SmilingBluEyes

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

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    Apparently, everyone is a nurse! (rant)

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

    Upshot/takeaway? In most states, the title of "nurse" is *legally-protected* and limited to licensed nurses *only*, e.g. RN, LPN, NP, CNM. etc. It is likely the doctors and medical assistants in your...
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    Apparently, everyone is a nurse! (rant)

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

    http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/97-98/bill/asm/ab_1401-1450/ab_1439_cfa_19980830_204645_asm_floor.html http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/nurse/nursepracticefaq.htm http://www.medicalassistant.net/ And...
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    Dialysis RN working time

    SmilingBluEyes replied to souleater11's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Where I work the technicians come in at about 4:30 am to begin readying the machines and preparing heparin syringes and packs for patients. As the RN, I am in about 4:45 to record, draw up medications...
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    Move to Dialysis or stay in LTC?

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

    Dialysis can be acute (in hospital) or outpatient (clinic, Home dialysis). I made the move from LTC to clinic/outpatient dialysis almost 3 years ago and no regrets. It is a different skill set---not...
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    A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    SmilingBluEyes replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's certainly your choice, your baby, your body. If after you have truly researched all the facts and benefits of bottle/breastfeeding, this is your choice, I am certainly not one to judge. But be...
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    Interview with Fresenius next week...

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

    How was that first year? TOUGH. Dialysis is fast-paced and will keep you busy. If you have good time management skills, you will do fine. If not, you will need to brush up on them. Once you got the...
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    how does a new grad get into this?

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

    No matter where you work, the learning curve is steep. My clinic has hired new grads with a good measure of success. It will be hard, but so is any area of nursing, such as med-surg or SNF. Learning...
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    Nursing judgement in dealing with difficult patients.

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

    Disallowing people to go out smoking during treatment is NOT poor customer service. It is operating safely and within policy. They are not my children and I don't treat them as such. But I deliver...
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    Fresenius nurses

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

    No HIV testing where I
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    Preparing for my preceptorship...what to do??

    SmilingBluEyes replied to TalarossaRN's topic in General Nursing

    More information, please. Like,what unit will you
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    Who's for banning rotating shifts?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    I think for most people, rotating shifts are very difficult. Sleep is a constant issue. And the older we get, the less our bodies tolerate circadian rhythm changes required to rotate. I am not...
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    Fresenius nurses

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

    HI there. I work at a Fresenius facility. I recall getting tested for HEP B antibodies to ensure I was immune. (I was d/t having the series in the 1990s). I also had to submit to TB skin testing....
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    Pregnant during nursing school

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Mommy_RN1211's topic in General Students

    We did have 2 gals who got pregnant during school. One had to drop our for a semester, the other did not get pregnant til the last weeks of school and finished on time. I can tell you, there is no way...
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    Pregnant during nursing school

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Mommy_RN1211's topic in General Students

    I strongly recommend you wait to have another child until after nursing school. You already have a toddler and you have no idea if complications may arise with a future pregnancy. At best, you will...
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    Nursing judgement in dealing with difficult patients.

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

    NEVER let patients leave the building to smoke, etc. SO dangerous. If they want to go and smoke here, I tell them they must sign AMA, I then notify the MD and terminate treatment. You are asking for a...
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    What's the craziest thing a patient or family member has said to you?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to monkeybug's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE when they come in to rule-out SROM and when you ask if they have had sex recently, it's ALWAYS "NO". Then you got to go in and see all the sperm on the microscope slide. That, of...
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    Emergency Department to Dialysis

    SmilingBluEyes replied to ErinRN84's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    PS: you asked how many miles a day we walk. Well, I have worn a pedometer and it's been easy to walk more than 10,000 steps or more, per my meter, without even thinking about it, on an average...
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    Emergency Department to Dialysis

    SmilingBluEyes replied to ErinRN84's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Someone suggested "acute dialysis", meaning in the hospital. I am not so sure that is a good idea. There is running around there, too. The thing about acutes that is unacceptable to me, is being...
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    Emergency Department to Dialysis

    SmilingBluEyes replied to ErinRN84's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Think hard on this. Dialysis, while it may not be as stressful, is certainly not an easy job, physically. You will spend a LOT of time on your feet, running around from patient to patient. On days...
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    Low Heart rate after epidural?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to borka's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Did the MDA/CRNA hit a blood vessel in the placement/administration of meds in the epidural
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    Epidural / Spinal Block (confused)

    SmilingBluEyes replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our anesthesia providers did a quick intrathecal-epidural, by giving Fentanyl/ Bupivicaine in the intrathecal space, then going deeper in the epidural space, with more medications. The relief they...
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    What's the craziest thing a patient or family member has said to you?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to monkeybug's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OK I am remembering too much. How about the one where the woman brings in her mucus plug in a Mason jar, declaring she "is now in labor" thanks to the mucus plug passing. Like our OB said, "ah the...
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    What's the craziest thing a patient or family member has said to you?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to monkeybug's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OH here is another. Working in a OB/GYN office. Had a couple there who at an elderly age were childless. Not for lack of trying. When the dr. examined the patient, we discovered why. Her URETHRA...
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    What's the craziest thing a patient or family member has said to you?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to monkeybug's topic in Ob/Gyn

    EVERY OB nurse with any experience, has a tragic story of the patient who either: Is in total denial about being pregnant right up til they go into labor or Is in total denial about NOT being...
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    What's the craziest thing a patient or family member has said to you?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to monkeybug's topic in Ob/Gyn

    PS I actually met a "colostitute" once. They DO