SmilingBluEyes

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    How do you deal with a toxic workplace?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to LPN9200's topic in General Nursing

    How did I deal? I left. ONE person cannot change a toxic
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    Pet Peeves with Doctors

    SmilingBluEyes replied to BeenThere2012's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When they hog our computers and we cannot chart, yet they have an office JUST FOR THEM with THEIR own computers. Totally
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    Can You become a Nurse with a history of depresion with psychotic feautures?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to honeyforasalteyfish's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, if it's well controlled and you get enough sleep, nutrition
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    Starting school at older age! :(

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

    Hell 30 ain't old. You will see that as you get on in years. And you're as old as you
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    Dear Abby and social induction of pregnancy

    SmilingBluEyes replied to teacupRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Why in the WORLD would anyone turn to an advice column like Dear Abby for such an important subject as the induction of labor in pregnancy?
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    Nurse Creates The Mother Lode of All Advance Directives.

    SmilingBluEyes posted a topic in General Nursing

    Nurse Creates The Mother Lode of All Advance Directives. She definitely know what she wants or does not
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    Physician Bullying of Nurses Reaching Epidemic Levels

    SmilingBluEyes replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Nursing News

    Been in the business 20 years and I see the opposite actually. The physicians are much more like colleagues than
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    Horrible new boss

    SmilingBluEyes replied to devhrt12's topic in General Nursing

    Yea she showed you who she is very quickly. MAYBE it won't be as bad as all that, but it sure sounds like it. Update your resume like llg said and start putting feelers out. This could escalate...
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    95 Theses of Healthcare Injustice

    SmilingBluEyes replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Elkpark. This is not compassion fatigue but something much more nefarious and dangerous to any patients this person would take care of at the bedside. Like I said, I am glad for him/her...
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    Am I wrong from refusing to help a friend?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Neywel120's topic in General Students

    I had an instructor actually tell me to stop helping a friend when my grades started suffering while helping a her while she was drowning. She was sinking me. I felt badly but took her advice. This...
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    Dog had emergency surgery last night.

    SmilingBluEyes replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Boy I am sorry.....been there
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    Asking nurse coworker out on a date on another floor

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Sailed3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In the couple of cases where coworkers dated it was uncomfortable. The cooing and handholding in the breakroom was annoying. If you do date, keep it strictly professional at
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    95 Theses of Healthcare Injustice

    SmilingBluEyes replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's good you are not at the beside and caring for people. Good for YOU and good for THEM.
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    Asking nurse coworker out on a date on another floor

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Sailed3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just think about how it would be if you DID date, and DID have a relationship and then it did not work out. Would it be uncomfortable? If so, then don't do it. Try dating outside the
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    Value of Nurses

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Theloneyoni1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    For nurses to thrive, they need to think "outside the hospital" as long as the hospitals continue to devalue
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    10 year old died after I performed CPR

    SmilingBluEyes replied to MjHudd's topic in General Nursing

    Wow what you all went through, horrible. I am so sorry for everyone involved. You did all you
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    Staff turnover

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Leesha's topic in General Nursing

    There sure is a lot of this lately. OP posts questions/asks opinions. OP does not like some of them. OP then accuses those who dissent of being "rude" or "incapable" or "unable" or...
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    Nursing Supervisor is Inappropriate

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Shelby, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP NO job is worth all this. You keep saying you love your job. I can't see how, if this is the crap you have to deal with each day. Others have given better advice than I could right now. The hair...
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    Staff turnover

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Leesha's topic in General Nursing

    If I do need to vent or ask questions, I won't shoot down those with whom I disagree or have opinions I don't like. I have the maturity and where-with-all to handle what I asked for, to start with. I...
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    What type of soap do you use?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Nivea liquid body wash. Smells good and does not dry out my skin. I use a shower puff to exfoliate and moisturize right after the
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    Staff turnover

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Leesha's topic in General Nursing

    You know the BEST leaders and managers I have known in the military and in nursing, did not just let staff simply dump their problems at their doorstep. They would ask if we first had SOLUTIONS to...
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    Accelerated Masters with no Nursing background

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

    OP you CLEARLY don't like getting dissenting opinions. You DID NOT ask just for NP opinions at the outset of the thread. I have worked some amazing NPs and the best ones had nursing experience first....
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    Accelerated Masters with no Nursing background

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

    No one said she can't have an opinion. I don't see where I said that. I said she is not in a good position to judge d/t lack of experience. And I praised her for doing the smart thing and asking...
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    Accelerated Masters with no Nursing background

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

    It's not snark, it's my opinion and the truth as I see it in my experience. Since you don't have any nursing experience, you don't really sit in a good position to judge yourself if this is a good...
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    Staff turnover

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Leesha's topic in General Nursing

    NO ONE "slammed" you and you don't get to control what responses you get when you post a question on a public forum. Simply take what you can use and discard the rest, but don't get all butt-hurt...