sharpeimom

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    Do I have to take History to be a nurse.

    sharpeimom replied to Darkpk55's topic in General Students

    not every course will or must make you a better nurse. it will, however, make you a better and more well rounded person. i have what amounts to two separate and distinct educations and you will never...
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    Do I have to take History to be a nurse.

    sharpeimom replied to Darkpk55's topic in General Students

    over and
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    Do I have to take History to be a nurse.

    sharpeimom replied to Darkpk55's topic in General Students

    a well educated person is a well rounded person. there is a great difference between an education and merely having "some
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    Do I have to take History to be a nurse.

    sharpeimom replied to Darkpk55's topic in General Students

    it has everything to do with acquiring a classical well-rounded education, and not merely becoming a
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    Do I have to take History to be a nurse.

    sharpeimom replied to Darkpk55's topic in General Students

    remember that history explains and puts everything that comes after what your course covers into perspective. history has always fascinated me. think of historical facts as puzzle pieces that...
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    Lower back pain from standing all day

    sharpeimom replied to violet_violet's topic in General Nursing

    you've been given some great advice so far. this is going to sound silly it's so simple, but my husband's feet were just killing him and it had a very simple solution. he teaches and says it's...
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    Night Shift!!! How do YOU stay awake?

    sharpeimom replied to khampl's topic in General Nursing

    but some nights have lulls... even in
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    Night Shift!!! How do YOU stay awake?

    sharpeimom replied to khampl's topic in General Nursing

    i worked nights 35 miles from home. the drive home was usually no problem because the road was parallel with a busy railroad track (used by a big lumber company) and the train whistle kept me awake...
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    Hospital Softball Team

    sharpeimom posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    The manager of our hospital's softball team was responsible for returning equipment to the proper owners at the end of the season. When he walked into the surgery department carrying a bat that...
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    Smelly question

    sharpeimom replied to allie1230's topic in General Nursing

    but you still get that lovely half digested red wine smell on its round trip visit and that flaky crusty yuckky toe funk in psych and
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    Where Do People Dream This Stuff Up?

    sharpeimom replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    am having a seizure.....right now in fact......... there are many types of seizures, including some during which the patient is aware of the seizure, i believe why is this simple fact so hard for some...
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    Smelly question

    sharpeimom replied to allie1230's topic in General Nursing

    i have a bionic nose too. my husband has virtually no sense of smell, resulting from a childhood accident and it's so frustrating sometimes, because i'll smell some totally gross obnoxious disgusting...
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    Pet Peeve

    sharpeimom replied to MadNursePa's topic in General Nursing

    i couldn't agree more! when my great aunt first moved into an alf, one very annoying young nurse persisted in calling her "honey" "sweetie" "baby doll" among other names and it drove her nuts! finally...
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    why not red blood cells transfusion?

    sharpeimom replied to neurontin's topic in General Nursing

    could the op have meant weeks and accidentally typed months
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    Work was good today

    sharpeimom replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    an honest to goodness actual for real empty bed?! i don't think i ever saw an actual empty bed... you mean beds don't come with patients already in
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    Work was good today

    sharpeimom replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    ya done good! now for a special treat... a long bath... a drink (hot chocolate orsomething more interesting, maybe)... lots and lots of
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    Literacy: A good quality in a unit secretary

    sharpeimom replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    scott, what is both scary and sad is the large number of drivers (including big rig long haul truckers) who can't read at all. i have no idea how the heck they pass either test, but i've worked with...
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    Literacy: A good quality in a unit secretary

    sharpeimom replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    sad to say it happens much more than you might imagine it could. i'm a literacy volunteer with adults and am a "reading buddy" and "math buddy" at a local elementary school. (elementary school math...
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    Confidentiality

    sharpeimom replied to nursingishard's topic in General Nursing

    i think you must have been either very upset or very tired when you wrote this. please take a nap, a deep breath, and try
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    Where Do People Dream This Stuff Up?

    sharpeimom replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "i couldn't take my valium because my mom needed it worse than i did."
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    "under the table"

    sharpeimom replied to natalia13's topic in General Nursing

    it's possible to pay your own taxes, ssi, etc. but it really isn't worth it because if you make a mistake, the penalties are way too high. i don't know but i suspect the canadian government would be...
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    Top 10 Myths of the "MURSE"

    sharpeimom replied to mikethemurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    several years ago, my great aunt had both hips replaced and her favorite nurse was a murse. she was 94 and tiny and fragile due to osteoporosis. she mentioned her favorite nurse by first name and we...
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    Chewing Gum

    sharpeimom replied to Otessa's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    yuck! yuck! yuck!
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    Chewing Gum

    sharpeimom replied to Otessa's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    :eek: :eek:
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    Chewing Gum

    sharpeimom replied to Otessa's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    this thread made me remember a poem my fourth grade teacher posted on the wall. the gum chewing student and a cud...