missmollie ADN, BSN, RN

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    Things you wish you knew?

    missmollie replied to kichkinet's topic in General Nursing

    Everyday you will learn something new. It's difficult to make that adjustment in which you accept and forgive yourself for ignorance. In the first year of nursing, there will be a lot of those days....
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    Horrible night

    missmollie posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ever have a shift that is so bad, you have to do everything in your power to not call in to work? That's me, right now, because of one patient. More specifically, the family members. In the room at...
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    Horrible night

    missmollie replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    I would be worried about an MI, except she's on telemetry, and the patient didn't show any signs of distress. It's just the family member. At the very beginning of the shift I taught about the...
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    How to help your relationship survive night shift

    missmollie replied to Kharma711's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights, my husband works days. I actually work the weekends because he's off and it works out better with childcare arrangements. So sometimes, we plan to meet up for breakfast. My son loves...
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    Are you jealous of other nurses jobs/abilities?

    missmollie replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    It's so easy to look at another person and feel they are more successful. Success isn't defined by what you do, but rather how you do it. If you're going to define success by job title, you'll never...
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    I am on the edge......

    missmollie replied to los0908's topic in General Students

    Teach the material back to a friend in class. If you can teach it correctly, you'll do well on the
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    04/09 WILTW: Confused LOLs

    missmollie replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    I would point her in the direction of the cafeteria, but it's so far away (I'm not kidding when I say it's a seven minute hike) that I don't even get food from there. Just having coffee in the...
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    04/09 WILTW: Confused LOLs

    missmollie replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    This week I learned that I really don't care that we're family focused, as the wife of a patient requested her 6th cup of coffee. My patience thin, I explained (straight up lied) that we were out of...
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    Has anyone messed up really bad in a clinical and still passed

    missmollie replied to mdiada's topic in General Students

    I gave full amounts of medication to a patient who was only supposed to receive half a pill. It happens. I've pulled back on the heparin syringe to far and had heparin dripping down my arm, I've...
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    It was just a matter of time....

    missmollie replied to Nrsng_is_life's topic in General Students

    Grow a thicker skin. You're going to need it. Worry about your patients, and if you're not around them, they can't say that you did anything. Good
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    Eligibility expiring.

    missmollie replied to Gyanshieldsdad's topic in General Nursing

    Take the refresher coorifice. You'll need it to pass the
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    Is this a big deal?

    missmollie replied to guest769224's topic in General Nursing

    As long as the tube is post-pyloric you're fine. But what happens when you don't pause a tube feeding because they have what should be post-pyloric, but it's actually just curled in the stomach? Then...
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    dumb question

    missmollie replied to wooten3955's topic in General Nursing

    You will assess every patient when you walk in the room. Full assessments will depend on your orders. I do a full assessment when I bring in medicine for the first med pass. Sometimes the patient...
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    INDY new grad salary

    missmollie replied to mymichellebelly's topic in General Nursing

    I bet if you look a little deeper, there is incentive pay for evenings, nights, and weekends. Your base pay is 22.50 an hour, a guarantee that you will receive at least that much for an hour of work....
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    I know I shouldn't let it get to me.

    missmollie replied to detrelibre's topic in General Nursing

    People are saying that you are a good nurse, even if they didn't think you would make it in the beginning. Your coworkers and patient population like you. Run with that. Think about those comments...
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    What was your first time like?

    missmollie replied to Sith Lady Oma's topic in General Students

    I haphazardly fell into nursing. I was originally getting my pre-reqs finished to start a radiography program. My sister is a nurse, and she convinced me to just go into nursing. I submitted my...
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    I didn't get into Nursing School!! Help!!

    missmollie replied to Jordan1927's topic in General Students

    Your thread states that you didn't get into nursing school. This post here contradicts your original post. So which is it? Did you or did you not get into nursing
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    I didn't get into Nursing School!! Help!!

    missmollie replied to Jordan1927's topic in General Students

    Nursing is science based. I couldn't have done nursing at a young age, because I wasn't focused. If nursing is what you want to do, then retake science courses and study. Your patient's life may...
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    Thrown From the Tower!!

    missmollie replied to pcaldea's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I deleted my original post. You have to take care of people, patients, and put them first for 10-12 hours during your shift. Doesn't matter if your car won't start, doesn't matter if the kids are...
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    switch from medical school to nursing?

    missmollie replied to gj101's topic in General Students

    OP, good for you. She won't be complaining after you get your first check for residency (not much, but it's something) and she definitely won't be complaining when you get your first check as a...
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    switch from medical school to nursing?

    missmollie replied to gj101's topic in General Students

    OP, It's going to take just as long to finish nursing school as it is to finish medical school right now. Your income, no matter which path you choose to go, is still going to equal 0. If she wants...
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    Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    missmollie replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    The only nurses I know who don't save lives are Hospice nurses. They do something much
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    Least stressful nursing specialty

    missmollie replied to Svkd's topic in General Nursing

    Scrubs are the epitome of working in your
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    Should I quit?

    missmollie replied to whydoidothisrn's topic in General Nursing

    Why don't you like your new job, and what is different from your old ICU job. Bigger hospital? Cliques? Work different than you expected? How long have you been in this job, how many jobs have you...
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    1/16 What I learned this week: Siamese Twins be Pimpin'

    missmollie replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I straight up tell my smokers that I'm a smoker, and I use a nicotine patch at work. I have found that they are more apt to request the nicotine patch when I relate (and show) my patch. My weakness...