SharonH, RN

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    Andrea Yates R.N.

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

    ????? Okay, I'm struggling with this. Only a physician can diagnose someone with mental illness and if they believe someone to be faking, all they need to do is say
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    Andrea Yates R.N.

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

    :yeahthat: thank youuuuu. i am really disappointed that nurses once again demonstrate their lack of understanding of mental illness, we should know better. also the fact that she is a nurse is not all...
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    rules of injections

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

    But you are putting patients at risk by giving unlabeled meds. Whether or not the patient should pay for 4 amps is really not your concern although I admire your advocacy on their behalf. It is also...
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    rules of injections

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

    Wait, are you talking about breaking open an ampule of Fentanyl, drawing it up, giving half the dose and passing on the remaining dose to another nurse? How does the nurse receiving the syringe of med...
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    rules of injections

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

    Most places I've worked pharmacy mixes all the meds. How is it avoidable? That's what they do.... You still have to be vigilant of course, since they DO make mistakes but I don't see how you can avoid...
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    rules of injections

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

    When the pharmacy draws it up, that is acceptable. They are dispensing the med which they are licensed to do. Not so for
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    rules of injections

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

    Or when somebody
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    Took NCLEX-RN this am-stopped at 198-Im freaking out!

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

    Yup 2 days of testing with a pencil and paper plus waiting the 6 weeks. I had to fly to another city to take mine and stay overnight in a hotel all of which was paid by my hospital thankfully. Those...
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    How long for licensure?

    SharonH, RN replied to sam945's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Congratulations to our new nurses!
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    Kids talking like nurses

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

    LOL, that's cute. I haven't noticed my kids saying anything like that but it would be pretty funny if they
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    Dialysis patients who are incontinent

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

    I just couldn't understand the snarky reply, it seemed rather unnecessary to me. You can give advice from your perspective but I am certainly allowed to respond from mine. Look, I don't want to fight...
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    Is it ethical for hospitals to have Mickey D's on premises?

    SharonH, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital where I am currently doing my clinicals, they have this luscious bakery. Doughnuts, cupcakes, regular 2-layer cakes, cookies, and on and on. Every time I pass it, my mouth waters. But...
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    Dialysis patients who are incontinent

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

    As stated before, I have 15 years of nursing experience with 12 of them being med-surg and I'm sure you know where they admit HD patients? I also worked one year on a dedicated renal failure floor....
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    Is it ethical for hospitals to have Mickey D's on premises?

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

    I agree 100%. Fast Food Nation would be an eye-opener for anyone who read it with an open mind. I wasn't even sure what the book was about when I started it and I was blown away by the manipulation,...
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    Dialysis patients who are incontinent

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

    I agree with Ms.Jen. In 15 years, I've never heard of such a thing, leaving patients soiled because it's against policy for the dialysis nurses to do it. If anything, if the patient couldn't be moved...
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    Police Killed Our Patient

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

    If the guy has dementia, then NO we do not prosecute him, I know that sounds dissatisfying but that's the way it should be. And there is no need to wait until he rapes someone. Why must it be either...
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    Police Killed Our Patient

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

    I'm sorry if you read sarcasm in my question. As a matter of fact, it did sound like you were gunning for the perpetrator to be locked up but you meant something else and I understand and accept
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    Police Killed Our Patient

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

    Of course murder is never right but I don't see how you can hold a person with dementia to the same standards as someone who has normal brain functioning. I mean, help me out nurses: isn't the...
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    Police Killed Our Patient

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

    I don't understand your question. Are we comparing two people with the same disease in two different settings? Or are we comparing a person who has a psychiatric disease to a person who committed a...
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    Police Killed Our Patient

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

    If he had dementia, then how could he be held accountable for his actions? Am I going to read arguments that dementia does not excuse someone from not knowing what they were
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    Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    SharonH, RN replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I've seen DNP and DrNP used interchangeably. I don't understand why they should drop the 'r' in order to prevent upsetting some egos. They will still be a Doctor of Nursing Practice either way. As for...
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    allergy injections?

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

    I coordinate our allergy clinic and while it is not necessary to have a physician or ACLS personnel present, you do need CPR-certified professionals available in case you have a reaction. This is a...
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    Random Question about chewing gum

    SharonH, RN replied to labcat01's topic in General Nursing

    Most people agree(except for myself) that chewing gum is okay if done quietly, unfortunately in my experience almost everyone chews it like a wild animal with their mouths open, cracking and slurping....
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    Abandoning babies at Hospitals LEGAL?!?!

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

    It absolutely should be legal and thank goodness for it, especially if there is a choice of the baby being abandoned to die a horrible death or being murdered outright. Unfortunately, they still find...
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    Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    SharonH, RN replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    NO, that is not the plan, never was, thus much of the hand-wringing about DrNP's attempting to replace physicians is for nothing. The purpose of the DrNP degree goes beyond provision of primary...