SmilingBluEyes

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

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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

    Had a GYN patient once---very fresh out of surgery, mind you; less than 2 hours. Went to her room at start of shift to assess her. She looked at me and grinned ear-to-ear. I asked what was so amusing....
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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 OK OK! I'll bite. Lived in rural Oklahoma some years ago when a very old black lady brought in her great-granddaughter in labor. The whole family was a hoot, funny and delightful. But they had some...
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    Ways to beef up experience?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Nursing24/7's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ok here is the deal. Just like anyplace else, word-of-mouth can do the trick. WHO do you know that can help you? Try to find an acquaintance that "knows someone who knows someone". Really, that is how...
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    I am a new grad.. and worried about working on such a small unit

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Srees's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Got my start in a small rural Oklahoma hospital that had much lower numbers of deliveries. We became very adept at lady partsl exams, ruling-out, placing internal monitors, and precipitous deliveries....
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    Why I think L&D nursing really is best and hardest

    SmilingBluEyes replied to lovemyjoblandd's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't see any catfights here, really. I think, given the OP, things are rather civilized and tame. Being honest and straight-forward so often is taken for being "vindictive" or "mean" or "catty"....
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    Preceptor advice

    SmilingBluEyes replied to RNBuddy8114's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi and congratulations. As a preceptor, I appreciate new nurses who are: *Willing to show up ON TIME, ready to work the minute they hit the floor *Willing to acknowledge the experience around them,...
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    Too slow for fast pace job?

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

    6:1 is too many UNLESS your nurse is helping you by getting vital signs, putting goals and vital signs in chart and getting patients situated. IF they are not, then 6:1 is really a losing proposition...
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    May 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "Do you hear what I hear??? what I hear??? what I
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    Getting a Dialysis job

    SmilingBluEyes replied to msgirl68's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I got mine by word of mouth. A person I knew who was a tech gave me the name of the manager and to whom I should give my application and resume. I would check the sites of the "big two" (Davita and...
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    "Breastfeeding benefits overstated" study?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Klone, I can't add anything. You summed it up beautifully. I always enjoy the enlightenment I get from your posts. Thank
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    Why I think L&D nursing really is best and hardest

    SmilingBluEyes replied to lovemyjoblandd's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And your limited OR skills (c-sections and PPTL) do NOT make for a skilled OR nurse. You would be lost, say, in a total knee
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    Why I think L&D nursing really is best and hardest

    SmilingBluEyes replied to lovemyjoblandd's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Being able to "function" basically is not the same as taking a full patient load and working independently. Just because I may be able to read some telemetry strips or give some meds does NOT make me...
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    Why I think L&D nursing really is best and hardest

    SmilingBluEyes replied to lovemyjoblandd's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh and when I was in OB, I floated to others area/units like ED, ICU/CCU and med-surg as well as ortho. I NEVER was able to take a full patient assignment, being so unfamiliar with the ins and outs...
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    Why I think L&D nursing really is best and hardest

    SmilingBluEyes replied to lovemyjoblandd's topic in Ob/Gyn

    WOW really? HOOOBOY------I need some popcorn and sit back and watch the thread light up. I think you may need to work in other areas and get some real experience. Only L/D RNs can do OB? WELL yea!...
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    LTC to Dialysis

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

    I wish you much luck. If you need anything just let me
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    CNN/CDN study advice?

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

    THANK YOU For the replies. Good to know about the CNN. I don't know how ready I would be to test/and grandfathered in, (if that is even an option). In my mind, a CNN really SHOULD apply to nurses...
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    CNN/CDN study advice?

    SmilingBluEyes posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi folks. I have been working in outpatient hemodialysis for nearly 3 years and believe I am ready to take that next step and work toward certification. I don't doubt ANNA has ideas, but from those...
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    LTC to Dialysis

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

    Ok then all the words posted apply to you. And no I never said LTC was easy----remember I came from there. But you WILL find dialysis challenging with a whole new skill set to
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    Is it legal to give a friend insulin before meals?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to mommasgirls's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Nope, because I would be held to the scope and expectations of my licensure in the event something went wrong. A 14 year old, unless developmentally-delayed should be injecting himself by
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    Why do parents get mad when you send their kids home???

    SmilingBluEyes replied to NurseEllie13's topic in School

    Ummm WHY blame the nurse? YOU had the kids, YOU are responsible if/when they are too sick to go to/stay in school. Deal with it. How awful to want to force them to stay in school when they are feeling...
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    LTC to Dialysis

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

    I did just re-read your post about being "acute"....so you are going to be doing dialysis in a hospital? If so, that is quite different than an outpatient chronic unit. Hopefully , if that is the...
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    LTC to Dialysis

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

    above: Not a "big" behind, but a " bit " behind, LOL, darn
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    LTC to Dialysis

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

    It's like NIGHT AND DAY---- the differences in the two. I did LTC before coming to dialysis. You will need to really brush up on your assessment skills (not that you do not have them in LTC, but in...
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    Clonidine Use in the Chronic Unit

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

    We do not administer clonidine at all in the chronic unit. Nor do we administer any BP meds. We DO give SL nitro for chest pain. But the rest is treated/used outside the chronic clinic by the
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    "true knot"

    SmilingBluEyes replied to LouisVRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Saw quite a few in my career. Only a couple in which there was fetal demise. Saw one a triple knot, and baby was fine. But the knots were LOOSE thank goodness. Saw a LOT of variable decels and knew...