sharpeimom

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    new allnurses logo - feedback wanted

    sharpeimom replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Could someone please go in and remove my email and name which I was lead to believe were required to vote.I just went in to do that and was just shown the results. I do NOT want to get spammed or...
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    Embarrassing? (Ladies opinion)

    sharpeimom replied to msnursecp's topic in General Students

    What I used to do was to double a super tampon with a light absorbency long length Poise incontinent pad. They come folded in thirds and wrapped like a maxi pad so they don't look conspicuous if you...
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    new allnurses logo - feedback wanted

    sharpeimom replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I also much prefer the current logo to any of the three shown. Why change a good thing if it works so
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    A lamb in a den of wolves!

    sharpeimom replied to Jinx322's topic in General Students

    I was a psych nurse and my reaction to students usually ranged from enjoying them for who each was and sharing my knowledge, to "When will they leave?) I worked in a state hospital and many of our...
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    How has "nursing" helped you at home?

    sharpeimom replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    It helped me take care of my mom as she died of breast ca with mets to her brain, liver, bones with hospice help. She died at home as she would have wanted. The hospice staff smoothed over the times...
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    I love nursing but ....

    sharpeimom replied to rebeccaann's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    You really do get used to it eventually. If you can concentrate on what you're doing or watching instead of on what you're looking at, it helps. Does that make any sense at all? Just shift the...
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    You might be a night shifter if...

    sharpeimom replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    Burger King sells a ham and cheese croissant with or without a scrambled egg until 10:30 every morning and when I'd not be in a breakfast mood, I'd get one minus the egg. When I used to get one to...
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    Taking my LPN exam tomorrow and im feeling nervous and sick to my stomach..

    sharpeimom replied to Godiswithme10's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Being scared and queasy before a big exam is absolutely normal. I remember feeling exactly the same way 100 years ago when I took my boards with a number 2 pencil on paper. I had to wait weeks to...
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    You might be a night shifter if...

    sharpeimom replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    when you're nauseated at 5 am when you know every snowplower's first name...
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    Advice for dealing with addicts?

    sharpeimom replied to garnetgirl29's topic in Addictions

    When I worked addictions and clients were rude, I became conveniently deaf until they asked politely, or at least quit yelling and demanding whatever "right now!" I felt (sorry, the bold won't go...
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    I can't use sick time I've earned??

    sharpeimom replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in our state's mental hospital, we had a great many days off available to take. Unfortunately, time off to be taken specifically when we were ill, while there on paper or in the...
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    Registration Typos

    sharpeimom replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    I made a quick ER trip with an elderly aunt. We checked in and the very very British triage nurse processed my aunt quickly. We were taken to a room and when the doc came in, he was laughing. He...
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    Not a nurse? Then, why does LPN stand for Licensed Practical Nurse?

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

    I don't know why people have to be such idiots! I'm so sorry your feelings were hurt. Unfortunately, that belittling goes on at every level of nursing. When I finally earned a B.S.N., a few people...
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    Psych patient refuses medication but can't tell me why...what now?

    sharpeimom replied to Marshall1's topic in Psychiatric

    My husband has suffered from clinical depression and extreme anxiety since grad school. He's on meds for both and has been for about a decade and a half. He also meditates several times a day plus...
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    You Know You're A Nurse If...

    sharpeimom replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    When my husbandhad a bad cold, I asked him what color the mucus he was blowing out was and he told me o stop being so gross. Oh
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    Never Interrupt Mom While She's On allnurses.com

    sharpeimom replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Could we please have a version now with a cat lying across the keyboard??!! Or how about a large dog with his head in the user's lap drooling onto the
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    Patient fx hip after family refused alarm

    sharpeimom replied to Emilyinsc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

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    Giving alcohol to a resident

    sharpeimom replied to fournee's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just reread the OP and what occurred to me reading it again is that maybe the mom is simply forgetful sometimes and could forget she's already had her drink and have another. To me, that's more...
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    What did you get for Christmas?

    sharpeimom replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Congratulations on your son! My husband missed being born on Christmas by about 20
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    If you are working and celebrate Christmas

    sharpeimom replied to kay0324's topic in General Nursing

    I worked virtually every Christmas from my twenties on because I felt it was only fair. When I was single, I'd fly home when I had a weekend off and my mom and I would have our holiday then. That...
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    Is this nurse in the wrong?

    sharpeimom replied to Novo's topic in Psychiatric

    I feel the nurse's attitude was out of line (as you described it) but sometimes we don't realize quite how we sound when we speak to patients. I have a soft voice and sometimes have to strain to make...
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    Giving alcohol to a resident

    sharpeimom replied to fournee's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I mentioned our family friend who was in such great denial about her true alcohol intake because unfortunately, especially with the elderly population, being alcoholic frequently gets overlooked....
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    Giving alcohol to a resident

    sharpeimom replied to fournee's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The resident has probably had her brandy (or brandies) every day for decades and might well go into the DTs without her nightly "beverage" which you do not want. The ALF is her home now and if she...
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    Problem with GED transcript and application.

    sharpeimom replied to carbon86's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Since you already have your GED, I would guess that you're set to go. Your pre-req grades are good so that's in your favor too. If you're going to really obsess about it, I'd say call the admissions...
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    Who actually likes nursing??

    sharpeimom replied to mmcnabb3's topic in General Nursing

    I definitely chose the right profession! Until I became disabled, I loved my job -- just not everything connected with it. I was a psych nurse and worked in a state psych hospital that was a century...