missmollie ADN, BSN, RN

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    When residents get attached

    missmollie replied to Lexi256's topic in General Nursing

    Reminding them that you are at work will help. When resident x asks you to watch a movie with them, just state "You know I would love that, but I have all these other residents I have to go visit and...
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    Code Blue

    missmollie replied to 2018nursewi's topic in General Nursing

    Teaching hospital during the month of July. We were grumbling that it should've been called at the 45 minute
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    Code Blue

    missmollie replied to 2018nursewi's topic in General Nursing

    Coding a patient for an hour, with a line of nurses snaking out the door to take their turn at compessions. Every compression caused blood to ooze from his incision, and by the end it looked like a...
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    Exclusive Interview with Las Vegas Nurse who Worked During Shooting

    missmollie replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Beth for interviewing Sara. Thank you Sara for sharing your story. I'm so glad you were able to report to work that night, and I'm sure the physical and emotional toll was great that...
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    Messed up bad.....

    missmollie replied to OHRN2011's topic in Nurses Recovery

    There is an entire forum for nurses in recovery. That would be the best place to ask this question. I hope you get the help you need, get into recovery, and get better. The nursing license is...
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    Quitting first RN job

    missmollie replied to hnwarden's topic in Nursing Career

    Stick out your year. Everyone feels incompetent in their first year. Answer these questions with yes or no: 1. Can you afford your student loan payments without your paycheck? Yes? read on. No?...
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    Any books to read to get ready for the RN program?

    missmollie replied to nug4596's topic in General Nursing

    I would recommend any books from the New York Times bestseller list. It will be a long time before you get to read for pleasure once you start nursing school. I did what you are about to do, and it...
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    "Please" and "Thank You"

    missmollie posted a topic in General Nursing

    When speaking to co-workers, try to use polite phrases such as "please" and "Thank you", and don't make demands. Had a nurse from a different floor state "You have to come down here and pick up this...
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    "Please" and "Thank You"

    missmollie replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    I become very authoritarian when a patient is declining, and there is no asking. When someone demands that I take responsibility for a ring and it goes against protocol, it is a different story. To...
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    Can't handle the ICU

    missmollie replied to hnwarden's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't get the ICU job that I wanted out of school, and instead was offered PCU job. I've been that that job for 2.5 years and I am so grateful, because as a fresh grad I know now that I wouldn't...
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    Ethical issue?

    missmollie replied to nursesmatter's topic in General Nursing

    OP, you are questioning your decision. Talk it out with co-workers or your manager to fully understand if you had other options you didn't explore. It's not an easy issue, it is an ethical question,...
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    Ethical issue?

    missmollie replied to nursesmatter's topic in General Nursing

    I work in neurosurgery. For my patients it is a matter of what the family believes is best, the extent of their injuries, and their ability to comprehend the information. For the majority of my...
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    Ethical issue?

    missmollie replied to nursesmatter's topic in General Nursing

    I've had a similar issue, and you find that you respect the wishes of the family. I took the family into a conference room to discuss why they didn't want to tell her, how they were going to handle...
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    BSN is a joke

    missmollie replied to nurseguy22's topic in General Nursing

    Reading the responses of those for the BSN education, the general theme is that to be professional, you need more education. I agree with the OP, and I agree with the person who said that RN to BSN...
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    A real nurse VS. a "fake" nurse

    missmollie replied to okredrobot's topic in General Nursing

    There is no such thing as a fake nurse. You got a job offer! Yay! Take it, work at least a year, and apply at the hospital afterwards. It's always better to have experience than
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    GPA and Job Question!!!!!!

    missmollie replied to DanielLopezz's topic in General Students

    Why are you including your GPA? Honestly, no one cares. If you pass your NCLEX, then you are able to work as a
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    Typical cellular data use in NS

    missmollie replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

    You aren't even in nursing school yet so take a deep breath and calm down. There is no need to spend upwards of 2k on electronics. Yes, you'll need a smartphone in school and you'll use it to...
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    DNR/DNI: What Age Would You Choose to No Longer Be Full Code?

    missmollie replied to LollaPaupRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the posters stating that it depends on the condition, not the age. My husband has to ask this one question to the physician: Will she still be a PRODUCTIVE member of society? If the...
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    How do YOU deal with criticism outside of work?

    missmollie replied to misskayy's topic in General Nursing

    It's okay. No one understands your job quite like another nurse. My younger sister was a nurse before I was, and all I hear from my mother is how I don't work on a med-surg unit with seven patients....
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    Are For Profit Schools really BAD?

    missmollie replied to Schneid1's topic in General Nursing

    The tuition is going to be higher, and there is the possibility that your classes won't transfer if you're getting your ADN, or if you're getting your BSN and plan to pursue a MSN. Apply to all local...
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    Confessions of an Introvert

    missmollie replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an introvert but I love talking to my patients. I have a 1:3 ratio, which gives me more time with my patients. Put me with a large group of people and I'm done. Give me a one-on-one audience...
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    Recognition of illness/condition by smell?

    missmollie replied to Misstika's topic in General Nursing

    I had one patient with mouth and throat cancer, and that smell has not left
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    Recognition of illness/condition by smell?

    missmollie replied to Misstika's topic in General Nursing

    pseudomonas. If you have a patient with a trach and it smells like yeast, that's what you've got. The doctor's are a little hard pressed to believe the nurses, but I haven't been wrong
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    Nurses Notes - A Thing of the Past?

    missmollie replied to Smb411's topic in General Nursing

    You call a doctor and they dismiss your concern. You bet your bottom dollar I'm charting that, with quotes, and verbatim what the doctor said to me. Clicks or not, I will not be thrown under a bus...
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    Nursing school Q: 1 min/1 question?

    missmollie replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

    Because in real life, in an emergency situation, you always have all the time you need to think through something. Just learn the material. You either know it or you don't, and when you read the...