SmilingBluEyes

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

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    Students asking for free money

    SmilingBluEyes replied to l.a.m.b's topic in General Students

    UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM EWWWWWWWWW???? Where is the market for
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    Am I being investigated?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am sorry you are going through this, shortstuff. Hang in there; I am really wishing you the best. Nursing sure isn't
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    Am I being investigated?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One more piece of advice: DISCUSS WITH NO ONE this case. Hopefully the charts are secured so that only you and the others signed off on them can see them. Say NOTHING to anyone for any reason, lest...
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    Am I being investigated?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And if you do not have malpractice insurance, this may be en eye-opener to consider doing so
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    Am I being investigated?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Back long ago, I had a bad outcome occur with another nurse's patient (not my patient, but I was there) and we were called into a sort of "debriefing"/RCA. EVERYONE who was involved or witnessed the...
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    Am I being investigated?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your charting WILL speak volumes, but you may still be called to defend it with your words/depositions. BE VERY VERY
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    Am I being investigated?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    RCA= Root Cause
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    Am I being investigated?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is why having personal malpractice insurance--- especially in OB-----(very litigious field of nursing if there ever was one), is so needed. Personally, I want to have access to my own defense...
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    Why are culturally stereotypical behaviors so tolerated?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to mclennan's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Transcultural Nursing Society And you don't need a BSN to understand transcultural nursing issues and
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    Area of nursing with greatest amount of vomit

    SmilingBluEyes replied to PaulBaxter's topic in General Nursing

    Saw TONS of vomit in Labor and Delivery. Had a patient who had drank grape juice throw up all over my white maternity jumpsuit. EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW that went in the trash that
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    Murse :)

    SmilingBluEyes replied to mosaicism105's topic in Men in Nursing

    I too, hate the term Murse. it makes men who are nurses sounds like mice or something.
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    Do you get sick alot working as a nurse?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Healthcare102's topic in General Nursing

    Rarely. My immune system seems to never have been better than since the time I became a
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    Dear Nursing Students: We Need to Talk About Homework Help

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Great article. Here is one more concern I have. If you have a beef with one of your instructors (as a lengthy post about an instructor's email showed), you might want to think TWICE about posting it...
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    Will LPN's be around for long?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to OMMx3's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I have come to believe, personally, if I want to remain relevant in nursing, it behooves me to go further with my education. I did not go for the LPN d/t limited job choices in most markets. I am...
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    Should male nurses put the toilet seat down?

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

    I know when a certain dude I work with who never puts the seat down uses the restroom, I will be lowering the seat. I always wad up toilet paper and handle the seat with that. And yes, of course, I...
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    Should male nurses put the toilet seat down?

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

    I was raised that a gentleman puts the seat down. My dad always did, as did his dad before him. It may not make "sense" or be "logical" but if you do this, the women you work with will consider you a...
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    do you wash your hair every day?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    For many oily types, the more you wash, the worse it
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    do you wash your hair every day?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Um since you are a man, I will give you some leeway (LOL) :-). Here is the deal: IF I were to wash my hair everyday, it would fall apart. My scalp is neither oily nor dry, but it IS clean, even if...
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    do you wash your hair every day?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    With very long, curly and very porous, red hair, washing every day would be an absolute disaster. I wash it with shampoo once a week. The other days, I will condition it if need be. Most days, I...
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    Does anyone else get grief from their family for choosing nursing?

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

    THIS,
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    Does anyone else get grief from their family for choosing nursing?

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

    I wouldn't care if they did. They put me down for joining the military. That hurt. But I have long since stopped caring what people who don't pay my bills or live my life,
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    Im just going to come out and say it..

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    WONDERFUL positive post. Thank
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    What grinds your gears about your coworkers?

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

    I try not to let anything they do get to me. And when I have an issue, I very much try to address it directly, even if it means taking them in a room, shutting the door and talking. I don't like...
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    Healthcare Facilities running out of medications + supplies

    SmilingBluEyes replied to calivianya's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Vancomycin in a dialysis unit....and it was region-wide not just our
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    Charge nurse needing suggestions!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to JustKeepSmiling's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Unless you and your manager are able and willing to change the entire culture of the unit, nothing will change. Questions well may be, do you have it in you to do that, do they have it in them to...