sharpeimom

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    Other jobs with a nursing degree?

    sharpeimom replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    i have epilepsy, which i disclosed to the bon. i was seizure free on meds and only have partial complex and simple complex seizures, with no loss of consiousness. virtually all are like extra strong...
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    Does your supervisor call & text you at all hours?

    sharpeimom replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    but not "rode
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    Does your supervisor call & text you at all hours?

    sharpeimom replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    nope, i could read them just fine, but my husband read over my shoulder and agreed with you that they were almost impossible to read. you poor older folks...:uhoh21: now i guess i should probably...
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    Any benefits with joining Phi Theta Kappa?

    sharpeimom replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Students

    This answer comes from my college professor husband who is a phi beta kappa
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    Does your supervisor call & text you at all hours?

    sharpeimom replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    ok! ok! ok! 'tis back to the blue. i count myself among the "older folk" here! i graduated from college 41 years
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    You Know You're A Nurse If...

    sharpeimom replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    you can discuss almost any topic or question that comes up whever you happen to be. ex. two md neighbors, one nurse wife and i discussed a new surgical procedure during a play intermission without...
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    Does your supervisor call & text you at all hours?

    sharpeimom replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    [color=#a9a9a9]we have a landline and my husband and i each have cellphones using our landline's company. when i worked, i also had a cheapo dollar store-type cell that cost $10 per month for a...
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    Great moments in bad judgement

    sharpeimom replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    [color=#a9a9a9]this idiot was...you guessed it...me. i was 11 and had broken my elbow falling out of a tree when my cousin dared me to climb all the way to the top. i almost made it too. but that...
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    Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    sharpeimom replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    [color=#a9a9a9]our vet microchips under anesthesia whenever possible. our gang were all chipped while under being castrated or spayed. he feels it's uncomfortable enough that the critter gets...
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    You Know You're A Nurse If...

    sharpeimom replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    when your husband tells you he's supposed to take a current meds list (or fax it) with him to the vascular specialist he's just been referred to and you not only suggest faxing it but make the list...
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    Diversity.. at what price?

    sharpeimom replied to Been there,done that's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    another thing that i believe factors into the diversity issue is the misunderstanding of what has been said by not knowing the exact word the speaker used or mistaking one word for another, such as...
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    Dont Know What to Do!!!!!!!!!

    sharpeimom replied to hurditrthere's topic in General Students

    could you take a cna course and work over the summer and return to your adn program with a renewed sense of purpose and with a better understanding of the basics of patient care? if you can gain...
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    HIPAA in regards to mental health + police report

    sharpeimom replied to foreverLaur's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    when i worked in a state psych hospital, i was attacked by a ****'* angel who was over seven feet tall and weighed in excess of 450#. i am 5'4" and weighed about 110# or so. fair fight? don't think...
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    Why did they give an LPN new RN's to be trained?

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

    i was paired with an rn on some days and with an lpn on the rest when i began. i learned mostly leadership skills and she honed my assessment skills and the lpn taught me the nitty gritty nursing...
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    pencil lead

    sharpeimom replied to katynurs22's topic in School

    i still have a bit of pencil "lead" in my arm from the time there was a fire drill and the boy behind me stopped quickly and his pencil (which he wasn't supposed to have with him but did) went into...
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    Are many nurses products of abusive/drug dependent homes & parents?

    sharpeimom replied to wsp4905's topic in General Nursing

    my parents met when they were sixteen year old college freshmen and married the month after graduation. their love produced me and survived law school, remodeling a big old house, a world war,...
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    You Know You're A Nurse If...

    sharpeimom replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    when you take your new orthopedic resident boyfriend home to meet mom on a lovely fall afternoon and since you have driven 75 miles on the spur of the moment, she insists you stay for the leg of lamb...
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    You Know You're A Nurse If...

    sharpeimom replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    when your husband has been honking, hacking, and generally sounds like a warthog and you matter-of-factly ask whether what he's blowing out is green or yellow and if it's thick or
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    Was this a fair consequence?

    sharpeimom replied to danachap1's topic in General Nursing

    one hospital where i worked said if we accidently went home with a pen, paperclips, etc. to please return them next shift, but if we discovered things like alcohol wipes, 4 x 4's, etc. just keep and...
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    Diversity.. at what price?

    sharpeimom replied to Been there,done that's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    something that i think factors into the whole "accent issue" is whether the speaker/listener can answer the question or understand what was said without having to translate it into their native...
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    Great moments in bad judgement

    sharpeimom replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    we had a repair made to our metal 150+ year old roof. it was summer and my husband was about to go out the kitchen door with the garbage. the repairman had said he had picked up all the dropped...
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    Was this a fair consequence?

    sharpeimom replied to danachap1's topic in General Nursing

    to me there's a huge difference between inadvertently taking home a couple alcohol wipes packages or a pen or a couple of 4x4 envelopes and deliberately helping myself to three syringes. three...
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    Is it okay to cut UNscored tablets?

    sharpeimom replied to kyegirl's topic in Patient Medications

    i was taught no as a student but two of the places i worked, expected me to split pills using a pill cutter. some of the other nurses just snapped the scored pills in half using their fingernails and...
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    I don't get it

    sharpeimom replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    the guy who said that probably has different future plans than you do or he might have been trying to bolster his own sagging ego by knocking yours down a few pegs. nasty but all too frequent...
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    Was this a fair consequence?

    sharpeimom replied to danachap1's topic in General Nursing

    right you are! blush! i had just finished proofing a paper on wilde for a colleague of my husband's and had wilde on the brain!! i did indeed mean