santhony44 MSN, RN, NP

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

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    Shots for nursing school

    santhony44 replied to nurseontheway's topic in General Nursing

    Red isn't a positive result; a raised area is a positive result. This explanation from medicinenet.com: "Reading" the skin test means detecting a raised, thickened local area of skin reaction,...
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    CEU TimeFrame

    santhony44 replied to Butterflybee's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I've known of people who waited until the last minute and had to scramble to get their CEU's. I agree with Tweety, why wait? In Texas, you also state that you have the required ones. You don't have...
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    where did i go wrong? please comment

    santhony44 replied to BandEmom's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    It sounds like you're developing good instincts. I'd want to know, specifically, what you could have done sooner. You couldn't get the consult on your own, nor transfer the patient to the ICU without...
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    giving a massage after a bath..?

    santhony44 replied to sameasalways's topic in General Students

    Wouldn't this be the same as a back rub? We learned to do those when I was in nursing school, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth. They were done after the bath and, often, at bedtime. It is...
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    can you lose your job for posession

    santhony44 replied to pugsdaddy's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I really don't know, but why risk it? Even if it doesn't cost your job or license, the hassle factor would seem to me to be pretty high. Do you really want to be in the position of explaining yourself...
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    Did I do the right thing? (long)

    santhony44 replied to LilDKessler's topic in General Nursing

    The places I've worked where epipens have been kept were outpatient only facilities. One was an industrial site and the other was a freestanding clinic, several miles from the hospital. At the...
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    Help with scrubs...please!

    santhony44 replied to Medic74's topic in Men in Nursing

    Landau has scrubs with belt loops; I was just glancing through a catalog this AM and saw
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    Calling a Dr's office and an MA saying she is a nurse....any specific Texas rules?

    santhony44 replied to carachel2's topic in Texas Nursing

    According to my annotated guide to the TX Nurse Practice Act, it is illegal for someone who is not a nurse to hold himself or herself out to be a nurse, or to use a title which will lead people to...
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    I can't stand needles, help!!

    santhony44 replied to SEANurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Giving an injection was absolutely the hardest thing I had to learn to do in nursing school. We gave each other SQ saline (this was a long time ago) and my instructor finally had to bump my elbow to...
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    You be the judge

    santhony44 replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: Or, you could just write a thank-you note without mentioning what you did with the money, if you thought it would offend them. If there's a particular reason you don't want the money to go...
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    Any regrets?

    santhony44 replied to jromano's topic in General Nursing

    Comparing salaries for whatever job in California with most of the rest of the country is comparing apples and oranges. Pay in California is much higher, but from what I've read, so is the cost of...
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    Disability retirement/ unable to respond to emergencyies

    santhony44 replied to HarryPotter's topic in General Nursing

    Someone having a seizure: While you don't "restrain" a patient during a seizure, you might have to try to catch them if falling, move them to prevent self-injury, turn them to prevent aspiration. I've...
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    prev bachelor grads: what was deciding factor?

    santhony44 replied to neenja's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I had a BA and actually started in nursing as an LPN. I didn't want to invest a lot more time and $$ just to find out I didn't want to do that, either. I almost immediately got my ADN and said I'd...
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    Can nursing schools kick out students who are overweight?

    santhony44 replied to veritas's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, his attitude can be detrimental to his patients' health. I've had a number of patients tell me that they have stopped seeing health care providers because of the way they've been...
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    Can nursing schools kick out students who are overweight?

    santhony44 replied to veritas's topic in General Nursing

    Very true, Leslie. I'm surely not the only nurse who has had slender patients with horrible health problems, from strokes and MIs to COPD. I've seen "healthy looking" diabetics walking around with...
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    Clinical Question

    santhony44 replied to crany3's topic in General Nursing

    I've always seen signs over the head of the bed, but that may be on its way out. I've also seen colored armbands and/or colored dots by the door and over the bed. The armbands/dots don't have anything...
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    Did I do something wrong?

    santhony44 replied to bsrn0523's topic in Nursing Career

    Will you be available to orient on weekdays for a while? If not, that might be a problem. Most places have week day orientations. After orientation, though, I would think that they'd be thrilled to...
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    Can nursing schools kick out students who are overweight?

    santhony44 replied to veritas's topic in General Nursing

    I'm right there with you. I might not do so hot running the 100-yard dash, but I've always been able to do my job. I know a few nurses who are morbidly obese. While they might not be able to function...
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    RN + Engineering degree

    santhony44 replied to aerorunner80's topic in Nursing Career

    How about designing medical equipment? Knowing how things are actually used would seem to me to be a great advantage in designing equipment that works well for the people who use
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    Jenny McCarthy and autism

    santhony44 replied to EmilyUSFRN's topic in Pediatric

    If diet has helped that child, wonderful. I don't see anything wrong with other parents giving it a shot- it probably won't hurt anything. I'd be astonished, however, if we saw improvement in massive...
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    Opinion of length of time at job

    santhony44 replied to bobloblaw's topic in General Nursing

    I think leaving jobs to relocate with your husband will make a huge difference. There might be a few places that might not hire you because they know you won't be there long-term, but probably not...
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    Giving meds late o.k.?

    santhony44 replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds as if the way we did it when I was a student (yes, back in the day!) actually worked better. We took turns being the medication nurse. The student giving meds did not have a patient...
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    Giving meds late o.k.?

    santhony44 replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    Precisely. It is not difficult to screw up PO meds, and yes you can hurt someone that way. I don't blame the charge nurse at all. I don't blame the students either, the instructor has problems. The...
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    Looking for Info about nursing schools in Lubbock

    santhony44 replied to sheritpc's topic in Texas Nursing

    I have a friend who teaches in that program. From what she says, it's pretty
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    Can you send sympathy cards to patients?

    santhony44 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    A clinic I worked in did this. Our case manager was the one who acquired and circulated the cards. I never heard of any negative feedback from this at