SharonH, RN

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  1. SharonH, RN

    Advice please

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

    I know you don't want to hear this but if you want to keep days and make more money, you're going to have to step outside of your comfort zone and leave the hospital setting. I would advise that...
  2. SharonH, RN

    Problems with LPN... just need to vent.

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

    Exactly Miranda. You beat me to it. I was just about to post almost the exact same thing. "Talking" to this guy and letting him know how you are "feeling" about his behavior will get you nowhere fast...
  3. SharonH, RN

    Experience in Med/Surg or not?

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

    What Tweety said. Med-surg is a specialty in and of itself, not "general" nursing and not a training ground for new nurses before they move on to the real stuff. If you have an interest in a specialty...
  4. SharonH, RN

    "Men should be EMT's or Doctors!"

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

    Well I wasn't around 50+ years ago, but it is my understanding that it was spoken in hatred back then too. It was used to degrade people, NOT as a pet name. Therefore it is not "only now" that they...
  5. SharonH, RN

    "Men should be EMT's or Doctors!"

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

    Brava to you
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    "Men should be EMT's or Doctors!"

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

    Deb, I love ya but I have to disagree with you and Tom and Leslie and some others (okay I didn't read the entire thread). Old people are amazingly adaptable. I've seen them use cellphones and those...
  7. SharonH, RN

    Drug seeker t-shirt?

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

    That's extraordinarily inappropriate. But I couldn't help but
  8. SharonH, RN

    time for my mea cupa

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

    Good luck. It sounds like a nightmare but you have come out on the other
  9. SharonH, RN

    Calling In Scripts

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

    I doubt this is even a regional thing. I have never heard of this. This is a very dangerous practice and it is a complete failure of nursing management that this is allowed to go on. The physicians...
  10. SharonH, RN

    Illegal Alien- frustrated!

    SharonH, RN replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't that the truth? The whole blame it on the student thing is just a way for people who don't know how to respond to attempt to discredit your opinion. For the record, I am a licensed,...
  11. SharonH, RN

    Illegal Alien- frustrated!

    SharonH, RN replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, you must be new here. Trust me, it's the same game, different name. Before it was immigrant Hispanics, it was poor Blacks. And who did we scapegoat before Blacks? Well....immigrant Irish,...
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    Illegal Alien- frustrated!

    SharonH, RN replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. Thank you. I can't understand why someone would get all tied up in knots about the sick and the needy getting some assistance even if they did get here illegally, but have no problem with...
  13. SharonH, RN

    Illegal Alien- frustrated!

    SharonH, RN replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, we are not ALL on the same page here so be sure to read ALL the responses before you say that you agree with all. Secondly, what would you have had happen to the African patient? Would...
  14. SharonH, RN

    Illegal Alien- frustrated!

    SharonH, RN replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    So Americans are more deserving of a chance at life than other nationalities? If there is one thing Americans are good at, it is taking care of themselves first even if it is at the expense of
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    Illegal Alien- frustrated!

    SharonH, RN replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    Well ask yourself, "why am I focusing so much mental and emotional energy worrying about these people who for all intents and purposes are in a worse position than myself? I have the freedom and the...
  16. SharonH, RN

    Heparin IV administration

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

    What???? If that's really the reason, wouldn't it be cheaper and less labor intensive to simply flush the line with 1cc NS qshift to leep the line patent? To waste an entire bag of NS + tubing etc...
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    using maintainence for patient care

    SharonH, RN replied to capability's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just when I thought I'd heard everything in this
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    to aspirate or not while giving insulin and flu vaccines

    SharonH, RN replied to ginger43's topic in General Nursing

    That's very persuasive Miranda. I have not read the research on this subject but you make excellent
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    Am I the only one who finds this disrespectful?

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

    judging from the attitudes i'm reading, i would probably be very ..........defensive. my demeanor and attitude in life is not determined by how much money i have in the bank, but it comes from inside....
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    Am I the only one who finds this disrespectful?

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

    And what is she supposed to eat when she gets home. I can imagine that coming home from several weeks in the hospital to an empty cupboard would not be very conducive to a successful recovery. Instead...
  21. SharonH, RN

    Am I the only one who finds this disrespectful?

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

    Yes. The entire post was sarcasm. Actually you and I are on the same page. My post was an over the top response directed at those who feel that medicaid or charity patients in particular seem to...
  22. SharonH, RN

    Am I the only one who finds this disrespectful?

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

    i believe you when you say that it is their attitude that bothers you and others. they're just not humble enough, are they? after all if you're on medicaid or god forbid, uninsured, you darn well...
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    to aspirate or not while giving insulin and flu vaccines

    SharonH, RN replied to ginger43's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like a great topic for nursing
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    Am I the only one who finds this disrespectful?

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

    No, you are not alone. We all blow off steam and lord knows I have vented on this board but so often these posts drift into pure contempt filled with stereotypes and out and out lies. Also, judging...
  25. SharonH, RN

    a doc's take on APRN's

    SharonH, RN replied to canoehead's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It's a good thing that his opinion does not count. And he doesn't have to worry about anything flying up his backside; his head appears to be occupying the