sharpeimom

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    Had a horrible day in clinicals :(

    sharpeimom replied to AtomicxKitten's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You will get faster and you'll not be bothered by most icky smells eventually. Something you can try is tucking a cotton ball saturated with oil of peppermint or wintergreen into your pocket or bra....
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    What does a prescription refill nurse do?

    sharpeimom replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    Our last PCP had a nurse who called in refills. You could either call in and put a message on voice mail or you could email it in to her. It was only for refills. Officially we had to call in at...
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    I don't psych nurse like the other psych nurses here

    sharpeimom replied to Umberlee's topic in Psychiatric

    Psych nursing is like any other type of nursing. You have to develop your own style while remembering to keep yourself safe from your patient outbursts. Most of my twenty year psych nursing career...
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    Nursing Textbooks. Keep or Not to Keep?

    sharpeimom replied to laKrugRN's topic in General Students

    The ones you've chosen to keep are all good ones to hang on to after graduation. I bought a Lippencott manual and when I replaced it two or three years later, I gave the old one to an older cousin...
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    I asked for Christmas off and they...

    sharpeimom replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    When I was single, I always volunteered to work on Christmas so the people with kids could be off. It was never a big deal because my mom and assorted family could still celebrate either later in the...
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    Unit Secret Santa- I got my boss! Help?

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

    A great part of the reason I liked what I mentioned above is that my giver was a single mom who had several little kids, lived in section 8 housing, and received food stamps. Before I knew she had my...
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    Unit Secret Santa- I got my boss! Help?

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

    One of my favorite exchange gifts where we had a $10 limit was a mug with a cat picture on it plus some homemade cocoa mix and some homemade fudge with crushed candy canes throughout. Yum! She also...
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    nurse's rights when patients are verbally abusive...do we have any?

    sharpeimom replied to proud nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I had a psych patient who was verbally abusive, I'd usually say something like, "I'll be back shortly when I hope you will be able to have more self control." If that wasn't a possibility for...
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    Violence in the ER

    sharpeimom replied to TLS1's topic in Emergency

    When I worked in the state mental hospital, I was attacked by a nearly 7' tall, over 400#, XXXX'X Angel because I refused to give him drugs that hadn't been ordered. I'm not quite 5'4" and weighed...
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    Fired...How will I get another job?

    sharpeimom replied to Apedro's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OP, if it's any consolation, I think many, if not most people, get fired at least once n their working lives. I was terminated for a trumped up reason. My performance reviews had always been...
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    Venting online.

    sharpeimom replied to 8mpg's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you,KelRN215. I was wondering the very same
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    You can't fix stupid!

    sharpeimom replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

    The middle school nurse at the school a boy my husband volunteers with had a legitimate virus and threw up for about three days. His nutty mother sent him to school anyway, He spent those days in the...
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    Dilemma: miss class before exam due to illness?

    sharpeimom replied to SopranoKris's topic in General Students

    I guess I'm with everyone else. I'd go but sit off to the side and use lots of Purell, Kleenex, and bring a ziplock bag to put the used ones in. I'd wear a mask during clinicals and in class if I...
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    Dogs in the building

    sharpeimom replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have owned two trained therapy dogs and the training is very specific and many many dogs who train end up not making the final cut. Not every sweet, cute, lovable, affectionate dog is suitable to...
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    Drug Seeker Stories

    sharpeimom replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    I tore my right shoulder severely enough that it would take an open repair but because of anesthesia problems, I have chosen not to have it repaired. I use Lidoderm patches plus Voltarin Gel and that...
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    You Know You're A Nurse If...

    sharpeimom replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I remember one quilting class I took where someone saw hemostats in my supply box and remarked how "weird" those "scissors" looked.
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    When someone asks you what you do for a living, do you say "nurse" or "RN" or "LVN"?

    sharpeimom replied to HHN2472's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say that I'm a psych nurse, and now that I was a psych nurse. If the type of nurse thing ever came up, I'd tell them that I was an RN. I'm married to a college professor and it amazes me how...
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    am I a nurse or home maker???

    sharpeimom replied to jack1339's topic in Private Duty

    When my mom was dying of breast ca with mets to her brain, pancreas, and liver we had hospice nurses and a few aides to take care of her. All went smoothly until about six weeks before she died. As...
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    I am so frustrated and angry with my school

    sharpeimom replied to loveSBK's topic in General Students

    What students often do if they disagree with their professor's grade before filing a formal complaint with the department chair or dean, is to ask another professor to grade a copy of the paper or...
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    Incompetent nurse

    sharpeimom replied to msz_nono's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think you are being much to hard on yourself. I'm not making light of your mistake. Not at all. You should have had verification of each of the second two bottles. But you know what? You will...
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    Ex boyfriend is spreading rumors of drug use about me HELP

    sharpeimom replied to vsell220's topic in General Students

    OP, has this jerk threatened you in any way or is threatening to tell your program that you use drugs? If he has threatened you (even indirectly) please file a police report. There won't be anything...
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    Night Shift and Marriage

    sharpeimom replied to RestoringHope's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked 7pm-7am for years. My husband is a college professor whose schedule varies from semester to semester. My schedule was fixed. I worked Wed., Thurs., and Fri. He taught Wednesday evenings...
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    only 30, in so much pain....dentures?

    sharpeimom replied to thenursemandy's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Is there a dental school nearby? They usually have clinics for low income people. If there isn't, check with your local hospital because they sometimes know about
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    Ebooks? Some, all or none??

    sharpeimom replied to cnoto34's topic in General Students

    So many of my husband's students don't bother bringing their books to class after the first couple of weeks because of their weight, that he suggests ebooks instead or both ebooks and hard copies of...
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    How NOT To Be An Annoying Nursing Student

    sharpeimom replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    "I switched to psych so I wouldn't have to do that ever again and now I have to do it?" "May I have a new patient? ___ seems weird and scares me." Late again because "I couldn't find the right...