SmilingBluEyes

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

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    At War With Ourselves

    SmilingBluEyes replied to KathyDay's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I had to get typhoid shots in the military, and a host of others. No problem with that here. I also vaguely remember being lined up in school as a kindergartner in Chicago. It was a drink if I...
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    One Nurse's Approach to Discussing the COVID-19 Vaccine

    SmilingBluEyes replied to nataliadab's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't honestly see condescension. I do see someone offering an opinion, however and I see you
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    I'm Done

    SmilingBluEyes replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    When people die because critical access to ICU/ED and other necessary services are made unavailable on a continuing basis, it is only a matter of time before SOMETHING will give. Lawsuits will happen....
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    One Patient at a Time

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Sara R's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Maybe they ask if we got the vaccine because they have heard and know many nurses refuse to. Thanks for the
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    How Has Covid Affected Nursing?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Stop calling us "heroes". It's impossible to live up to and we don't want to be heroes. We just want to be able to do our jobs safely and
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    Changing the Conversation about COVID to Get More People Vaccinated

    SmilingBluEyes replied to LeChele Mack's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That and it is human nature not to care about something unless and until it affects us personally. So while this is an excellent article, I have said these things and more and it's all fallen on deaf...
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    I'm Done

    SmilingBluEyes replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't see it as hatred. I do see a lot of frustration and sadness. I also think most professionals can have boundaries which allow us to provide competent and caring for all patients. You said it...
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    I'm Done

    SmilingBluEyes replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Retirees are not going to save us. They may have good intentions but it won't help. It's too late! Too many are leaving to have enough retirees to cover the losses. I read it the same way. I...
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    COVID: It's Time to be Outspoken

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Jenna Arsenault's topic in Disaster Preparation

    All this tells me masks must be worn in public, for vaxxed and unvaxxed
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    I'm Done

    SmilingBluEyes replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You ought to wonder this: Why did a veteran die of gall bladder issues waiting for a bed, no beds available for 5 states around? His mother would sure as hell like to know. The ICUs were...
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    What was your motivation that made you become a Nurse?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I was interested in all aspect of nursing and medicine, too. And I wanted a way to support myself independent of my husband. I did have a couple of nurses take awesome care of me when I had my son,...
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    RN -> interim Director -> Director -> pushed out. Could I, or should I, have helped?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    Managers/directors often are a buffer between Administration and staff, and this is an unenviable position. I know, I did it. So much pressure to please so many can really quickly lead to a special...
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    Fake News: Nursing Shortage Due to Covid

    SmilingBluEyes replied to cherylrenee's topic in Disaster Preparation

    without a seat at the table for sure. In the
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    4 Strategies to Avoid Nursing Burnout During COVID-19

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Sarah Villavicencio's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I like how you think. I agree. I also don't like to call it burn out. I think of it as moral distress. THAT is what it is, caused by factors out of our control. Burn out seems to blame the
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    Dying And Disputing Covid While Seeking Treatment from

    SmilingBluEyes replied to guest1163268's topic in Disaster Preparation

    good point. But most were! Odds are in favor of
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    Fake News: Nursing Shortage Due to Covid

    SmilingBluEyes replied to cherylrenee's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Many don't want to know. Many will deny it. Unless and until it affects them PERSONALLY,. it won't matter to them. Not one
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    RN Jobs That Do Not Require Covid Vaccine

    SmilingBluEyes replied to TraumaRN52's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Good luck. Most business with a large number of employees are being compelled to mandate the
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    COVID: It's Time to be Outspoken

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Jenna Arsenault's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No, wrong answer. Provide reliable, peer-reviewed evidence please. This is a nursing board not
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    Hospital staff "threatened and harassed" by state officials demanding Ivermectin

    SmilingBluEyes replied to klone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    COMPLETELY inappropriate and
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    I'm Done

    SmilingBluEyes replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't know what I would do either, but I would be angry I would be dizzy. This is an ongoing problem already. I don't see it getting better any time soon. Pray no one we love or care about is...
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    Dying And Disputing Covid While Seeking Treatment from

    SmilingBluEyes replied to guest1163268's topic in Disaster Preparation

    But they were in their right minds when they chose deliberately not to protect themselves in the first place. My empathy is fast running out
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    Fake News: Nursing Shortage Due to Covid

    SmilingBluEyes replied to cherylrenee's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The shortage has been long-warned-about since the 1980s. It's not due to COVID. That was just another nail in the
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    The Failure of Modern Healthcare due to Administration

    SmilingBluEyes replied to FlameHeart's topic in General Nursing

    Nope that is not how it works. You brought up religion and guided the discussion this way, so people are going to respond. You do not get to tell people what they are free to say on an open forum,...
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    Big Med Error.

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

    I am so sorry. Your honesty says to me a lot about your integrity which I respect enormously. Now, dust off and know you won't make THAT mistake again. Hang in
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    I'm Not Going To Be A Nurse!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I became a nurse as a 2nd career after 10 years in the military. It was not a calling. It was a way for me to ensure I could support my family and myself in case something happened to my (Still...