SmilingBluEyes

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    Soon to be new grad, looking for advice

    SmilingBluEyes replied to mysticallstar's topic in General Nursing

    Apply to any and all jobs that are remotely in your interest. It's not easy to get a job as a new RN. If you get more than one offer, cool, you get to
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    ADHD with or with out Meds?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to melissakay01's topic in General Nursing

    I have ADHD and I vote to try behavior modification techniques first, before getting on meds. It can be done. See a therapist or psychiatrist who is well-versed in such behavior techniques. I tried...
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    Preceptor burnout

    SmilingBluEyes replied to QuarterLife88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh really, now, it's not a slight. When I was active military, my awards always depicted MALE service members on the plaques/trophies. I never got butthurt over it. Much bigger fish to fry. This...
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    New job, "mandatory class / training" but no pay

    SmilingBluEyes replied to AnOldsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    As I said in the other thread: "it's a dump, move
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    Night shift and mandatory meetings

    SmilingBluEyes replied to aprilrazz's topic in General Nursing

    The whole concept of a mandatory staff meeting gets to me. MOST of what is covered can be done in communication books or minutes that each staff member sign that they read and understood....... FEW...
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    Night shift and mandatory meetings

    SmilingBluEyes replied to aprilrazz's topic in General Nursing

    This used to frost my behind when I worked nights. I would tell the manager, how about you make one month, a meeting at 1400, and the next at 0200 and MANDATE DAY SHIFT to come at 0200. I told her my...
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    Help. No pay for orientation and buy their uniform?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to HappyCNA's topic in General Nursing

    It's a dump. Run
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    Night shifts and medical issues

    SmilingBluEyes replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Being a float nurse is rather different. You accommodate units' needs doing this. Less likely others would be upset than when one is in a unit where people get the shift they choose based on...
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    Night shifts and medical issues

    SmilingBluEyes replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in General Nursing

    And I can't understand any unit forcing people to rotate shifts. That is horrible. I could not work like that
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    Night shifts and medical issues

    SmilingBluEyes replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Reasonable accommodations are notoriously hard to justify and get. Not that you should not try, but it won't be easy. And you will find push-back and resentment (however unjustified) from others who...
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    Night shifts and medical issues

    SmilingBluEyes replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well you can bet your bippy it won't go over well with them if YOU Do this, either. I guess, if you can swing it, go for it. But be prepared for some really bad feelings from others who have waited...
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    Will I study here or in the US?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to BWaldorf's topic in Nurse Registration

    That is something you and your fiancé need to figure out together for sure. BUT if you are going to be an RN in the USA well then it makes sense to go to school here as the standards and testing...
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    Too soon to ask about going part time or to day shift?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to newnurse085's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It's usually 90 days most places. Ask your preceptor or manager for
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    Being called a racial slur by a patient I sat?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Rayrayma's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sickness brings out the worst in people, making nasty people even nastier. It is NOT NOT NOT "ok" to be called the n-word by anyone and you can surely tell him that. It probably won't have the effect...
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    Do you think nurses get special treatment?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps. I was stopped for making a left turn too tightly. I was in scrubs and had a stethoscope on the rear view mirror. He did let me off with a
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    Washing scrubs?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to dd131's topic in General Nursing

    You DO NOT wash with baking soda and vinegar at the same time or else you will get an undesirable chemical reaction. You wash first with vinegar and then baking soda in a whole new
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    Education Conspiracy

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Avid reader's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Not necessarily. These competencies are offered in continuing education and often required anyway by many workplaces. Seeking certification and belonging to Specialty Organizations also affords such...
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    Working with Females VS Males

    SmilingBluEyes replied to PennNurse's topic in General Nursing

    OH boy you stepped into it
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    Education Conspiracy

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Avid reader's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You are right; we COULD go back and forth ad infinitum. The study was shown flawed by MANY others and resources/other studies and articles since. I believe it to be flawed. I also believe having a BSN...
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    Education Conspiracy

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Avid reader's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/critique-of-study-157387.html https://allnurses.com/registered-nurses-diploma/does-this-article-132809.html Read the post by VickyRN...
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    Education Conspiracy

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Avid reader's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    OH yes, they are just there to "get what I need" to advance and are very clear about making these units and the nurses in them, just "stepping stones" on their paths to much bigger and better things....
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    Education Conspiracy

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Avid reader's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You do sound classist; are you really saying BSN nurses come from a "higher class"? You really don't mean that do you? If so, you are not "risking sounding classist", you ARE and it's very unbecoming...
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    ANA New Membership: Join or shred?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to nursewall-e's topic in General Nursing

    yes!!!!
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    Study nursing in the Philippines or in US?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to pizzaislyf's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you want to practice in the USA you would do better to study nursing here. And if you want to be a medical doctor, you study medicine, not nursing; becoming a nurse first is a much harder, longer...
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    Washing scrubs?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to dd131's topic in General Nursing

    My scrubs are not a problem but my son's athletic clothes always were. Vinegar in the wash cycle is what I do. And if needed, a second wash with baking soda. My machine has a "sanitize cycle" I use....