MollyMo

MollyMo

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  1. Any PCU (Progressive Care Unit) nurses out there?

    MollyMo replied to AMV's topic in General Nursing

    PCU is a catch-all phrase. Usually it means that you will get overflow from other units. Or the doc will admit to your floor so the patient can be watched more closely than on Med/Surg. The PCU's I've...

  2. How are you supposed to answer the phone?

    MollyMo replied to MRed94's topic in General Nursing

    "IVCU,Renay,may I help you?" They do tell us that we are supposed to "smile" while talking so the caller can hear it. And end the call with "thanks for calling" or "have a good day." If you have to...

  3. Per diem questions

    MollyMo replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    I went from traveler to pool(per diem,PRN). The new director got rid of all the travelers and I wasn't ready to move on. I make about $4 more than staff. All I'm required to work is 24 hours per...

  4. Travellers treated better? opinions please

    MollyMo replied to Cherry Soda's topic in General Nursing

    When I was traveling, how I was treated varied by location. Some used us as slave labor. Some treated us as a much needed addition(albeit temporary one) to their staff. Some expected us to work all...

  5. How do you stay cheerful and bubbly during work?

    MollyMo replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    Mandi, just be you. Don't try to be someone you're not. I have a quiet personality. I don't say much but am very good at what I do. One of the "bubbly" nurses asked (or rather, complained) about my...

  6. unfair floating!!

    MollyMo replied to Pamelita's topic in General Nursing

    Our policy is that agency/pool/travelers float first, then regular staff. Charge nurses don't float. So, if you're scheduled in charge and it's your turn, the next person on the list has to go. So my...

  7. Culturally sensitive nursing--questions

    MollyMo replied to dianacs's topic in General Nursing

    For us, it's not making a point of asking. It's written in our admission database to ask if there are any cultural or spiritual preferences that would affect care. There is even a chart with a...

  8. Skill check-offs

    MollyMo replied to subec's topic in General Students

    Before my check-offs, I would find a quiet corner to go to and clear my head. The first time I did it someone spotted me and started poking fun. That is until that person saw how well I did on my...

  9. Nitro tubing

    MollyMo replied to 2rntish's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Standard vented tubing. The only special tubing we use is for blood

  10. Does anyone else work in a haunted facility?

    MollyMo replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    I was taking a break in an empty room. I was in the recliner. The lights were off and the door partially closed. I remember I sat in the recliner at 3:30 am. I dozed off. The next thing I know, I hear...

  11. A surgeon yelled at me...

    MollyMo posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ....so I hung up the phone in mid rant. I had 2 hypotensive patients. One was orthostatic; one was due to exsanguination. I'm on the phone with 4 doctors, CT, blood bank,the nursing supervisor,CVICU,...

  12. For those of you who use computer charting....

    MollyMo replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    Oopsie!! I like Meditech. You can edit,amend or undo your notes(helpful if you document incorrect information). We have unit specific and diagnosis specific care plans. If your second assessment is...

  13. that song that bashes nurses

    MollyMo replied to galenight's topic in General Nursing

    pappy, if you just want to be one it goes like this: babe !n total control of him/herself some people say it like it's a bad

  14. A surgeon yelled at me...

    MollyMo replied to MollyMo's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Tell them if they wanted banker's hours they should have become

  15. A surgeon yelled at me...

    MollyMo replied to MollyMo's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    God Bless you all for your support. Monday was uneventful. I saw the surgeon in CVICU. He averted his eyes and said nothing. I think the supervisor wrote him up as well. He called me that night and...

  16. Nightshift Headaches

    MollyMo replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    You might just need new pillows. What position do you sleep in? Is your head under the covers? What about the temperature of your room? I'm asking because I changed or adjusted all those things and my...

  17. Pulling arterial sheaths

    MollyMo replied to RNinICU's topic in General Nursing

    I work an Interventional Cardiology unit. We do most of the pulling, unless the patient goes to CVICU as an urgent or emergent CABG case. We've had our share of problems with post bleeds. Some of it...

  18. Not a "people person" - problem?

    MollyMo replied to vettech's topic in General Nursing

    You sound like me. I prefer doing my own thing. I was never able to put on the mask either. And ya know, I don't want to. This is me. I prefer to speak when I have something to say. I'm not afraid of...

  19. How do you deal with rude patients?

    MollyMo replied to rachel h's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That would depend on what was said. I had a confused patient call me everything Black from A to N***** and back again. His daughter excused him saying he was from the South and that was how he was...

  20. No charge nurse

    MollyMo replied to perkines's topic in General Nursing

    I personally don't think your situation will last, if it ever starts. Once the supervisor realizes how time consuming getting individual reports will be, they'll probably raise a stink about it. And a...

  21. How do you deal with rude patients?

    MollyMo replied to rachel h's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I felt like smacking the woman who was upset because we were more concerned about the guy whose systolic was 52 more than we were concerned about turning her flippin' lights out!!! She said and I...

  22. Promethazine IV Question

    MollyMo replied to PMercier's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We run it as IVPB in 50cc

  23. How do you deal with rude patients?

    MollyMo replied to rachel h's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That does work. I've done it,too. And I also let them know that I'm not swearing at them, I will not tolerate being sworn at. If they're yelling I tell them that my hearing was tested to 96% accuracy...

  24. tube feeding dye?

    MollyMo replied to shannonRN's topic in General Nursing

    I thought tube feed dye was a pain until I started suctioning blue secretions from a tracheal tube. The patient had aspirated big

  25. cracking at corners of mouth

    MollyMo replied to Kim-rn's topic in General Nursing

    My mother gets cracks at the corners of her mouth when she drinks a lot of orange juice or eats a lot of tomatoes. For her, it's the acid that does it. I recently had a cold sore (never had one...