sharpeimom

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    Almost Fired !

    sharpeimom replied to AlmostBSN's topic in General Nursing

    remember that you aren't the problem. you were dropped down into a terrible situation. doucment, document, document, every step of the way. an older nurse told me something that turned out to be...
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    Almost Fired !

    sharpeimom replied to AlmostBSN's topic in General Nursing

    i'm sorry your work environment is so hostile. that really makes it tough to learn anything or to get settled in and work. after i graduated, i accepted a job on a ortho floor. talk about lacking...
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    Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    sharpeimom replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    our insurance company sent us test kits to screen for occult gi tract blood. my husband brought in the mail, opening his envelope as he came through the house. he skimmed the instructions rather than...
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    Ok, this one hasn't been done in a while....

    sharpeimom replied to FancypantsRN's topic in General Nursing

    we have nine cats and a shar pei. i wanted a username that would be different from my usual username. all the cat-related names i thought of were already taken. i thought of manniesmom but...
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    I Feel Like The Most Incompetent Nurse Ever!

    sharpeimom replied to tonet0908's topic in General Nursing

    i just remembered something my dad used to say from time to time. "you're a human being and mere mortals make mistakes sometimes. since your error didn't result in someone's death, and you didn't do...
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    I Feel Like The Most Incompetent Nurse Ever!

    sharpeimom replied to tonet0908's topic in General Nursing

    take a deeeeep breath and try to relax. you will get through the review. you will. you didn't make the only mistake. there were several and they will be aware of that. i'm not making light of what...
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    dumping meds into our water supply

    sharpeimom replied to NursePatty24's topic in General Nursing

    my husband had foot surgery in december and was sent home with a bottle of oxycontin. the se were severe and he called the surgeon who gave him fentanyl and neurontin scrips. those controlled his...
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    Advice Needed

    sharpeimom replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    i forgot something... any chance she's being sneaky and evasive about prn meds and the pts. aren't actually getting some or all of them? maybe she used to have a scrip but doesn't
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    Advice Needed

    sharpeimom replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    i agree with what has been said in previous posts. i have been a staff rn, a building supervisor, and night supervisor in a state mental hospital. it's hard. it really is hard to keep everything on...
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    "Code Gray Certification"

    sharpeimom replied to walkdanielle's topic in General Nursing

    where i worked, that was a code green. what it said in the p&p book was "all available personnel go to ___ stat!" what it really meant was all linebacker-sized men. as the rn, they wanted me to...
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    Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    sharpeimom replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    i was visiting a friend's mom in the hospital. the patient in the room next door kept putting her bell on. each time, it was for the same reason. "help! my husband is trapped under the bed and can't...
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    how much do you pay for your health ins.

    sharpeimom replied to Zen123's topic in General Nursing

    my husband is covered at no charge as the policyholder, while the charge per month for me is $230. that includes rx, outpatient, inpatient care, lab, x-rays, mammograms, pretty much whatever we need....
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    Assulted on the job

    sharpeimom replied to Vedder316's topic in General Nursing

    take care of yourself and stay safe! your body has to last for the rest of your life. i worked in a locked building in a huge state hospital. we were a pretty cohesive team of rns and aides. our...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    sharpeimom replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    i'll clean up every bit of barf and poop in the universe, but sputum and mucus in general? yak! yuck! and
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    sharpeimom replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    :barf02::barf02::barf02::barf02::barf02:
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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

    that's so tragic. when my grandfather was a very new lawyer, he was handed what was outlined as "a nearly impossible case to win." despite that, he was expected to do his best although he was...
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    expelled for academic dishonesty

    sharpeimom replied to cummings 41's topic in General Students

    i can hear my mother's voice inside my head repeating for the umteenth time, "a major part of becoming a responsible mature adult is being willing to accept the consequences for one's actions, instead...
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    Sexist Comment by Unit Director

    sharpeimom replied to whill08's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    in this area, "you guys" seems to be gender-free, either singular or plural, as well as being used for a group of eleven and twelve year olds or a table of blue-haired old ladies. it never ceases to...
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    Help!! Sticky situation relating to "abuse"

    sharpeimom replied to RNwithquestions's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i suspect you just got caught in the middle of something. it isn't fair at all, but it does happen sometimes. keep us
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    8 y/o with brain injury

    sharpeimom replied to DemonWings's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    are you near a medical school? often they or an attached children's hospital are able to see kids who have been denied and appeals have been refused. good
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    What Freaks You Out?

    sharpeimom replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    i'm allergic to so many meds that when i'm hospitalized, i ask what each one is. if it upsets or slows the nurse down, tough. i don't mean side effects when i say allergies either. the meds cause...
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    I have your meds, please take them:)

    sharpeimom replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    a nurse never leaves meds at the bedside or in a patient's room. sometimes there is a valid reason a patient refuses a pill. six years ago when i was hospitalized and my admitting orders were written,...
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    Olde English in nursing

    sharpeimom replied to cristyanne's topic in Nursing Humor

    i absolutely love the idea, but if i had ever done it on the locked building where i worked, i'd have been locked up too! i'd much rather carry thekey than be locked up with
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    Stitch removal

    sharpeimom replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in General Nursing

    certainly not! if that makes us weird, count me in! and i'm
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    Stitch removal

    sharpeimom replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in General Nursing

    i've removed the stitches from two of our cats post-spay, my own sutures after my wisdom teeth were surgically removed, (a really dumb stupid idea because they should have stayed in longer) from my...