SharonH, RN

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  1. SharonH, RN

    So...do you really use this stuff in the hospital?

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

    yes you do or at least you 're supposed to but you may not think of it in those terrms. for example you mentioned self care deficits, well your job is to assess their functional status both initially...
  2. SharonH, RN

    Bummed

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

    As long as they make arrangements for someone to cover their lights and their breaks are short, then I have no need for the CNA to report to me when they leave the
  3. SharonH, RN

    What is your most memorable interaction with a Doctor

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

    I know and we should know better. By constantly focusing on them, good or bad, we contribute to that. How often do we complain about how our contributions are ignored by patients, family members, the...
  4. SharonH, RN

    What is your most memorable interaction with a Doctor

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

    Thanks leslie for the suggestion but no, I don't think I will "lighten up". If I want to be annoyed, I'll be annoyed. But thanks for the advice
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    What is your most memorable interaction with a Doctor

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

    I'm sure you do lpnflorida. I didn't mean it to sound like I am attacking you per se; this is an ongoing peeve of mine. Some of us nurses are so starstruck by physicians, it's a real disappointment....
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    What is your most memorable interaction with a Doctor

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

    Do pharmacists, physical therapists, respiratory therapists, chaplains, dieticians, social workers, housekeepers, secretaries, occupational therapists, speech therapists, maintenance and all the other...
  7. SharonH, RN

    Abuse of Nurses

    SharonH, RN replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    the hospital doesn't own you. you most certainly can press charges and you should. you can also refuse to take care of
  8. SharonH, RN

    Would you work in a hospital that pays less if nurse:patient ratios were better?

    SharonH, RN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    $2/hr x 40 hours= $80/week x 52 weeks= $4160/yr x 5 years = $20,800 invested with an annual return of a lousy 8% over that 5 years = $30,517.00 difference in just 5 years alone. That's a big...
  9. SharonH, RN

    You Tube video of a man claiming that he infected 15,000 girls with HIV !!!!

    SharonH, RN replied to KdnRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    Right. We're on the same page. He's claiming 15,000 women. So no way, no how. Not in 20 years, not in
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    You Tube video of a man claiming that he infected 15,000 girls with HIV !!!!

    SharonH, RN replied to KdnRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know why people gave that nutcase so much attention. Simple math says the dude is full of $%#. He only looks like he is in his 30s but even if he was 40 and assuming he started having sex at...
  11. SharonH, RN

    poor people get poor tx?

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

    It's great Michigan that at your hospital care is no different for the poor as others. Of course to be accurate wouldn't you have to compare them to patients at a different hospital where everyone is...
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    poor people get poor tx?

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

    Hello there. I'm not a student or a new nurse. I have over 17 years of experience. I've worked in a variety of settings from rural hospital, border hospital in Texas, upscale hospital catering to rich...
  13. SharonH, RN

    Neuro is the most tragic

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

    And I detest neuro also. It is a very hard specialty to deal
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    Neuro is the most tragic

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

    I knew that som people were going to make this a debate about her residency status. That is the most inhumane of all when you cannot see a person in this tragic situation but her citizenship
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    NURSES & DOCTORS - to flirt or not to flirt

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

    Geesh......these type of topics are sooooo embarassing. For all the world to read, should we or shouldn't we, do we or don't we flirt with doctors? Gooooooooood
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    Cultural Diversity

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

    I agree. When I was in grad school and we were studying this issue, I was told that among Southern rural Blacks eating dirt is common. Ummmmm....no it isn't. I was raised in as rural of the South as...
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    Just got BA...is being a CNA "below" me?

    SharonH, RN replied to kix86's topic in General Nursing

    if you are sure you want to be a nurse, then I don't see the value in becoming a CNA since it is not a starting point to becoming a nurse contrary to what you've been told. However that does not mean...
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    What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    SharonH, RN replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    They rolled that out before I left the floor. They even had one of my coworkers "star" in a commercial in which she said it after fluffing a patient's pillow. I was horrified on all of our behalf but...
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    Insertion small bore feeding tubes??

    SharonH, RN replied to pastabelle's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Ya know, I just went back and read the OP and she wrote post-gastric. I knew I was missing something. See what happens when you don't read boys and girls? And no we did not do those on the floor....
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    Insertion small bore feeding tubes??

    SharonH, RN replied to pastabelle's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Yeah, our policy was stat KUB and if done after hours, it was to be read by ER
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    Insertion small bore feeding tubes??

    SharonH, RN replied to pastabelle's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    This is quite surprising. When I was practicing at the bedside we routinely put down Dobhoffs and NG tubes of all types. That is a basic nursing skill. I'm not sure what type of tube OP, trauma and...
  22. SharonH, RN

    What are CNA's allowed to know? (HIPAA question)

    SharonH, RN replied to Donnagg123's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Yes, they are. I don't understand why you're even going there with the question. I've never heard of anyone else ever questioning it. People really make HIPAA too complicated. I am sure that the...
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    What are CNA's allowed to know? (HIPAA question)

    SharonH, RN replied to Donnagg123's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I don't understand why they would not be allowed to look in the charts. They provide intimate care to the patient and they need to know about medical and social history also. The cases you cited are...
  24. SharonH, RN

    Has anyone considered going all the way?

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

    Betrayal? No. I don't think anyone suggested that. Over and over folks are saying that if you want to go to med school, go. But considering the difficulty that many face getting a slot into nursing...
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    Did You Settle for Nursing?

    SharonH, RN replied to sarahrn2be's topic in General Nursing

    I'm surprised that more people haven't reached this conclusion. This post screams TROLL especially in light of the going all the way