Miss Mollie

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1. Deaf Student Nurses

   Miss Mollie replied to Milar's topic in General Students

   I don't mean to be discouraging, but I do think it will be very difficult for someone who is entirely deaf to work as a clinical nurse. The reason being is that we use our ears frequently. We listen to and evaluate breath sounds, and bowel sounds. ...

2. Generation Y

   Miss Mollie replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

   We have hired at least 6 new, young grads this past year. They have surprised me with their sensitivity and concern for patients. They (perhaps because they don't feel like second class citizens) have doggedly persued physicians to get patients bet...

3. Externship program

   Miss Mollie replied to KGhecas's topic in Educators

   Several hospitals in my area use the externship program- try looking at High Point Regional hospital, Moses Cone health system, and Alamance Regional Medical Center, UNC hospitals and Duke Univ Medical Center. An externship program to be successful ...

4. patient/client study presentation HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!

   Miss Mollie replied to juice's topic in General Nursing

   I used to have a job where I had to speak in front of big crowds. It is normal to be a little nervous. #1 know your material- don't make a speech that has to be said exactly like it is written, or when you stumble, you will get flustered. Instead ...

5. Student Doing Research on Nursing Shortage HELP!

   Miss Mollie replied to Andrea Parash's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with the above posters. We have a lot of different programs for high school students to come and work/volunteer be mentored in our hospital. They come, and see what the reality is, and choose a different profession. I have had so many tell...

6. nclex

   Miss Mollie replied to sallerella's topic in General Nursing

   Hey, DO not panic if there is no liscence after the time that Tim mentioned. It took 12 days for my liscence to appear (magically) on the Board's computers. I have a friend from MD who says they are very slow- you probably did just fine. I felt th...

7. Joy Shepard!!

   Miss Mollie replied to daz's topic in General Nursing

   Daz, I will probably get quite a few negative comments here, but isn't this your homework? I know the answers to all three of the scenarios- they are not difficult, and are all easily looked up in a text book. I'm not going to post the answers th...

8. Taping IV Catheters

   Miss Mollie replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

   WHile we do not have the wings on our catheters, we tape them in a similar way. I think they would fall right out with just the tegaderm. I used to work at a hospital that had little IV start kits- everything in the kit was sterile- including some ...

9. prn medications

   Miss Mollie replied to skier9964's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with Doey. Seems it is ok to give less, but not to give more. In essence you are "holding" some of the dose. Completely holding a dose would be appropriate. Our MAR's come up with the dose written say 2 mg, underneath it it says the amoun...

10. New Grad without any experiences besides the clinical.... Need some advice!!!

    Miss Mollie replied to Cam's topic in General Nursing

    Cam, Keep working at it. Try to see what it is that gets you behind. For me, it was bathing on nights. I would put it off and put it off and then a crisis would happen and no one would get a bath. Now, I just get them done, and wait for the cri...

11. IV'S

    Miss Mollie replied to TKOLRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ted, to be honest, I think putting an IV in when you draw labs and keeping it a saline lock, or hep lock whatever you guys use, is a good idea. Our ED does do that. We find the pt likes getting only one stick- especially if they have bad veins. ...

12. Only if you are not in it for the money

    Miss Mollie replied to nursedude's topic in Career Support

    I will admit, I almost died laughing when I first read this post. Do you really think CE that there are a lot of people going into nursing for the excellent Monetary benefits? We are in the middle of yet another nursing shortage, caused in part by ...

13. Help! need tips for adjusting to night shift

    Miss Mollie replied to Newnurse's topic in Career Support

    I have successfully worked Night shift now for four years, but have recently switched to days and love it. I can not suggest anything in particular, but there are several websites dedicated to shift workers- they have a lot of hints. One really goo...

14. Little help with laryngospasm?

    Miss Mollie posted a topic in General Nursing

    ok, need a little help here: Pt is 62 yr old female post surgery in uncomp metabolic acidosis, extubated, 15 min later you hear stridor, then nothing upon auscultation of lungs. SaO2 is dropping, pt is agitated. What treatment is recommended? I h...