MollyJ

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  1. IHCP for student anxiety

    MollyJ replied to GatezRN's topic in School

    As a group, our school nurses have been struggling with the idea of when do we need to _write_ a nursing care plan. I am not sure that I would write a nursing care plan for a child I have never laid...

  2. A different type of lice question

    MollyJ replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    I would imagine that like most school nurse sites, head lice is probably a little divisive. When you look at a child's head you are inspecting the scalp and the hair. I am always happy to do that. I...

  3. forged Dr notes

    MollyJ replied to mycsm's topic in School

    i have two thoughts about forged notes and I have personally received 2 or 3 myself over the years. A remnant of no child left behind is being super attentive to attendance and so sometimes when...

  4. FNP - PMHNP required vaccinations

    MollyJ replied to 3**835Y's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Probably the biggies are Hepatitis B, MMR, chicken pox and maybe influenza. There may be opt out procedures. You could also have titers checked to show that you have otherwise achieved protection...

  5. Do school nurses do any sex ed?

    MollyJ replied to WhatToDo's topic in School

    I am getting ready to sex ed in my 4th and 5th grade classrooms--AIDS and "growth and development". The g & D is pretty much body changes and periods. By and far, kids are avidly interested and...

  6. drugs?

    MollyJ replied to stephera's topic in Psychiatric

    Meth is notoriously hard to quit. Many people have said that the user is always chasing the first high, which is often seen as the best. That said, quitting anything from tobacco to alcohol to meth...

  7. cultural diversity

    MollyJ replied to brown rice's topic in General Nursing

    The book, The Spirit Catches You..., showed me just how poorly people who are not fluent in the language comprehend things when they are moving very fast and you're needing to do procedures. All...

  8. cultural diversity

    MollyJ replied to brown rice's topic in General Nursing

    My BSN completion program had a strong emphasis in multi-cultural diversity but I think awareness does not necessarily equate to culturally sensitive care. It's not that easy. I would recommend ANY...

  9. CE credits

    MollyJ replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    Amy, As a new nurse, you should ALSO be asking yourself, "What are my learning needs?" A Continuing ed activity shouldn't be busy work, it should answer a knowledge deficit you perceive in yourself....

  10. does giving a suppository count as a med?

    MollyJ replied to kookyscientist's topic in General Nursing

    I would tell the nurses or nurse in question that a suppository is a medicine and that you are not comfortable with the delegation. You have no problem with inserting suppositories when appropriately...

  11. Nursing Assessment Book in Spanish

    MollyJ replied to Netty's topic in General Nursing

    Netty, I really liked TP Skaarup's book. He was a internal med resident (probably in the 80's) and created his book out of his real life desire to communicate with people. He has cultural notes (a...

  12. Nursing Assessment Book in Spanish

    MollyJ replied to Netty's topic in General Nursing

    IF you go to the online bookstores and put in searches for Medical Spanish, you'll get a veritable snowstorm of returns. I formerly used a spiral bound book called Survival Spanish for the Medical...

  13. Question about donating blood

    MollyJ replied to FutureNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Here's some information from the American Red Cross site: Link: http://www.redcross.org/services/biomed/blood/learn/eligibl.html Regarding depression, they say: Depression, Anxiety Acceptable as...

  14. Mayonnaise treatment for lice

    MollyJ replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a little surprised by the mayo recommendation. I'm a former PHN and we recommended OTC or Rx pediculocide shampoo followed by complete nit removal ("Nitpicking") and "environmental" care including...

  15. Older Child Terrified of Blood/Needles

    MollyJ replied to amblessing's topic in General Nursing

    I like the ideas about desensitization and EMLA. Your thirteen year old is not so far away from his 15 year old tetorifice booster (unless he had one since age 10) so to have some plan in mind...

  16. Are nurses held to a higher standard?

    MollyJ replied to nell's topic in General Nursing

    Ever heard of the National Practitioner Data Base? Doctors and NP's who are successfully sued are listed in it if the award exceeds a certain amount. Yes, docs and counselors and other professions...

  17. Bossy Unit Clerks

    MollyJ replied to NancyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Unit Clerks: In their defense: they do work that is mighty accountable and their knowledge and time management skills can really change a unit (for better or worse). Usually rotten pay and lots of...

  18. Showing up at work smelling of alcohol

    MollyJ replied to srtrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Peeps has the good stuff here. The CNA needs caring confrontation with mandatory referral to the facilities EAP (Employee Assistance Program) or, if applicable, state nursing assistance program. The...

  19. Substance Abuse/Detox Nursing Forum ???

    MollyJ replied to Mama Val's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Mama Val, Can't help but notice that you are from Alaska where I believe alcoholism is a bit more common per capita. I am a nurse who was, until recently, doing drug prevention in a school setting....

  20. Nursing, No Longer A White Woman's Job?

    MollyJ replied to Gomer's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I heard Gloria Steinem speak once many years ago and she quoted a man who complained that too many women were contaminating professional fields. She noted that this "contamination" brought...

  21. Burnout after only 10 months...is that possible???

    MollyJ replied to rndiva1908's topic in General Nursing

    Tom, You always remind me of the character in the wonderful book _Mount Misery_ by Samuel Shem who was constantly exhorting his fellow psychiatric residents and psychiatric patients to "Play more...

  22. Burnout after only 10 months...is that possible???

    MollyJ replied to rndiva1908's topic in General Nursing

    Three jobs in a year?? The first year? Whoa. You need to talk to someone you trust about this whole situation, maybe someone that knows you better than we do on this board. First of all, realize that...

  23. Breaking rules: what about ETOH for DTs?

    MollyJ replied to Rainagrey's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps this had been done, but your hospital needs to network with the local police department's jail health services folk. Protocols can be designed for detox on site for jailed prisoners; the...

  24. Breaking rules: what about ETOH for DTs?

    MollyJ replied to Rainagrey's topic in General Nursing

    Ratchit and all I don't know the answers to the scenario you propose. The said patient wants some kind of help since he keeps showing up at the hospital. And his alcoholism is part of his care plan,...

  25. Breaking rules: what about ETOH for DTs?

    MollyJ replied to Rainagrey's topic in General Nursing

    Alcohol is a poison that most of us use in amounts that the body can detoxify. We detox patients with a history of high daily use when they are starting treatment OR when they are going to be a in a...