SmilingBluEyes

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

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    Night Shift Relationship Woes

    SmilingBluEyes replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP: ( I am not addressing other silly posts here)------I don't care if you are hauling trash or sitting on a computer all night. YOU WORK NIGHTS and need your sleep. If he can't respect that,...
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    Drug seekers

    SmilingBluEyes replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    I am not asking anyone to suspend all judgment, but it would be nice to give a person benefit of doubt and NOT behave passive-aggressively. This ain't my first rodeo and I know there are seekers out...
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    Can I go to postgraduate for CRNA with an RN and a bachelors in biomedical?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to fgomez32's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Not likely you would be accepted to a CRNA program with no nursing
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    Need professional advice

    SmilingBluEyes replied to LPNtoRNin2016OH's topic in General Nursing

    GO FOR
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    Sign-on Bonuses Are Alive and Well

    SmilingBluEyes replied to HouTx's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm. Always a catch. It's not for nothing that sign-on bonuses are offered at certain
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    Drug seekers

    SmilingBluEyes replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    I sure hope when/if the time comes, I don't get the passive-aggressive treatment a few here are all about.
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    patient has history is of HIT , what kind of the anticoagulant can be used for dialysis

    SmilingBluEyes replied to uae808's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    No AcuteHD I am not kidding. And it
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    Least Favorite Things Patients Say

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

    Patient says nothing about having discomfort or problems when I do their shift assessment. Doctor comes in: "OHHHH MY GAWWWD I have had pain all dayyyyy and they didn't do anything about
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    Least Favorite Things Patients Say

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

    When I worked NOC Patients asking me if "I had a good nap" on my shift. Ummmm
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    What would say to a nurse shadowing you

    SmilingBluEyes replied to cloa513's topic in General Nursing

    calling: MIB!!! Here are the MEN in BLACK, the galaxy defenders..... Got that song in your head? You're
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    What would say to a nurse shadowing you

    SmilingBluEyes replied to cloa513's topic in General Nursing

    What an odd post. I have no idea what it means. "Nursing jurisdiction?"
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    Found myself in quite the pickle.. (Poll)

    SmilingBluEyes replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    What a waste of money, all of it. I grabbed a couple NCLEX prep books, Saunders being one, spent about a week studying them and took the NCLEX. Done in 40 minutes with 76 questions. I would not waste...
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    How many med errors are acceptable for a new grad RN at a teaching hospital?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to 1Jessie86's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Simple:NONE.
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    Educational Advertising at a for-profit program, what the?????

    SmilingBluEyes replied to LobotRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry I am not watching it again. I will leave it to others to discuss their "qualifications" such as how many windows and trees they have on campus.
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    Educational Advertising at a for-profit program, what the?????

    SmilingBluEyes replied to LobotRN's topic in General Nursing

    My program sucked. Not ONCE did we play a game of "Nurse Monopoly" or with flash cards. We were too busy, oh I dunno, taking notes and reading 400 pages of material and preparing for bi-weekly 100...
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    Drug seekers

    SmilingBluEyes replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    I just don't get feeling "Dirty" taking care of such people. They are PEOPLE and if they are ADDICTS, they are still deserving of the best care we can give them. 10 percent of the US population is...
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    Drug seekers

    SmilingBluEyes replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses definitely need more education on drug tolerance, dependence and addiction. They are all different
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    Educational Advertising at a for-profit program, what the?????

    SmilingBluEyes replied to LobotRN's topic in General Nursing

    2nd look: AWFUL just
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    Educational Advertising at a for-profit program, what the?????

    SmilingBluEyes replied to LobotRN's topic in General Nursing

    A cute lil dancing-girl looking gal hawking for-profit education.....Laying in bed with a mannequin? CREEEPY. Hard sell stuff here. I would not go near there. It looks like
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    FMLA for an addiction

    SmilingBluEyes replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    Wow how frustrating. I may have missed it, but what is your manager doing about
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    One of the saddest things in the world (first-world problems ahead)

    SmilingBluEyes replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    MANY MANY CONGRATULATIONS to you. I hope to be saying the same thing, myself, in a few years. I admire your determination and follow you here on allnurses. You are my HERO!!! On the other hand, sorry...
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    Back after multi year hiatus and in monitoring

    SmilingBluEyes replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Frustration is something I have heard from my couple of friends/acquaintances who are/were in State Diversion programs. A LOT OF IT. The ones who succeeded submitted themselves completely, were honest...
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    Back after multi year hiatus and in monitoring

    SmilingBluEyes replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Welcome! (edited to add some more thoughts) From what I understand, the best way to get through programs like this is to "fly under the radar" and do EVERY thing you are asked exactly how you are...
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    New Grad 5 days orientation

    SmilingBluEyes replied to vulupure's topic in General Nursing

    I wish you the best. I have LTC experience, and while the other nurses may mean to be helpful, if it's like other typical LTCs, you won't get much help cause they will be overwhelmed doing med...
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    lurker to member

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Double Dunker's topic in General Nursing

    welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!