sharpeimom

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    What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    sharpeimom replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    on my first nursing assignment after graduation, i was mentored by a very knowlegeable, usually kind nurse who was, i think, a contemporary of clara barton.... or maybe even an army nurse at valley...
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    What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    sharpeimom replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "katherine does not polish her shoelaces when she polishes her shoes."
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    Weirdest, funniest, grossest male teenager pt. Stories

    sharpeimom replied to Mtb97's topic in Nursing Humor

    i had a 15 year old in psych (not for an eating disorder) who decided he'd only eat green or orange
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    Will AN let me post this?

    sharpeimom replied to handyrn's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for being here and or being so helpful and such a wonderful friend to all of
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    What are your credentials and what's your IQ?

    sharpeimom replied to Weber's topic in General Nursing

    i.q.? i.q.? i sold mine to the devil when he made me such a fantastic offer that i could not refuse. now... what was the question
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    Calling Off Sick --Do You Ever Think People Lie?

    sharpeimom replied to It'sInTheBlood's topic in General Nursing

    you're a mere mortal, so you will get sick from time to time. don't over explain or give a great many details. it's nobody else's business which plague has befallen you. just call in and tell them...
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    Quit playing on allnurses and study!

    sharpeimom replied to MadpeysRN's topic in General Students

    so where do i sign up for ana meetings?
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    fun: what does this photo say to you?

    sharpeimom replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    :uhoh3:"_____'s going to be readmitted again today? while i'm still
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    What are your credentials and what's your IQ?

    sharpeimom replied to Weber's topic in General Nursing

    ... or a psych
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    curious...how many units is one bag of blood?

    sharpeimom replied to milkcarton's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    great question! i remember asking that very same question as a student and the nurse i was shadowing looked at me as though i had two
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    Hooray! He Finally Gets It!

    sharpeimom posted a topic in General Nursing

    my husband has been hospitalized since wednesday. he's in isolation with his foot and leg elevated and is on complete bedrest except for his visits to pt. he's on enough pain meds that he's zonked. we...
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    Hooray! He Finally Gets It!

    sharpeimom replied to sharpeimom's topic in General Nursing

    he just called. he's allowed up for potty trips now!! he was excited as a little kid! they took his "fall risk" bracelet off too. last night when he was b****ing about it, i told him to be glad he...
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    Stupidest comlaint of the night award...

    sharpeimom replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

    wouldn't that be a great quote for on a t-shirt, sweatshirt, or a
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    sharpeimom replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    ... and then there was the sweet young thing who went to the er because she had "something crawling around in my public
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    Hooray! He Finally Gets It!

    sharpeimom replied to sharpeimom's topic in General Nursing

    i know he has already said something to the administrator,who os a friend and neighbor. i'll suggest a note to the board when he gets
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    Hooray! He Finally Gets It!

    sharpeimom replied to sharpeimom's topic in General Nursing

    i'll pass it
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    Stupidest comlaint of the night award...

    sharpeimom replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

    we don't have to go there cuz he came
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    Stupidest comlaint of the night award...

    sharpeimom replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

    thank you! if i had had more than catnaps since tuesday night, i'd have remembered
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    Stupidest comlaint of the night award...

    sharpeimom replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

    i'm not sure why. i think the very thought of a foley might have made him walk home on his hospital gown!! i wondered that same
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    Stupidest comlaint of the night award...

    sharpeimom replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

    my husband was hospitalized yesterday. he's in isolation and stuck on bedrest with his foot and leg elevated. he's being given iv morphine q2 and is fuzzy, to say the least. his complaint when he just...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    then you bring your stinky little self back in, reeking to high heaven of leftover stale smoke and i get all congested and sniffly and wheezy just from being around you (as do
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    sharpeimom replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    don't hold me to this, but i think there are official standards to which a service dog must be held in order to be considered a proper service animal. i looked them up and posted them on a prior...
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    permitting a patient to urinate in bed versus holding it in

    sharpeimom replied to dseltzer's topic in General Nursing

    that isn't a realistic approach to the problem; nor does it make the patient feel any better about what is about to happen or has happened. unbelievable as it might seem to you, very very few people...
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    Morphine Authorization

    sharpeimom replied to Tropigirl05RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    sounds as though you happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. you did nothing at all wrong. hang in there, because when your manager calms down a little bit, she'll realize you didn't...
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    Feels like a slap in the face...

    sharpeimom replied to MECO28's topic in General Nursing

    i know it doesn't help very much, but something very similar has happened to a lot of us. it does hurt and it's very very hard not to take it personally. keep telling yourself that it isn't you,...