SmilingBluEyes

Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis

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    Nurses, should I have kids now--or later?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to chubbybunnie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Maybe then you want to specialize in Geriatric NP
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    I want to quit nursing.

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Nomad_Nurse1's topic in General Nursing

    If I were a hothouse flower, I would have gone into greenhouse
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    Nurses, should I have kids now--or later?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to chubbybunnie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What stood out is you hate behavioral issues with kids but want to be a psych NP???? Ummm sorry what am I missing here???? You do realize, there will be myriad behavioral issues with such people in...
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    I want to quit nursing.

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Nomad_Nurse1's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I went through a lot of the same stuff in my first job as a nurse. They did a lot of mean things like making snide remarks, waving empty trash bags in my face ("Empty the trash!"), and...
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    Feeling guilty about calling in sick.

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Becca, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Eh you did what you had to do. Guilt is useless emotion and a waste of time. Don't make a habit of it. You are still new, and too many call-outs will put a bull's eye on your back and you will be out....
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    foot check on diabetic at dialysis clinic

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Healerforlife's topic in General Nursing

    And to get back to the OP the REAL reason we nurses in dialysis do foot checks at all is for CMS (the gov't) and reimbursements. Sadly, it's not just for patient welfare. Sad but
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    foot check on diabetic at dialysis clinic

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Healerforlife's topic in General Nursing

    Where are you getting that I imply anything? No need to get defensive. I am explaining why it's not appropriate to do this in a dialysis clinic. If you worked in one you would understand. And while...
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    foot check on diabetic at dialysis clinic

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Healerforlife's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I understood as I read your post. There IS no different area and there IS no time for us to do this. And no real way to ensure we can do this in a manner that would ensure they would not get an...
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    foot check on diabetic at dialysis clinic

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Healerforlife's topic in General Nursing

    Sooo you want me to risk cutting someone's toe in a clinic where germs and blood abound, and infect that toe....on a high risk diabetic patient? Not
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    Hemodialysis

    SmilingBluEyes replied to ChristinejayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Most outpatient dialysis units do not have graveyard shifts. There are a few who do have nocturnal runs but most don't. My shift runs from 0520 to 1400 each day. If you work in acute dialysis...
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    foot check on diabetic at dialysis clinic

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Healerforlife's topic in General Nursing

    Our responsibility in dialysis is to do the checks, chart and report the findings and follow up---also to monitor changes as they occur. The onus is on the providers to seek treatment as appropriate....
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    1/23: What I learned this week: Long, long week. But the bagel was tasty.

    SmilingBluEyes replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Don't usually dwell on the WILTW threads much cause I have not usually learned much interesting enough to contribute, so I lurk but I do want to wish Ixchel the best ((((HUGS)))) and keep us...
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    How is it fair to put PRN nurses on call?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to sarabear44's topic in General Nursing

    It's not only fair, but expected. I spent years in PRN status and that was what happened. If there was low census, I was the first called off. I filled scheduling holes that FTEs did not. I also...
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    Why are some people on here so rude?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    too late. You already did. In
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    Myths About Midwifery

    SmilingBluEyes replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    My point is, these CNMs did not even TRY to practice holistically. Sure, it's great they can first-assist at c/s. But so can RNFA. You don't need an expensive (and very highly-skilled/educated) CNM...
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    The every year Snow thread

    SmilingBluEyes replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for all of you caught up in this. Be careful out there. Grew up in snow country. I know how dangerous it can
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    File this one under "things I think but won't say"...

    SmilingBluEyes replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Not only patients. There is a coworker I think a lot of things about I wish I could say but of course, don't. It boils down to being a heartless, selfish, lazy person with whom no one wants to...
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    Horrible Treatment at Drug Testing

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Maria425's topic in Nurses Recovery

    False
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    Disciplining employee in front of other employees?!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Seas's topic in General Nursing

    My supervisor yelled at me once in front of no less than 10 employees and patients once. I was hot and patients were asking me if I was ok (!) Once I cooled down ( a few days later) I went to her...
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    Fragrance Sacrifice

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Shonqueen1's topic in General Nursing

    AXE is horrible. Leave that crap at
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    Myths About Midwifery

    SmilingBluEyes replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Depends on where the CNM practices. At the hospitals where I was a nurse, the CNMs used the medical model and were much like OBs. Their practices were out of OB offices. They assisted in C-sections,...
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    New RN being bullied, 7 months in, quit?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to lovelyrn1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Right!
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    Dealing with Gossip in the Workplace

    SmilingBluEyes replied to traumaRUs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have been rather guilty in my career of both listening to, and participating in, gossip. I have since made it a personal goal that when it starts, I will say something positive like, "Well he/she...
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    New RN being bullied, 7 months in, quit?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to lovelyrn1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds like a duel issue. You miss home and hate where you work. Any way you can apply for another job closer to home and get out of that place and be
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    Interview Question - Do I Have a Problem with WHAT?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would ask for clarification. That is a very weird question