sharpeimom

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    Advice needed about clinical instructor

    sharpeimom replied to RNbethy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i would have been so happy and relieved if most of my instructors had instructed more instead of assuming i already knew a skill. after all, your patient already knows that you're a student....
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    Things that gross you out..

    sharpeimom replied to vintage_RN's topic in General Students

    omg i took care of a toddler that knew how to pop his prosthetic eye out just to gross us out haha. i jyst about passed out the first time he did it to me. that and decanulating...grrr. gets me every...
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    You Know You're A Nurse If...

    sharpeimom replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    you mean it isn't?!
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    Alcoholism: disease or choice?

    sharpeimom replied to HonestRN's topic in Addictions

    how wonderfully over simplistic! when my husband comes home, the very first thing i'll tell him is that he could have avoided being diagnosed with type-1 diabetes at age eight if he'd only rationed...
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    heartbroken needed to vent

    sharpeimom replied to seekerskeeter's topic in General Nursing

    welcome to allnurses! we're a very helpful group and are here to offer sympathy, a listening ear, ideas, to share similar awful exeriences and how we survived. unfortunately, all precepters aren't...
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    Things that gross you out..

    sharpeimom replied to vintage_RN's topic in General Students

    1. dentures and the cleaning of same 2. crusty flaky feet 3. the sound the machine makes when you suction someone 4. having a returning pt. who is pie-eyed drunk heave up cheap red wine and half...
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    Is this legal?

    sharpeimom replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    i just called a contractor friend and asked him why the lock combinations couldn't be reset somehow. his answer was that with built-in locks, they should either slide right out so they can be...
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    Dieting - You are what you eat

    sharpeimom replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    one that was suggested for my type-1 diabetic husband was click. he prefers the mocha flavor. it's good either hot or cold but has caffeine, so beware! it's high protein. the price varys widely so...
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    Being nervous about the science and math of nursing school

    sharpeimom replied to mzhendrix10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    could you audit a remedial math course this summer? many colleges and universities have four and six week mini basic math courses in the summer. when you audit a course, you pay for it but don't...
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    Do nurses have a responsibility to keep their Facebook professional?

    sharpeimom replied to Bortaz's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    another reason i have a fairly g-rated fb account is because i'm the designated account watcher for two of the younger cousins. they're 14 and 15 and since having your parent check your fb page would...
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    Grooming and dressing up takes so much time...

    sharpeimom replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    i just printed that out and taped it to my husband's laptop while he's walking the dogs! he has a healing right leg and the wound clinic only wants him to shower 2x-3x per week and use baby wipes in...
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    Do nurses have a responsibility to keep their Facebook professional?

    sharpeimom replied to Bortaz's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    i wouldn't have work-related information on my fb site. i have an account mostly to make it easier to stay up-to-date with family members of both mine and my husband's. friends on my fb acct. range...
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    Is this legal?

    sharpeimom replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    once when my husband and i were having one of those "what if" conversations, he said he'd even "change your depends -- if it ever came down to that.":kiss hmmm...
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    Is this legal?

    sharpeimom replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    at the state psych hospital where i worked the longest, they could search our lockers at will, but very very seldom did so. they had to be locked using a hospital-provided lock that was identical to...
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    Alcoholism: disease or choice?

    sharpeimom replied to HonestRN's topic in Addictions

    i was a psych nurse and worked on the addictions unit, the forensic unit, and a couple of other units in a state psych hospital for nearly two decades. none of the patients wanted to be there or to...
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    Alcoholism: disease or choice?

    sharpeimom replied to HonestRN's topic in Addictions

    for my alcoholic grandfather, there were indeed consequences to be faced when (and if) he drank. 1. he didn't get to sleep in his own bed because grandma would banish him to his parent's house until...
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    Should you arrive on time or super early for job interviews?

    sharpeimom replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    i'd say absolutely no more than 15 minutes early, but you also need to allow for things like an extra long red light or a detour if you're driving. also assume the first bus, subway, or el will pass...
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    Why are people so ignorant?

    sharpeimom replied to peppapig123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    quite often when someone makes such an ignorant just plain dumb remark, it's because they're very very insecure despite how they appear to be otherwise. how someone seems to be outwardly is sometimes...
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    HIPAA Compliance- posting patient names on assignment board

    sharpeimom replied to ivorybunny's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    when my great aunt was hospitalized and was gravely ill, it became tough to keep five generations of relatives updated on her condition when we were spread all over the country and beyond. plus which,...
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    Two nurses - one marriage

    sharpeimom replied to mysonsmama's topic in General Nursing

    my husband and i chose different professions, but my parents didn't. they both ended up as lawyers, through different routes and in different specialties. my dad was a trust, tax, and banking...
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    Feeling discourage for my broken English

    sharpeimom replied to Carmen808's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    if there's a ywca near you, please ask if they have an informal conversational group for woman whose first language is not english. many yws have these groups. get yourself out and speak english....
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    Licensure denial

    sharpeimom replied to kamnurse2012's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    i don't have the answer to your question because i live in another state but have had similar experiences. i have taken off on a quick errand minus my driver's license, registration card, and proof...
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    rate my prof

    sharpeimom replied to JonB04's topic in General Students

    i just checked out my husband on ratemyprofessor. his overall score is 4.6 he is considered helpful except by one student who says he is very unhelpful. he is interesting and informative his tests...
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    Some people are...vent

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

    i'm glad it helped to vent. my dad used to say that a certain number of people you encounter will be morons and about all you can do is to let whatever they said or did or didn't do go because it...
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    ADHD Nurses-what area do you specialize in?

    sharpeimom replied to k31kozumi's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    While you have absolutely no obligation to share "the level of your disability," your professors can't help you. Or make things any easier for you unless you're honest and aboveboard with them....