santhony44 MSN, RN, NP

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

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    called me a maid

    santhony44 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I once had a patient's son come to the desk and ask for the "bedpan specialist.' I did not leap across the counter and strangle him, mostly because I was pregnant at the time. When I waddled into...
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    Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    santhony44 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I also was taught to use "et" for "and" in documentation. It was part of the medical terminology we were expected to learn, along with all those abbreviations we are now not supposed to
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    Wondering why you can't get hired or promoted: Resume + Interview hints!

    santhony44 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I wouldn't invest a lot. You certainly don't have to be designer or the latest fashion, just basic, clean, and neat. Try consignment stores and/or thrift shops first. You can find some amazing...
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    Wondering why you can't get hired or promoted? Resume + Interview hints!

    santhony44 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I wouldn't invest a lot. You certainly don't have to be designer or the latest fashion, just basic, clean, and neat. Try consignment stores and/or thrift shops first. You can find some amazing...
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    Need help with NP resume

    santhony44 replied to amandarez's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    David: Why is this? I currently use a CV but have used the Word template resume in the
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    Team Nursing

    santhony44 replied to 7pnurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    "Back in the day" when I was an LPN we did team nursing. The RN did meds, IVs and orders. The LPNs and CNAs did patient care (bathe, change, feed, ambulate, etc). The LPNs also did dressing changes,...
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    What should I do?

    santhony44 replied to ladydame's topic in General Nursing

    Are you prepared to quit the office and accept the hospital job if you try to negotiate and they are not receptive? If you are, then you could go in and say that you've been offered another job but...
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    What should I do?

    santhony44 replied to ladydame's topic in General Nursing

    Take the new job!! That is, unless you really want to be a medical records
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    I made her cry?!?

    santhony44 replied to one breath at a time's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think this should be on your evaluation. Anything less than satisfactory on your evaluation should be something that you have not improved upon after considerable counseling. Nothing on your...
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    Moving to the Wichita Falls area

    santhony44 replied to niceguytx's topic in Texas Nursing

    Seymour? There's a hospital there. Not sure about nursing
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    Stupidest reason to go to ER

    santhony44 replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

    Well, mine was the mom who brought her kid in with pinkeye. She had insurance and preferred to pay the $50 ER deductible rather than taking time off the next day. Doesn't hold a candle to belly button...
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    Update on the new job

    santhony44 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's great that you're enjoying the job! I'd also consider what can be done with a slow cooker and/or electric roaster. Some people swear by
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    preceptor gifts

    santhony44 replied to futurecnm's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely, the note! Some kind of homemade goodies, a mug with candy, pens, etc; The cafeteria or coffee shop gift certificate idea is great, too. Anything you give them will probably be fine. In...
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    RNs can't be CNAs?

    santhony44 replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    Not illegal, but if something happened, you would be held to the standard of an
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    Accepted offer, now I feel stuck.

    santhony44 replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I don't think it's unethical to decline an offer you've accepted if you haven't started working there yet. Much better to decline now than to start and quit after they've put time and...
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    Going to have to get hospital job...so depressed

    santhony44 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think a 100-mile commute with 12 hour shifts is really do-able for very long. I've done that commute myself and it got difficult, and I wasn't doing 12 hours. I finally gave up a job I loved...
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    Any Tdcj Unit Nurses Here?????????

    santhony44 replied to texascowgirl's topic in Correctional

    I don't work corrections, but my son is an officer at Clements, and I know one of the Montford
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    Is this unprofessional?

    santhony44 replied to Emma123's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    As someone else said, make sure they are very clean and neat. Solid colors would probably look more professional than
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    Oboy........how should this be handled?

    santhony44 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work about 15 miles from where I live. A number of my patients live in the same town I do but I don't usually mention it (one couple lives about a block away). I had a garage sale a couple of...
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    50YO new nurse dreads work

    santhony44 replied to havepatients's topic in General Nursing

    I'm right behind you in age but have been in nursing a lot longer. I think, at this age, I would not be willing to put up with a job I hated indefinitely- particularly if it was physically stressful....
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    what to know @ scene of accident

    santhony44 replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    A number of years ago I took a Basic Trauma Life Support course just in case. The one time since I've had to stop at the scene, I did just these things I've quoted, above. I saw the pickup truck skid...
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    Nurses who DON'T work in a hospital, what do you do?

    santhony44 replied to RNfaster's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a FNP, so I work in a clinic. We have LVN's there who help the providers, one who works as a pharmacy tech in our Class D pharmacy, plus one who works as a Case Manager. Most Case Managers are...
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    CNA training: Some questionable behavior

    santhony44 replied to FinderKeeper's topic in General Nursing

    Even if this is considered acceptable practice in that facility, it's not good practice. As Puggymae says, it can cause real problems if the expected events don't happen or something else happens, and...
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    Part-time job

    santhony44 replied to kmac734's topic in General Nursing

    If you're talking about cutting back to part-time from full-time, that should be "safe" but it would take you longer to feel comfortable in the job and to get your skills and time management up to...
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    newbie with a big question...

    santhony44 replied to vmoyer1972's topic in Nursing Career

    You would not have to relinquish your PA license to get a license in TX. You can have licenses from more than one state if you're willing to pay for