MollyJ

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  1. Confidentiality

    MollyJ replied to mindil's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Canoehead, you have hit on something that we as nurses don't talk about enough. The last hospital I worked at developed an ED with a very open nursing station, a patient room that was actually behind...

  2. Is it just me? Or is this the nursing school homework hotline?

    MollyJ replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot say it happens every night for me, but there are often times when I come to this BB and I see questions posted by students and it appears they have done very little leg work before posting...

  3. BSN minimum requirement

    MollyJ replied to Lburns's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that nurses often get snarled up in the day to day tasks that we, too, are too busy to look at the overall picture (integration). Why is this patient repeatedly admitted? Why are they...

  4. BSN minimum requirement

    MollyJ replied to Lburns's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that nurses often get snarled up in the day to day tasks that we, too, are too busy to look at the overall picture (integration). Why is this patient repeatedly admitted? Why are they...

  5. Hearts of steel

    MollyJ replied to Lynn Casey RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I can confess to a flash of irritability when I would realize that a patient would die at shift change, but you just have to relax into it. Realize it is your day for OT and take care of family. I...

  6. BSN minimum requirement

    MollyJ replied to Lburns's topic in General Nursing

    I am intrigued. What would a re-shaping of the role look like? My presence in a public high school has shown me that one of the blessings and dilemmas of nursing is that our role is somewhat...

  7. BSN minimum requirement

    MollyJ replied to Lburns's topic in General Nursing

    I am intrigued. What would a re-shaping of the role look like? My presence in a public high school has shown me that one of the blessings and dilemmas of nursing is that our role is somewhat...

  8. HELPPPPPPPPPPPP

    MollyJ replied to Frustrated RN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with all that has been written on this thread so far. If you have ever heard or read anything about defusing conflict, you will know that one concept is to agree with the part of the conflict...

  9. BSN minimum requirement

    MollyJ replied to Lburns's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your comments which tap some of my own feelings. I am also a nurse with a BSN completion, MSN. I started on my BSN when the first layoffs in nursing were occurring (c. 1983) and I knew I...

  10. BSN minimum requirement

    MollyJ replied to Lburns's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your comments which tap some of my own feelings. I am also a nurse with a BSN completion, MSN. I started on my BSN when the first layoffs in nursing were occurring (c. 1983) and I knew I...

  11. Communications w/families of hospitalized pts

    MollyJ replied to NurseLM's topic in Psychiatric

    I formerly did case management on tech dependent kids but now I do drug abuse prevention in a school setting. At times I see kids dismissed from psychiatric hospitals, treatment centers etc and I...

  12. Confidentiality

    MollyJ replied to mindil's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There is no doubt about the nurse's need to know the information however I always felt that you should respect the client's privacy and get the history or at least ask the question in a setting where...

  13. pregnant minor

    MollyJ replied to lexffs's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    These are tough, but a dx of pregnancy *does not* emancipate a minor and, yes, the minor does get the right to have confidentiality around her pregnancy. However, I am hoping the ED doc did refer the...

  14. scared of medication test!

    MollyJ replied to ensense's topic in General Nursing

    I'd review chemo drugs as a group, but again this isn't going to be too horrible I don't bet. If you were really going to be giving chemo drugs in large quantity you'd need that certification. I've...

  15. Drugs and drug addicts

    MollyJ replied to chili2641's topic in General Nursing

    You pose good questions and I don't have any answers. I work in drug and alcohol prevention in a high school. I also do some early case finding. I think having some logical legal consequences...

  16. scared of medication test!

    MollyJ replied to ensense's topic in General Nursing

    You'll be fine! (And this from me who would have the same anxiety if I had to do the same not having been in a clinical area for 6 or so years now.) Get some info. Is this a test for ED nurses or a...

  17. Drug seeker vrs severe pain

    MollyJ replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    I think the "pain is what a patient reports it to be" has great applicability in a post op or acute pain setting. I am less certain that it applies as well in chronic pain or ED settings. And,...

  18. Drug seeker vrs severe pain

    MollyJ replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    I think the "pain is what a patient reports it to be" has great applicability in a post op or acute pain setting. I am less certain that it applies as well in chronic pain or ED settings. And,...

  19. BSN minimum requirement

    MollyJ replied to Lburns's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, LBurns, you're definitely boldly going... I am, like you, a diploma [instead of ADN] who did the BSN completion and MSN route. I came out of my BSN and MSN very proud of my basic preparation...

  20. BSN minimum requirement

    MollyJ replied to Lburns's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, LBurns, you're definitely boldly going... I am, like you, a diploma [instead of ADN] who did the BSN completion and MSN route. I came out of my BSN and MSN very proud of my basic preparation...

  21. Filipino Nurses

    MollyJ replied to Oscar's topic in Philippines

    I worked in an area where many of my colleagues were Mennonite and there are many cultural differences there, too. But just a couple weeks ago I was perusing my recipe box and I noticed how many of...

  22. Filipino Nurses

    MollyJ replied to Oscar's topic in Philippines

    I worked in an area where many of my colleagues were Mennonite and there are many cultural differences there, too. But just a couple weeks ago I was perusing my recipe box and I noticed how many of...

  23. HIV TESTING

    MollyJ replied to sheripa's topic in General Nursing

    This is such a convoluted question. I find it hard to believe that people are being routinely tested without their permission unless someone is running a double blind study where they are just trying...

  24. HIV TESTING

    MollyJ replied to sheripa's topic in General Nursing

    This is such a convoluted question. I find it hard to believe that people are being routinely tested without their permission unless someone is running a double blind study where they are just trying...

  25. best start in nursing

    MollyJ replied to V SPN's topic in General Nursing

    In addition to providing a broad base of experience and exposing you to many phenomena, conventional wisdom has had it that you are less likely to be thrown into frequent and devastating "life or...