sharpeimom

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    not looking "put together"

    sharpeimom replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    ya mean that metal thing with the handle that's upstairs in my craft room? i use it for smoothing quilting pieces and projects after they're finished. hmm... so that thing that plugs into the wall...
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    Are You a Member of the allnurses.com Grammar Police?

    sharpeimom replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    eeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!! i know you were just messin' with my mind and that's fine, but since the stroke physically disabled me and i can no longer be a psych nurse, silly things like...
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    Are You a Member of the allnurses.com Grammar Police?

    sharpeimom replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    if i'm no longer fit to edit, it's reassuring that i can still be half a successful comedy
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    Are You a Member of the allnurses.com Grammar Police?

    sharpeimom replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    originally posted by sharpeimom those of us ancient enough to remember diagramming sentences in elementary school, had grammer pounded into us, and it's hard to let go. my first career was as an...
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    Nurses, have you been been spit on, pushed, scratched and verbally or assaulted?

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

    i worked psych and was attacked by an approximately 400#+ ex-h*ll's angel type patient because i wouldn't give him the injectible drugs he had demanded. he had ativan p.o. ordered and that was it. i...
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    How do you sign?

    sharpeimom replied to Mashira's topic in General Nursing

    you mean it has to be
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    Are You a Member of the allnurses.com Grammar Police?

    sharpeimom replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    i posted something i had thought was funny. i'm married to a college professor who gets some papers that are real humdingers sometimes. one kid emailed him a paper last weekend that was entirely in...
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    Are You a Member of the allnurses.com Grammar Police?

    sharpeimom replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

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    Do you think a professor will write you 20plus letter of recommendation?

    sharpeimom replied to nowIamRN's topic in General Nursing

    my husband is a professor who writes many many letters each year for students. many colleges, universities and employers now request or require emailed letters, which makes it easier for him to send...
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    How do you sign?

    sharpeimom replied to Mashira's topic in General Nursing

    i signed katherine g. last name r.n. and in one position, was told to sign as: katherine g. last name r.n. m.s.n.
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    What's with the drug shortages?

    sharpeimom replied to Scooty Puff Jr's topic in Emergency

    i just knew if i lived long enough this would happen
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    Medically restricted from night shift?

    sharpeimom replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    yes, i had a "no nights" restriction before, which eventually was switched to a "no rotating shifts" restriction when i switched to working 12 hour shifts. i never had a seizure as long as my schedule...
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    Im in my final year- and incompetent.

    sharpeimom replied to LR_C's topic in General Students

    you'll be fine! i'll bet 99.5% of new rns and lpns are nervous wrecks when they start their first real nursing job, so i'd say you're right on target. i would emphatically not want a supremely...
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    Clients? Are they no longer patients?

    sharpeimom replied to bassadict69's topic in General Students

    i'm sorry, but that struck me funny, because when i was in the hospital, i was a neighbor. we live right around the corner from the hospital, my internist lives on our block, and the nurse manager...
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    Menstrual talks, tampons/pads the only option?

    sharpeimom replied to jane a white's topic in School

    be careful!!! my mil hadn't had a period for 18 months, had a daughter in college, and had been told she was menopausal. the entire summer she felt terrible but it was chalked up to her age. she...
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    Can the doctor refuse to see a patient?

    sharpeimom replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the kind thoughts,nursel56. the boy grew up to be a decent young man. he will come home from iraq next week, after serving a hitch as a medic in the army. he had dropped out of college...
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    Can the doctor refuse to see a patient?

    sharpeimom replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    about 20 years ago, we had a nearly full grown puppy, who was sweet, large and playful. he had great big heavy feet and when it was nearly midnight on thanksgiving night, his hind leg caught my nose....
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    Highchairs and Counters

    sharpeimom replied to flumazenil's topic in General Nursing

    as an also vertically challenged daughter of a six foot tall mom and over 6' 6" dad, i grew up feeling like a munchkin. i always had to put any car seats we shared way way up before i could drive,...
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    Cherry Ames (Nurse) Stories

    sharpeimom replied to Guest717236's topic in General Nursing

    i loved both cherry ames and sue barton! i frequently had my nose in a book as a
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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

    and, of course, my other favorite: patient: "i've been waiting for you forever! where the **** have you been?" me: "well, at least, you're still as inept at killing yourself as you always are and...
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    Charley's Wife

    sharpeimom posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    charley's wife charlie's wife, lucy, had been after him for several weeks to paint the seat on their commode. finally, he got around to doing it while lucy was out. after finishing, he left to...
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    Vaccination question

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

    just in case you're thinking of trying to defer (and you haven't said you will) vaccines, let me share. the family down the street has an adult daughter who is in her 50's. they are extremely...
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    Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    sharpeimom replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    i use a penlight to check under the fridge, bed, couches, etc. pick up hairballs with a hemastat. knock on doors before entering. find myself explaining procedures before i begin with the cats and the...
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    If Nursing doesn't work out,is Medical Lab Technologist ok for a "Prissy" girl ??

    sharpeimom replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in Nursing Career

    you can tuck a peppermint or other flavor of teabag you like the smell of, either in your pocket, in your bra, behind your mask (if you're wearing one) and the smell helps distract from the other one....
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    What do they mean by street clothes? Quick clarification please :)

    sharpeimom replied to NICU Kristen's topic in General Nursing

    good luck!! i would never wear jeans the first time, even if i had found out others were because cliche as it sounds, you only have one chance to make a good first impression. as others have said,...