sharpeimom

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    Warning to us ALL!!

    sharpeimom replied to GitanoRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    That was funny! My very bald husband uses liquid shower soap instead of shampoo. The guy who cuts our hair, charges him for his beard trim and throws in what he refers to as "half a haircut" for...
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    How many hours should you be working?

    sharpeimom replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    how many hours did i actually work or how many hours do i feel as though i
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    What does it take to be a good psych nurse?

    sharpeimom replied to paulschwinn's topic in Psychiatric

    everything i've read so far is excellent advice! i have worked addictions, general locked psych dept, a little forensics, and, within the community, a mental health clinic. things that have served...
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    Had a patient call the unit after discharge today

    sharpeimom replied to algebra_demystified's topic in Psychiatric

    i know it doesn't help very much but sometimes you can do your best, do everything possible, and it still won't be enough. been there and done that. :hug: i was in various areas of psych nursing...
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    Charting Bloopers

    sharpeimom replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    A very very tired psych resident's diagnosis... just plain nuts. Unfortunately, I wasn't working when the attending came in. Darn it
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    Licensure Number

    sharpeimom replied to mahoroty22's topic in New York Nursing

    don't panic at this point! as a card carrying member of the crusty ol' bat society, i had to wait several weeks before i knew i had passed and to receive my license. back in the dark ages, we were...
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    When does the anxiety go away???

    sharpeimom replied to Animal3's topic in Medical-Surgical

    most of it goes away gradually as you become used to your new workplace and acclimated to the pace and learn the tasks you didn't get to try in school, but it never completely leaves. that's good...
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    Benadryl and Inapsine

    sharpeimom replied to brainkandy87's topic in Emergency

    as someone who has partial complex and simple complex seizures, i'd be concerned about the benadryl being given so frequently. according to my neurologist, one of his biggest problems is his...
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    End of shift blessings

    sharpeimom replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    he was his usual self until a few minutes ago when his pain meds wore
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    Any white middle aged travel nurses out there?

    sharpeimom replied to bostonbakednurse's topic in Travel

    how does being "white" factor into your
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    I snapped at work and... I dont know what to do...

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

    every county in my state has an emergency medical staff, including psychiatrists, who are available for emergency consultation, and for indigent patients. i'll bet your county has something similar...
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    Sent into a correctional facility...failed miserably :(

    sharpeimom replied to HeyHeyitsMaay's topic in Agency Nurses

    my husband has been a type-1 diabetic since he was eight and always has snacks both in his backpack, in the car, in his office drawer, on his nightstand, and in his pocket, so he's always prepared. i...
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    Worried and Paranoid

    sharpeimom replied to NightChild27's topic in General Nursing

    another thought... i worked psych and "got" scabies once and belive me you'll know if you have them because they itch like crazy and where the mite is is sore. my husband didn't get them, but...
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    Charting Bloopers

    sharpeimom replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    Where do I go to sign up and do I get to choose the patient?! I would think that in psych and forensics that might work out better! (for me
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    SO mad...and not sure I should be.

    sharpeimom replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    of course you're not crazy, or out of line. while i am adamantly prochoice, i have become very uncomfortable with women having many many abortions as their usual method of birth control. this woman...
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    Advice needed about clinical instructor

    sharpeimom replied to RNbethy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i'm glad things went so well today! i can't count the number of times i've heard my husband say he'd love to help this or that student learn but he or she had already closed his/her ears because...
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    Feeling insulted but not inferior

    sharpeimom replied to pedspnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    our insurance has a clause stating that (paraphrasing here) it had darned well better be a real emergency if we go to the er instead of an urgent care clinic or they might not cover it. our urgent...
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    Lunches

    sharpeimom replied to CRNBSN18's topic in General Students

    lunch? as my cousin's two year old is so fond of saying, "huh?" i always seemed to get nibble breaks at the state hospital instead of actual lunch
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    Lunches

    sharpeimom replied to CRNBSN18's topic in General Students

    help! i'm being picked on! moooooooooooooooom! the other kids are picking on me!:rotfl: thermooses maybe? thermoseseses? i just took a flying leap and guessed when i originally
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    Advice needed about clinical instructor

    sharpeimom replied to RNbethy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    thank you, earthcrosser. you were able to say exactly what i was trying to say
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    Advice needed about clinical instructor

    sharpeimom replied to RNbethy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    when you are a brand new nurse in any critical care unit, you will not have the freedoms that you might have on a regular floor. i am aware there are other "tricks" but your instructor was using her...
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    Advice needed about clinical instructor

    sharpeimom replied to RNbethy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    one thing that occurred to me is do you speak like a native in a foreign language or as a person who has had _ semesters of that language? i'm not trying to be rude or difficult, but after getting...
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    Lunches

    sharpeimom replied to CRNBSN18's topic in General Students

    bite-sized cheese cubes cracker assortment mini low na pretzels laughing cow cheese and/or peanut butter grapes and banana slices apple or pear slices juice box...
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    Can a Registered Nurse,Nurse Practitioner,Physician's Assistant open their own clinic

    sharpeimom replied to Melrose95's topic in General Nursing

    i wish there had been a third choice: c.) depends on which state you're
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    It would be from a nurse not you.

    sharpeimom replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    my idol would indeed be a nurse. she died two years ago at the ripe old age of 94. her name was edna and she was a truly kind and compassionate person as well as a skilled nurse. she was a member...