sharpeiluv

sharpeiluv has 35 years experience and specializes in Critical Care, Cardiology, Adult-Elderly.

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1. EN nursing at tafe

   sharpeiluv replied to jack92's topic in International

   I am saddened that an 18 yr old, as you say, fresh out of high school in an English speaking country has not learned English grammar. I think that says something about the educational process...

2. EN nursing at tafe

   sharpeiluv replied to jack92's topic in International

   When supposed professionals write this way, throwing our wonderful English language and its grammar to the wind, it reflects poorly on the writer and on those of us who are colleagues. Knowing that can be helpful-as perhaps, this very casually constr...

3. Nursing Diagnoses: Useless Statements secondary to Professional Insecurity

   sharpeiluv replied to Fribblet's topic in Professionalism

   Medical diagnosis do indeed look something like nursing diagnosis! To wit: Presenting problem per patient is abdominal pain. The doctor writes: Abdominal Pain. After obtaining a history of the pain and doing a physical exam, the physician develops a ...

4. Nursing Diagnoses: Useless Statements secondary to Professional Insecurity

   sharpeiluv replied to Fribblet's topic in Professionalism

   "I personally think that the sooner we drop this farce and start accepting that we're MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS (a title I'm rather proud of) - and therefore should tailor our scope within the preexisting one of MEDICINE, the better off we'll all be."...

5. Nursing Diagnoses: Useless Statements secondary to Professional Insecurity

   sharpeiluv replied to Fribblet's topic in Professionalism

   Reading the various posts in the threads of this website, I am frequently struck by the number of posts that claim, in effect, that what we do as nurses should be recognized as a profession in and of itself. But as we discuss one of the taxonomies d...

6. Nursing Diagnoses: Useless Statements secondary to Professional Insecurity

   sharpeiluv replied to Fribblet's topic in Professionalism

   I'll keep this one in mind the next time I need to fix a flat out on my bicycle out on the road!

7. EN nursing at tafe

   sharpeiluv replied to jack92's topic in International

   Excuse me, but what did you say? Did you pass your college writing coursework? If you did, it does not show in this post. Please, when posting on the internet in places associated with your work, pay attention to your grammar! This kind of post refle...

8. Just have to share- pt's spouse's thoughts on nursing.

   sharpeiluv replied to suanna's topic in General Nursing

   How is it that someone can call different ways of impacting human survival unequal? One would be rendered somewhat meaningless without the other. I think that this comment reflects ignorance about what nurses do to impact not only survival but the qu...

9. Move Over, Norma Rae

   sharpeiluv replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Sometimes God does close front doors-but opens windows. I broke my ankle badly in '08 in a hiking accident, and lost a job I loved in Critical Care because of three operations and the prolonged recovery time I needed. Once in recovery mode, I was abl...

10. Repositioning/Turning Inservice

    sharpeiluv replied to Mary C's topic in Geriatric

    Could you engage a Physical Therapist or a Physical Therapy Assistant to help you demonstrate transfer/turning techniques?

11. Move Over, Norma Rae

    sharpeiluv replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    It seems to me that you need to take some time to take care of yourself. I'm thinking from your post that you are a staff nurse, and bedside nursing is not an easy thing to do. While I admire your determination, I would be concerned about the long-te...

12. Nursing Education, Not Training!!

    sharpeiluv replied to scoochy's topic in General Nursing

    My initial nursing education took place in a hospital school of nursing, and I earned a Diploma. I considered myself educated (first year coursework included A&P, Microbiology, Sociology, Psychology, English, Chemistry at a local community colleg...

13. People think you are rich because you are a nurse

    sharpeiluv replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    My experience with a freeloading family member who was "despirate" for milk for the baby, etc., was to purchase for her a voucher (not a gift certificate, which can be used for anything) from a local grocery store that was to be used for groceries o...

14. Need advice on IV drug adminisntration

    sharpeiluv replied to slon's topic in New Jersey

    You're very welcome. I wish you a good recovery!

15. Need advice on IV drug adminisntration

    sharpeiluv replied to slon's topic in New Jersey

    I would contact the office of the physician who ordered the IV antibiotic and see if someone there can connect you with a visiting nurses service, hospital or clinic in your area that can give the antibiotic on an outpatient basis. Because the antibi...