sharona97

sharona97 BSN, RN

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  1. Differences in pain medication

    sharona97 replied to heaverboo's topic in General Nursing

    My father-in-law is 86 and pretty witty otherwise. What a scare he gave

  2. Differences in pain medication

    sharona97 replied to heaverboo's topic in General Nursing

    Amy great post. Concerning Methadone use in a heroin addict, do they ever get off the methadone? The addiction started from po meds after a motorcycle accident and continued chronic pain. Just...

  3. Differences in pain medication

    sharona97 replied to heaverboo's topic in General Nursing

    My father-in-law just had a LTK replacement. This guy doesn't even uses Tylenol. He is narcotic naive for sure. He received 2 percocet 8 hours apart. Nurses found him confused, pulling on the Foley...

  4. I think I just need to talk about this...

    sharona97 replied to fireflies_for_me's topic in General Nursing

    Writning it up hopefully will help heal your emotions. What a difficult situation. Best of

  5. Couldnt put in a foley!!

    sharona97 replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

    One struggle I remember was during a straight cath on a ped girl. She was actually occluded.

  6. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    sharona97 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Doesn't the board recogognize handicapped nurses? I couldn't see discriminating a nurse who is being followed and stable on meds if nec. What do you

  7. heroin addict POC - help!

    sharona97 replied to linda1959's topic in Psychiatric

    Linda1959 Thanks for the prayers. The real-life situation is bizzarre, a jaw dropper and relentless research on how to help your kid, let alone how to reach your

  8. searching

    sharona97 replied to embarrasingfield's topic in General Nursing

    I put in when doctors yell at nurse (in the little search box top right hand side of screen) and hit enter. Google then comes uo with many to choose from (page numbers included). Good

  9. heroin addict POC - help!

    sharona97 replied to linda1959's topic in Psychiatric

    My dh and I have started the civil committment process for our son. We discussed it with the doctor after bring our son to the ED finding him incoherent and parnoid after days on end using herion and...

  10. PTSD- Am I alone??

    sharona97 replied to strugglingnurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Babs: I was on Seroquil for a short time, but gained so much weight. And the heavy sedation didn't sit well either. Put the sedation upon waking and the depressive mood during the day, I didn't...

  11. PTSD- Am I alone??

    sharona97 replied to strugglingnurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    One of the ongoing struggles I have is the forgiveness factor. I too was sexually and physically abused as a child, I have worked very hard to forgive and regain a healthy outlook of life. What makes...

  12. Nurse calls in because of herpes outbreak

    sharona97 replied to nurseby07's topic in General Nursing

    Going back to possible transmission of the Herpes Virus: I have seen a herpetic eye before and it was bad. I know that the potential for blindness is there. Of course good handwashing is a must for...

  13. Shout out to st. Joe's (St.Paul) ER Nurses and Staff!

    sharona97 replied to sharona97's topic in General Nursing

    Hey You, It's folks like you that keeping me coming back. Hope all is well!

  14. Shout out to st. Joe's (St.Paul) ER Nurses and Staff!

    sharona97 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to thank all the nurses and docs and staff for their excellent care given to my son during crisis intervention. We brought our son to ER at St. Joe's in downtown St. Paul hours before...

  15. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    sharona97 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Surprise!!!! Hope you are doing well. :redbeathe

  16. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    sharona97 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I wish I knw the answer to your question. I have up and down days everyday. I just keep telling myself this too shall pass and focus on daily healing. I'm going to buy the book The Secret, maybe...

  17. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    sharona97 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    H2Viking: So positive always. Thanks for your continued support H2V, I miss ya!

  18. Judging Nurses or Is It Just Me?

    sharona97 replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    My first thought after reading the first post was WOW, how can she really be doing well by her foster care/special needs kid if she is so hung up on the obvious help needed to care for the child (the...

  19. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    sharona97 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Zoey..... As always thanks for the link. Babs........ Thank you for writing such a beautiful story. I've never read a story describing emotion as well as you have described it. You have alot to...

  20. Dating at work

    sharona97 replied to galenanurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    I dated while still keeping it professional when working in the hospital . It was weird at times, like when he comes to your floor to check his patient and you are the nurse. I'd still probably do...

  21. Has Anyone Here Been On a TV Series/Show?

    sharona97 replied to keaton90's topic in General Nursing

    Do commercials count? I was in a commercial that showed in the Twin Cities area during the late 90's. I was working for a plastic surgery center at the time. So many of my neighbors called about the...

  22. LPN versus CMA

    sharona97 replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i think typically is the word that stuck out in your post txqueen. their "scope" involves venipnctures, simple labs, for example can and i feel all ma's should take the certification test. whick i...

  23. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    sharona97 replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    N95 masks made by the 3M company offers these for sale off their web site. My husband and I have 100's from his work because of his type of

  24. Looking for sub-specialt

    sharona97 replied to irehabu2's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi wolfe587, Kudo's for your strength and determination. After reading your first post it was very obvious to me that it appearred you enjoy working with stroke victims and families and in the...

  25. ADD and social anxiety need advice

    sharona97 replied to wannabeeverything's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    wannabeeverything: Hi! Are U under the care of a provider,? On Meds,? Talked to a therapist or school disabolity counselor?. Sometimes the hassle of searching for the answer eventually pays off. I...