SmilingBluEyes

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

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    Dialysis nursing compatible with breastfeeding/pumping?

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

    I cannot see why you would not be able to pump. Different clinics have different hours. Mine, for example, are 10 hour days. I get a 30 minute break in the morning and 15 min in afternoon. When I was...
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    Nurse sleeping with coworker

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

    Clearly a case of MYOB unless resident/pt care is compromised or their behavior is affecting your clients (doing the deed on premises, yes, a problem). Really, unless all that is true, leave the rumor...
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    Where O' Where are the wise ones?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    "where are the wise ones"? .......peruse the site. They are EVERYwhere. Filter out the bad, glom on to the good. That is my best
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    Ice Bucket challenge

    SmilingBluEyes replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Just donate the darn money. I like that awareness is raised, but it's becoming an attention grab for way too many. Only my opinion, of
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    Nurses Being Made to Tech?

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

    I have done this many times. The only time I ever complained was when I had to make up for a shortfall of a tech who called out sick AND do my nursing duties, too. That used to happen to me a lot,...
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    I've been a nurse since.....(fill in the blank)

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

    ..................since Christ was a corporal. No, seriously since 1997, which is WAY back for some of the
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    Is This Bullying?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know I feel bullied. My company buys us 2 sets of new scrubs every 6 months. I feel like I am being STRONG-ARMED into wearing new, fresh scrubs every 6months to work-----it's not fair and I am...
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    Violation of labor laws- looking up pts prior to clocking in

    SmilingBluEyes replied to telee73's topic in General Nursing

    Esme: No need to shout. I know malpractice insurance is needed; I have carried it since I began nursing 17 years ago. However, if I get injured or I injure a patient, I may not be covered...
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    Violation of labor laws- looking up pts prior to clocking in

    SmilingBluEyes replied to telee73's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing is, if an employee does work off the clock and somehow becomes injured or injures someone else, that is a huge issue. Personally, I do not work one minute off the clock. If something...
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    Nurses Masquerading As Doctors (INSULTING)

    SmilingBluEyes replied to djaychris's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It's an opinion and he's entitled to it. A person who does not feel threatened by such opinions won't make a big deal out of it. I have known of NO nurse who had a PhD or DNP try to "masquerade" as a...
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    I got my first job!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Sbrewster's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    CONGRATULATIONS and best wishes to
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    Need expert advice on how to pass 39 patients' medication in a 2-hour time frame.

    SmilingBluEyes replied to OneMurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would love to know how it's done. I passed meds for somewhere around 40 residents and my morning pass nearly always ran right up to the noontime pass. Impossible to get done in 2 hours. Like said,...
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    Advice and words of wisdom needed.

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Sydney2011's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Caveat emptor. this sounds like bad mojo if your numbers are
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    No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    BY FAR one of the MOST informative, staight-forward, unemotional and reasonable posts I have seen on this thread to
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    TECH VS DIALYSIS RN

    SmilingBluEyes replied to joje_26's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Where I work a new RN right out of school was hired, pretty much on the spot. Don't be discouraged; you can and may well be hired if you can interview well and try hard enough. I have seen new nurses...
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    No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That is what I am talking about; military service is another animal altogether. You can and will be ordered to care for patients as deemed necessary by the military/gov't. I have the UTMOST respect...
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    No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have said this before: I am no martyr Mary or saint----nor did I sign up for military service when I joined the ranks of nursing. (I have served 10 years in the military so I can differentiate...
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    Women and control with a male nurse

    SmilingBluEyes replied to apnurserock's topic in Men in Nursing

    It is wrong, period. But I can see where even today, men may be harassed and it minimized to "just playing around" or "appreciating a fine male specimen". Any career that is overly dominant in one...
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    nurse ratio 50:1? Yup!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to nurse2033's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If you are talking numbers (not working conditions), you don't have a very good comparison. While I am in awe of health care workers giving care in such dire circumstances, I don't think any of them...
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    Dialisis causes nurses to lose their license?

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

    Well NO specialty is good for "new nurses" really. The learning curve on all specialties is very steep. Whether you start in med-surg, OB, ER, ICU or dialysis, you will have a lot to learn in quick...
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    Working full time and homeschooling?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Jeniele's topic in General Nursing

    YES YES YES it can be done. I worked full time and homeschooled my two kids for 4 years. You just need organization skills. Most days, our schoolwork was done by 11am (I worked 7p to 7a). Let me know...
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    What to do when you don't know what else to do???

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Mightymouse1212's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I like VivaLasViejas' reply best. Confer with the MD and hospice and see if this practice can be discontinued and then they can confer with the patient's family. Sometimes, it's best to hear it from...
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    Written up for refusing to work on days off

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would be looking for a new place to work,
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    med/surg RN who wants to be in OB so bad!!!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to NRS86's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Toss a wider net. Apply at any and all hospitals you can possibly commute to. It helps to know someone, too. Social contacts are one of the best ways to get an "in" in any
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    the bad old times in OB

    SmilingBluEyes replied to cynic8's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I second Klone. I am so sorry for your lousy