santhony44 MSN, RN, NP

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

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    Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    santhony44 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: Me either. Hydration fluids, crackers and juice for hypoglycemia; I can even see a meal tray for someone waiting to be admitted. But a "box lunch" just because? It would never occur to me...
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    Worst visitors ever

    santhony44 replied to Laught3r's topic in Nursing Humor

    The husband of the psych patient who brought his wife a box of thumbtacks. She swallowed
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    If you were writing this....

    santhony44 replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I forgot to add: if there is any way possible, find out the name and title of the person who will get the letter. Using that would be better than the generic "sir or ma'am" although you don't...
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    If you were writing this....

    santhony44 replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    Why do surgery or emergency interest you? I'd put a little more than "I'm looking for a change". There has to be a reason why those areas are what you are gravitating toward. Also, I'd change...
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    santhony44 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    OK, I have to admit that I'm married to this one! Don't operate on your big toe callouses with dirty snippers not intended for use on the human body. Particularly not if you're diabetic. Then please,...
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    Ice packs for fever?

    santhony44 posted a topic in Emergency

    First, I'm not an ER nurse. I'm a FNP in primary care. I recently found out that our local ER routinely uses ice packs on kids with fever over about 102. I'm not talking about heat stroke, fever...
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    My Anatomy professor said...

    santhony44 replied to Ado Annie's topic in General Nursing

    Did he cite his
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    Any Fundraising Ideas?

    santhony44 replied to Athens092706's topic in General Nursing

    My son's youth group is doing a raffle. $5 a ticket, winner gets $500. Everything over that in tickets sold is pure
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    All in charge of hiring please look here!!

    santhony44 replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    How's your medical Spanish? If you can be considered fluent, do without a translator, or even serve as a translator, then include that on your resume. That's very useful most anywhere these days!! As...
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    Courtesy Assessment

    santhony44 replied to kdbsmom's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    :yeahthat: Even if you do an assessment just before the patient leaves, they still need to assess the patient when the patient returns to the floor. Particularly if the patient had some sort of...
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    All in charge of hiring please look here!!

    santhony44 replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of the things I've looked at is whether or not there are any errors on the resume or cover letter. No spelling errors or grammatical errors. I've also been very unimpressed by resumes with things...
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    sexual harrassment

    santhony44 replied to ChristinaV's topic in General Nursing

    I believe I would consult a lawyer. Preferably one who deals with employment issues regularly. Every female employee affected needs to start keeping documentation of the instances, however,...
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    Would you do anything about it?

    santhony44 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    If she works in a mental health center, it is almost certainly supported by state and/or federal funds and is not a private office. If that is the case, then they are almost certainly under...
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    Would you do anything about it?

    santhony44 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    If the medication was a sample,then someone at the facility- doctor, NP, or PA- signed for the medication and is responsible for it. They are supposed to keep a log of where the medication goes. Even...
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    FELLOW Nurses please help with this dilema. I am so upset!

    santhony44 replied to sweetnurse2006's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: Absolutely. If they did it to you once, they will do it again. Yes, you worked hard. Yes, they have treated you very poorly and have been very unfair. Now, it's time to move on. Other...
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    Guess this chief complaint

    santhony44 replied to ernurse61's topic in Emergency

    My son is dyslexic. He's a bright boy, but he can't spell (which is what put us onto the dyslexia in the first place). He wouldn't be able to spell if he stayed in school the rest of his life. He...
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    Reaching out for advice on which route to take

    santhony44 replied to lilypad2424's topic in General Nursing

    I meant to add: if you're going to be on a waiting list, go ahead and get your LPN program finished. The experience is never a bad
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    Reaching out for advice on which route to take

    santhony44 replied to lilypad2424's topic in General Nursing

    I went the long slow route myself; now I usually advise other people to go for the BSN because it gives more flexibility. Then you could think about a Master's degree- either in nursing, with an...
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    Symptoms pointing to one thing..but not the DX!

    santhony44 replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Two year old coming in to the clinic for burning on urination. I'm filling in and have never seen this kid before. One of the office nurses mentions that the child sure has gained a lot of weight, she...
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    Interesting places where women have given birth

    santhony44 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    On
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    Ethical dilemma r/t documentation

    santhony44 replied to Murse901's topic in General Nursing

    I would write it as a late notation, as mentioned, with some documentation somewhere that you keep a copy of that shows that you did it in a timely manner but the paperwork got lost. If they weren't...
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    Son of a bad patient

    santhony44 replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    I think "thank yous" to the staff would be really appreciated. As to whether or not talking to your dad about his behavior would help, you know him better than we do. If it was truly out of character...
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    Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    santhony44 replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

    Many moons ago I was an LPN student doing a postpartum clinic rotation. The resident was doing a pelvic exam. He held out his gloved hand so I could squirt some KY out of the tube onto his fingers....
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    'Scuse me sir, don't bite into that frito ! ! !

    santhony44 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you on that! I remember one long-term patient with Alzheimer's who basically sat in a chair all day. She was past talking, much less doing anything for herself. However, she ate when fed...
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    No Medical Background

    santhony44 replied to 2bNurseNik's topic in General Nursing

    When I first went to nursing school, I had rarely even visited anyone in the hospital and had never been a patient! That was almost 24 years ago and I'm still a nurse. Getting some experience is no...