sharpeimom

ortho, hospice volunteer, psych,

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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

    keep in mind that a lot of things on every new nursing student's "ick! yuck! and gross!" list don't seem bad at all once you've been around them three or four times. it's kind of hard to explain so it...
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    My friends won't be in my study group!

    sharpeimom replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

    guiltysins, you aren't responsible for anyone but you. to borrow one of my mom's expressions, "part of being/becoming a responsible adult is being willing to live with (and to be held accountable)...
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    I need 25 people to answer the following question....

    sharpeimom replied to ctyler98's topic in General Nursing

    yes.
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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

    :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:
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    A Lesson in Family, Ethics and End of Life

    sharpeimom replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((tait))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) we're praying for you and your grandma and your
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    A Lesson in Family, Ethics and End of Life

    sharpeimom replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    ((((((tait)))))) there was dissension within my family when my grandma, who had advanced parkinson's disease and had had a small stroke, was diagnosed with severe pneumonia. about six months before,...
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    Do your hospitals have bed bug problems?

    sharpeimom replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    :chair: but also :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: i hear all the cockroaches, bedbugs, dust mites, fleas, and all their little cousins are plannng a huge family reunion for next summer....
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    Interracial marriage and physiology..this is for a paper

    sharpeimom replied to nvsmom's topic in General Nursing

    good friends of ours have been fortunate enough to adopt five multi-racial kids of varying races and she is aa, while he is caucasian. they never fail to get remarks when they go out together as a...
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    Do your hospitals have bed bug problems?

    sharpeimom replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    i know... i know... i'm a b...a...d girl! after someone mentioned them in another post though, i simply had to check them out. that 8 or 9 year old still lives deep within, i
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    Do your hospitals have bed bug problems?

    sharpeimom replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    kissing bug - panstrogylus geniculatus - fernando otálora luna - wikimedia commonsall kissing bugs feed on blood, and those that prefer human blood can carry a serious disease. charles darwin's...
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    Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    sharpeimom replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:
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    Do your hospitals have bed bug problems?

    sharpeimom replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    last night's report on nbc said there was no pesticide that absolutely postively got rid of them. it also said they were sooo pervasive that it would be darn near impossible to completely eradicate...
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    Back to Traditional Nursing Uniforms?

    sharpeimom replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    what! no cabbage roses the size of your fist on white
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    Back to Traditional Nursing Uniforms?

    sharpeimom replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    how about if we let you keep your official male-type jockey shorts and t-shirt, instead of a corset my great grandma would have worn? no what she called a bust confiner either... no sensible...
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    Do your hospitals have bed bug problems?

    sharpeimom replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    bedbugs?? holy crap, batman!! i watched a news report on these beasties on last night's nbc evening news and i could just hardly sit still and watch it. :eek: :uhoh3: i've survived lice, crabs,...
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    Question about perfume/cologne

    sharpeimom replied to Despareux's topic in General Nursing

    i agree. no scents at work. an in-law of my cousin works for a major conglomerate as a chemist. he has said that it takes many more chemicals to produce an unscented product than one that is...
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    Male/Female learning experience in clincal

    sharpeimom replied to RB2000's topic in Male Nursing Students

    slghtly ot - but i had to share a memory this quotation trggered. i was a college student living in the dorm and my dad, who was in the city on business, stopped when he was finished to pick me up and...
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    Narcissistic Personality Disorder

    sharpeimom replied to grandmawrinkle's topic in General Nursing

    while i'm nowhere as old as florence nightingale or clara barton, i have given my chair to a doctor if no empty chair were available and, on occasion, have asked a doctor (and other personnel) who...
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    What is a LPN/LVN salary?

    sharpeimom replied to Angel,LVNStudent's topic in General Nursing

    if you aren't already in lvn school, why not consider a two year adn program instead? you will have a great many more opportunites open to you down the
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    Back to Traditional Nursing Uniforms?

    sharpeimom replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    some psych units, some facilities for dd individuals, some hh jobs, certain pd cases (if the family requests street clothes.) when i worked in the state mental hospital, as i mentioned above, we...
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    Back to Traditional Nursing Uniforms?

    sharpeimom replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    i worked almost exclusively psych where we wore navy docker-style or cargo pants wth tan polo shirts with the hospital's logo embroidered on it or reverse colors, but before that, when i worked ortho,...
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    What do you think about a school that won't give you stats for their nursing program?

    sharpeimom replied to nvsmom's topic in General Nursing

    is the nursing program a new one? it takes time to be able to give any stats if it's a new or newish
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    Question how much do you love this site?

    sharpeimom replied to MsbossyRN's topic in General Nursing

    more than the m&m pretzels:d i nibble while i read sometimes. the frequent liquid "spews":uhoh3: from reading some posts help keep the calories from settling in/on
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    Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    sharpeimom replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    we check to see which patient seems to be sleeping the hardest and looks the most comfortable, then we kick him out of bed, so we can crawl in instead.
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    Interracial marriage and physiology..this is for a paper

    sharpeimom replied to nvsmom's topic in General Nursing

    maybe you could work in somehow, what thoughtless, if well intentioned, remarks well-meaning people make sometimes. my parents had several miscarriages and stillbirths before they had me. my father...