santhony44 MSN, RN, NP

FNP, Peds, Epilepsy, Mgt., Occ. Ed

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    staff appreciation

    santhony44 replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. While cookies or ice cream may be eaten, they won't be perceived as sincere if there are issues that need to be addressed which aren't being addressed. Food, tee shirts, mugs, and so forth...
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    Drug Screen

    santhony44 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen it show up on a
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    How was your service today?

    santhony44 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    She really did have it exactly right, didn't
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    Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    santhony44 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    I once walked into a patient's room and found him sitting up in his chair. He was making some sort of odd motions in the air in front of him. "Mr. Jones, what are you doing?" "Oh, I'm trying to get...
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    Fever Kits

    santhony44 replied to boztc's topic in Emergency

    Could you give a reference for those studies? I'm not doubting what you're saying at all, but I'd love to read that for myself, and to have that data for my own use. "Fever phobia" and unnecessary...
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    Perception vs. Reality

    santhony44 replied to Altra's topic in General Nursing

    Very recently I had a parent with two kids in ER for scabies. Uninsured, no Medicaid. They were seen, she was given scripts and discharge instructions. Then, per facility protocol, she talked to a...
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    How do you deal with Non-Urgent Patients

    santhony44 replied to mom2michael's topic in Emergency

    I think Leah's hospital's strategy may just be a very good one. I hope, if it succeeds, it encourages more and more facilities to do similar things. I also think that copays for Medicaid could be a...
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    Borrowing Narcs in LTC, ok?

    santhony44 replied to rogle34's topic in General Nursing

    My word. I can understand the reluctance to waste perfectly good medications, really I can, but if I were going to stash unused meds, it might be Amoxicillin or something like that. But narcs???...
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    What do I do if I don't like direct patient care?

    santhony44 replied to BridgetJones's topic in Nursing Career

    It sounds as if you know what you do like, as well as what you don't. I'd say go for it; apply for OR, minor surgery, outpatient surgery, whatever. I would expect most employers to have pretty...
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    How do you convice elderly people of certain things?

    santhony44 replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    I think there's also a very good possibility that the manufacturers are trying to eliminate even the remotest chance that something might go bad while still in-date. We do live in a very lawsuit-happy...
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    preparing to be one of them????????????

    santhony44 replied to RN2B73's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, residents tend to be pretty high-maintenance. They can take up a lot of nursing time and space. Too, it can be a real trick finding and getting your hands on a chart with residents...
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    preparing to be one of them????????????

    santhony44 replied to RN2B73's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget PT and RT. Oh, and nutritionists, dietary, and x-ray techs (who still occasionally do portables). Then too the folks who come up from pharmacy to load the Pyxis may be wearing scrubs too,...
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    Caps/tabs/gel caps-which dissolves quicker?science project

    santhony44 replied to dcampbell's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds interesting! You could also look at tablets vs. caplets, coated vs. noncoated. Be sure to follow up with her results here, I'd love to know what she
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    What am I, chopped liver?

    santhony44 replied to sunshineonleith's topic in General Nursing

    I don't get a lot of questions from my family; probably because we live far away. If I were local it would be different. I'd probably also be expected to go to all appointments. To my in-laws,...
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    Trashy blonde again...Question...Is it ok to ask...

    santhony44 replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    And if they say it's not a bad reference, then ask what was the reason you didn't get hired. Worded very nicely of course: "I'd really appreciate it if you could help me see how I can improve my...
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    AHA....lay people don't check for a pulse?

    santhony44 replied to catlynLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is very difficult for nervous people to find and check a pulse, even if they've had some
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    On being a mom in a female-dominated profession

    santhony44 replied to Vida's topic in General Nursing

    When my two were little, I found that working part-time worked out best. I rarely had to actually use my sick time, either for myself or for them, because I could usually negotiate things out with my...
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    What a way to ring in the new year (part deux; 4 years later)

    santhony44 replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! On both! BTW, have you read the thread on the
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    I'm a Clinical Informatics Specialist!

    santhony44 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    :balloons::flowersfo:balloons::flowersfo congratulations!!! :balloons: :balloons: :balloons:
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    What are the worst reasons to get into nursing?

    santhony44 replied to mayana's topic in General Nursing

    That was actually my original reason for going to nursing school. 25 years later, that's not what kept me in
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    Devastated after 17 years

    santhony44 replied to marcirnc's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How did the previous class get the answer sheets? Were they given them by the instructors, or did they make them or keep them on their own? If they were given them by the instructors, then the...
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    Supporting charities through work

    santhony44 replied to bluesnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have been asked to sign that I'm not donating to that Large No-Name Charity that you mentioned, but not to enter anything on line. I agree with you, it's nobody else's business if I donate , three...
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    Class of .........

    santhony44 replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    Lpn, 1983 Adn, 1985 Bsn, 1995 Mn,
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    12 hour shifts for students AND Med. school

    santhony44 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: Unless I'm mistaken, when the school sends your paperwork in to the state Board of Nursing, they have to verify that each student did "X" number of hours of clinical. If they allow you to...
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    need opinions about withdrawing from class

    santhony44 replied to hushpupgrl's topic in General Nursing

    I'd think it would be better to withdraw and retake the class than to make a really bad grade. If you're ever asked, you could just say that you did not feel able to do justice to both classes at...