TriciaJ RN

Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory

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    Favoritism among staff

    TriciaJ replied to adhazelett's topic in General Nursing

    The new manager already has friends on the unit? Or is really susceptible to the brown-nosers? Keep a little notebook (not at work) and document each instance of what you think is favoratism. The...
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    Pain control

    TriciaJ replied to Matt8700's topic in Correctional

    Do you have regular staff meetings? This is a situation that warrants further discussion with the powers-that-be. Up till now the inmates' pain has been treated as real but now they're just taken...
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    Academic adviser says I'm selling myself short by going into nursing.

    TriciaJ replied to Wannabenurseneko's topic in General Students

    I always suspect the Ms Joneses of the world wanted to be a nurse at one time, but didn't for whatever
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    Nurse Imposters

    TriciaJ replied to Nursemccaleb's topic in General Nursing

    You can remove your tooth for all that. The problem is when you identify yourself as a dentist to other people. Then you are breaking the law. Whether you actually get prosecuted is another matter....
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    A really stupid incident

    TriciaJ replied to Tina412's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you throw any medication into a trash can? That right there is a breach of protocol no matter what kind of medication. What makes it look bad in your case is that you did this on your way...
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    Change of Shift Admissions

    TriciaJ replied to kgrivera79's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The age-old problem is hiring a staff member to fill a specific need and then constantly having that staff member "fill in" the staffing holes. I strongly suspect that there is less effort made to...
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    Nurse Imposters

    TriciaJ replied to Nursemccaleb's topic in General Nursing

    It depends how it reads in a given state's Nurse Practice Act. And no, the police wouldn't be who to call. It is reported to the BON. They would contact the employer and explain why non-nurses...
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    Nurse Imposters

    TriciaJ replied to Nursemccaleb's topic in General Nursing

    It's illegal because the state laws say it is. It doesn't matter whether you feel it's inappropriate - it's illegal. The person calling herself a nurse when she isn't is committing fraud. The...
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    Nurse Imposters

    TriciaJ replied to Nursemccaleb's topic in General Nursing

    She's not going to be "locked up like a criminal". It also doesn't matter what you "feel". This doctor's office is breaking the law and could face serious consequences. It doesn't matter whether...
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    Just grin and bear it!

    TriciaJ replied to mi_dreamin's topic in General Nursing

    "How do you think women have babies?"? Yeah, how DO they have babies - when they're
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    Memphis RN wears violently racist t-shirt to polling place when voting on Tuesday

    TriciaJ replied to klone's topic in Nursing News

    Here is the best reason I can see for firing the guy: Now that his racist views are public record, his employer faces increased liability. Suppose he has a patient of any minority and that patient...
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    coworkers calling me stupid to and in front of patients

    TriciaJ replied to direw0lf's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't matter if you're the stupidest person they ever met. It doesn't matter if you show up with a dunce hat on your head. It is not okay to trash you to patients. Not even jokingly. "I don't...
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    Increase in Ehlers-Danlos (especially hypermobility type) patients?

    TriciaJ replied to ArtClassRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is a scary extension of "Ask your doctor is *Miracle Drug* is right for you!" Now people are being allowed to self-prescribe all kinds of stuff. The plug really needs to be pulled on this...
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    Increase in Ehlers-Danlos (especially hypermobility type) patients?

    TriciaJ replied to ArtClassRN's topic in General Nursing

    Since they all come from the same school, is there any conversation between the hospital medical director and the school administration? What about the parents? Would it fall under the purview of...
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    No, you can't do that!

    TriciaJ replied to LoveMyRNlife's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked med-surg we had a nurse manager who hated getting sitters for confused people ($$$). She would actually browbeat the physicians into prescribing haldol and soft restraints. I worked...
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    "My doctor told me..."

    TriciaJ replied to angeloublue22's topic in General Nursing

    "I have hypoglycemia so my doctor told me to eat lots of sugar." My favourite one was relayed to me via a third party. A woman being treated for cancer was asked why she was still smoking. Her...
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    No, you can't do that!

    TriciaJ replied to LoveMyRNlife's topic in General Nursing

    If the family member is POA and refusing appropriate care for the patient, is it worthwhile/doable to get Adult Protective Services
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    Sexual harrassment or just an old creep?

    TriciaJ replied to CBlover's topic in General Nursing

    That's pretty much how I would do it. Give this guy plenty of not-so-subtle messages that he's barking up the wrong tree. If he still doesn't get it he needs to be told plainly that his behaviour is...
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    Wow embarrassed and really ticked off...

    TriciaJ replied to ABRN2012's topic in School

    Like Service Excellence, for
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    "You made a mistake."

    TriciaJ replied to CharleeFoxtrot's topic in General Nursing

    This one reminds me of the phone-dialing dreams I used to have. I would need to summon urgent help for some situation but couldn't get the phone to work or couldn't find the number. Thank goodness I...
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    Sexual harrassment or just an old creep?

    TriciaJ replied to CBlover's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't assume he wants more than a workplace friendship, but I also wouldn't assume he doesn't. I think I'd say something along the lines of: "I've enjoyed our workplace chats but then I have to...
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    "You made a mistake."

    TriciaJ replied to CharleeFoxtrot's topic in General Nursing

    I've been off the floor for 10 years now and I hardly have those dreams at all anymore. Maybe they just finally stop at some point. We can all
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    Unsure if this is right for me...

    TriciaJ replied to hannahkathy123's topic in Nursing Career

    Your workplace sounds like the bottom end of hell. I would start looking for the exit, especially if I was hoping to start a family. I know options might be limited but there must be some. Your...
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    Therapy dogs and Allergies

    TriciaJ replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    My best friend's grandson has 1. Hemophilia 2. Autism 3. Allergies. They were able to get a service dog to help with the autism and were hoping it could be trained to detect a beginning bleed....
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    "You made a mistake."

    TriciaJ replied to CharleeFoxtrot's topic in General Nursing

    No, that is my most frequent recurrent dream and figured prominently on a similar thread a few years back. Since neglecting a patient for a whole shift is a pretty rare occurrence, why is it such a...