TriciaJ RN

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    Health insurance that restricts employees from receiving care outside of employer owned ho

    TriciaJ replied to floatRN's topic in General Nursing

    That used to work great until Obamacare all but eliminated catastrophic coverage. I had a great plan, low premiums, covered the basics and a doable out of pocket maximum. Until I got a letter saying...
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    Health insurance that restricts employees from receiving care outside of employer owned ho

    TriciaJ replied to floatRN's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. If you don't like your choices now, see what kind of choices you get under a socialist system. The grass is usually not
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    Concierge Nursing Services

    TriciaJ replied to Ebel's topic in Private Duty

    How would this differ from private duty
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    IM Injections Given Too Low?

    TriciaJ replied to SarahMarshall12's topic in General Nursing

    I've never administered shingles vaccine but it is a subcutaneous injection. The CDC website states it is administered SC "in the deltoid" but this doesn't make sense to me. Other SC injections...
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    Pre-employment physicals: Who pays?

    TriciaJ replied to alfa-sierra's topic in Travel

    That isn't true. A negative Quantiferon negates a positive PPD. If you have a positive Quantiferon, then you do need a chest x-ray to rule out active
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    Loud Cartoons for Elderly Patients

    TriciaJ replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    No update from OP. I'm smelling a
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    Influenza vaccine

    TriciaJ replied to Grobyc82's topic in Patient Education

    Or you could argue that he is helping her with her blood pressure, diabetes and asthma and could help prevent flu if she'd let
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    IM Injections Given Too Low?

    TriciaJ replied to SarahMarshall12's topic in General Nursing

    Who gave it and what was given? I'm guessing a flu shot at an ad-hoc flu shot clinic. Some places pull in "vaccinators" who aren't nurses and are given a crash course. He really needs to see his...
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    Opposite Sex Coworker Social Boundaries

    TriciaJ replied to cyc0sys's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I was thinking. I don't think it's a trust or a marital issue. I think your wife is just worried about having a bunch of women in her home that she doesn't know very well and has little...
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    "Hallway admissions" at overcrowded ED, and professional risks of RNs talking to press

    TriciaJ replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. 15 patients per nurse; some in the hallway. I'd probably sing like a canary on my way out and look for a nice job selling shoes
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    911 call

    TriciaJ replied to waxynurse3's topic in School

    Unless the hospital gives out CT scans with their turkey sandwiches, that is the vindicator. As soon as I heard the child had been given a CT scan I would be high-fiving myself for having made a...
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    "Hallway admissions" at overcrowded ED, and professional risks of RNs talking to press

    TriciaJ replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have great faith in whistle blower protection. Remember the 2 nurses in Texas some years ago? Texas has whistle blower protection but that didn't mean the hospital couldn't try to retaliate....
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    Getting Sick as a Nurse

    TriciaJ replied to EdwardE's topic in General Nursing

    Short staffing and frequent call-outs are a self-perpetuating cycle. The only policy that will correct this is the policy where additional staff are hired and workloads are made manageable. What...
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    Poorest lack of judgment EVER!!!

    TriciaJ replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I am glad I've never had to deal with the types of situations school nurses are describing. But your post reminded me that often when I call a place of business (during business hours, no less) I get...
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    Should I go to work during the strike?

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

    Of course the supervisor can't help you with this; she's in a precarious position. She may well sympathize with the union but being management, has to tread carefully. I strongly recommend you find...
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    Loud Cartoons for Elderly Patients

    TriciaJ replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    I hadn't thought of that. My brother likes to use his phone to change channels in restaurants with TVs. I'd forgotten about
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    "Hallway admissions" at overcrowded ED, and professional risks of RNs talking to press

    TriciaJ replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Walgreen's has a better deal than that on
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    "Hallway admissions" at overcrowded ED, and professional risks of RNs talking to press

    TriciaJ replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I would definitely shun the quieter ER and go to the one where I can lie on a gurney in the hallway and share my nurse with 14 other sick people. For the compassionate quality
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    Loud Cartoons for Elderly Patients

    TriciaJ replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not ready to accuse the OP and I don't know if they've ruled out a particularly spry (and bored) resident. But you are right that law enforcement needs to be involved, and so does the state...
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    Nurses aggravating my patients.

    TriciaJ replied to WittySarcasm's topic in General Nursing

    Lying about calling a rapid response needs a big-@$$ write-up. It's probably too late now but if anyone does that to you again write an incident report. The hospital risk manager needs to get...
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    Loud Cartoons for Elderly Patients

    TriciaJ replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    If someone insists on annoying and disturbing others by doing ridiculous things, then they get fired for a ridiculous reason. What they tell a prospective employer is up to
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    Loud Cartoons for Elderly Patients

    TriciaJ replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    Well, of course you would be embarrassed to be doing such a stupid thing in the first place. But obviously this person isn't. I vote for public humiliation galore when this person is finally caught....
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    Crisis of confidence

    TriciaJ replied to Lostsoul123's topic in General Nursing

    When you've been running on adrenaline for long enough, eventually the whole fight-or-flight thing just doesn't settle down anymore. I'm guessing you have a high stress job with plenty of armchair...
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    DON constantly texting me

    TriciaJ replied to Jen and Larry's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The beautiful thing about texts is they don't need to be responded to right away. Urgent matters require a phone call. Truly urgent matters require 911 which isn't your number. While working, start...
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    The life or death squatty potty

    TriciaJ replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    On the surgical floor I used to work on, we had an IV pole with shelves, for attaching multiple pumps. I think we called it the Harley, but don't know if that was a brand name or if someone just...