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  1. New To Night Shift

    Mollypita replied to PennyNickelDime_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work Fri/Sat/Sun nights also. On Fridays, I get up at around 3 am, then after my daughter goes to school, I take a nap. Usually I sleep 10 am to 3 pm or so. That gets me on the night schedule...

  2. Burning out and I just started.

    Mollypita replied to spangle1683's topic in General Nursing

    I just finished that "first year in nursing" and I can tell you, it does get better. For the first few months, I had to take a Xanax after my shift or I could never have gotten to sleep due to things...

  3. Struggling with anxiety over previous job

    Mollypita replied to Moogie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Isn't it permissible to sign GN prior to passing boards? (For graduate

  4. Excelsior Questions

    Mollypita replied to katybee's topic in Online Distance Learning

    That sounds like a good plan. If you are self-motivated then you'll do well. I went to Excelsior part-time (studying when I felt like it) for about 2 1/2 years before finishing, and paid as I went....

  5. Question on enrolling in Excelsior now or later??

    Mollypita replied to Nurse Elizabeth's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have to purchase the required books, though some are necessary. DON'T enroll with TCN, it's way too expensive. Buy notes and study guides on Ebay, used but still current. Excelsior is a...

  6. Does any Rns who work in a hospital have LPNs assigned to them?

    Mollypita replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    On my med-surg floor, the LPN takes her own assignment and does her own meds and assessments, except for IV push meds. Then she's "assigned" to an RN who does the pushes, because LPN's can't do those...

  7. Does it bother you to address MDs by their title of Doctor?

    Mollypita replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    It did bother me at first, due to the obvious inequity of it all. But now I just grudgingly accept it. On my Med-Surg floor, our unit clerk has been there for 38 years and still addresses all the...

  8. money anxiety...

    Mollypita replied to ZenStudent's topic in General Nursing

    Since you are so young, you should be fine, assuming you are reasonably good at managing money. At my age (36) I would definitely do the ASN route, as I chose to three years ago and graduated without...

  9. RN's: If you can't get a hospital job then where do you envision your future?

    Mollypita replied to NEWGRADNURSE75's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely try LTC. There is no shame in it!! Even if it's not your niche, you will probably find many of the vulnerable elderly stealing your heart. I think LTC is a meaningful job and would...

  10. Already Have A BA, Getting ADN

    Mollypita replied to techraider77's topic in General Nursing

    I was in a similar boat, with a BA and LPN, and went for the ADN. It was definitely quicker, and now if I decide to get a BSN (I've been an RN for one year) I can do it at my leisure, with employee...

  11. To Quit or Not to Quit

    Mollypita replied to DustBunnies's topic in General Nursing

    If you're in an ADN program, I would definitely stick it out. Please remember, clinicals are so far removed from what it's like to actually be a nurse. If you worked there, you would know where...

  12. health insurance

    Mollypita replied to newtelenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I'm amazed what some of you pay. It definitely illustrates the insane costs of health care these days!! I'm in MD, only cover myself with my employer's health plan, and the cost is $ 23.00 per...

  13. Do hospitals in your area still hiring? I want to relocate.

    Mollypita replied to niceone's topic in General Nursing

    I noticed all the Methodist Health System jobs require ACLS for Med-Surg jobs- wonder

  14. BSN to D.O. or M.D.

    Mollypita replied to buffscotty's topic in General Nursing

    I think hospitals would be much better places if there were more physicians with nursing backgrounds... JMO. If I weren't 35 years old I might consider it myself! It is a long road, though, and...

  15. when do you stop bringing work home?

    Mollypita replied to ava'smomRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've wondered the same thing many times... often I can't get to sleep because images of the shift are constantly running through my head. And making a careless med error within the first two months...

  16. Calling Docs by their first name...

    Mollypita replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad a physician finally weighed in on this. I'm not at all familiar with the situations TiredMD and some of the other respondents described, maybe because I only encounter older, attending...

  17. Calling Docs by their first name...

    Mollypita replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    This topic is so interesting to me. Maybe it's because I wonder about the assumptions and customs that underlie the common usage of titles for doctors only. At my facility we all have our first name...

  18. Excelsior College?

    Mollypita replied to Nurse122705's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I do remember that if you were to leave the siderail down and turn your back, especially with a baby in a crib, that would be a fail for that PCS. I did take a workshop to prepare for the CPNE and a...

  19. Excelsior College?

    Mollypita replied to Nurse122705's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I did the Excelsior program and will be glad to help you with your questions. It sounds like you might need more than 21 credits (each nursing class is 4 credits which = 28, then the CPNE is 8...

  20. new nurse biggest mistakes

    Mollypita replied to smtwinfalls's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would bet medication errors are fairly common, based on my own (unfortunate) experience. I made one after two months, luckily no harm done, but I hadn't realized until then that similar drugs are...

  21. Calling Docs by their first name...

    Mollypita replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    I've wondered about this since I started working on a Med-Surg floor two months ago. It's not that I mind using the Dr title, but I guess it's the expectation that nurses will do so, while being...

  22. Sterotypes of Nurses Continues and Is Getting Worse

    Mollypita replied to nursinginga's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely absurd!!!! What a bunch of

  23. Retirement

    Mollypita replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on your age and how much the match is. I'm 35 and my employer matches 6%, so that's how much I contribute. By age 40 (or sooner if possible) I'll increase it. It's very important since...

  24. Excelsior Nurses Deserve Universal Acceptance

    Mollypita replied to ToddEMTP's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am an Excelsior graduate who passed the NCLEX Feb. 4. I lived in Maryland at the time the MBON changed their policy, but since they gave us Md students until Dec. 31, 2007 to graduate, I actually...