sharpeimom

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    uniform scrubs with embroidered "RN" offensive?

    sharpeimom replied to BayBabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    nope! sorry steph, they were trained by those nice folks who took my passport
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    NO, my husband is not in pain. Or is he?

    sharpeimom replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    my mother and mil both died of breast ca. my mom also had liver, pancreas, and brain mets. she suffered from horrible n&v and, later, pain. my mil had mets to her spine and hips, and was in...
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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

    to the psych aide who is absolutely obnoxious with patients and staff alike and who brags nonstop to anyone she can trap about the all "a's" she's earning in nursing school: i know something you don't...
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    What grosses YOU out?

    sharpeimom replied to JenTheRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    let's see... hmmm... crusty thick flaky toenails:uhoh3: dentures:rolleyes: nasal suctioning:down: green clumps of ear wax:eek:
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    sharpeimom replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    on this thread?? heck
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    Seemingly pointless classes

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

    it's called getting a well rounded education instead of becoming a technician. an education as opposed to being handed or mailed a piece of paper that says you have a degree. it enables you to have...
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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

    when i was taking a psych course in college, it came with a practium at the va neuro psych hospital. this was during the viet nam war and i worked with the returning vets who mostly had ptsd....
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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

    you're the best psych aide i work with. you have a real gift when it comes to handling the most difficult patients, but could you please please puhleeze stop wearing that musk-laced after shave that...
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    Mumps?

    sharpeimom replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    just a quick thought. we have several religious denominations who do not and will not vaccinate for any reason in this area. some of these kids attend the public schools. others, such as the amish,...
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    Irritating Classmates

    sharpeimom replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    my mom used to tell me not to let complete idiots rent space inside my head. useful
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    Is this out of my scope?

    sharpeimom replied to optimist's topic in General Nursing

    i'd compare it to the times i spoke to the cub scout pack that meets in the church across the street about basic dog care, approaching a strange dog safely, walking and bathing a dog, etc. one snowy...
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    I just found out... One of the nurses I work with is

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

    why is a coworker's religion -- in this case, wicca -- so important to you? do you need to know every coworker's religion and it's underlying philosophies, or does the very idea of working with a...
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    I just found out... One of the nurses I work with is

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

    why on earth does it matter? the only time religion ever came up on any of my jobs is when we traded around shifts so everyone's religious holidays were
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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

    in november 2003, i had a severe stroke. i have recovered somewhat, but am almost totally dependent upon my husband for many things now. i have a wheelchair, a motorized scooter, a hemi walker and a...
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    Irritating Classmates

    sharpeimom replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    i go back to the days of mercury thermometers. we had a couple of exceedingly annoying know-it-all types who had to be endured. one day when the more annoying of the two had really outdone herself in...
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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

    here we go again:mad:! it is indeed possible to be able to speak and even carry on a conversation while having some types of seizures. i know this because i have had several different types of seizure...
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    Annoyed by what I saw in the dining room...vent

    sharpeimom replied to mom2cka's topic in General Nursing

    how was letting him/her go ahead any different than seating a single person in a restaurant first or letting someone with only a loaf of bread and a carton of milk or a huge bag of disposable diapers...
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    I didn't know I was pregnant?

    sharpeimom replied to cali_rusk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i'm glad i made you laugh, miranda! the rest of the story is funny too. his parents planned a christmas eve drop-in before midnight church services, and he was being delivered then! he weighed 14#...
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    If we had a conservative nurses forum

    sharpeimom replied to FLmomof5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    he's on our prayer list now as well. i just sent an im to the friend who coordinates the list. it's so difficult when our parents age enough and grow infirm enough that roles reverse. i've been...
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    If we had a conservative nurses forum

    sharpeimom replied to FLmomof5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    yep, i am! i have absolutely no idea:confused: how i ended up being as liberal as i am when i emerged from a family and extended family that wasn't conservative, but conservative. i think the stork...
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    Lots of threads on tattoos but....

    sharpeimom replied to dreamer827's topic in General Nursing

    in my opinion, there are tattoos and then there are out there in your face tattoos and they constitute two totally different images and impressions. i'm a baby boomer, so my age factors into my...
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    I didn't know I was pregnant?

    sharpeimom replied to cali_rusk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    my mil hadn't had a period in for close to 18 months. her only daughter was a college student. she began feeling nauseated frequently and had frequent vomiting and diarrhea. she was almost 50, and...
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    Angry mom made me cry last week

    sharpeimom replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    i'm sorry you had such a distressing day. we had a micro preemie son who was born with multiple birth defects and spent six weeks in the nicu. neither my husband or i will ever forget the day we...
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    My best orientation mistakes

    sharpeimom replied to skicoachrn's topic in Nursing Humor

    in ortho... tried to substitute a doubled ziplock bag for an icebag when we ran out of the real thing. when it melted about three-quarters of the way... bang! and my poor patient was soaked and his...
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    Trying to get a second chance at nursing school

    sharpeimom replied to aflac381's topic in General Students

    go for the bsn because you'll have more job choices and more options in the future should you decide to go on for a masters or an advanced nursing position. how about using your university learning...