SmilingBluEyes

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    Do women find male nurses attractive?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

    Seriously???? I am married to a non-nurse and overjoyed at it. I don't eat where I poop. I think you are way insecure and too worried about the wrong things. I am attracted to men who are confident,...
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    Treat the Patient, not the Monitor.....Really?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to jk2185's topic in General Nursing

    Well hate to rain on your rant parade, but I LOVE that saying. Too often we rely on technology that trumps our common nurse sense. I DO treat the patient, not the monitor in my practice. And as human...
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    Everyone wants me to take Nursing?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to PoppyLizz's topic in General Nursing

    Who cares what "THEY" want. What do YOU
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    Got fired.. Need support

    SmilingBluEyes replied to uniqueguy34's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    He needed a "critical" drip and yet got discharged?? The whole thing makes no sense to me. Was he critical and then determined stable to be sent home? Your post really confuses the heck out of me,...
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    Feeling like you're complicit in the addiction problem...

    SmilingBluEyes replied to ScientistSalarian's topic in General Nursing

    And there you have it. Nothing I see here is anything I can personally change as a nurse, practicing within my scope. It's so much bigger than that. If I wanted that role, I would be an NP with...
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    Experienced nurses - what is it like to be a nurse?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Living_True's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest your peruse all the threads in General Nursing and Specialties to see what it's like. You will get 1000 different answers here. But those threads talk about real-world nursing, with all its...
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    "You make a valid point youngster!"

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    No one is "always" or "never" anything. That is the general wisdom when working with multiple generations. I think that is as succinctly as I can say
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    "stop isolating yourself"

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

    Sounds like advice you would be wise to
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    Discrimination in the workplace by your boss female, how do you handle it?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to LifeisChange1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I make damn sure it IS really discrimination and not hurt feelings on my part. That is a serious accusation and you have given zero information to make me believe
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    Some days.......

    SmilingBluEyes replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    By all means take a break. If you take all this stuff on a website like allnurses.com so seriously, you need
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    Confessions of a Hospital Administrator: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    SmilingBluEyes replied to ServantLeader's topic in General Nursing

    A class action lawsuit (if proven and people banded together)--- would fix the situation and sink their reputation
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    Confessions of a Hospital Administrator: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    SmilingBluEyes replied to ServantLeader's topic in General Nursing

    Not to mention, violating labor laws by charging people for breaks they don't get. That would not work with
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    Having to meet with the hospitals lawyer

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Mhsrnbsn's topic in General Nursing

    Long ago in my career I had to do this. I was petrified, but it turned out I learned some things. And I am careful in my charting and practices more than ever. Like others said, it is a good thing...
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    Feeling like you're complicit in the addiction problem...

    SmilingBluEyes replied to ScientistSalarian's topic in General Nursing

    I also know and love addicts but my boundaries are clear. I think yours are blurred. I agree with the advice to seek guidance and information from groups like al-anon and narc-anon. You have to be...
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    Feeling like you're complicit in the addiction problem...

    SmilingBluEyes replied to ScientistSalarian's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse, if you have a role, it's to educate and then let this be the issue between patient and prescriber. End of story. No moral judgments or attempts to police others, please, just do your job...
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    Question about Cussing on the job.

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Roda dendron's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Unprofessional. I would write you up and fire you if you did it again. I am not all offended at dirty words---- but in the context of lack of respect toward the patient, coworker or another--- you...
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    Incentives to orient new hires?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Lola Lou's topic in General Nursing

    A person is NOT "horrible" if they don't precept. In fact, they may be doing the preceptee a huge favor. I was precepted by someone who hated it and it showed. It was a frustrating, harsh and...
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    Hair drug test requested

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Ihmbcm's topic in General Nursing

    You have received good advice. Nothing to add here, except I am so sorry for the loss of your child. My heart breaks for
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    Why is it that nurses always report other nurses?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Springdaisy04's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    SOMETIMES when it's everyone against me, I have to look at the common denominator, meaning ME. And making the appropriate adjustments to make things right/change my attitude. You can only change
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    I've waited a long time

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Glycerine82's topic in General Nursing

    CONGRATS, Glycerine,
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    Breakroom Potluck Tips

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Alex_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I like to bring things like taco soup with tortillas or chili or a really good chocolate mayonnaise cake or grand marnier cheesecake. or you can do meatballs in grape jelly/chili sauce or you can come...
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    I'm a new RN here..

    SmilingBluEyes replied to kmek30's topic in General Nursing

    2 years of practice, PLUS OR 2000 hours some of them. Concentrate on learning your
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    Who needs a bigger pat on the back?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to bossman's topic in General Nursing

    Just be sure that pat isn't a
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    Who needs a bigger pat on the back?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to bossman's topic in General Nursing

    Who
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    I see burnt out nurses walking amongst the living

    SmilingBluEyes replied to brad30's topic in General Nursing

    Just a notion: NP may not be the Holy Grail. Lots of them are forced to cram multiple appointments, like 8 minutes apart and tons of time afterhours charting for CMS/the government. It just depends on...