SmilingBluEyes

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

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    Most Nurses are Female: the pros and cons?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Zizka's topic in General Nursing

    Many Women in nursing move a lot. Ever heard the term "gypsy
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    Pain Management: The 5th Vital Sign

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Zizka's topic in General Nursing

    I give PRNs as asked for/ordered. I often will offer to just bring them when due rather than make the patient ask for it----I tell them staying on top of pain is much better than trying to manage it...
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    Most Nurses are Female: the pros and cons?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Zizka's topic in General Nursing

    Oh No I did not assume you are looking for a fight or trolling. I just know when this subject is brought up, it tends to bring out some very emotional responses, particularly when negative attributes...
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    staffing issues

    SmilingBluEyes replied to paintedbison's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not only unfair to nurses, but the patients who trust their care to us. This is despicable and so yes, voting with your feet is about all the recourse you may have. But you have to do something. I am...
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    How much did you start as a nurse and when.

    SmilingBluEyes replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing

    Easy to recall. It was 12.00 an hour as a new RN in Oklahoma, 9 years
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    staffing issues

    SmilingBluEyes replied to paintedbison's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Staffing like yours is truly unsafe. I would take this up with management. Failing a change, I would look for employment elsewhere. This IS unsafe and violates safe staffing standards for OB and PP...
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    BSN's vs. Community college

    SmilingBluEyes replied to cottoncandyclouds's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    This may be an old thread, but it's still a timely and important subject of interest to some. It's still debated (the ADN versus BSN entry point for RN/professional nursing) often enough, that is for...
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    Most Nurses are Female: the pros and cons?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Zizka's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to allnurses.com! Here is a thread you may want to read to see the varying opinions about women being the majority in nursing. Apparently, many feel the cattiness and back-stabbing nature of...
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    Angry mom treated rotten in ER today

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Purple Princess's topic in Emergency

    I am so sorry for what you and your mom went through. Please, seek other medical opinions and care providers until this chronic and very uncomfortable situation is resolved for her. It sounds like it...
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    Doula's?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Mama2girls's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am going to move this to the OB nursing forum. We have some members who visit this forum regularly who are doulas and may therefore, be of assistance to you. I wish you luck in your pursuits and...
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    Anyone read "Listen to me Good"?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes I have. It's one of several good midwife books in my personal library. I have found a lot of good books at Cascade Medical Products out of Oregon---they have some great books/learning materials...
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    How often to check Beta hcg?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to shape0fmyheart's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's up to your health care provider and individual
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    Christmas Gift for your unit from docs

    SmilingBluEyes replied to fetch33's topic in General Nursing

    that is so beyond
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    They Think I'm Working Christmas??

    SmilingBluEyes replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    again,
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    They Think I'm Working Christmas??

    SmilingBluEyes replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    oh so
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    They Think I'm Working Christmas??

    SmilingBluEyes replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Wow am I lucky. They post the prior year's schedule===who worked what holiday. And THEN they ask for volunteers to sign up for the holidays. If you don't sign up, they pen you in for a holiday you did...
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    Christmas Gift for your unit from docs

    SmilingBluEyes replied to fetch33's topic in General Nursing

    One group bought us a microwave oven one year; this year, we got a boom box for our nursery. Yea they are good. The other groups, OBs and peds, tend to send us a lot of good food, fruit baskets,...
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    Help!! OB extern interview in two days!!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How did things go? Got an update? I hope,
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    Adoption option?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to lannisz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would rather not shame, but prevent, if possible--- and if need be, support--- teen pregnancy. But that is just me, I
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    Help...husband discouraging me :(

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Faye1's topic in General Nursing

    Thank
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    Spanish for L&D nurses

    SmilingBluEyes replied to livn4him11's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Please, let's not make this a debate about whether people coming from other lands where no English is spoken should be somehow mandated or required to learn English once living here in the USA, or...
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    Getting an epidural (with fentayl) may hinder breastfeeding (new study)

    SmilingBluEyes replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have read this before. I have to say, anecdotally, I do find more mothers who have natural labor experiences far more ready to nurse (as well as their babies) in that first hour after birth, than...
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    Adoption option?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to lannisz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have heard several teen moms refer as their baby being "someone to love me". I find that as telling as anything else....and sad. I think some really believe this child will give them the...
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    Watchchild - again

    SmilingBluEyes replied to tntrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we will be using QS soon. I think many computer programs slow things down and really bog us in our charting. It stinks; most of these programs are neither well-tested or developed by the people stuck...
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    what is with this 9 months business?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We ought refer to "lunar months" when discussing pregnancy---and truly it's 10 lunar months. I think it also a throwback to the fact most don't know they are actually pregnant til they are a few weeks...