SmilingBluEyes

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

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    To tell or not to tell!

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

    .......................and now where is the
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    Was my professor out of line?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to kimmyanne02's topic in General Students

    Find a balance. Your career in nursing will be as tough or tougher than nursing school. You need to figure out NOW how you will handle family issues when you have a job, such as you and your spouse...
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    If people make me feel bad, I've been bullied

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

    well said! Could have written this post
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    PASSED in 75 RN NCLEX Yesterday!!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to 915 Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    WELL DONE!!!
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    Spanish for nurses, any free stuff online?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    Be really careful using online translators like Google. Often, the translation can be inaccurate to just plain
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    Don't Want To Touch Patients!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to ThinBabe's topic in General Nursing

    Get treatment. Don't even think about nursing school until you get this under
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    Best Advice for New Nurses on their First Job?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Ankh's topic in General Nursing

    They say, "fake it til you make it" and while that may be true around patients (who wants a nurse who has never done whatever procedure before)? Fake confidence where you can, but never, ever fake...
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    Thanks for the support and opposition

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    My thing is, if you don't want a bunch of opinions, some of which are bound to disagree or offend, then don't post your business on a public form. Whether allnurses or facebook, keep it to yourself if...
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    What is it with nurses showing up late!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Document, document, document. Chronic tardiness is not appreciated by most managers/supervisors. I would not given him ANY time to get ready if he is late. Tell him, report begins "NOW" and if he...
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    Unwanted transition

    SmilingBluEyes replied to TSL7286's topic in General Nursing

    I do wish you the very best, and hope you either are able to stay on, or find another wonderful position that is satisfactory to
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    Unwanted transition

    SmilingBluEyes replied to TSL7286's topic in General Nursing

    She is not being defensive. She is saying how the other side feels, how it works. You shouldn't be able to bump another employee with regular status, who is returning----when you are brand new....
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    Unwanted transition

    SmilingBluEyes replied to TSL7286's topic in General Nursing

    A favorite saying of mine is "BLOOM WHERE YOU'RE PLANTED. So you are not happy with your transition. Try and make it your happy place. Plenty of us have worked jobs we were not enamoured with. I have...
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    one side love problem between student nurse and doctor

    SmilingBluEyes replied to chinglee's topic in General Students

    SIGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH another hit and run post by an OP who has: NO intention of listening to advice Just wants to stir the poop pot, sit back, eat popcorn and watch us all fall all over each...
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    one side love problem between student nurse and doctor

    SmilingBluEyes replied to chinglee's topic in General Students

    I KNOW you are joking here, Brandon. You are too smart to post something so ridiculous. I hope you mean it when you say you are tongue-in-cheek. Might want to say so when you post a zinger like
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    I'm so excited!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to NICUmiiki's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    OH MY GOODNESS...>Congratulations and best
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    Students who get As are bad bedside nurses

    SmilingBluEyes replied to konstantine's topic in General Students

    Ya did fine til this ignorant comment. You can't mean it. If you do, I question your
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    FLAME ON!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    MY speciality (whatever it is, ICU/OB/ER/Dialysis/Med-surg/LTC) deserves more pay, because, well, we just can do EVERYONE else's job not just our own----but they can't do mine. We are indeed special!...
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    Students who get As are bad bedside nurses

    SmilingBluEyes replied to konstantine's topic in General Students

    Grades don't mean the "whole nurse", however I was a 4.0 GPA student and a pretty good nurse, too, I think. Don't listen to the noise. I know of classmates who were not A students who are outstanding...
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    Being Bullied

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

    Such ageism is not isolated to that place. It's all over. And not all older nurses are unwilling to learn or change. I embrace new learning and realize change is constant. I am really getting tired of...
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    Nurses as Costs for Hospitals

    SmilingBluEyes replied to advor's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    PS-----Linda, in all my years in OB, I never saw ONE ICU nurse who was floated to us (yep they floated when ICU was slow) that could hold her water in OB and was NOT scared out of her wits. Something...
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    Nurses as Costs for Hospitals

    SmilingBluEyes replied to advor's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    ICU was indeed part of my clinical experience in nursing school, Linda. ICU/CCU nurses are not that awful "special". They have an amazing skill set, but so do the rest of us. You SAY you dislike the...
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    Being Bullied

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

    RIGHT. What we are saying is, classifying/clarifying bullying is NOT like using a pain scale. It is NOT necessarily what the person who thinks they are being bullied says it is. There are specific...
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    Being Bullied

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

    It's not as common as people make it out to be. Lately, I have been being "eaten" (if you will) by younger and attractive staff. Most of us are sick of being classified as "old and ugly" and...
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    Being an individual

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Circulate's topic in Men in Nursing

    yes it
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    Being an individual

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Circulate's topic in Men in Nursing

    You can also stand out in your daily work performance and how you treat others. Being above the fray, refusing to feed the gossip machine and being truly appreciative and kind....believe me, you will...