JOLLIEHOLLY

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  1. Pediatric Urine Output

    JOLLIEHOLLY posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a pediatric RN and I have a question regarding adequate urine output for renal perfusion. I always follow the rule of thumb of 1cc/kg/hr for calculating urine output at the end of my shift. My...

  2. Sending drug abusers home with picc lines?

    JOLLIEHOLLY posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello to all. Just curious to what people think about the subject I am about to present. Just to start off, arrest records are open to the public, you are not breaking any law looking up past...

  3. How do you take care of your back?

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to Hannahr's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Work in peds!!!!!

  4. PBDS testing

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to iliketweety's topic in General Nursing

    I passed pbds with flying colors, easy as pie. To tell you the truth many of my classmates had to retest. Maybe I am a cut above the rest,

  5. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am a conservative. I cannot stand Micheal fat ass Moore. His movies are completely worthless. I doubt he could make his movies any more one sided and liberal. Anyone who wastes their time...

  6. Gay labeling, is it just plain mean? Or sexual harrassment?

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in Men in Nursing

    And so what if thinks being gay is "bad". Everyone is entitled to their own belief and morale system. Would that make him less of a person if he did not agree with the homosexual lifestyle, or on...

  7. new grads in icu

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to firehawkrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wow, you sure have a lot to say. I am a new grad RN as well. I would never attempt ICU. It is just not safe, and many new nurses who apply to the icu later realize this. That is why the retention...

  8. NICU filling with miscarriages

    JOLLIEHOLLY posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am an RN on a general pediatric floor and have seen many children on the floor that are very acutely ill. Just in two months working there I have seen three cases of infants born with agenesis of...

  9. Patients on Medicaid

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Let me tell you something, people who really need government assistance often times don't receive it. When I was pregnant with my second child I was denied WIC because I made $10/month too much!!!...

  10. 4th day as an RN on my own

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to november17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    To the OP, I start on my own as an RN in mid September. Ready, but still scared as hell. Everything the OP mentioned, I could see myself going through. I can tell she worked in geriatrics. Heart...

  11. Needle sticks (Question for all nurses, esp those in ER)

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in General Nursing

    not wearing gloves when starting iv's? that is just asking for trouble. i work in pediatrics, and i always wear gloves when starting or removing an i.v. i see many nurses on my floor who practice...

  12. Nclex-RN exam...265 questios..pls see details

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to dezim0001's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Were you in the process of answering a question when the screen shut off, if so I'd say that was incomplete test. If you are a slow test taker they can make accomadations for you. I myself took 2...

  13. Jehovah Witness RNs

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to aimeeinorbit's topic in General Nursing

    Geez!! Everything I am reading about these JW people involves the words shunned, ostracized, and disassociation for disobedience. Sure doesn't sound like something I want to be involved with. What...

  14. Learn From My Mistakes

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to firstyearstudent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A couple of quotes I'd just love to share. "You learn more from your mistakes than you will ever learn from things you do right." and "Learn from other's mistakes, because you will never live long...

  15. Sending drug abusers home with picc lines?

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to JOLLIEHOLLY's topic in General Nursing

    of course they don't have insurance. why the hell spend money to insure yourself when that money could go to getting high? hahahahaha. sure makes a lot of sense, huh? now that is what i call having...

  16. Male pediatric nurse ?

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to Ilubrize's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hello there. I am not a dude, but couldn't help clicking into the male nursing forum, as I saw "pediatric nurse." What kind of questions do you have? I graduated in May 2007, and just passed my...

  17. called me a maid

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I would say, "What are you doing having a kid at 40?" JK. Talk about advanced maternal age!! Sometimes people with money are so freakin' warped. She probably has no idea exactly how hard working...

  18. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    My biggest pet peeve is people who misuse your and you're. I guess people don't know the apostrophe is you're is for the letter "a". I can't stand to see a person write "Your a pretty girl." or...

  19. 75 Questions on NCLEX, pass or fail?

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to Lurksalot's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    passed at 75, nclex easier than nursing school exams. I was scared that I failed just because I was thinking the whole time "OK where are the hard questions?" I knew if you got the easier ?'s right...

  20. How did you react to your first code?

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to AZcardiacRN's topic in General Nursing

    My first code was when I first got hired as an aide while in RN school. We had just discussed pulmonary edema(and pink frothy sputum) the week before in class. I walked in on my pt on the...

  21. Did you work as a CNA before RN?

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to doglover1's topic in General Nursing

    Hello. I ABSOLUTELY recommend working as an aide. While taking my prereq's I worked as a cashier at wal-mart. As soon as I was far enough in the rn program to be eligible to work as an aide I did...

  22. What does your login nickname mean to you?

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to NNNikki's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Me too, 'tis TOTALLY something to be proud

  23. LPN salary liveable?

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to ogerpus's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hello there. WOW WOW WOW!!! Making 47,000/year as the commuter does in texas an an LPN, that must be a rarity. I too live in south florida and break even at 40,000/year as an RN on days. I must be...

  24. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    That is so freakin' nasty!! But funny! Sure I would think different if I was the poor girl. Did he have any relation to Hugh Heffner?

  25. Tired of impaired nurses

    JOLLIEHOLLY replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    WHAT THE FUDGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hello, the impaired nurse is everyone's problem. If she is doped up, she is potentially harming her patient's. Every single pt on the floor you work on is...