SharonH, RN

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  1. SharonH, RN

    Police Killed Our Patient

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

    Thanks for the info. It's always nice to read the facts in a case like this. Hopefully, we will learn that the death was accidental and the use of force was justified since we all know that it isn't...
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    Police Killed Our Patient

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

    Those are my feelings
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    Police Killed Our Patient

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

    Actually you can. If people are dying from the use of taser guns, then their use needs to be reevaluated. A lot of the deaths from the tasers are the result of officers not using them judiciously...
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    Coworker not following through....

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

    That's interesting. I never heard of that. Is that a policy in your institution? As for your situation, I think we've all encountered them. In my experience, all you have to do is confront the nurse...
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    Police Killed Our Patient

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

    Ya know, any time an individual committs an act which ends with another person DEAD, then that act deserves a lot of scrutiny whether they be police officer or nurse. Just as it is wrong to assume...
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    Coworker not following through....

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

    I'm sorry to get off-subject a bit but you really shouldn't discard the residual or is this something that has changed? The rationale is that you can upset the electrolyte imbalance by discarding....
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    Do drs really look down on nurses?

    SharonH, RN replied to lmf2006's topic in General Nursing

    I must agree. And I would like to add, let's begin with less posts about doctors: what they think, how they act, how they perceive us,
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    Police Killed Our Patient

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

    A friend of mine is a counselor and she tells me that when she lived in Milwaukee they had a mobile crisis team for mental health crises. She tells me that there is also one in the county in which we...
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    Police Killed Our Patient

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

    I agree with this. It's unfortunate because being mentally ill makes many people targets for the police and the general public is somewhat uncomfortable with this but are all too willing to excuse...
  10. SharonH, RN

    Syringes with no needles - garbage or sharps container?

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

    I throw syringes in the sharps box although it is perfectly acceptable to throw it in the trash. It's just force of habit. It really bugs me when people throw other trash in the sharps container like...
  11. SharonH, RN

    Main Problem In The Nursing Field?

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

    1. Lack of unification and multiple points of entry into the profession. This affects our credibility as a profession and creates resentment, bitterness and divisiveness among each other. 2. A true...
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    Crushing K-Dur

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

    For the most part it dissolves well, but it requires extra water to get the little bit that remains in the bottom of the medicine cup as well as to help prevent gastric irritation. It's a pain in the...
  13. SharonH, RN

    Breastfeed or else

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

    Wow, that's kind of tragic. Instead of rejoicing in the birth of her healthy child(I presume it was healthy you didn't say otherwise) she allowed her joy to be tempered because she could not...
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    "Smart cards" coming soon to a hospital near you

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

    Thanks for the info. That's very
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    Crushing K-Dur

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

    I always check in the following order: 1. Drug insert 2. My drug book 3. Micromedex 3. Pharmacist 4. Manufacturer website
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    Crushing K-Dur

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

    Unlike drinking Lactated Ringers, it is acceptable to dissolve K-Dur, and yes I have done it. Other forms are ideal but hey, sometimes you have to work with what you
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    Crushing K-Dur

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

    This is true. It cannot be crushed but it can be dissovled in water and given that way, perhaps that is how your co-worker gave it? Of course, it is easier to give the liquid
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    "Smart cards" coming soon to a hospital near you

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

    I couldn't access the article because it required registration but who's in charge of keeping up with the card? Did it say how the information is protected in case the card is
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    Breastfeed or else

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

    Thanks to you both. Your experiences mirror my own. I too had no desire to breastfeed either one of my kids and today they are a healthy 13 and 7. My kids never held their own bottles either, I took 6...
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    Doctoral degree to become an NP???

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

    I swear to you, I have no idea where you are going with this. I don't know what an NP being the head of a department proves and how it relates to the DrNP
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    Frustrated with the image of nursing

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

    You can't understand where this attitude is coming from? Well there are a multitude of sources. Tell me if you recognize any of these themes: "Nurses: Dare to Care" "Nurses: Strength, Committment,...
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    Doctoral degree to become an NP???

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

    I can assure you that I am in no way "delusional" in regards to the competencies and scope of practice of NPs. I never said that NPs should be replacement surgeons, etc. The DNP is only referring to...
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    This poll is directed to the Med/Surg staff nurse.

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

    When I first started out in 1991, I routinely had 15 patients; on a good night I "only" had 12. When I left that job and switched to med-surg I worked at a hospital where I only had 10 patients and...
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    Please help me-I have no idea what to do

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

    Karen, I am an employee health nurse. I work in an office building and we are responsible to cover the entire building and the grounds for emergencies. However, occasionally somebody will go down on...
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    Please help me-I have no idea what to do

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

    No Karen, you do not need a physician's order to apply ice to an injury. Remember there are independent nursing actions which you can take in any given situation. The issue is not that you are...