SharonH, RN

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    A Dear Abbey letter. What is your take?

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

    I've done that before and guess what? One more than one occasion, It offended the patient and the family member; "that's my wife/husband" "he doesn't have anything I haven't seen before" "why do you...
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    A Dear Abbey letter. What is your take?

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

    No you are not odd, as it pertains to the patient's privacy, perhaps the nurse could have given warning; typically I will ask permission before I check those types of things, it's just the polite...
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    A Dear Abbey letter. What is your take?

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

    How bizarre. Her problems seems to be that her husband was seen by another woman. Sometimes people can be so silly. I guess she viewed him as her property or something. This reminds me of the time...
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    Ever had a nurse or doc as a patient?

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

    One of the last patients I had before leaving the floor a couple of years ago was a retired nurse who had been a professor of nursing and then retired to Florida. She was extremely crabby and...
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    can nurses remove a needle from mediport?

    SharonH, RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Aides d'cing central lines? *clears throat* What state is this
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    can nurses remove a needle from mediport?

    SharonH, RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    In GA, nurses can D/C central lines on the floor also. I guess it just depends on the
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    Along A Jetty....one nurses thoughtsand feelings about her terminally ill dad.....

    SharonH, RN replied to mother/babyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well my goodness, I am reading this with tears in my eyes. You certainly struck a chord with this daughter and captured that relationship so well. Thank you for posting
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    working on Christmas?

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

    Dorimar, I must agree with Fergus here. The kids will be fine, it is the parents who are making a big deal about Christmas morning, etc. Both my parents used to work some Christmases and I don't...
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    pay

    SharonH, RN replied to akerdonn's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I've read that the pay for CNSs is between $55,000 and $80,000 depending on experience, specialty and locale. I think the average salary for NPs is about $70,000. Advance for NPs will be printing out...
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    I have a weird feeling about this...

    SharonH, RN replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Occupational Health

    I admire your sense of ethics but trust me, if your company doesn't feel they are responsible they will not pay for it and you can be assured they will investigate thoroughly before they pay anything....
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    How bad is this med error?

    SharonH, RN replied to bth44's topic in General Nursing

    Timothy, you and I may never agree on politics but on this matter we agree 100%. This is a bunch of baloney and the OP needs to stop it in its tracks or else they will follow her/him around forever...
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    This article insults nursing as a lower skilled job

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

    For the most part, the article is correct but it could give the impression that you do not need a college degree to be a registered nurse and that you only need to enter a "training program", which I...
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    HELP. possibly relocating to Atlanta

    SharonH, RN replied to mercedes7's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Mercedes, from the Indian Creek train station which is the end of the line to Georgia State train station is ~20 minutes. Again, it would depend on where you live in Stone Mountain if it is convenient...
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    HELP. possibly relocating to Atlanta

    SharonH, RN replied to mercedes7's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Mercedes, Grady is downtown but I wouldn't call the area unsafe. In fact, it borders with Georgia State University. I work in Stone Mountain and I used to work at Grady so I can say the commute that...
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    HELP. possibly relocating to Atlanta

    SharonH, RN replied to mercedes7's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Hi Mercedes, which pediatric hospital are you looking at here? If it's Hughes Spalding which is affiliated with Grady, then that is smack downtown and you want to know that housing near that area is...
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    Blow out at the desk, who was at fault? both share blame I think?

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

    #1. You did everything right. #2. I wouldn't bring this up to the GI doc, it's not necessary and while you do owe the patient an apology, I wouldn't apologize to the doc or offer him an explanation...
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    Gay Nurses... help!

    SharonH, RN replied to quakerkid's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm not gay but.......if a patient asks something that is really not any of their business then shouldn't you have the right to answer honestly? Why should you have to agonize over how to answer? If...
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    Beyond Bed Pans: The Life of a Late 19th-century Young Nurse

    SharonH, RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thank you for posting that Karen. It was absolutely fascinating. I am struck by how mature and nonjudgmental that nurse was especially at such a young
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    Nurses all come from DYSFUNCTIONAL backgrounds??

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

    Amen on all
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    I shaved off a patient's mustache. Was I wrong?

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

    Let me be clear: I would have never expressed that attitude to the daughter, I'm certainly more sophisticated than that in my dealings with patients and family. The shrug is my personal take on the...
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    I shaved off a patient's mustache. Was I wrong?

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

    karen, you and typicalfish both stated it well. believe it or not, i agree with you on all these points. being sensitive to the issues you mentioned above can make the difference between a smooth...
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    I shaved off a patient's mustache. Was I wrong?

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

    There have been some excellent points made about patient dignity and identity. However : 1.3 million people injured each year due to medication errors and 7000 deaths yearly d/t the same. Between...
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    Is this new grad a nut or what? Opinions please !

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

    I'm surprised the instructor would give out that type of information about a student's academic record. Whether or not her father had "pull" at the school, if it could be documented that she was...
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    "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

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

    Me three. Both of my parents worked, many holidays and weekends, not all. I wished they could have been home all the time but they couldn't that was a fact of life and I was never devastated by it....
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    The new AMA TV propaganda drive me nuts.

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

    I admit I got a kick out of this article: Precisely. Right