SmilingBluEyes

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

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    Are nurses unsupportive spouse magnets??

    SmilingBluEyes replied to sticknurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have an amazing, supportive spouse of nearly 20 years. We have been through a lot, military career spanning nearly 21 years and my schooling/nursing career. We are there for each other, thank...
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    Delivery meds

    SmilingBluEyes replied to magz53's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I love Pyxis! I sure do miss it. We bring a "tackle box" to every delivery. It has suture, needles/syringes, purple/red tops, can opener for local, and also we bring the hemabate/methergine. We try to...
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    anxious about being the only nurse on the floor

    SmilingBluEyes replied to ulmaulma's topic in General Nursing

    I would be anxious too. That is a LOT of accountability on your shoulders. I would not be able to do this. Good
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    pregnant options age 40

    SmilingBluEyes replied to tazrn2b's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry, but this thread is is definately beginning to cross a line asking/offering of online medical advice, so I will only say this: If you have any doubts regarding your fertility, especially...
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    pregnant options age 40

    SmilingBluEyes replied to tazrn2b's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with those who say those over 40 have little to no time. I would not waste your time on home fertility testing and other gadgets. If you do not conceive naturally in the next (very) few cycle,...
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    retention bonus for RN's and LPN's

    SmilingBluEyes replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I knew a hospital that gave ANY retention bonuses. But no, they spend $$$$ on recruitment, not retention. They consider "retention" being allowed to keep your job and get a measly raise each...
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    How do you feel about the patients that WON't take care of themselves?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to diapason05's topic in General Nursing

    Chalk me up as a fallable human. There are so many who need my help. I tend to really work hard on those who will at least work with me. Not that I lack compassion for those who won't. But they make...
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    Sorry I have been incommunicado...

    SmilingBluEyes posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    My laptop is broken and I have been quite unable to get online to "play" lately. Won't bore you with the whole story, as it's in the Breakroom section, but just thought I would let you all know I am...
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    LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have found this site helpful for dealing with bullies in all aspects of life: http://www.bullyonline.org It's all over, not just nursing. And it's hard to
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    How do you feel about the patients that WON't take care of themselves?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to diapason05's topic in General Nursing

    How do I feel? In one word:
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    Do you report other nurses often?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    I have reported MYSELF via occurence/incident reporting more than I have others. This is the
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    A Father's Tears

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have long since come to believe our patients NEVER EVER forget every nuance of our care in times like these. What we say, what we do, every touch, every facial expression is burnt into memory. I...
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    Minimum dilation rate

    SmilingBluEyes replied to OzMW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Great bottom line RIGHT
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    pregnant options age 40

    SmilingBluEyes replied to tazrn2b's topic in General Nursing

    If you are really wanting to become pregnant, as you know, time is of the essence. And the other thing is, the pregnancy and baby should come first. Pregnancy is not necessarily a walk in the park for...
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    AWHONN Staffing Guidelines Please check this out:

    SmilingBluEyes replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The places where such ratios work best have "charge nurses" who take no assignment whatsoever, or a "floating" RN who takes no assignment, but instead, covers the others when their patients become 1:1...
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    Delivery meds

    SmilingBluEyes replied to magz53's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That is what we did at the unit where we had pyxis. Had cytotec handy for PP hemorrhages. And we were able to get a nurse to pull needed methergine and/or hemabate quickly from pyxis in any other...
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    How can a new RN become a L&D nurse?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to L&DOBWANNABE2007's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Come to Washington State. There are several units who hire new graduates in OB! I was a new grad in OB. I got in by telling EVERYONE I knew my goals, including the nurse manager at the OB Unit that...
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    Group B strep & pit concentration

    SmilingBluEyes replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the information, CEG. We have been reading the same things. Where I am, the babies are not treated immediately, but rather, observed first. But moms are ALWAYS given ABX. And yes, most of...
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    Group B strep & pit concentration

    SmilingBluEyes replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You said it well Lizzy and Patton. Your bullet statements in your post above are correct. We are really, really over-medicalizing birth in the USA and this is just more evidence. Where we are, we...
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    Sorry I have been incommunicado...

    SmilingBluEyes replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    THANKS
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    A Father's Tears

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    WOW what a beautiful post. THANK YOU SO MUCH. This post is so very important. I can relate. I lost a baby at 16 weeks' gestation, and all wrapped up in the worst grief I ever knew, I forgot that my...
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    Minimum dilation rate

    SmilingBluEyes replied to OzMW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No set policy, although the "magic" formula rounds about to 1 cm per hour. I have been know to fudge (aka lie) about dilation in some rare cases in order to buy more time with a very impatient OB and...
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    "let loose the nurses of war"

    SmilingBluEyes replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    I am kind of saddened we were encouraged to go to a site outside allnurses.com to bash a 17-year-old misguided person and some of the language used by nurses there, downright embarassing and...
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    Bling on the job?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I leave the rings/bracelets at home. Not worth the infection risks for me or my patients. Bling is great, but not necessarily in clinical areas. I have a stunning wedding ring/set myself, as well as a...
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    OB/Gyn Nurses-Got a question for ya!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to zahryia's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you have interest in L/D then I would try for a PP/Mother-baby position in a larger hospital! I wish you the