santhony44 MSN, RN, NP

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

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    Please don't eat your young.

    santhony44 replied to Kiren's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: I see student nurses in a clinic setting. I like having students too, and like to teach. However: Come to clinicals prepared to work and to learn. I don't mind questions at all, but if I...
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    Midnight Dr. Call.

    santhony44 replied to m4blondi's topic in General Nursing

    When you do have to call a doc in the middle of the night, make sure you have the chart in front of you and all your information together before you call. Even the ones who understand that this is...
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    Watch your meds CLOSELY! (long)

    santhony44 replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    The pharmacy I use has started including a description of the pill on the outside of the bottle. "This an oval orange tablet with ER123 on the side." I think it's a great idea and I hope it
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    Being called "Nurse".

    santhony44 replied to PsychRN-Kris's topic in General Nursing

    I had a LOL in a nursing home once call me "Nursie." I wouldn't have wanted to be called that every day, but it's hard to get offended with a slightly demented LOL, especially one not calling you...
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    Customer service....

    santhony44 replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    I've been thinking over why this whole "customer service" emphasis bothers me so much, and I think what CardsRN says here sums it up. "Customer service" focuses on what people want. Nursing and...
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    Do you give notice when quitting an on-call position??

    santhony44 replied to PsychRN-Kris's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Never burn a bridge. You never know when that manager will be in a hiring position somewhere else at some future
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    Glucose tolerance test

    santhony44 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Given the choice between the glucose drink and gastrografin, I'd take the glucose again. I don't remember that it was bad, exactly, just very very sweet. Of course it's been almost 22 years, my...
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    Glucose tolerance test

    santhony44 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had one during my first pregnancy and had the same thing happen. It was a 3-hour test. Nobody told me to go eat right away!! Sweaty, shaky, and could not get enough to eat. I think I ate two full...
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    Opinion question I guess

    santhony44 replied to Howie781's topic in General Nursing

    Howie: I grew up not too far from where you are. While I personally think that as long as it's clean and neat it doesn't matter, I do think you might get better reactions from patients in clinicals...
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    Do you enjoy TV surgical/medical shows?

    santhony44 replied to MSJ2007's topic in General Nursing

    I watch very little TV, but when I do, definitely not the medical shows! I stopped that way back after a few episodes of St. Elsewhere! The inaccuracies just drive me nuts. And as others have said, it...
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    was this really cause of death?

    santhony44 replied to dcnballmom's topic in General Nursing

    If she's telling family members this, she's inviting a lawsuit. Speculating on the cause of death just isn't a good idea, and telling families that someone died because the facility or physician let...
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    Hello Mr. VIP! I'm your servant nurse for the night!

    santhony44 replied to SICU Queen's topic in General Nursing

    When I was an LPN student I had a patient who was the wife of a prominent attorney. She had half the medical staff coming by to see her on a daily basis. She had a Foley catheter in, mostly so she...
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    Looking for opinions here on an *older* RN's habits

    santhony44 replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse about the same length of time, and I agree. We didn't wear gloves for baths nor for starting IV's, and yes I was taught that we'd make the patient feel "dirty" if we wore gloves...
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    My morale is shot...

    santhony44 replied to dzadzey's topic in General Nursing

    If you love the work, look into outpatient, freestanding dialysis centers in your area. There are bound to be some nearby. Even fairly small towns have them these days. I suspect that a lot of the...
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    Charting Bloopers

    santhony44 replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    I annoyed a doctor once when I said that a patient had a "Nissan" fundoplication rather than a "Nissen." Yes, I knew the difference, somehow I just opened my mouth and the wrong thing came out....
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    Charting Bloopers

    santhony44 replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a patient once who had q4 hour neuro checks. He'd been on the floor for several shifts already. Got my little penlight, checked his eyes. Hmm, something odd about that left eye- I didn't...
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    VA hospital........WOW! I was impressed!!

    santhony44 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    They have a fantastic electronic medical record system. I had that old bad impression too, until I was teaching and had students in the VA clinic (graduate students). I was very impressed with the...
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    Burnout vs. Stress vs. Not cut out for nursing

    santhony44 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: I agree completely. Been there, done that, for sure. As others have said, there are lots of avenues open for nurses. Think about what you might like and give something else a try. There...
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    PRIVATE ROOMS USA vs UK

    santhony44 replied to cybernurse81's topic in General Nursing

    Back in the early 80's I did clinicals in a VA hospital. They had some rooms that had 6 beds. No other hospitals I have been familiar with had more than 2 beds to a room, and I think the trend is to...
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    Options Options...

    santhony44 replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    Five years sounds like an awfully long commitment. All kinds of life changes can take place in five years. What seems ideal right now may be totally wrong in five years. Personally, I'd find another...
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    Quit my job (again)...

    santhony44 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    If you haven't done so already, I would sit down and write out everything that happened while you were there. You may need it. Documenting it all while it's going on is best, but better now than...
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    suggestions to docs

    santhony44 replied to creature's topic in General Nursing

    Statins for cholesterol are also known to cause muscle pain. That needs to be looked at as
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    Patient advocate vs. Being Nosey

    santhony44 replied to Kim O'Therapy's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: I think this is an excellent way to handle it. You aren't being nosey or butting in; the other student asked you about the
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    Had my first doctor scream at me today

    santhony44 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    By the way, the other docs looking at you and shaking their heads very possibly were responding to your being yelled at, not at your having made a "mistake." The doctor was doing a good job of making...
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    Tips for looking more professional

    santhony44 replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    I asked a nursing school instructor what the dress code for the school was for clinicals. She said "the three B's." "No boobs, no butts, no belly buttons." I was speechless! And yes, they have...