Unsafe staffing with 4:1 ICU ratios 8:1 on floor.

    TriciaJ replied to cmueller's topic in General Nursing

    I just can't even get my head around this. I just
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    The Big Chill

    TriciaJ replied to beachynurse's topic in School

    Did she really order the "wrong" size? There may have been method to her madness. You may find yourself re-ordering the same size when they run
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    Unsafe staffing with 4:1 ICU ratios 8:1 on floor.

    TriciaJ replied to cmueller's topic in General Nursing

    There are a lot of factors, and the previous posts have hit on all of them. 1. Yes, the bean-counters think assembly-line "care" is a wonderful thing. If they get sick, themselves, they will find...
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    Extreme nurse burn out need help please

    TriciaJ replied to NURSEJSS's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. What are they going to do, fire her? Fine. They can deal with wrongful dismissal along with their grievance. Then OP can collect retro pay for days she would have taken off anyway....
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    Holiday Bonus

    TriciaJ replied to sunnyskies9's topic in General Nursing

    4 pc See's candy? The box would be worth more than the
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    Extreme nurse burn out need help please

    TriciaJ replied to NURSEJSS's topic in General Nursing

    How long have you been working at Bottom End of Hell General? From this point you go into survival mode. Use up every nanosecond of time off coming to you. Put in your 2 week notice and no more....
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    questionable IM injection

    TriciaJ replied to guest974915's topic in General Nursing

    He still has 2 arms. It would have been a lot faster to give two 2 ml shots simultaneously than to inject 4 mls of syrup. Also very unlikely that a restrained patient would be receiving a depo...