missmollie ADN, BSN, RN

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    Manager Insists....

    missmollie replied to alaskaman's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guessing that the facility you work at automatically takes your half hour break for lunch out. Staying until 7:30 fulfills the requirement of 12 hours shifts. You clock out at 7:23, and you're...
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    What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    missmollie replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    Level 1 trauma center, Neurosurgery PCU: 1:3 with 3 patients as an absolute max. I have been dropped down once to 1:2 when every ICU bed (in the hospital) was full and they had to have a bed for a...
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    What is harder- nursing school or first year working?

    missmollie replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    Why do you think school would be more difficult than the job? School is a taste, and by taste I mean a small, minute bite taken by an anorexic fearful of gaining weight, of a huge cake called...
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    CDC now banned from using "evidence based" and other words per White House

    missmollie replied to babyNP.'s topic in Nursing News

    We can always replace "evidence-based" with "research
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    Thinking of Leaving my Long Term Job..HELP!

    missmollie replied to LPNRN2000's topic in General Nursing

    Make a list, look at the reasons you want to take this job. Family > job You know the answer to this
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    Why is it difficult to transition from nursing student to working Nurse?

    missmollie replied to Beautiful_Beginnings's topic in General Nursing

    One thing not mentioned in all the previous posts is the sheer mental exhaustion that is nursing. This was really difficult for me, because you are CONSTANTLY reorganizing your thoughts around what...
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    How I got 97% on HESI

    missmollie replied to KarenwithanRN's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    If you are not a registered nurse, you can't use "RN" after your name. Please remove
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    Day in the life of a RN

    missmollie replied to caycayney's topic in General Nursing

    7p-7:30p: Get report 7:30-8: do first assessment and introduce self to patients. 8-8:30: chart 8:30-9:30: med pass 9:30-10: turn patients. 10-11:30: Follow up on any issues that need addressed...
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    Do you invest?

    missmollie replied to William2's topic in General Nursing

    I'm really wishing I would've bought bitcoin while it was at 1k. Sigh. I throw 10% of my income into a retirement fund, save 800/month in savings, and am about to start investing in cryptocurrency....
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    This person outranks me?!

    missmollie replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in General Nursing

    I'd rather someone ask questions than assume. Those extra 2 years on his degree is what might be holding you back from a similar position. Start your RN to BSN if it bothers you that
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    Need some input please.

    missmollie replied to Pjones71's topic in Chamberlain College

    Get your ADN. Hospitals often pay some or all of RN-BSN tuition once hired. I paid a grand total of 10k for my ADN (including some living expenses). Thus far for my BSN I've paid 1k, and I only...
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    Upset Family

    missmollie replied to Tay56's topic in General Nursing

    You provided good care, and you did the best you could with the family. Whereas your mother's comment of handling the situation with more grace is dependent on your ability to reflect on the...
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    What HARD truth have you learned once you became a nurse and/or CNA?

    missmollie replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    What I find funny now I would've never found funny two years
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    Do I push out the air bubble?

    missmollie replied to evastone's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't see any information about the air bubble in what pixie posted, but they definitely did not say to get rid of the bubble. The air bubble helps to trap the medication in the subcutaneous...
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    Made a fool of myself to board of nursing rep

    missmollie replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    Have you not read any of the comments from actual nurses? It appears that you aren't one, have an idealized description of the job, and are not willing to accept the truth from those of us working as...
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    Politics in Nursing... HELP!

    missmollie replied to sparkybear808's topic in General Nursing

    How short staffed are they if they are sending you home before your shift
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    Finding my specialty

    missmollie replied to RNBSN116's topic in General Students

    Amen! In nursing, you don't decide your specialty as a new grad, the specialty chooses you. I had two job offers from my top choice hospital; cardiac and neurosurgery. I went with neurosurgery and...
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    I failed my first semester of 4th year

    missmollie replied to megaroo22475's topic in General Students

    This too shall pass. Start reviewing NCLEX questions while you wait for the summer course, and try to really analyze what went wrong, even if everything was out of your control. This way, if another...
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    New grad: Feeling lost, incompetent, and wants to quit

    missmollie replied to jl18's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That first year is tough, but everyone goes through it. Stick it out, it will get
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    Made a fool of myself to board of nursing rep

    missmollie replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing tasks are not the definition of nursing. Anyone can learn to cath, place an IV, rectal tube, do trach care and so on. The reason we are professionals is because we are the last person between...
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    Straight Cath over 1000ml

    missmollie replied to diana1234's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with brillo: once the cath is in there is no need to be sterile, so long as you don't push the cath in further. So grab the other container and let it flow, only clamp with fingers before...
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    So Burnt I'm crispy

    missmollie replied to 8daysaweek's topic in General Nursing

    Families who believe they have more knowledge, oh I love them. I often make the statement of "I have never heard that, and I've been in this specialty for three years. Tell me what you know about...
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    Eating ice cream and getting nervous -- offered Neuro-ICU job, now a psych nurse

    missmollie replied to pixierose's topic in General Nursing

    I can't say anything about moving to greener pastures, but I can answer questions related to neuro nursing, so pm me if you have questions. I work in neurosurgery, but we get overflow from neurology....
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    Coworker wanted to trade shifts

    missmollie replied to NurseDisneyPrincess's topic in General Nursing

    There are five night nurses on my little progressive care unit, and every year I pick up every winter holiday except Christmas eve and Christmas day. I expect that here soon, one of them will get...
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    Just........no.

    missmollie replied to roser13's topic in Nursing News

    Decisions and consequences. One does not exist without the