MollyJ

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  1. emt first?

    MollyJ replied to nannerbutt's topic in General Nursing

    No specific suggestions. If you read posts here, you realize that many nurses "climb the ladder" being something else first (CNA, CMA, LPN, UC, EMT/EMICT). Alot of this depends on your...

  2. Let's play I Remember When.....

    MollyJ replied to RNSue's topic in General Nursing

    Too much fun not to join in on this one... I remember when Tagamet came out, the first h2 blocker and it revolutionized ulcer care. I remember the smell of ether used by an old doc when I was in...

  3. Is no news good news?

    MollyJ replied to Karen Cicero's topic in General Nursing

    I've never done office nursing, but have some proximity to the issue. This is a problem that has no easy solution just because of the sheer mass of paper work. Let's say a doc sees 40 patients in a...

  4. Giving out pathology results to patients!

    MollyJ replied to Babette777's topic in General Nursing

    Consider keeping the note on which the doctor writes his orders, since this is the "order sheet." Ask medical records where they want it posted. Don't use an illegible order--clarify it. As you...

  5. How can or do nurses deal with death and grieving?

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

    I don't think that anyone forgets their first death because one of the true gifts of nursing is that we are with people and families at the moment of their passing. Experiencing death is one of those...

  6. 8 hour shift vs. 12 hour shift - your opinion...

    MollyJ replied to TovaFlynn's topic in General Nursing

    I was not a fan of 12 hour shifts because they left me too fatigued to enjoy any of the supposed personal benefits. Over the years, I've heard many nurses, as at this site, extoll the benefits of...

  7. Starting a support group for nurses.

    MollyJ replied to WESLDARN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the idea of support groups is so compelling and really such a good idea. The challenge is, of course, to not let them turn in to dissatisfaction meetings. Have you considered having them led...

  8. Do you feel you were adequately prepared to practice nursing when you graduated?

    MollyJ replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    This is a glass half-full/half-empty question. I think that my diploma program (20 years ago) did a good job of the basic goal of preparing me to be a beginning basic nurse practitioner (bedside...

  9. Holding admitted pt in ED

    MollyJ replied to TraumaNurse30's topic in Emergency

    I've even heard predictions that "holding areas" in the ED are/will be a coming thing. Maybe so, but I'm not sure it adds up to good care and most of us will not cope well with the reduced capacity...

  10. MANAGED CARE 101 AND THE COST OF NURSING

    MollyJ replied to nursedude's topic in General Nursing

    Yo, nursedude. I am reading you to say that insurances are not the "bad guys", hospitals are because hospitals underpay the nurses. I gather that you are maybe doing some case management for an...

  11. poor staffing and new grad

    MollyJ replied to anji's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This thread keeps getting more interesting. Anji, I am glad that you left what you considered an unsafe situation for one that is more safe. Ultimately, everyone on this board expects you to do that...

  12. personality tests???

    MollyJ replied to c fiser's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I, too, have heard of employers using MMPI's, or Myers-Briggs Inventories as pre-employment tools and I could see some method to the madness for these types of tests, but (as in my original post), I...

  13. personality tests???

    MollyJ replied to c fiser's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Do you really WANT to work for these people??? The question is, What was the test (supposed to be) testing??? Your loyalty, professionalism, honesty? Is it a standardized, reliable test? (If it's...

  14. customer service versus patient care

    MollyJ replied to Norma's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hi Norma, Like you, I am suspicious of this attitude, even though I agree with peck that a little of it is not all bad. The large, tertiary care hospital I used to work for NOW has lobbies that look...

  15. poor staffing and new grad

    MollyJ replied to anji's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hi Anji, I have been interested to see the replies to your post because my thoughts upon first seeing your post is exactly what has been posted. The essence of your question is "When do I just have to...

  16. hand written medication cards

    MollyJ replied to Kathy Olsen's topic in General Students

    Wow, just like deja vu!! I'd forgotten about med cards!!! They may be busy work, but repetition is a good learning tool and besides they are recyclable. You will find that often, during your...

  17. Incompetent nurse

    MollyJ replied to JeanthePHN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hi, I am a former health department nurse and I loved my job, but health departments have an unusual situation in that we work for city/county governments that notoriously have the "roads and bridges"...

  18. Restricted nursing license

    MollyJ replied to DC's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I do not have first hand experience with your situation, so I speak as an observer of what I have seen others do. You do not really say what kind of nursing you have tried to re-enter in to. I think...