Sharry RN

Sharry RN has 24 years experience and specializes in Hospice, Psyc, post surg.

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1. Hospice care

   Sharry RN replied to civilized's topic in Massachusetts

   This makes one wonder how far the corruption extends. What a nightmare for you, the aides and the patients. Depending on how far you would want to take this, you might consider going to the newspapers or TV news.

2. My Microbiology Teacher told me I can't become a Nurse

   Sharry RN replied to louis345's topic in General Students

   In my last clinical rotation which was in one of our 2 local hospitals, one of the nurses told my clinical instructor that I would never "make it as a nurse" because I didn't know how to make a bed. At the time, it was very disheartening because the ...

3. The "older" Hopsice Nurse

   Sharry RN replied to lakewin's topic in Hospice

   I realize this subject line was started about 8 months ago & I'm now another year older, but at 62 I plan to work in Hospice until I retire in 4 yrs. I job share, work a week then off a week. No nights & very few weekends. My case management ...

4. screaming doctors....how can we handle them?

   Sharry RN replied to KSU-SN's topic in Relations

   Just this last Sunday I was having lunch at a restaurant. When I looked across the room I got this sinking feeling, there was DR. M & JR. Just looking at them gave me the same feeling I had 23 yrs ago as a new nurse on a post surgical floor when...

5. facebook and texting at work

   Sharry RN replied to NurseEmRN's topic in General Nursing

   Monday we had a nursing meeting in hospice (we aren't based in the hospital) & our manager brought this up as a problem. We all looked at her as if she had 2 heads so she explained that this was going on in our hospital & RN's were listening...

6. How do you respond when you tell people you are a hospice nurse?

   Sharry RN replied to RachelRN25's topic in Hospice

   I usually give a gentle smile & say something like this, "For me it is a wonderful priviledge to be with folks at the end of their life & to do everything I can to make them comfortable." Often times it opens a door to minister to their pain...

7. Greetings... Hospice Nurse Falling Apart

   Sharry RN replied to grbrico's topic in Hospice

   I would highly recommend extra Liability Insurance like NSO: http://www.nso.com/ As one nurse said, if something happens to a patient while you are stressed to the point of breaking or even if you aren't the organization will point to you 1st. I've ...

8. "butter bullets"--narcotics mixed with butter for rectal administration

   Sharry RN replied to pammyf's topic in Hospice

   What a great idea! Recently I had an ES Alz patient that had a lot of oral secrections at times (not able to control with scop patches or atropine gtts) so our pharm crushed MS IR tabs & put them in capsules for PR adm, they didn't think just put...

9. Antibiotics for URI when on Hospice

   Sharry RN replied to Sharry RN's topic in Hospice

   Thank you to all who replied. I appreciated your input. It really makes a difference if you know the whole story & that story varies from patient to patient, family to family. Just in the last 2 weeks, I had a family decide not to treat an as...

10. Antibiotics for URI when on Hospice

    Sharry RN posted a topic in Hospice

    How do you all feel about antibiotics for URI? All of my case load is in either Long Term Care facilities or Alz Units. I am questioning the need for antibiotics for these patients. Is the antibiotic for comfort (as it would be for a symptomatic U...

11. Oooh I could strangle the MD and NP!

    Sharry RN replied to evilolive's topic in Geriatric

    Personally I think you & the PM nurse did a great job meeting the needs of your resident at the EOL. I'm a hospice case manager for our SNF's & Alz units in our area, one of the big issues for me is to educate the staff including MD's & ...

12. hospice work schedule question

    Sharry RN replied to OutWest's topic in Hospice

    Our nurses work 10 hr days, if fulltime 4 days Mon thru Fri. We are blessed right now with nurses that want to just do call & weekends. I job share a case manager position, so I work a week on then a week off.

13. RN Case Manager "characteristics"

    Sharry RN replied to deecee474's topic in Hospice

    Also the ability to work autonomously & be a good team member at the same time.

14. Pain managing question

    Sharry RN replied to MistiroseRN's topic in Hospice

    Marachne I also thank you for those links. I agree with Leslie, it does depend on the amounts given. Also I would think it would be difficult on the staff to be giving the Roxanol every hr. If the doses were small I would probably try to change th...

15. Pain managing question

    Sharry RN replied to MistiroseRN's topic in Hospice

    I have struggled with this issue as well. When I first started as a hospice case manager in SNF & Alz units 4 yrs ago the majority of med issue was on both ends of the extreme. Either the residents weren't getting anything or Roxanol 1ml every ...