sharpeimom

ortho, hospice volunteer, psych,

Member

  • Content

    2,452

  • Visitors

    42,389

  • Followers

    1

  • Likes

    74

All Content by sharpeimom

  1. sharpeimom

    Prejudice in Nursing

    sharpeimom replied to registerednurse3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree that the prejudice is probably not race related, but more likely is not only your age but how young you look. I have never looked my age and still don't. Now it's great but for most of my...
  2. sharpeimom

    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    sharpeimom replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    When we would visit my grandparents when I was a kid, we would pass a urologist's office on the other side of his big old house, with a sign on the door: Horace Tinklepot, M.D. It was at the other...
  3. sharpeimom

    "Omg. I just got my CNA license, and I'm giving narcs."

    sharpeimom replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    Frankly, the thought of a LNA or a CNA giving any meds when she's working under my license scares the holy heck out of me. I don't have enough fine motor control in my hands now to take pills from...
  4. sharpeimom

    Have you ever had an accident driving to work in a snow storm?

    sharpeimom replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    I live in a snow belt and always have, therefore, have always driven defensively. Before I became disabled and drove may miles in deep snow, I always drove a Jeep. They aren't accident proof but you...
  5. sharpeimom

    Can I become a nurse if I'm not great at math?

    sharpeimom replied to dolphincatch's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was good in math through the end of the fourth grade, when we learned fractions, percentages, decimals, the times tables up to 12 x 12. After that? YIKES! I got through algebra I and II in junior...
  6. sharpeimom

    Does anyone else's school do this??

    sharpeimom replied to Mom2ballerinas's topic in General Students

    It's hard for someone who grew up in the electronic age and has always had easy access to computers, cellphones, tablets, etc. to comprehend that there are many people today for whom in home internet...
  7. sharpeimom

    Does anyone else's school do this??

    sharpeimom replied to Mom2ballerinas's topic in General Students

    At the university where my husband teaches, they used to send the grades out scheduled to arrive the day they got home or the next day at the latest. Then... A girl's dad opened her grades before she...
  8. sharpeimom

    Is this type of schedule common?

    sharpeimom replied to bella201's topic in General Nursing

    One scheduling option at one place I worked was 3 12s, then 3 days off, 3 12s on, then 3 days off, etc. I tried it and never felt quite rested enough. I ended up working 12 hour shifts that ran from...
  9. sharpeimom

    Harassed at Saint Anselm College

    sharpeimom replied to studentrnja's topic in General Students

    I agree with the above poster that you gave entirely too much information. You should never have mentioned the names of the university employees that you did. It was a foolish thing to do because...
  10. sharpeimom

    Are textbooks this expensive????

    sharpeimom replied to 2015's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Ask your professor or the bookstore which edition of the book has been ordered. My husband orders the books for the classes he teaches about midway through the prior semester. Often, the only...
  11. sharpeimom

    impossible resident

    sharpeimom replied to nurse4lyfe37's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Pryidium is a mild drug, but as I learned from my own experience, shouldn't be taken by anyone with a lowered seizure threshold. I only took one dose and had a seizure. I have partial complex...
  12. sharpeimom

    impossible resident

    sharpeimom replied to nurse4lyfe37's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Would she fold something simple like towels? An old lady down the hall from my Grandma years ago spent hours "ironing" towels and shirts using an old iron whose cord had been removed. She'd then...
  13. sharpeimom

    Don't worry, nursing school won't last forever.

    sharpeimom replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    You mean it wasn't
  14. sharpeimom

    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    sharpeimom replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    ETA...I remember when I discovered my husband had been using my veggie cleaning brush and the fingernail scrubbing brush interchangeably. He just whichever one was closer for the task at
  15. sharpeimom

    Interesting Birth Announcement...

    sharpeimom posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    This was in this morning's paper. I'm sharing it because I thought the wording was quaint. We have a sizable Amish population locally and they usually go to a local midwife to be delivered. The men...
  16. sharpeimom

    Interesting Birth Announcement...

    sharpeimom replied to sharpeimom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There have been several threads listing odd or strange baby names on allnurses.com. The announcement is quite different from the usual Amish birth announcement and I just thought I'd share it. Very...
  17. sharpeimom

    Performance Evaluations

    sharpeimom replied to jadelpn's topic in General Nursing

    My first job as a new graduate nurse was on orthopedics and it would not have been possible for me to feel any more out of place than I already did. My mentor and the head nurse went out of their way...
  18. sharpeimom

    Not wanting to take care of male resident

    sharpeimom replied to MileyFans's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This was what I meant to answer. I'm an
  19. sharpeimom

    Not wanting to take care of male resident

    sharpeimom replied to MileyFans's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm sorry. It has been one of those days, I guess. I wasn't thinking while I was
  20. sharpeimom

    Should I take ALL gen ed courses before applying to nursing school?

    sharpeimom replied to beckyboo80's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just asked my college professor husband your question. He suggested that you contact the nursing school you plan to attend and that you request copies of the syllabi the professors plan to use when...
  21. sharpeimom

    Not wanting to take care of male resident

    sharpeimom replied to MileyFans's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Try again. That's about as much of a turn on having someone else wipe your
  22. sharpeimom

    How many pairs of scrubs should I purchase initially?

    sharpeimom replied to loveoutloud's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    When I worked 3 12's in a row, then had four days off, I had two weeks worth of uniforms. I worked at the state psych hospital and RNs wore Docker type pants in khaki or navy with white or navy polo...
  23. sharpeimom

    Dumbest thing said to family

    sharpeimom replied to Nanz_B's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A friend had intractable seizues and ultimately she had lobectomy. After a long year of recovery, she began teaching her preschoolers again. The children were divided by their ages into two groups,...
  24. sharpeimom

    Is having an ADN really a terrible choice?

    sharpeimom replied to Guest757854's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Many women who already have kids, regular bills to pay, work part or fulltime jobs and are stretched way too thin to commit to the four years or more that are required to earn a B.S.N. It just is not...
  25. sharpeimom

    Broken RN

    sharpeimom replied to Herky980's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As GrnTea said, you are not broken! Having said that, Get the heck out.