santhony44 MSN, RN, NP

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

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    Please allow me some arrogance!

    santhony44 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    congratulations!! :balloons::smiley_aa:yelclap::yelclap::yelclap::balloons: it will take you a little while to get over the nagging feeling that you are supposed to be doing something when you're not...
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    Does your parents think you will take care of them?

    santhony44 replied to JBGC4's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, to be blunt, if you don't set limits, you are going to have to put up with this, and worse, for probably a very long time. She can't make you into a doormat unless you allow it. For people to...
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    I'm so tired!

    santhony44 replied to PeachyERNurse's topic in General Students

    The suggestion that you get a check up is a very good one. There may be something physical causing the tiredness. Ditto the suggestion about sleep! Also, be very careful about taking any kind of OTC...
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    ADHD, Ritalin, and Drug Tests

    santhony44 replied to providencest's topic in General Nursing

    How was the test timed in relation to your doses? My understanding has always been that Ritalin leaves your system quickly, especially if you're taking regular and not an extended release form. If you...
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    Why do patients like these go to a doctor?

    santhony44 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    People who think that medical technology and intervention are such bad things should wander through a few old cemeteries. The number of young women and babies buried there might get their attention....
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    RN vs. LPN: Need lot's of help, please. LONG!

    santhony44 replied to FinderKeeper's topic in General Nursing

    I'd take the LPN route. While LPN pay isn't as much as RN pay, for the most part, it's more than CNA pay. Become an LPN and make that money while you continue on into an RN program. You can probably...
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    rn moving to Augusta

    santhony44 replied to nursev2006's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I worked at MCG for 13 years and wouldn't hesitate to go back, although that was almost 10 years ago now. They had decent pay and great benefits. It's a teaching hospital, which means that you can see...
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    Guess the mispronounced medical term

    santhony44 replied to EricJRN's topic in General Nursing

    It wasn't infant
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    Why do patients like these go to a doctor?

    santhony44 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    And you can bet they will. And they'd probably win. If I were the physician, I would proceed to "fire" this family immediately. I'd also be requesting advice from the hospital's legal
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    MMR didn't take?

    santhony44 replied to confused101's topic in General Nursing

    You can take the vaccine again before becoming pregnant, but be 100% certain you are not pregnant and then don't get pregnant for a month afterwards. It would probably be worth another try. If you...
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    A story for the newbies....

    santhony44 replied to OncologyRN07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'll bet the next time your "phony meter" will go off like crazy around someone like her! I'm glad you have a good preceptor and manager, both of whom know how to treat a new person. Oh, and I'll...
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    Guess the mispronounced medical term

    santhony44 replied to EricJRN's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! I didn't even realize what I'd said at first!!
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    Insomnia: Who suffers from it and what do you do for it?

    santhony44 replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure why your doc said insomnia is not a diagnosis. It's certainly in the ICD-9 code book, and can be used for billing!! Benadryl makes me hung over. I rarely have insomnia, but I keep a...
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    Have a question about bad credit

    santhony44 replied to julesradio's topic in General Nursing

    Don't let that discourage you. I won't promise no one will ever hold it against you, but I think the fact that this is a past problem and that you are digging yourself out of the hole makes a huge...
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    Is this a privacy violation?

    santhony44 replied to linzz's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's a breach. If she'd said "I ran into your husband in the cafeteria today, you didn't tell me blah blah blah" that's a different story. I've been in that exact same position, in fact. When...
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    why do people want to be a nurse

    santhony44 replied to phillies's topic in General Nursing

    I agree- we do come here to vent and so the negative is what we talk about. Also, some of us have had a lot of years to accumulate horror stories! Often, though, it's the job and not the career...
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    2 job offers

    santhony44 replied to hartms01's topic in Nursing Career

    Unless the peds floor has a fairly young cut-off age for admissions, you will have patients who are basically kids in adult bodies. You will get some "adult" experience there, though you may not see...
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    Choice of diet

    santhony44 replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Has anyone tried putting sugar on foods we don't normally sweeten to see if she'll eat that? I've seen nursing home patients, for example, eat scrambled eggs with sugar sprinkled on top. It might not...
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    Guess the mispronounced medical term

    santhony44 replied to EricJRN's topic in General Nursing

    Of course I had one of those moments when my brain and my mouth became disconnected. I said the patient had had a "Nissan" done, thus causing the attending physician to wander off muttering something...
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    Guess the mispronounced medical term

    santhony44 replied to EricJRN's topic in General Nursing

    Then there's that blood test we do on someone with abdominal pain we suspect might be an ucler. The "high
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    Cellphones

    santhony44 replied to pumpkin92356's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Break times or meal times, fine, but not otherwise. I work in a clinic and it got so bad that the manager finally had to address it. (And specifically say that cell phones need to be on vibrate!!) The...
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    called me a maid

    santhony44 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I will predict that it will most often be "Doctor." Even if you are wearing a 2-inch-high, bright-red, bold print "RN" and just introduced yourself as the nurse 30 seconds
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    Terminated or dismissed from Job by a letter or E-mail

    santhony44 replied to WhiteStockings's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it happened to me back in the early 1980's when DRG's first hit. The hospital panicked and laid off a ton of people. I had just made 6 months so got paid my vacation and sick time and severance....
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    Has anyone here wore a dress as a uniform?

    santhony44 replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    My school uniforms and a lot of my work uniforms were dresses or skirts and blouses. I never had any major problems with them. If they're long enough, you can bend over without worrying too much. In...
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    called me a maid

    santhony44 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I thought maybe he'd seen "BSN" on someone's name tag and thought that meant "Bedpan Specialist Nurse!" That's been so long ago the baby I was pregnant with is now 21, but obviously I'll never forget...