SmilingBluEyes

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

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    First Time Parents Asked For A Different Nurse

    SmilingBluEyes replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this bolded statement. But some people really DO need to see a therapist or life coach to determine if they are able to continue. (in health care). Meds are not the only solution. (and...
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    Pyxis problems

    SmilingBluEyes replied to avergowven's topic in General Nursing

    Yea narcotics are nothing to mess with. Glad I work where we do not touch
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    Manager wants us back in office...

    SmilingBluEyes replied to rn30's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds so cool. I just have one question. Are you being paid to be at the beach? Just an earnest question, not being snarky at
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    What to say to a student who needs encouragement?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is painful. But also full of joy and fulfillment. But keep your eye on the prize: helping your patient. The garbage you have to wade through in regulation and management will be a downer. But...
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    Manager wants us back in office...

    SmilingBluEyes replied to rn30's topic in General Nursing

    You bring up an excellent point. Our doctors are doing remote-only visits w/patients via I-pads. The inconvenience on us is unreal. First, the patients can't hear them half the time. So I have to sit...
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    I don’t know if I want to be a nurse anymore

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Vigirl465's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Which is why I intend to pursue a masters' degree in fine arts one day. Because that is where my interest lies. And I have been a frustrated artist all my life. There is enrichment in...
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    Anyone here who loves bedside nursing?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    Well said. I love what you had to say in your entire post but the Bolded part is so true. I have, too, learned to define boundaries and find the golden nugget in the pile of poop. And I have to say I...
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    Is it selfish?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to just be a barista. Yes the public is rude and demanding but if I hit one for getting my coffee wrong, the cops would haul my butt away, rightfully. I am tired of abuse by...
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    Is it selfish?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    NO it is not selfish. Being a nurse is so selfless and when done for years, can wear on us. If you can swing it and get out, (if it's harming you mentally or physically) I say get out. I am...
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    Anyone here who loves bedside nursing?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I loved it for years. (roughly 15). Way back in the 90s when I became a nurse there was not the insolence and violence we see now. I loved caring for people and loved the rush of acute care and...
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    Things I wish my patients understood

    SmilingBluEyes replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Workplace violence is unacceptable where I work now. In dialysis, a patient raised his fist over my head and threatened to hit me with it when I did not have his chair ready on time. I took it all the...
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    Things I wish my patients understood

    SmilingBluEyes replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    in any place: "Just because he is male and wearing scrubs, does not mean he is a doctor". I know the male nurses get sick of explaining
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    Things I wish my patients understood

    SmilingBluEyes replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    In GYN surg: "No you can't have sex in your bed with your partner 8 hours post-op". (yes this has happened.) Also happened in post partum (YUCK). "The doctor was serious when she said no sex until...
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    Things I wish my patients understood

    SmilingBluEyes replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    In OB: "I don't go home with you, so, please turn off Jerry Springer or Tik Tok and listen to me when I try to teach you how to care for yourself and your baby! It's on you when you are discharged,...
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    Short Staffed: An Epidemic

    SmilingBluEyes replied to KellyM RN's topic in General Nursing

    I felt it keenly when I was per diem in the hospital back when I had young children. A lot of people gave me the crappiest assignments and were very brusque with me. I chalked it up to burnout and...
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    Management Progression Assistance

    SmilingBluEyes replied to HOPEforRNs's topic in General Nursing

    I just thought of something. A lot of senior admin positions want you to have an MBA. Have you looked into that? A doctorate in Education is NOTHING to sneeze at and I am impressed at your...
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    It's Not All Bad

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    love
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    Things I wish my patients understood

    SmilingBluEyes replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    In OB, "No I can't predict when your baby is coming. They run on their own time schedule, not just 9-5". In LTC I agree with "No I don't know when the doctor is coming to talk to your about your...
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    The Cost of the Health Care Workforce

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Tammy Leigh's topic in General Nursing

    Yes they are to those of us who have been through so much. It's an insult actually and insulting people drives them away. Then you are stuck with short staffing. Exactly what you don't
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    Management Progression Assistance

    SmilingBluEyes replied to HOPEforRNs's topic in General Nursing

    I agree starting back at the bedside as a staff nurse is not necessary. But at least have experience in a charge nurse and management role before taking on what is effectively an executive position....
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    It's Not All Bad

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I suffer hypocaffeinemia chronically
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    Short Staffed: An Epidemic

    SmilingBluEyes replied to KellyM RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am tempted all the time to move back to the Minn/Wisconsin area. One of my kids lives there and I would love to be near his family. But right now, real estate is RIDICULOUS (even in smaller towns in...
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    It's Not All Bad

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    LOL HAHAHAHAHAAAA truth spoken
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    The Cost of the Health Care Workforce

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Tammy Leigh's topic in General Nursing

    Nope.....they can't perform assessments or other tasks soley in the purvey of the professional nurse's scope. I have said forever that taking care of the staff you already have is the key. Quit...
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    Hiring an RN into private practice

    SmilingBluEyes replied to curiousMD's topic in General Nursing

    As am I. Does not sound safe to me to be "available by phone" during any treatment or even after given the potential side