SmilingBluEyes

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

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    New charge nurse - needing advice!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to bluebirdflyx's topic in General Nursing

    As a charge nurse, you are gonna have to learn directive guidance and communication. As said before, you don't beg, plead or get emotional. You say, "Mary I would appreciate your answering that...
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    Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to jack1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Try the Case Management Forum,
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    So is there really a nursing shortage?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    Eh why give a hoot about retention? New grads and experienced nurses are a dime a dozen; CEOs and other suits have actually been heard saying this. If they leave, so what, we have a bunch lined up to...
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    "My Nurses"

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

    Bigger fish to to
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    Medical Quackery: Let's talk.

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Nursing News

    There is a homeopathy-loving all natural mom on FB who often posts alternative "treatments" to vaccination, like herbs and oils. I guess no one she has come in contact with has suffered the effects of...
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    So where IS the nursing shortage?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to milliesmom88's topic in General Nursing

    I think rural nursing is experiencing shortage; it always seems to have. If you are willing to move to a place like Kentucky, ND, SD, (as mentioned in the other thread) or other rural area, likely...
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    Do you ever wish you were a doctor?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I tell them, no, actually, I don't wish I were a doctor. One: I don't want to rack up a 250-500K dollar debt for school that will amount to more than the mortgage on an Average American home and...
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    Immature coworkers!!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to aye-aye's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hmmm. They are all immature? How did you come to that conclusion???? Their culture and relationships are established. They know each other; they don't know you. It's up to you to show actual...
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    Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Candy "strippers"? Sign me
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    Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    I remember those; antibiotics came in those. They were phasing them out when I entered nursing
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    Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    I have not been a nurse long enough to have encountered this as an RN, but I remember, when I was a child, having all our charts stuck on the end of our beds. (no HIPAA then) I remember nurses being...
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    10 Questions for Nurses

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Ariana0815's topic in General Nursing

    1. What is your profession? Registered Nurse 2. What type of work setting you are in? outpatient ambulatory 3. How long have you been practicing this profession? 19 years, graduating in 1997 4....
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    Quitting while on maternity leave

    SmilingBluEyes replied to j0yegan's topic in General Nursing

    Could you go PRN? I went from full time to PRN after the birth of my daughter. I was planning on returning full time, but I took one look at her sweet little face and just knew I could never put her...
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    Returning to L&D after miscarriage

    SmilingBluEyes replied to mamagui's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I worked L/D while having had several pregnancy losses. It's not easy; there is no fast-track quick way to get better. It takes time and patience. But the "up" side (if there is one), is, I could...
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    I'm a Man, Can I be Successful as An OB Nurse

    SmilingBluEyes replied to AlmostANurse321's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well that may be YOUR experience, but I know the guys I worked with and the one I mentioned who took care of me were decidely straight, married with families. So your 30 years, while admirable, just...
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    Is customer service getting too far?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, just wow. If a nurse said these things where I worked, they would not have to worry about patients wasting their time, because they would be out of a job in minutes flat....... Your utter lack...
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    Should a LTC RN get a BSN?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Stacy Lynn's topic in General Nursing

    Well we can't tell you that definitively. Ask yourself this simple question: Where do you see yourself in 5, 10, 15 years? Plan accordingly. Education is never wasted, but if you are close to...
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    Nursing

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Voting2's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Learn the material! That is my best advice. Sorry my prior unedited response was too snarky. That's why I changed it. Seriously, 8 times, is a huge concern. I wonder about your readiness to even be...
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    No Excuse for Mistake....

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Jolie's topic in Nursing News

    THANK. YOU. Trouble breathing? GO TO THE ER dingdong. True, this should not have happened, but my FIRST concern would be with my child having trouble breathing. I just think there is more to this...
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    I'm a Man, Can I be Successful as An OB Nurse

    SmilingBluEyes replied to AlmostANurse321's topic in Ob/Gyn

    All the above is true. But let me share my experience. When I had my 2nd child, I became acquainted with an OB nurse who happened to be male. (yes I chose those words carefully). He was FABULOUS,...
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    So is there really a nursing shortage?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    Personally as an "old" Gen-x'er I am always keeping an eye out for a better opportunity. I have the Boomer values of hard work, loyalty and only calling out sick when dead. But I have begun to see how...
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    So is there really a nursing shortage?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    Pockets of severe shortage, clearly. But nationwide, there is a shortage of jobs for the glut of new grads, starry eyed, thinking they would roll out the red carpet once they passed the NCLEX. Nursing...
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    Don't arrive early, don't leave late

    SmilingBluEyes replied to iRNman's topic in General Nursing

    I see fine. This is not the OPs problem, true. But the management WILL NOT respond to an email the way she wants. I have actually had management go nuts over arriving as little as 5 min early and...
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    Don't arrive early, don't leave late

    SmilingBluEyes replied to iRNman's topic in General Nursing

    The reality is, in most places, nurse pay and compensation are one of the biggest expenditures, if not the largest. It's understandable they want to cut down on any OT where they can. Get used to it....
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    Does the not-so-well-oiled Healthcare machine cause frontline personnel to lose compassion

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Kharma711's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe, get some good sleep and come back. I see a lot of (understandable) emotion but very little concrete. It would appear, to me anyhow, your opinion is virtually everyone BUT you gives...