sharpeimom

ortho, hospice volunteer, psych,

Member

  • Content

    2,452

  • Visitors

    42,393

  • Followers

    1

  • Likes

    74

All Content by sharpeimom

  1. sharpeimom

    Put on probation first time administering meds

    sharpeimom replied to lilykiss6's topic in General Students

    i'd like to bring up something that hasn't been mentioned yet. instructor's and professor's jobs do come with sick days. being mere mortals, they do have to take one, or even a few, from time to time....
  2. sharpeimom

    Obtaining Urine Sample in the Home

    sharpeimom replied to LuLu2008's topic in Home Health

    when my mom was being cared for in her home by hospice nurses, this was what they did: i knew a day ahead of the test and ran a 2qt. glass pyrex mixing bowl measuring cup/bowl with a handle through...
  3. sharpeimom

    Is this legal?

    sharpeimom replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    sorry, but both things happened. whether we likeit or not, sometimes hipaa goes right out the window. when that happened, i was already in the process of finalizing another job and didn't make waves...
  4. sharpeimom

    Is this legal?

    sharpeimom replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    as a result of filling out a similar questionnaire, i had to get a note from my neuro that i was indeed taking tegretol for seizure control and not a mood disorder. no big deal. i made sure the don...
  5. sharpeimom

    Nurse Vs Daughter! Help Me!!!

    sharpeimom replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    i'm glad things worked out so
  6. sharpeimom

    Help! Cannot memorize my lab values

    sharpeimom replied to roseannking's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When I was almost four, my mom taught me our phone number and address to the tune of twinkle twinkle little star and, as silly as it might sound, I've used that tune to memorize other numbers Through...
  7. sharpeimom

    Gabapentin?

    sharpeimom replied to IaCountryGirl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i take it as an add-on to my keppra. i may have between 800 mg and 1200 mg per day depending on weather or if i have a temp. most days, i take 900 mg./day my type-1 diabetic husband takes 100 mg at...
  8. sharpeimom

    Bad eval

    sharpeimom replied to evolvingrn's topic in General Nursing

    as previous posters have mentioned, there always has to be an area to improve in. i once got a glowing evaluation that ended with, "katherine does not polish her shoe laces when she polishes her...
  9. sharpeimom

    Staying late without pay

    sharpeimom replied to coolpeach's topic in General Nursing

    before i became disabled, i worked for a state mental hospital. i live 32 miles away over rural (narrow bumpy) roads, traveled frequently by huge log trucks that were so wide and long that passing...
  10. sharpeimom

    Sooo...What are you doing with your MSN?

    sharpeimom replied to stellina615's topic in General Nursing

    worked in psych and as a supervisor in psych. just did the msn as a backup. a "just in
  11. sharpeimom

    To own a pet or not while in nursing school...

    sharpeimom replied to kroyce's topic in General Students

    get a pair of cats because they'll keep each other company while you're away. i had 2 cats while i was a student and they were great company for me when i was home and kept each other amused when i...
  12. sharpeimom

    C.N.A Nurse

    sharpeimom replied to sweetty4227's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    what one hand giveth, the other hand taketh away... as an rn who learned a good bit from older much more experienced cnas, i certainly appreciate everything cnas do every day, but a cna is not...
  13. sharpeimom

    How do you sign?

    sharpeimom replied to Mashira's topic in General Nursing

    i renewed my driver's liscense once on a day when i was doing lots of other errands, then planned to go to work. the woman doing the photo part was known far and wide to be a real crab and not to be...
  14. sharpeimom

    What kind of nurse are you?

    sharpeimom replied to EricaSAFJAF's topic in General Nursing

    now i'm inactive, retired, have a lapsed license, because i had a stroke resulting from congenital aneurysms, two of which were discovered and repaired and one of which ruptured. i had been a psych...
  15. sharpeimom

    Do you have to do constant interaction with your DD patient?

    sharpeimom replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    dd= developmentally
  16. sharpeimom

    Alphabet soup

    sharpeimom replied to badphish's topic in General Nursing

    i am physically disabled and did not renew my nursing license when the time for renewal rolled around. despite the fact that i am no longer a licensed rn, i still hold my bsn and my msn. unless the...
  17. sharpeimom

    not looking "put together"

    sharpeimom replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    less laundry to do and more variety in your day, both of which are
  18. sharpeimom

    not looking "put together"

    sharpeimom replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    afrocentric, i think that since you work in gi, you are physically safe. i'm glad you are safe. it also gives you a great deal more freedom to use makeup, to have alternate hairdo choices, etc. my...
  19. sharpeimom

    not looking "put together"

    sharpeimom replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    i have pulled lots of chin hairs for older ladies in my day. for both grandmas, my dying mom, patients, etc. and it never bothered me. it does, however, bother me when i read in various allnurses...
  20. sharpeimom

    not looking "put together"

    sharpeimom replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    i am as style and beauty conscious as anyone on this board, and am also a former homecoming queen and beauty contest winner. but i am also a realist. i had to be, because most of my nursing career...
  21. sharpeimom

    not looking "put together"

    sharpeimom replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    can't stick around right now... gotta go put those stays back into my corset. i worshed it yesterday, ya know. also, i gotta go pull alla them thar straggly chin hairs before they go gray and git just...
  22. sharpeimom

    How do you sign?

    sharpeimom replied to Mashira's topic in General Nursing

    grad? i've never felt the need to advertise my credentials because those who need to know, already do
  23. sharpeimom

    If Nursing doesn't work out,is Medical Lab Technologist ok for a "Prissy" girl ??

    sharpeimom replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in Nursing Career

    just a quick note... my husband is just getting over a bad cold (he who never ever ever gets sick!) and bought some vicks vaporub. he accidentally picked up the new lemon scented vicks. imagine...
  24. sharpeimom

    swollen lips...should I reschedule interview?

    sharpeimom replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    i hope your interview went well today. when i was about three days away from a scheduled grad school interview i had a weird accident. i lived in a circular dorm with phones placed in alcoves every...
  25. sharpeimom

    shared goverance? who uses it?

    sharpeimom replied to lmwnnicurn's topic in General Nursing

    yikes! sounds like some faculty senate