SharonH, RN

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    MD rounds w/nurses..what should I mention

    SharonH, RN replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

    You also need to mention issues that might be relevant to discharge that you might have noticed: will this person be safe at home? do they have mobility issues that may need to be addressed with PT...
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    Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    SharonH, RN replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    While some valid and excellent points have been made about the rights of patients to understand their healthcare providers, I have often found that the complaint is often just as much about the...
  3. SharonH, RN

    online paid surveys

    SharonH, RN replied to djasset's topic in General Nursing

    Over the past week, I've received invitations to do two online surveys and one 2 hour focus group for a total of $575. Unfortunately I didn't qualify for any of them! I just wanted to reiterate that...
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    Is moving around in your career as an RN really all that easy?

    SharonH, RN replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    Moving around to different specialties depends on your location as well as your circumstance. In my career(18 years), I've worked in acute care in several types of hospitals, as well as research,...
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    Physical assssments

    SharonH, RN replied to UKPedsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe a head to toe every 4 hours is necessary: once you do your initial you need only assess for changes and even then your assessment should be focused based on admitting diagnosis,...
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    A nurse wants to endorse a product. Is it ethical?

    SharonH, RN replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Also forgot to add, that it's important to disclose that he or she stand to profit from the sale of the
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    A nurse wants to endorse a product. Is it ethical?

    SharonH, RN replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I see nothing wrong with it as long as the nurse truly believes that the product does what it claims to do. However in this case, how is his or her status as an RN relevant to margarita mix. Surely he...
  8. SharonH, RN

    How often do RNs clean up poop? (thinking about majoring in nursing)

    SharonH, RN replied to gwchem's topic in General Nursing

    The great thing about nursing is that there are so many opportunities and different areas to work that you may never have to clean poop again after your clinicals, although to be honest you will...
  9. SharonH, RN

    can a nurse refuse to give vaginal cream to a patient?

    SharonH, RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    My goodness, she must not be itching that terribly. Having suffered through a yeast infection (not in years thankfully) there is no way I would pass up a cure in order to insist that a nurse...
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    can a nurse refuse to give vaginal cream to a patient?

    SharonH, RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry for laughing but that's kind of funny. Is she claiming that she is unable to find her own butt because she's blind?
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    Need help please! Graduating in Texas but need license in Florida

    SharonH, RN replied to Dyana143's topic in General Nursing

    Dyana, Just go to the Florida BON website and find out what is required to get your license. You do not have to be licensed in Texas first. When I graduated 17 years ago, my husband was in the Army...
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    plz answer my qestion about GED

    SharonH, RN replied to WantingToBeANurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nice, very nice. I like the way you put this. Rational, straightforward, good common
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    plz answer my qestion about GED

    SharonH, RN replied to WantingToBeANurse's topic in General Nursing

    LOL!!
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    plz answer my qestion about GED

    SharonH, RN replied to WantingToBeANurse's topic in General Nursing

    #1: You're kidding right? #2: I have no idea what that means. #3: I'd agree. #4: Maybe. As for the rest of your post (except the CNA bit- I was a nurse tech briefly while I was in college, everyone...
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    plz answer my qestion about GED

    SharonH, RN replied to WantingToBeANurse's topic in General Nursing

    #1: If there is a goal I want to achieve, I always find out what is required of me and I try to do an honest assessment of my abilities and resources in order to know if the goal is achievable. #2:...
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    plz answer my qestion about GED

    SharonH, RN replied to WantingToBeANurse's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting discussion. I believe the original question has been answered: Can someone with a GED become a nurse? Obviously the answer is "Yes" as it has been done by some. But this is not ideal and I...
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    Does your hospital allow you to say "Merry Christmas"??

    SharonH, RN replied to VU RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe they're annoyed because the rights of the "merry Christmas" group aren't really being eliminated. In a world where people are being killed- as I type this- because of their religious beliefs,...
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    Speaking of patient autonomy: Allan Macurdy

    SharonH, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    The thread about a LTC patient being allowed to smoke without the permission of the family started me thinking about an article I read in the CNS Journal this weekend about the death of Allan Macurdy....
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    Can you Believe THIS???

    SharonH, RN replied to pattymac's topic in General Nursing

    You should have skipped the charge and went straight to the nurse manager. And why no response yet? You should have gotten an immediate apology. Aide needs to be written up then
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    Speaking of patient autonomy: Allan Macurdy

    SharonH, RN replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Precisely. It's easy to respect someone's autonomy if they make the "right" decisions but as soon as they begin to act or behave in a way that does not reflect our teachings or beliefs, then something...
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    I'll not be around for awhile

    SharonH, RN replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry for your
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    How do you pay for a graduate degree in Nursing?

    SharonH, RN replied to AntonellaB's topic in General Nursing

    To begin with, I didn't have any credit card debt or a car payment when I started grad school which put me ahead of the curve although I didn't have any savings as I should have. I went to school...
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    Do patient's have the right to smoke even if family doesn't want them to?

    SharonH, RN replied to chuchie's topic in General Nursing

    Autonomy is a basic right and it does not end when someone is elderly or in a LTC facility. As healthcare providers, we are often guilty of deferring to family members regarding the care of the...
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    Am I wrong because i don't want to do CNA duites

    SharonH, RN replied to zoeyzoe's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't want to do it, then you are not wrong. You are doing the right thing by looking for a new job. There are too many opportunities in nursing to do something that makes you unhappy. Good...
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    What to say????

    SharonH, RN replied to michael79's topic in General Nursing

    I think that is an excellent start. I would follow-up with specific examples of when you observed her being "rough around the edges" and offer alternative ways she could have responded. I would...