sharpeimom

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    Abusive patient...How far must I go to be a PT advocate?

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

    As a retired psych nurse, something that helped me from becoming to agitated with certain patients, was to frequently remind myself of the person's diagnosis and the fact that they often became...
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    Psych nurse problems

    sharpeimom replied to nursedanny614's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked as a psych nurse for nearly twenty years, mostly in a state psych hospital. It was located about 30 miles from where we live. The drive to and from could take anywhere from 20 minutes to an...
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    Am I in big trouble?

    sharpeimom replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I agree with mentioning it first and presenting alternative ideas. One of my peeves when I worked in Orthopedics was that sometimes family members would sometimes either not know what NPO meant,...
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    Has this ever happened to you?

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

    As a student nurse, I was assisting a little old lady in the bathroom while her overbearing faultfinding daughter hovered. The daughter knocked the box of gloves off and when I bent to pick them up,...
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    Share a Lesson you've learned as a nurse!

    sharpeimom replied to Da-ved's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm realizing/have realized that what makes a really good nurse is __________. 1. compassion and caring 2. empathy 3. being willing to double and triple check 4. not backing down when a MD is irate...
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    Lesson Learned!!!!!

    sharpeimom replied to procrastinator911's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just as a helpful hint, I do have some swallowing issues. When I'm NPO except for water for my meds, it helps if I take a sip of water before taking any pills. Not a big gulp, just a dainty sip. It...
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    I feel like a FAILURE, what do I do now?

    sharpeimom replied to petluvr's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm so sorry you were terminated. I think it happens to almost everyone of us at some time or another unfortunately. Sometimes for a legitimate reason, but just as often, for no valid reason. I had...
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    Being labeled an MA but an LPN

    sharpeimom replied to HippyDippyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    If your state is like mine, you will be held accountable to the highest standards of your highest license earned -- in your case, the LPN. If I were hired as an aide or LPN, I would still be held to...
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    Free Kindle Books!

    sharpeimom replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! I just downloaded
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    Can I get fired from signing the MARS a night before my next shift

    sharpeimom replied to pinkdustmagic28's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You falsified records and that's a pretty big mistake, but since you're a new nurse, you're also still learning. You know what you did was wrong and why, and deserve a chance to show that you have...
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    define break...lol

    sharpeimom replied to lkulmann's topic in General Nursing

    Frequently, a break for me was simply being able to finish my sandwich while sitting on the john peeing. If I were very lucky, no one pounded on the door and asked, "____, is that YOU in there?"...
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    Family Members Who Exaggerate the Situation

    sharpeimom replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing Humor

    That should have come with a spit alert!! Our neighbor, who is a urologist of all things, spent most of last night in the ER because his surgeon wife could NOT convince him that was probably what was...
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    Any other nurses have a baby voice?

    sharpeimom replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I had a little girl voice until I consulted with a speech therapist. I was absolutely fed up with people asking if a parent were home or did my mommy know I was home alone. Uh... my mommy lives...
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    Got fired for the first time.

    sharpeimom replied to ambereyes1987's topic in Nursing Career

    Almost everyone gets fired at least once. ((((((((((((Ambereyes)))))))))))) The days of working at just one place for decades are long gone. While no one wants to be let go, it does happen and not...
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    Your thoughts on the safety of cutting "do not cut" tablets in half

    sharpeimom replied to Marshall1's topic in Patient Medications

    I defer questions like that back to the health care provider. With our Vet's permission, we break our elderly dog's NSAID in half. He takes 10 mg. prn and those silly pills are EXPENSIVE! The 10mg...
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    What to do when nothing you do is right (long)

    sharpeimom replied to serenidad2004's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My husband has ADD and ADHD and it really makes a difference if he doesn't take his meds absolutely on time. With him, fifteen or twenty minutes late, makes a difference. His watch has an alarm that...
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    RN in a Vet's office

    sharpeimom replied to alrighThen's topic in Nursing Career

    The post above wouldn't let me add your post when I forgot it, so here it is,
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    RN in a Vet's office

    sharpeimom replied to alrighThen's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes, the RNs do receive a good deal of additional training in this practice. Some of it is on the job from the vets and the vet techs, and the balance of it comes from taking vet tech classes which...
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    Patient fx hip after family refused alarm

    sharpeimom replied to Emilyinsc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I wish there were such a document for those of us to sign. I would willingly sign one and I'm equally sure that my mom's 93 year-old twin sister would sign one too. My mother was also very...
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    No co-pay epi pens

    sharpeimom replied to schooldistrictnurse's topic in School

    Thank you! I shared the info with my husband, so he can pass IT on. I think passing IT on is slightly different from passing on?? We're dealing with a bunch of silly nurses after
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    No co-pay epi pens

    sharpeimom replied to schooldistrictnurse's topic in School

    Does it have to go through the school? My husband volunteers with at-risk kids and many of their parents have adversarial (at best) relationships with their children's schools and would shy away from...
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    RN in a Vet's office

    sharpeimom replied to alrighThen's topic in Nursing Career

    We have used the same vet clinic since 1981. The vet's wife is an RN. She's a former OR nurse. She manages the practice and assists in the OR. They employ four other RNs, in addition to several...
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    Nurse Calling In Scripts to Pharmacy Illegally

    sharpeimom replied to nurse42long's topic in General Nursing

    I think she must be stopped! The system our PCP's office uses works well and I have no issues with. For routine maintenance meds, such as my HTN meds, my NSAID cream, I just call the nurse (an RN)...
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    Nicknames unprofessional?

    sharpeimom replied to blackvans1234's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Add me to the "answered the poll wrong" group. I see noting at all wrong with nicknames at work unless they're hurtful or embarrassing. I was named for my Great Grandmother, who was Katherine, but...
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    Using Your Photo As An Avatar

    sharpeimom replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing I've used as a Halloween avatar is a picture of my Goddaughter's baby girl dressed in her costume. It's adorable and as long as I don't use her unusual first name, I think it's OK....