SmilingBluEyes

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

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    Gross Me Out ? Contest | Nurses Week

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    OH YUCK. this takes the cake. Staff can be gross
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    Gross Me Out ? Contest | Nurses Week

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I have had a few patients on leech therapy now. it does not even gross me out any
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    Promoting Mental Power During Shifts That Provoke Mental Pain and Mental Strain

    SmilingBluEyes replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    YOU said a mouthful! Good luck on moving
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    Promoting Mental Power During Shifts That Provoke Mental Pain and Mental Strain

    SmilingBluEyes replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    that may be. Or maybe you are not cut out for management in that particular place. I would seriously look elsewhere. You have told us many a time how miserable you
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    Blacklisted?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to ALMB's topic in General Nursing

    try looking on nursesys! But even if there is nothing on your license, someone could be blackballing you by mouth. I am sorry.
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    Am I wrong?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Toaster2k18's topic in General Nursing

    I would take his advice: Find another doctor. I am sorry you're going through
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    Is it appropriate to email the hiring manager your cover letter and resume?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Spinnurse's topic in General Nursing

    It may take quite a while for her to get to the things you sent. But if in another week or two you hear nothing you can call. Or you can look to see if the position is still posted. Often they hire...
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    Working Less Than 8-Hour Shifts?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to FlameHeart's topic in General Nursing

    You can go per diem or PRN and may get to find hours like that. But for the most part, hours will be 8, 12, or maybe 16. You can't go in asking for special treatment, but you can say you are...
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    Should I give a two weeks' notice?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to neuron's topic in General Nursing

    As bad as some jobs were, I ALWAYS gave notice. It is a small world out there and I am continually surprised at seeing people I have not seen in years. Just today, a traveler RN is working with me,...
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    New passer waiting for license

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Yushra Tulawie's topic in General Nursing

    Every word of
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    Forgot to note this/Endorse that

    SmilingBluEyes replied to ImmaRNnow's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with using a report sheet; I used to call it my "brain". I had to call work a handful of time with things I forgot over many years. It's pretty much foolproof for
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    Husband Died—Looking For Low Stress Job Recommendations

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Midlife452's topic in General Nursing

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    Pregnant new grad in MedSurg

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Bleblenurs18's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You are not wrong to ask for help. Just be willing to pick up other tasks for the nurses who help you that don't strain your pregnancy. IV sticks, lab draws, I/Os, for example. Ask them what you can...
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    Breakthrough

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

    I would think it would be a great place to do dialysis. So many Asian Pacific Islanders are diabetic and have hypertension and need dialysis. I would check the "big two" websites (Fresenius and...
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    Mucormycosis: The Black Fungus Affecting COVID-19 Patients

    SmilingBluEyes replied to NurseBlaq's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I do. But they don't care. My sister is driving me nuts. She's a bartender, working in a no-mask business where people are all over each other....... Crazy but she won't entertain the idea even though...
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    Mucormycosis: The Black Fungus Affecting COVID-19 Patients

    SmilingBluEyes replied to NurseBlaq's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Secondary/opportunistic infection. Isn't that wonderful? Why I want to avoid getting COVID in the first place. I don't want to be any sort of long-hauler. I tell my loved ones hesitating to get...
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    Nurses That Never Worked In A Hospital...

    SmilingBluEyes replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked both in and out of the hospital. None of the patients knew where else I worked as a rule. None cared enough to ask
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    Comic Character Nurses

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Yes yes and yes. That's me. But I am as real as it gets. I am careful with my temper as I age,
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    Mandated reporting outside of work

    SmilingBluEyes replied to chrisrn24's topic in General Nursing

    And yes, sadly I have had to report out and out abuse I witnessed. It was hard to do, but I had zero choice in my mind. One time, it was outside the nursing arena, in my neighborhood. Two toddlers...
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    Who should decide?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to PPediRN's topic in Nursing News

    Reminds me of the old, tired phrase: Just because we can, doesn't mean we
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    Tenet Hosp strike enters eighth week

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Hannahbanana's topic in Nursing News

    This is what gets me. They are willing to spend the bucks just not on their proven employees. Screw
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    Happy Nurse's Week! You ROCK (literally a rock given to RN's for Nurse's Week)!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to CABGpatch_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think getting nothing is better than this (which is exactly what we got). Somehow it seems much less insulting to get nothing than to get crap like this. Less
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    No Microchip In This Needle

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    You want to put that
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    Your Help Needed: Give A Tip To A New Grad Nurse

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that she was being unprofessional at all. A manager's job is to take care of his/her unit including appropriate experienced staffing. Why should we kill ourselves mentoring or managing...
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    Mandated reporting outside of work

    SmilingBluEyes replied to chrisrn24's topic in General Nursing

    In Washington we are mandated reporters. In several states where I previously resided, we were always mandated. And as above stated, it's a moral obligation