TriciaJ RN

Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory

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    Patient-Nurse Culture Matching

    TriciaJ replied to perfexion's topic in General Nursing

    If a patient has to wait an inordinate length of time for a pain med, that is most likely a staffing issue. A lot of current hospital-speak (Cultural Competence, Service Excellence and whatever the...
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    Patient-Nurse Culture Matching

    TriciaJ replied to perfexion's topic in General Nursing

    Can't love this one
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    Jahi McMath is finally at peace

    TriciaJ replied to anon456's topic in Nursing News

    I agree with a previous poster that the only good rationale for a 2 hour code would be to avoid a lawsuit from the family. I feel very relieved that that poor little girl has finally been let go. It...
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    Leaving Nursing

    TriciaJ replied to KSjo88's topic in General Nursing

    If you really have to, go ahead and punch a till or brew lattes for a while. Don't burn your nursing license just yet. Time away will tell if you just need a new nursing job or an entirely new...
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    Confidentiality in Error Reporting

    TriciaJ replied to BayouCityNurse's topic in General Nursing

    This was clearly a management issue. You reported the situation to your manager. What she chooses to do with it is up to her. What difference can it possibly make to your coworker whether she hears...
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    Eating the patients' food?

    TriciaJ replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. If I get majorly injured at work they might end up paying for my MRI, or at least some sick time. By the same token, if I cut myself while working for them, they can front me a damn...
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    Eating the patients' food?

    TriciaJ replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

    This might be off topic but this thread reminds me of a situation at the hospital where I previously worked. Any nurse who did a double shift was given a meal coupon to use in the hospital cafeteria....
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    Did anyone ever refuse a trip w/patient?

    TriciaJ replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    It would still be a liability issue. Suppose while you are on work time you go on one of the outings that she is doing for free. Something bad happens to the patient. Can she be held responsible or...
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    Do you go to work with vomiting/diarrhea?

    TriciaJ replied to designer-mommy's topic in General Nursing

    I think it sounds like a noro outbreak in progress. And it will never resolve if staff are coming to work with GI symptoms. Everyone is continuously reinfecting each other. Stay home until 48 hours...
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    Horrible experience with one of the Big Two

    TriciaJ replied to Anna S, RN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    You are billing them for the overtime, right? I hope you're hourly and not salaried. How long have you worked there so far? How much longer till the 6 months are
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    Did anyone ever refuse a trip w/patient?

    TriciaJ replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    Showing up on her days off sounds like she is getting paid under the table by the patient's family. That doesn't make her your supervisor when you're scheduled to work. I would refuse to accompany...
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    Eating the patients' food?

    TriciaJ replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

    They are supposed to budget for our breaks so do you know how many thousands of dollars they save by us not getting them? Let's talk about theft. And then we'll talk turkey.
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    I am doomed.

    TriciaJ replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    This wins the post of the day
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    Insulin error

    TriciaJ replied to rn1924's topic in Patient Medications

    I originally missed that she didn't even chart the dose given before she left. The other thing I missed was that they pulled morphine out of emergency kits. They keep morphine in emergency kits in a...
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    I bombed my interview

    TriciaJ replied to Danygirl's topic in Nursing Career

    Did you actually get turned down for the job yet? I ask, because you can't always tell by how the interview felt. I have had interviews where I had such a rapport with the interviewers I knew I...
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    Foley Catheter Issue?

    TriciaJ replied to JustANurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    Good to know. Thanks. It was a while ago that I worked urology and that was the conventional wisdom then. But an underinflated balloon still causes irritation. I've occasionally found less than 10 mls...
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    Insulin error

    TriciaJ replied to rn1924's topic in Patient Medications

    I am completely wigged out about the morphine story. Several nurses and a pharmacist scoured the building to put together 50 mg of morphine? Not one of them said "Wait, what?!" An administrator...
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    We are not saints! (just because we work hard)

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    My minions are dressed in the colour of my old nursing school uniform. Nice
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    What would you do?

    TriciaJ replied to notTHATjersey's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Unless your friend is 85 years old she could probably still get into nursing school if she really wanted to. You might let her know that if she ever decided to do that, an online record of her...
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    We are not saints! (just because we work hard)

    TriciaJ replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Who needs critical thinking skills when you have passion? Doesn't the fervour of my emoting tell you I am an exemplary person? I demonstrate my compassion by pointing out that you have none. Oh,...
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    Foley Catheter Issue?

    TriciaJ replied to JustANurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    Here's another thought: before inserting the Foley, did you test the balloon? Occasionally you will get a defective one. The other reason to test is to see how many mls it takes to get it to...
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    Peer feedback

    TriciaJ replied to Ahopkins81's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, verbal thank yous. Not that they weren't gratifying. But the handwritten cards to management were more a med-surg thing. At least in my neck of the
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    Peer feedback

    TriciaJ replied to Ahopkins81's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. Rather than a kindergarten gold star, how about a non-slime token? That means when a patient complains about something stupid, management doesn't jump to the immediate conclusion that I did...
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    Peer feedback

    TriciaJ replied to Ahopkins81's topic in General Nursing

    Psych is where you'll get the fewest thank yous from patients. Corrections even worse. Med-surg was the best for patients showing appreciation. And they often said it with
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    Can't stop thinking about work

    TriciaJ replied to Michelles87's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that this is a reaction to being chronically overworked and over-stressed. After a while, your brain just doesn't bother to get off the hamster wheel; it just keeps running on. If a vacation...