TriciaJ RN

Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory

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    Dealing with Students in Clinicals: What would you like to see?

    TriciaJ replied to bsf312's topic in General Nursing

    This story explains why so many new grads complain about drowning. This school sounds like a diploma mill. Ditto a previous post about "...students don't take
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    Dilemma - What To Do, What To Do

    TriciaJ replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Your application seems stuck in a dead zone. I would worry less about annoying people who aren't giving you the time of day, and find a way to get your application in front of more eyeballs. Good...
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    New Nurse, morality question.

    TriciaJ replied to car48's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    And that's why you shadow. To help decide whether this workplace would be a good fit. If you were in OP's position, based on what you wrote, I would recommend you not accept this position. The OP...
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    Help! Tested positive

    TriciaJ replied to Jaybird82's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Tell the truth and you don't have to worry who believes you. Copping to something you didn't do in hopes of making things simpler ALWAYS backfires. You've been given good advice. Either there's...
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    Back on med/surg after 15 years

    TriciaJ replied to unknownjulie's topic in General Nursing

    I can relate. I went to med-surg relatively late in life. I remembered (from nursing school) when every surgical wound got a sterile dressing change, med carts were wheeled around (before that there...
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    New Nurse, morality question.

    TriciaJ replied to car48's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    And this is why you shadow. To see up close how they do things and decide whether it's somewhere you want to work. If you do take the job, you know the right way to do things and you can tell your...
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    Coming in late with a weird question

    TriciaJ replied to Flare's topic in School

    I used to work with a lot of them. We called them
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    Left job to safeguard my license - what "reason" to add on new applications?

    TriciaJ replied to KatiejonD's topic in School

    I completely relate to the correctional facility scenario. But I would bag the "seeking professional growth" routine. I would say "I clashed with admin over the handling of a medical emergency." They...
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    I'm lost. I want to quit nursing.

    TriciaJ replied to Amdecl6's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking psych. You like to spend time getting to know your patients personally and helping them over the rough spots. You might find psych to be your niche. I enjoyed it for 15 years and it...
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    Case Study: Why Is She Having Hallucinations? The Mystery of The Dog in A Fedora

    TriciaJ replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

    Not peeing blue or anything? Porphyria or other metabolic
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    Working in MedSurg with ONLY RNs...

    TriciaJ replied to newgradnurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    In eastern Canada an RPN is a registered practical nurse. I don't know why they used Registered instead of Licensed like everywhere else. To add to the confusion, in western Canada, an RPN is a...
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    Dealing with Students in Clinicals: What would you like to see?

    TriciaJ replied to bsf312's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to that. I got a lot of mileage as a student by making the most of my "downtime" (something unheard of once you graduate). When my fellow students were giggling in corners because they didn't...
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    Hot Cheetos are a public health menace

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I thought the original post was a wry look at a typical ED scenario and a snapshot of society today. I really didn't think the patient and her family themselves were being laughed at. I took this as...
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    Anyone Else have to Sub in classrooms??

    TriciaJ replied to rnknsn's topic in School

    If you're going to sub a class and get sick kids sent to you in the classroom, tell them you expect TWO paycheques for the day. By the way, do you have a union? Start planning now for the next...
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    Anyone Else have to Sub in classrooms??

    TriciaJ replied to rnknsn's topic in School

    What happens when YOU'RE sick? Does the custodian have to play nurse? If the custodian is absent, does the principal clean the bathrooms? Are all the occupations interchangeable or just
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    New nurse and I had a breakdown at work

    TriciaJ replied to KB4848's topic in General Nursing

    You might very well be able to do nights if you could get some damn sleep. But being expected to stay up all night and all day and then all night again is just nuts. Nurses used to do that until...
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    Home health rn, does this sound right?

    TriciaJ replied to ZandZmommyRN's topic in Home Health

    I've never worked home health but it's not unusual for employers to mistake their employees for indentured servants. Many managers love the idea of having people at their beck and call. This is...
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    Fired for taking vacation

    TriciaJ replied to cyc0sys's topic in General Nursing

    Right. On. You can't buy your life
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    New grad bedside nursing disappointment

    TriciaJ replied to KWRN29's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A few things have jumped out at me: 1. You're a new grad in a high stress area. You may have to roll with a steep learning curve, or you may have bitten off more than you can chew at the moment. 2....
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    What to do?? A whole BOX of crazy!!!

    TriciaJ replied to prettywishes's topic in General Nursing

    If she's willing to be this dishonest and manipulative toward you, I have a hard time believing she's following the letter of the law with the state. I would definitely call the labour board and...
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    Well, there goes our bonus!

    TriciaJ replied to T-Bird78's topic in General Nursing

    If your bonuses are based on patient satisfaction surveys, then whoever is in charge of paying them out has no intentions of doing so. Everyone knows how the public is. If peoples' poor behaviour...
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    Thinking about quitting after first day

    TriciaJ replied to SunflowerCat12's topic in General Nursing

    Well, at least it can't get any worse. Or if it does, you can walk away with a clear conscience. The other thing is that you don't have very big shoes to fill. Whatever you do should make them...
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    Recent hire... feeling trapped in current position

    TriciaJ replied to 0ldsoulss's topic in Nursing Career

    You're not really trapped. This is your first RN position and you can spend your first year just learning how to be the best nurse you can be. After the 1 year mark you can start applying for...
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    Fear of failure?

    TriciaJ replied to Swirl531's topic in General Students

    Look at all the people who have already graduated from your program. Is every one of them smarter than you? Unlikely. You got great advice from Sour Lemon. That fact that you're even worried and...
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    Sobriety and NCLEX?

    TriciaJ replied to gchooljian's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If your user name in any way resembles your real name, please change it yesterday. The mods can help you with this. I'm of the mind that if there is no medical or legal paper trail, it didn't...