SharonH, RN

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  1. SharonH, RN

    Med-Mal Reform -- Write your Senator

    SharonH, RN replied to deepz's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    *sigh* Okay, I'll connect the dots for you guys. jwk: Juries are just not that smart - they are composed largely of people that were too stupid to get off of jury duty (be honest, spare me the civic...
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    Med-Mal Reform -- Write your Senator

    SharonH, RN replied to deepz's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    jwk, so far I am enjoying this debate (with the exception of the pot-stirrers) but please don't try to make this personal. Whether or not I am an attorney or am married to one or have slept with a...
  3. SharonH, RN

    Med-Mal Reform -- Write your Senator

    SharonH, RN replied to deepz's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    What are you talking about? I didn't call anyone unintelligent, go back and reread the posts and try to understand what the exchange is about before you make accusations. Start at post #26 and catch...
  4. SharonH, RN

    Med-Mal Reform -- Write your Senator

    SharonH, RN replied to deepz's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    How's this for perspective? 1. 98,000 preventable deaths due to medical errors every year. Only about 15% of those injured ever sue. 2. Physicians only ~ 3% of their practice earnings on medical...
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    Med-Mal Reform -- Write your Senator

    SharonH, RN replied to deepz's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I don't drink a lot of coffee either but most people don't drink it hot enough to give them third degree burns, so it was not necessary to keep it that hot jwk; that's the point. If it will burn your...
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    Med-Mal Reform -- Write your Senator

    SharonH, RN replied to deepz's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Every time a discussion of large jury awards comes up, somebody pulls the McDonald's hot coffee verdict out of their butt. Why don't you list the actual facts of the case? 1. The coffee was not hot,...
  7. SharonH, RN

    Is it really 3...?

    SharonH, RN replied to LAROSILIERE7's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That's interesting but simply
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    Does It Ever Get Easier??!!

    SharonH, RN replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be very hard on myself but I learned my lesson about that because it is pointless. Yes, you need to be introspective to a point in order to learn from your mistakes but there is no point in...
  9. SharonH, RN

    How do you deal w this?

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

    You are not legally allowed to diagnose but you most certainly tell them something! Are you saying that while the parents asked questions, you said nothing and basically told them that they had to...
  10. SharonH, RN

    Positive TB test

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

    First of all, you do read the induration, not the redness. Whether or not a TB test is positive depends on the person's medical and social history. For almost all healthy individuals born in the...
  11. SharonH, RN

    I dont want to do this anymore!!!

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

    You have 4 years of a diverse clinical background. You are in a good spot to find a nonclinical, nonhospital job. 1 year after nursing school, I left a full-time position to work per diem. I have...
  12. SharonH, RN

    want to help out a friend BUT.....

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

    She's a user. I wouldn't worry about her asking you again because once you turn someone like that down once, they know you are not an easy touch and they will avoid you. As for turning your...
  13. SharonH, RN

    Continuous Insulin drip

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

    This is an example of how quickly things change in acute care. When I last worked the beside 3 years ago, insulin drips on the floor were an absolute no-no, but when I was doing my CNS clinicals this...
  14. SharonH, RN

    Do all nurses wear scrubs?

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

    I currently work in occupational health and I always wear street clothes. I didn't wear them when I did telephone advice or corrections or preadmission testing
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    Would nurses support MA licensure?

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

    That is an excellent, excellent
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    This Site has Jaded My View of Nursing

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

    Yes Tweety, you are right. We know all too well how silly (and potentially destructive) it is to ascribe one single trait to an entire group of
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    This Site has Jaded My View of Nursing

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

    No I do not think women are more catty. I sit with a group of women everyday, we discuss politics, current events, books we've read, TV shows we've seen, our families and our jobs. And I have to tell...
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    Let's call Oprah

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

    Alrightey then, that's two of us. Anyone else? chop-chop ladies and gents, time's a
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    This Site has Jaded My View of Nursing

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

    Oh I could not agree more! There is no doubt in my mind that we can advocate for ourselves and make gains for our profession without it being at the expense of healthcare consumers. In fact, I insist...
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    This Site has Jaded My View of Nursing

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

    Well stated Tweety. Perhaps my original comment was harsh, but stuff like "women are catty" drives me bananas. There are some bad eggs, just accept that and move on. No need to put down an entire...
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    This Site has Jaded My View of Nursing

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

    Yes I got that 100%, I didn't misread her post at all. In fact, I was saying in a long-winded, roundabout way that there should be no need to make statements about how she doesn't consider herself...
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    Let's call Oprah

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

    Well if you guys are really interested in doing something, we can certainly do it. Nurses' week is coming up the first week of May and perhaps we can all write letters to the editors of our local...
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    This Site has Jaded My View of Nursing

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

    I know you meant that in a positive way in regards to respect but I would like to say that a lot of the cohesiveness among physicians often comes at the expense of others, in particular the healthcare...
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    This Site has Jaded My View of Nursing

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

    Kim, if you think its bad on this board then your rose-colored glasses are going to be quite shattered once you start working in the real world. There's something about working in high-stress...
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    To LPN over the summer or not?

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

    This is totally unnecessary. You will gain the basic knowledge in the nursing program, and a "leg up" so to speak is just not needed in order to complete the program. Just relax and take it one...