sharpeimom

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    BRA!!!!

    sharpeimom replied to BerryHappy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i buy my bras from lady grace but they also have stores and a catalogue. i love their powder wash because it smells wonderful, your clothes smell great, and it gets out blood and stains. delicate...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    sharpeimom replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    abby the tuxedo kitten got so disgusted with my laughing at "the balls story" that she just got down and stomped off -- tail
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    Quick Rant on Meds

    sharpeimom replied to drmorton2b's topic in General Nursing

    keep records as you pass your meds. mention each individual med, dose, etc. but refer to pts. by their first and last initial only. yes, it does take time you don't really have, but it backs up what...
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    dementia pt/wants out

    sharpeimom replied to deetrain's topic in Florida Nursing

    something that worked when my husband's elderly aunt would try to go out those doors was to remind her gently that it would soon be time for a cup of tea. they'd ask her whether she would like to...
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    Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    sharpeimom replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
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    Have you seen this in migraine patients before?

    sharpeimom replied to jmqphd's topic in General Nursing

    one of the cousins i mentioned above, also has ms and she has been told that some of her symptoms could be either related to ms or to her
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    Have you seen this in migraine patients before?

    sharpeimom replied to jmqphd's topic in General Nursing

    i don't get them. i got the short legs, slowed down metabolism, lactose intolerance, and every allergy known to womankind instead. my mom had terrible migraines with the symptoms you describe her...
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    What should I do about the patient from hell?

    sharpeimom replied to mountain_biker_88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    one of my cousins has ms and there are some very subtle psych changes beginning and she said recently she feels as though she must rethink every single thing before she actually speaks to be sure it...
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    Opinions about appropriate age to start Birth control?

    sharpeimom replied to arw979's topic in Public, Community Health

    i grew up in a family with parents who answered every question i could ever have thought of about sex, dating, hormones, etc. willingly and sometimes in much more detail that i thought i needed. my...
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    drug diversion

    sharpeimom replied to onangelswings's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    i had hospice for my mom when she was dying of cancer. she had undergone drastic personality changes and didn't want me even in the house. visiting relatives, hospice nurses and aides, visiting...
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    Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    sharpeimom replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    our neighbor and close friend is a pedi dentist. can you guess who is one of his very very few patients older than about age 16 or
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    What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    sharpeimom replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    thank you! my mom used to say i had a scream like an air raid siren when i was two and mid-tantrum, and i think that same basic sound re-emerged that night. that night is living proof that my...
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    What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    sharpeimom replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    i worked on a locked psych dept. and quickly learned three lessons: 1. never wear a necklace, earrings, etc. to work. 2. never turn your back on a patient, mo matter how normal s/he appears. 3....
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    Getting Sick at Work

    sharpeimom replied to meaganellise's topic in General Nursing

    yep! tripped over my shoe lace walking upstairs and ended up with eight sutures in my knee and two more in my hairline. i also ended up with a black eye. my manager was a real wit -- he told me the...
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    Scabies? Letter to all students or not?

    sharpeimom replied to lissaq10's topic in School

    when working in a homeless shelter, i got scabies. i had cut the end of my thumb on a knife chopping, and assumed it had become infected. no itching, but it was sore. i took one of our cats to the...
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    Funny Sign In Slips

    sharpeimom replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

    "gots crabs in ma public hairs.":uhoh3: that poor kid was pitiful. she was 14 and a street
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    I think I have ADHD but I'm afraid to ask my Dr.

    sharpeimom replied to coffeelover10's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    proper diagnosis is crucial! my husband was finally diagnosed with add, adhd, ocd, and being a hoarder. the dx did not come quickly. he was dx after many many appointments with a psychologist and a...
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    What are the major issues you have struggled with as a nurse?

    sharpeimom replied to Nurse Mentor Nancy's topic in General Nursing

    i worked almost exclusively psych. 1. families thinking i looked "too young to have learned enough to really help." 2. families (and sometimes the pt.) expecting a quick fix that would last forever....
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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

    mrs. myers was my junior high french teacher. if she were still alive today, she'd be about 120 -- at least.:uhoh3: she was a special
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    to email or not to email my instructor about my grade...

    sharpeimom replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    calling your professor is a good idea. be honest, don't grovel or beg, try your best not to cry and it will help if you're not so upset that you screech at him/her. if something happened to a family...
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    Lots of young people on disability?

    sharpeimom replied to bisacat's topic in Emergency

    you say that anyone can work. try again. in 2003, i had a massive stroke, caused by a congenital aneurysm. my right side was left paralyzed, i can only walk a few feet without my hemi-walker or...
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    Here are the top 5 drugs administered by allnurses.com members

    sharpeimom replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    i have to share a funny (now anyway!) story. my husband had foot surgery the week before christmas. he was sent home with a scrip for oxy, which our pharmacist neighbor delivered on his way home....
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    people seem uninformed....

    sharpeimom replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    pt's mom comes onto the locked psych ward and finds me putting a bandaid on her son's arm where he scraped it and it's bleeding. "oh! you know some real nurse-type stuff too!" where do you think i...
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    Lots of young people on disability?

    sharpeimom replied to bisacat's topic in Emergency

    this post exemplifies what is flawed in today's world. for half my working career, i worked psych. i worked with some pretty bright neat interesting individuals, some real pita types, and everything...
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    Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    sharpeimom replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    from my husband's hometown: partners in an ob/gyn practice: dr. guess and dr.