SharonH, RN

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  1. SharonH, RN

    Nursing Diagnosis...the sacred cow that needs to go.

    SharonH, RN replied to Idaho4me's topic in General Nursing

    I am constantly amazed by nurses who are so against the nursing process, fighting hard against making their own contributions to the care and recovery of the patient instead preferring to complete...
  2. SharonH, RN

    Time to call a duck a duck, part II

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

    I'll take it piece by piece. As for not laying eyes on her, I totally agree that the idea is to visit the home, meet with her and the son, etc. There is no question of that and certainly no devaluing...
  3. SharonH, RN

    Time to call a duck a duck, part II

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

    I'll be glad to field that question for you: In my case, we review the medical record extensively. We look at physical status as well as functional, cognitive and psychosocial status. These are all...
  4. SharonH, RN

    Time to call a duck a duck, part II

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

    Thank you for picking that up! In fact, I expressly said that bedside nursing was NOT only about physical skills. I notice a lot of folks have pulled out part of my sentence and seemed to interpret it...
  5. SharonH, RN

    Time to call a duck a duck, part II

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

    Now you've gone completely off the reservation. I do not feel a desire to be accepted by anyone and I certainly don't have anything to prove. Desperately trying to be accepted into nursing ranks,...
  6. SharonH, RN

    Time to call a duck a duck, part II

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

    Erik, if you think the only nursing that occurs is at the bedside then you don't understand what "nursing' is. I've said this to you before and I'll say it again: you desperately need to get away from...
  7. SharonH, RN

    Epidural vs. nature births

    SharonH, RN replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had both my children naturally. In both instances, I was in so much pain and I was so focused on getting through the contractions that I feel that I "missed' their births. All I could do was...
  8. SharonH, RN

    Anti-Intellectualism/Autonomy in nursing

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

    Actually scope of practice is scope of practice no matter where you practice. Do you think that the law differentiates between an ICU nurse and a med-surg nurse? Of course not. What ICU nurses think...
  9. SharonH, RN

    Anti-Intellectualism/Autonomy in nursing

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

    I don't doubt that some of you had the experiences with med-surg that you claim to but I have worked med-surg in many facilities and we did not allow patients to circle the drain while we waited for...
  10. SharonH, RN

    so.... what would YOU say?

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

    I was a med-surg nurse for many years and it was clear to me what you meant.......and you spoke the truth. No slamming
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    so.... what would YOU say?

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

    I don't know how I would have responded. Her statement was likely based on the belief that nursing is a series of tasks. Too many nurses equate nursing with hanging IV's , starting Foley's and reading...
  12. SharonH, RN

    Mental health nursing easier than Med-Surg?

    SharonH, RN replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    I had to lol at your post. In my 20 years of nursing, I have worked in many, many different areas. I have never been a psych nurse although I have had opportunity to float to psych-mental health areas...
  13. SharonH, RN

    Why are so many nursing related things childish?

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

    OMG, this is specific to your workplace, it is a reflection of the "leadership" and it sounds like a
  14. SharonH, RN

    Fed up with the "rules"

    SharonH, RN replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    I never heard of a nurse not being allowed to wear white. when I worked pool, I always wore white because I couldn't be bothered to try to blend in with the various colors at various units. As for the...
  15. SharonH, RN

    Terminated over the phone.

    SharonH, RN replied to hellokitty9's topic in General Nursing

    Actually you agreed with me once before, it was last year.
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    Terminated over the phone.

    SharonH, RN replied to hellokitty9's topic in General Nursing

    1. You removed staples on the wrong patient which is a pretty significant error. Actually, it's two errors: a) a patient who should have had their staples removed didn't and b)a patient who should NOT...
  17. SharonH, RN

    improper charting vs backstabbing?

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

    It was extremely inappropriate and irrelevant to patient care. You need to bring this up to your
  18. SharonH, RN

    Is nursing "care" a thing of the past?

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

    The answer to your title question is "yes" but not for the reasons you think. All of the fingerpointing and comments about nursing education and lack of empathy and compassion being the cause are...
  19. SharonH, RN

    How to get a nurse to give a quick change of shift report

    SharonH, RN replied to 3dayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with cutting them off and asking pointed questions. Some people do not have the ability to be concise and get to the fricking point so you have to hear every single detail of their...
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    Pet Nurse?!

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

    This is not an issue. There are a lot of things that cheapen our profession namely multiple points of entry and the insistence of many that they would rather only do "tasks" rather than be equal...
  21. SharonH, RN

    Care plans are stupid.

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

    Well, it's supposed to....after all that's the whole point. Here is the problem, and here are the interventions. Otherwise how am I supposed to know what your priority is? That's why most other...
  22. SharonH, RN

    Care plans are stupid.

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

    We do them every day. They are required for our patient population by
  23. SharonH, RN

    *UNEMPLOYED NURSES*

    SharonH, RN replied to bree*'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The reasons for the current job shortage is multifactorial most of which have already been mentioned by other nurses. Blaming/scapegoating foreign nurses is an emotional response with no data/facts to...
  24. SharonH, RN

    heartless DON or reality check?

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

    Your DON is both heartless and thoughtless, look for another
  25. SharonH, RN

    Denied time off for a critical doctors appointment? Can they do this?

    SharonH, RN replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Two days off in orientation is a red flag-I can see where your managers are coming from. Forget about what your co-workers are telling you; consult your HR policies regarding