TriciaJ RN

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    Nurses help me

    TriciaJ replied to milo65's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm wondering, too: at what point did you realize you'd taken the wrong
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    Outrageous Complaints

    TriciaJ replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    It was his karma to get that raw potato. The ones who complain the most end up being the ones that stuff happens to. If a dinner tray is ever late or missing, for sure it will be for the patient...
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    Is this legal?

    TriciaJ replied to KJP727503's topic in General Nursing

    "I'm sorry. I couldn't possibly reconstruct records from 3 months ago and expect them to be accurate. I'm afraid if those records aren't found they'll just have to be considered lost." I'm actually...
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    Walmart cashiers wearing gloves?

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

    I don't get how it's any different from nurses who wear gloves for "everything". If we don't expect patients to get offended, why on earth would I care about Walmart cashiers? They have to handle...
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    Southern girl thinking about moving to a cold climate

    TriciaJ replied to nursetmw80's topic in Nursing Career

    The only real question for me is how do your kids feel about the whole thing? Are they okay with you being in Colorado while they finish school in Florida? Who cares for them in your absence? If...
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    PRN scale opioids

    TriciaJ replied to Emmers4's topic in General Nursing

    I thought the time range was no longer to be used. For example, suppose a med was ordered q 2-4 hrs. This means it's okay to give after 2 hours, so what does the 4 mean? Under what circumstances...
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    Ten Questions with Nancy Lee Grahn aka "Alexis Davis" on General Hospital

    TriciaJ replied to Debi Fischer's topic in General Nursing

    My mom used to say she wanted to be a nurse on Guiding Light. Those nurses never seemed to get within 20 feet of an actual sick person. They hung out at the nursing station where all their personal...
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    Ten Questions with Nancy Lee Grahn aka "Alexis Davis" on General Hospital

    TriciaJ replied to Debi Fischer's topic in General Nursing

    No. Just
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    Toxic Work Environment

    TriciaJ replied to dinah77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I cope with people like that by feeling smugly superior. They have to be gratuitously rude? Eye-rolling? That's someone else's poorly-raised teenager, not yours. Just keep on being the consummate...
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    Leaving because of coworker?

    TriciaJ replied to baRN owl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Of all the gin joints in all the world..." Very doubtful she has cleaned up her act; she has clearly found you. You need to make a report to the police, just like you should have done previously....
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    Is this legal?

    TriciaJ replied to KJP727503's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. Not even. They're asking you to cover their butts with no way to cover yours. Their mismanagement of records is not your problem and no way should you throw yourself under a bus for
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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

    Busy med-surg unit...9 patients on day shift...PEG tubes. I can't even imagine. This is definitely where "time-management" becomes synonymous with corner-cutting. The bean counters in your hospital...
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    Unethical behavior on my first day of floor orientation

    TriciaJ replied to TJMICHAEL's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, you're in a very sticky situation, assuming you've stayed with that job. It wouldn't be right to just not tell anyone about this, but as the newbie it can be argued that it's not your business to...
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    LTC nurses having to do CNA work all day

    TriciaJ replied to Kac718's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    First of all, there is no such thing as CNA work. CNAs do the tasks that can be appropriately delegated by nurses. Your issue is that your workload is simply not doable without CNA help, and the...
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    Lazy co-workers

    TriciaJ replied to HealthANDLove1122's topic in General Nursing

    What they really need is to have it pointed out by management that to maintain their employment, they need to actually do their damn job. OP, is it worth having a chat with management and pointing out...
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    Lazy co-workers

    TriciaJ replied to HealthANDLove1122's topic in General Nursing

    I've carried deadwood at many of my previous jobs. They are always a function of weak management. Some people are just plain lazy and will do the bare minimum. What's aggravating is you start to...
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    New grad RN, can't land a job after nursing school

    TriciaJ replied to viviagbobu's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    That jumped out at me, too. Please leave any such rhetoric off your cover letter. Prospective employers want to see evidence of being level-headed, conscientious and reliable. If you come across as...
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    How did you know when your specialty was THE one

    TriciaJ replied to K.Alva's topic in General Nursing

    "THE one", "meant to be"? You're requiring an awful lot of your work life. How about earning a paycheque in a place that doesn't totally suck? Unless the negatives in a given job are sucking your...
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    I made a medication error. What will happen to me?

    TriciaJ replied to whyohwhy's topic in General Nursing

    The fact that errors don't happen everyday shows how diligent you are, in the face of many obstacles. That one finally did was probably inevitable. There needs to be some system
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    I made a medication error. What will happen to me?

    TriciaJ replied to whyohwhy's topic in General Nursing

    1. It's completely unrealistic to get through an entire decades-long nursing career without a single error. Anyone who thinks they did is self-deluded. 2. Most med errors are systems errors. This...
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    Mom Wants Me to Become an RN as Backup... But I Don't

    TriciaJ replied to RyanThePianist's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can understand your mother wanting you to have a Plan B, but her advice just shows how little she understands about being a nurse. It's really not a good Plan B. It's difficult enough for many...
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    Catheter Came out. Should I reinsert it?

    TriciaJ replied to fergsu22's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes! I know health care has never been great in Ontario but I didn't realize it was this bad. Theoretically, everyone should have their own doctor and that is who should be called (or whomever is...
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    Nursing Union success stories, help!

    TriciaJ replied to nursefalcon2007's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Agree with Leader. Contact your union rep asap. This person can review the contract with you and tell you if they can extend your probation and if that affects your right to representation. They...
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    It will take me 7 years just for a bsn.

    TriciaJ replied to futurernmaybe's topic in General Students

    If you want to be a nurse (no such word as "wanna") and your present plan is your only option, then it's your only option. It is understandable that you don't want to spend any more time than you...
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    Oh, my aching feet!!!!

    TriciaJ replied to GrammyCat066's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    One more reason I never agreed to 12 hour shifts. It was bad enough when 8 hours translated to 10. You got good advice about shoes, epsom salt soaks, foot roller, inserts, sit down when you can,...