TriciaJ RN

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    Need ideas/suggestions for future nursing career

    TriciaJ replied to randa77's topic in Nursing Career

    A degree in healthcare administration might be your best bet and you will have to do more research to find out if it will get you want you really want. You did come on a nursing forum and present...
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    Pagan in a Catholic Hospital...

    TriciaJ replied to Kaelsdream's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Portland,
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    Accomadating patients racist request?

    TriciaJ replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this. And the term "passive-aggressive" is misused as it often is. Sending a taunting letter requires action, so it is not passive. But it is an act of
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    Accomadating patients racist request?

    TriciaJ replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    THIS is what needs to happen. And I completely agree with JKL that management needs to have and enforce a strict policy about this. It is the ultimate in poor leadership to let charge and staff...
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    Pagan in a Catholic Hospital...

    TriciaJ replied to Kaelsdream's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    To the OP: I am pagan. I worked for 6+ years in a Catholic hospital. Never had an issue. The only religious thing that happened was morning and evening prayer over the hospital intercom. I...
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    Old nurse won't retire

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Working for socialization? That floors me. I always found that work cramped my socialization style. Never could get a whole break or a break with someone I wanted to catch up with. And after work...
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    Per diem in Cali

    TriciaJ replied to baker1bv's topic in California Nursing

    I would want to make sure that per diems are even covered by the union contract. In most places and occupations, per diems are out of
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    Canadian New Grad to USA?

    TriciaJ replied to CDNtoUSA's topic in International Nursing

    I, too, went to school in Saskatchewan. Back in 1987 (before the earth's crust cooled) the Oregon BON advised me that I could take NCLEX in a neighbouring state that doesn't require CGFNS, get their...
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    Old nurse won't retire

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with letting it go at this point. OP seems very worried about Barbara, but you can't save people from themselves. If I had a nickel for every hour I spent torn up about someone else's...
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    Old nurse won't retire

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    The reason you "proudly" proclaim it to be a choice is because you are sick to death of people telling you to "just get out there" and "start meeting people" and "find some hobbies". And the old...
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    Bringing in the Boys: How to Attract More Male Nurses

    TriciaJ replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    But can you boil this down to ethnicity? The patient was approached by a group of people and told he had a certain upsetting diagnosis. The group concluded the gentleman didn't show much of a...
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    Old nurse won't retire

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    But how do we know who CHOOSES not to have a family? A lot of people make the most of the hand they're dealt, but present it to others as though it were a choice. It's called saving face. And what...
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    Old nurse won't retire

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Getting married and having children does not guarantee one won't have a lonely old age. Spouses and children can be very disappointing; sometimes they all die. All the great choice-making in the...
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    Old nurse won't retire

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It's all any of us have ever known because working makes it hard to do a lot of other things. But there are a lot of other things to do, once you're retired and have the chance. This is what we know:...
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    Aggressive family member

    TriciaJ replied to Jerez's topic in General Nursing

    I never thought he was intentionally trying to harm the nurse, but his impulsive actions could have harmed the nurse and more likely his own child. Pushing her hand was a stupid thing to do and had...
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    New nurse staying way past 9:30 pm on day shift

    TriciaJ replied to connecticut23's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That is NOT being pampered. That is being safe and being able to provide appropriate care. Your staffing should be the industry standard. Do not undermine yourself (and the rest of us) by using...
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    Thinking of quitting my new job.

    TriciaJ replied to studiousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    It speaks well of you that you were in your last job for six years. You likely developed a lot of self confidence in that time and your coworkers appreciated and valued you, hot blood and all. Now...
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    Is this LTC facility trying to take her license?

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

    Actually, according to the Joint Commission, agencies are no longer allowed to place nurses in areas where they don't have pertinent experience within the past
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    First job after LPN licensing & Being treated with disrespect!

    TriciaJ replied to Mary0000's topic in General Nursing

    Every job I ever started in my life (nursing and otherwise) I ate ****burgers for the first 6 months. Sometimes the people who gave me the roughest time at the beginning became my staunchest allies...
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    Aggressive family member

    TriciaJ replied to Jerez's topic in General Nursing

    A hand has just inserted a needle into a child's vein and is still holding the needle. If the hand is pushed at this point the needle will dislodge, causing additional injury and pain to the child....
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    Ugh- helicopter/tiger mom!

    TriciaJ replied to nmr79's topic in School

    Before taking another job, I would let admin know why this mother's behaviour is unacceptable: 1. Rude and disrespectful to you 2. Violates privacy of other children 3. Undermines the development...
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    Aggressive family member

    TriciaJ replied to Jerez's topic in General Nursing

    1. Moving a 5 year old's hand away from a knife 2. Pushing a nurse's hand that is holding a needle that has just been inserted into a child's vein How are these 2 things remotely
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    Outrageous Complaints

    TriciaJ replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    That's better than my solution. All I could think of was a condom cath with the tubing cut off and taped over
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    Walmart cashiers wearing gloves?

    TriciaJ replied to Misstika's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Unless we're talking sterile gloves used for sterile procedures, gloves protect the wearer, not anyone else. Of course they carry just as many microbes as skin. When you wear gloves for "everything"...
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    New Nurse Tips: Reality Shock and Strategies to Adjust

    TriciaJ replied to Damion Jenkins's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is very pertinent and timely advice for struggling new grads. I very much enjoyed this article. Thank