MollyJ

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  1. Night shift nurses are lazy and NICU isn't real nursing!

    MollyJ replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I worked night shift for a short time (18 months--=quit because I kept wrecking my car; intolerant of sleep dep). Never worked NICU. This is the petty whining that has created divisiveness in nursing...

  2. How do you deal with a patient slapping you?

    MollyJ replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! sounds like you handled it well and did some good limit setting. My only thought is--does your hospital have a psych mental health CNS or experienced psych nurse that could consult on helping...

  3. consequences of medication errors

    MollyJ replied to babsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think agencies are faced with looking accountable in the face of error and that is why the firing. I have read about some expert in the field who is studying med errors from a systems safety...

  4. Dubhoff insertion???

    MollyJ replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    It has probably been a decade since I put in a Dobhoff. I think I wouldn't mind having one as a patient (more comfortable than your standard n-g tube) but inserting them was a fully underappreciated...

  5. RN to MD....possible or not?

    MollyJ replied to zinacef's topic in General Nursing

    In my hubby's residency, there have been multiple residents who were former RN's, PA's, and med techs. A couple of them (candidly speaking) should have stayed where they were, but for the most part...

  6. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    MollyJ replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    thisnurse, I'm willing to give you the benefit of the doubt because I really don't know you and this is obviously a hot-button issue for you. I will admit that your statements worry me. Your nurse...

  7. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    MollyJ replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    In my business, it is not uncommon to see people change the subject to deflect the topic matter. Yes, job impairment can happen for a variety of reasons. To say, "Gee we can't attack any of 'em until...

  8. Liberate yourself from the enabler role

    MollyJ replied to LiznTexas's topic in General Nursing

    Great topic. I have observed that helping professions attract us enablers, so many teachers I know are also enablers. There's nothing wrong with being caring but every one needs to know their...

  9. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    MollyJ replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    Tapper, this is the kind of counter-intellectualism I see in my middle schoolers. I assume your telling me there's no proof that smoked marijuana is harmful. Well, I can certainly agree that the...

  10. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    MollyJ replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    Wildhoney What you are describing is departmental enabling and it's not rare. Nurses are really good enablers. While moodiness can have many causes, it is a frequent complaint of family members and...

  11. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    MollyJ replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    RE: the marijuana study: I know that the amount of marijuana that was smoked was modest and as Dr. Ohlmes said, it was that low-grade government research stuff (standardized dose). The point was...

  12. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    MollyJ replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    Marijuana has a pretty benign reputation among some here on the board. I think it is not particularly deserved. I also refer to research that showed that airplane pilots who used pot were still...

  13. Nurses Capes (not caps)

    MollyJ replied to Ariko's topic in General Nursing

    Check out ebay today, there is a nurse cape item: a nurse cape from circa 1930 Item # 1053749997 You find them from time to

  14. GHB Rohipinol

    MollyJ replied to Cathy RN's topic in Emergency

    from http://www.nida.nih.gov Some Facts About Club Drugs Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) Slang or Street Names: Ecstasy, XTC, X, Adam, Clarity, Lover's Speed MDMA was developed and patented in...

  15. Help! I can't hear a thing!

    MollyJ replied to mia's topic in General Students

    If you don't *usually* have a hearing impairment, Mia, I doubt you have developed one with a stethoscope in your ears. There was a post here several months about not being able to hear through a...

  16. Wealthy Kansas City Pharmacist dilutes Cancer patients IV Chemo drugs!

    MollyJ replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    One more posting for those that are interested in following this story: Diluted-Drug Case Hinged on Luck -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Story Filed:...

  17. Wealthy Kansas City Pharmacist dilutes Cancer patients IV Chemo drugs!

    MollyJ replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It isn't often that you see medical "care" issues become criminal matters (instead of a civil matter) but this certainly is one time it seems

  18. Wealthy Kansas City Pharmacist dilutes Cancer patients IV Chemo drugs!

    MollyJ replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The plot thickens.... Report: Lilly Worker Suspected Drugs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Story Filed: Sunday, August 26, 2001 10:11 PM EDT KANSAS...

  19. Do you/ did you have a Nurses Cap? Pin?

    MollyJ replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Why the malevolence toward the cap? I had and have one and only wore it about the first 5 or so years. The pins I quit wearing when I went to scrubs--too easy to lose. The cap is a symbol of our...

  20. length of orientation for ER

    MollyJ replied to NickiP's topic in Emergency

    I don't think 2 days (PRN) or 3 weeks (FT) sounds like a very good deal. I'm a old nurse who hasn't worked the ED for 6 years and I would not accept that deal. Do you have other hospital options in...

  21. Co-workers with poor grooming habits

    MollyJ replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

    Grooming goes when people are profoundly depressed or on drugs. I don't think supervisors should forget that. Some of these folks sound

  22. "Warm and fuzzy" nurses

    MollyJ replied to natalie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It has always bothered me that customer service people DO NOT understand that what is popular is not always therapeutic . To play into these folks delusions/denial/non-adaptive living patterns is not...

  23. Unsafe future nurse! What do you think??

    MollyJ replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I will confess that during my last quarter, I did take home a sterile intra-cath and do veni-puncture on myself and I doubt I was the only one, but I used great technique. (This was when HIV...

  24. Couples working on same unit

    MollyJ replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked with one couple where the wife was an RN and the husband and LPN and they had been married a long time and it worked well. We had a RN/UC combo date and marry and I think she left the...

  25. How much training should a new nurse get??

    MollyJ replied to nursedarlene's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above poster. Tell them you need more orientation. I think they are trying to scag by without a CNA and they just want you to do double duty. I remember seeing a guy I know who had...