SharonH, RN

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  1. SharonH, RN

    Please be nice to medical students

    SharonH, RN replied to cantor2537's topic in General Nursing

    What a coinky-dink, I found a couple of dueling articles about this very subject: http://www.ucsf.edu/synapse/content/2906/art.html And here is the reply from a medical student:...
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    Please be nice to medical students

    SharonH, RN replied to cantor2537's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you Tweety. But I disagree that the bad relationship between docs and nurses starts because of the way docs are treated as students and interns. I believe it has more to do with traditional...
  3. SharonH, RN

    Please be nice to medical students

    SharonH, RN replied to cantor2537's topic in General Nursing

    It's not PC. I didn't appreciate being referred to as belonging to one of the other nurses when I worked as a NT (I'm going to send "my" tech down there to pick it up, etc"). It's very patronizing and...
  4. SharonH, RN

    Doctor interaction?

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

    I'm going to slightly disagree with my colleagues and admit that it is a big problem. Poor doctor-nurse relationships has been found to be a significant factor in nurse burnout, and it is a valid...
  5. SharonH, RN

    How Do You Brush a Toddler's Teeth?

    SharonH, RN replied to Meerkat's topic in Pediatric

    Try a different tasting toothpaste and let her taste it from your finger first. Then you can use one of those baby washcloths and wash her teeth with a tiny bit of the paste. I seem to remember doing...
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    Diabetes/Renal Failure

    SharonH, RN replied to emsjunkie2001's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry that your brother is not doing well. Each person's prognosis is individual depending on other health factors so there is no way you can guess by comparing him to other people. However, I do...
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    Please be nice to medical students

    SharonH, RN replied to cantor2537's topic in General Nursing

    I agree completely. This is so very true. You(cantor2537) have only a taste of what nurses around the world have to deal with on a daily basis. The bottom line is this: if you be nice to me, I'll...
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    How do I get full research articles off the internet?

    SharonH, RN replied to christvs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Christy, if you join Medscape you will have full access to their articles; there is no fee. Aside from that I don't know of a way for you to get access to those articles unless you go through your...
  9. SharonH, RN

    Could I be held liable for not telling a doctor?

    SharonH, RN replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

    No you are wrong. By taking a BP, glucose, vital signs etc. you are entering into a nurse-patient relationship which is why you are not allowed to do it. If the CNA dies at work, there is NO way you...
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    Could I be held liable for not telling a doctor?

    SharonH, RN replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you are in a nurse-patient relationship with this woman, then no you cannot be held liable for not telling someone about her blood sugar levels. In fact, I would go so far as to say that you do...
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    NOW does the public understand?

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

    Hear, hear! I really think that we as nurses do not reinforce this message enough. We bear a lot of responsibility for our image as unskilled hand-holders and pillow-fluffers because so often we focus...
  12. SharonH, RN

    How often do you draw blood?

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

    I work in employee health so I draw blood daily. I also drew blood daily when I worked in home health and pre-surgical testing as well as when I worked on peds. So it is not unusual for nurses to...
  13. SharonH, RN

    Great Grandma Tattoos "Do Not Resucitate" on her chest

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

    Mary Wohlford said she knows people might find her tattoo amusing, but her motive is serious. She'd like people, especially young people, to consider what might happen if their wishes are unclear....
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    What is the answer to this crazy question?

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

    This is one of the dumbest questions I've ever read. You would wear gloves in all 4 situations. Period. Required by
  15. SharonH, RN

    Waiting for the phone to ring!!

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

    good luck to all of you, i know how it
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    "From doctors to beautiful ladies..."

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

    Hillary, I share your disappointment. As I stated in my original response to this post, I am sure that Mr. Richards meant well. I am also sure that the nurses who took care of Mr. Richards were...
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    "From doctors to beautiful ladies..."

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

    I don't believe you understand the difference between "fact" and
  18. SharonH, RN

    Would you go to work tommorow?

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

    The answer is No to
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    "From doctors to beautiful ladies..."

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

    I think it's unfortunate that you are unable to disagree without being rude. from a fellow
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    "From doctors to beautiful ladies..."

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

    *sigh* For sure he meant well but sheesh...... It's little things like this that are so irritating. Last week I read an article in Time magazine in which a doctor stated that nurses made great...
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    Urban legends in nursing

    SharonH, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    15 years ago when I was a graduate nurse working in Texas, I came in to work one day and my preceptor told me "A GN over at Vista Hills gave Maalox through a central line last week so I am going to be...
  22. SharonH, RN

    legal question about off duty mandatory meetings

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

    They cannot require you to come in without pay, but if they are paying you for that time then YES they can make it mandatory. I was terminated for failure to attend a mandatory meeting although I was...
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    What makes a good patient?

    SharonH, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,1186585,00.html According to Dr. Scott Haig, nurses make good patients because we are "adept at following doctors' orders--a virtue lacking in...
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    Urban legends in nursing

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

    Those little kids really get around. We were just discussing them at my book club meeting
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    Urban legends in nursing

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

    Yeah, I realize that it's possible in fact it's likely that both incidents did occur. The point is that each time the story is told, the storyteller claims to have been personally involved somehow or...