sharpeimom

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    Has Nursing hardened you?

    sharpeimom replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    as previous posters have mentioned, it would be absolutely impossible to remain an effective nurse and not have it change you in ways it would have been impossible to imagine or predict in advance....
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    Was this a fair consequence?

    sharpeimom replied to danachap1's topic in General Nursing

    whether you stole $3.00 or $3,000,000,000,000 worth of whatevers is totally and completely irrevelant, because the fact remains that you stole!! your employer trusted you to be an ethical honest...
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    Charting Bloopers

    sharpeimom replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    md note on a psych pt.'s chart: "he doesn't mean to be such an xxx. if he really tried, he could be a lot
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    Literacy issue

    sharpeimom replied to KRaney's topic in Home Health

    aky is so right! functionally illiterate people get to be expert at covering up and figuring out what works for them. things we take for granted are hard to nearly impossible if you either can't...
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    Literacy issue

    sharpeimom replied to KRaney's topic in Home Health

    you've been given some excellent suggestions so far. some of your patients or family members or their caretakers may very well be embarassed that they can't read or are functionally illiterate. my...
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    Weird job...

    sharpeimom replied to MN-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    i wish more employers could use the system one hospital where i worked used. it was handy and, in general, no one much abused it. we worked 3 12 hour shifts per week or 6 12s per pay period. when...
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    Can we have a punching bag in the break room?

    sharpeimom replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    You wouldn't have to hit the gym quite as often
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    Dumb question

    sharpeimom replied to FORTHELOVEOF!!!!'s topic in General Nursing

    the three different psych hospitals where i worked 12 hour shifts, paid as though i had worked 40 hours. i worked 7 pm --> 7 am at two hospitals and 6 pm --> 6 am at the third. i am insured...
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    Are there doctors on duty in the ER?

    sharpeimom replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    you know, not everyone who gets a toothache has lousy oral hygiene habits! i'd rethink that one if i were you. i inherieted poor teeth (in my family there are two types of teeth. the type you have...
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    Nursing classes are easy...

    sharpeimom replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    funny! reminds me of a poster my husband had on his office wall until it finally fell apart. it showed bart simpson next to a stack of books in a library. the caption? "read a whole book in just...
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    Breakroom Politics, Parenting, or Weight Loss Article Contest

    sharpeimom replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    the token democrat in a family of diehard
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    Favourite Doctor Moments

    sharpeimom replied to NO50FRANNY's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    one very elderly psychiatrist who was in his mid-nineties, would order whatever he felt the patient on our locked department needed to keep them from becoming violent and dangerous, as much as we...
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    Breakroom Politics, Parenting, or Weight Loss Article Contest

    sharpeimom replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    thanks for the information! very quick story since it's an election year... i had only voted in one november election since you had to be 21 (waaaaay back then) to vote in the primary, and moved....
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    Ritalin prescribed for daydreaming...

    sharpeimom replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    my husband takes ritalin 20 mg. for add. i've known him for thirty years and he's always been a daydreamer. he was able to concentrate well enough to earn two phds -- the first by age 24 -- which...
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    Are there doctors on duty in the ER?

    sharpeimom replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    several years ago, about an hour before we expected four other couples for dinner, i was cutting veggies and the knife slipped and cut the space between my thumb and index finger. despite having...
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    assaulted by my patient--one year later

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

    fiveofpeep, some days it's much much easier to go through life with grace and other days it can be darned near impossible! just ask my husband! also i do much better when i don't let myself dwell...
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    Difference between the LPN and RN Nclex Exam

    sharpeimom replied to Mm3p4's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i was torn about which direction i wanted to go in college. my parents assumed law school (they were both lawyers) but i had other ideas. i ended up doing the classical route, got a proofing job i...
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    OK sorry everyone

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

    my husband's solution to dealing with students who text, make, or have ringing phones is simple. when it rings, he takes it and answers it and simply says, "this is dr.___. i'm sorry but ___ won't be...
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    OK sorry everyone

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

    if these two threads are real, all i can say is, "yikes!" it takes quite a bit to render me absolutely speechless, but you have come very very
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    Difference between the LPN and RN Nclex Exam

    sharpeimom replied to Mm3p4's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i had taken it four years before but hadn't had a nursing job that entire time. nursing was my second career and i worked at my old proofreading/copyright job waiting for my dream job to appear....
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    Do you think I could get kicked out?

    sharpeimom replied to w.ross1990's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    to borrow one of my mom's expressions from when i was growing up, "a big part of being grown up and becoming a responsible adult is owning up to your mistakes and being willing to live with the...
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    assaulted by my patient--one year later

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

    i was attacked by a 400+ pound ****'* angel when i worked psych. he outweighed me by at least 325 pounds and was more than a foot taller. he grabbed me by my right shoulder and left hip and suddenly...
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    Experiened Vs New Nurse: An Ongoing Struggle

    sharpeimom replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i don't think this a young vs. old, new vs. crusty old bat, or a male vs. female issue. we each bring our own unique personality to nursing. to a nurse who's used to waiting to hear what the md...
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    Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    sharpeimom replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    no one minds if you brown bag it. that's why we have a well equipped staff kitchen. but when you reheat your foul smelling -- or is it just plain weird ? --lunch and it boils all over the bottom and...
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    Would this be appropriate for an interview?

    sharpeimom replied to Despareux's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    sounds absolutely perfect to me! it's great that you feel comfortable in it because that should double your confidence. knock 'em