sharpeimom

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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    sharpeimom replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    A pair of fourteen year old twins share the lawn care and mowing now that their big brother who had done it went off to college. Their first names? Roofus and Riley. Poor
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    Hospital will not hire smokers

    sharpeimom replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    No smokers hired? GOOD! I have a violent allergy to cigarette smoke. Cigar and pipe tobacco bother me a little bit but nothing like cigarette smoke does. I'd like to see ALL tobacco products made...
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    June 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    sharpeimom replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    That really is my twin. She's here tonight to handle all the difficult patients and their obnoxious visitors. She was an Army colonel during the war and can handle
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    I can't relax!!!

    sharpeimom replied to missnurse14's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Go out and have some fun now because your free time for such things will be very limited once you start
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    Seizures Real vs Fake

    sharpeimom replied to princess pickles's topic in Correctional

    The amount of ignorance demonstrated in this thread is absolutely appalling to me. Contrary to popular belief, one does not have to lose consciousness, flail around, bite one's tongue, etc. to have...
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    Wound Vac Scope of Practice

    sharpeimom replied to Passion8RN's topic in Home Health

    When my husband had a wound vac following surgery two years ago and a wound specialist nurse came to the house daily, then twice a week, and she did not want anyone else to change his dressing OR...
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    sharpeimom replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    My mother was told she was having triplets. My parents picked three boy names without any problem. They chose George and James after the grandfathers and Phillip, which was also a family name. But...
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    Grammar Police

    sharpeimom replied to ICURN3020's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My husband strongly suggests that his students buy a dictionary if they don't have one. Last fall, he asked the class if they had purchased their books yet. One kid's answer, "Everything but that...
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    Grammar Police

    sharpeimom replied to ICURN3020's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I absolutely hate textspeak! My family knows it and with the exception of one fourteen-year-old relative, no one uses textspeak when they email or text me. The fourteen-year-old is my cousin's...
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    Please I need your advice !!!!

    sharpeimom replied to chiriposa's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    You need a lawyer who specializes in employment or in addictions law instead of one in general law. Call your local bar
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    sharpeimom replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    The twins who do our yard work are Roofus and Riley. They're twins. Poor
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    Nursing Assistant... My Thoughts

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

    Now that you've ranted after what was a hopefully terrible shift, I hope you aren't who you come across as. If you really are that person, then God help your patients. I suspect the poster is a troll....
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    Funny things patients say !

    sharpeimom replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    NF, you cute little boy reminded me of a three-year-old in my family. He recently got glasses and commented on the home that everything was just where it belonged
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    Psychiatric Emergency! Fumbling Syringes?

    sharpeimom replied to Angeljho's topic in Psychiatric

    What both the above posters said. Ignore the pandemonium around you as much as you are able. Though some may be telling you to hurry or to give it, the ultimate goal of all concerned is safety. A...
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    Oh oh, the patient is a nurse

    sharpeimom replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    When I was hospitalized a few years ago, I was assigned to a final semester student nurse. When she came to my room and realized that my IV hadn't been started yet, she burst into tears. The ER had...
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    what can we do if clinical teacher is inappropriate

    sharpeimom replied to danlee's topic in General Students

    What's the rest of the story? You didn't give us enough to form a valid
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    overstepping boundaries?

    sharpeimom replied to rettign20's topic in Patient Medications

    Keep reminding yourself that you weren't questioning the LPN because she happened to be an LPN instead of an RN. You were questioning the order itself and the way in which it was being carrieout, as...
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    Uniform Inspection

    sharpeimom replied to saraCOS's topic in General Students

    I'm Esme's vintage. At my school, we wore the dreaded white pants, tops that were white and had a blue striped pinafore sewn onto -- grafted really -- onto the top. The top ended at fingertip length....
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    What's the craziest thing a patient or family member has said to you?

    sharpeimom replied to monkeybug's topic in Ob/Gyn

    [COLOR=#003366]Quote from Christy1019 When I worked at an inner city ER we had a paraplegic transgender pt (male to female) who was a well known Colostitute... Think about that one for a...
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    Funny things patients say !

    sharpeimom replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    It ain't? Gee, I wonder why my aunt uses it for her asthma?! Maybe I should talk to her
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    Do you think eating in the classroom is rude?

    sharpeimom replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Students

    I'll share. I have an endless supply of popcorn plus some leftover chow. Sound
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    Do you think eating in the classroom is rude?

    sharpeimom replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Students

    I wish I could give this post 1,000 likes! Part of being a mature adult is knowing when and how to choose your battles
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    Would you give it to them?

    sharpeimom replied to ProudMom511's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I can't count the number of times I gave someone on staff Tylenol from the bottle in my locker. I always felt weird doing it the other way, but did sometimes. I have never known why if I can keep...
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    You Know You're A Nurse If...

    sharpeimom replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    For years I subbed on a more or less regular basis in an older ladies bridge group that had met for decades. They were all in their upper eighties to mid-nineties and each was a retired nurse, with a...
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    Academic Bankruptcy-Desperately need advice.

    sharpeimom replied to BluegrassRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the added information! You really didn't give us much to go on in your first post so I was covering all bases -- or trying to anyway. My suggestions stand. Be absolutely and completely...