santhony44 MSN, RN, NP

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

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    They Think I'm Working Christmas??

    santhony44 replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP: You are not a whiner! You are a reasonable human being and expect to be treated as such. As can be seen by reading over the posts on the list, there are ways of scheduling the holidays...
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    They Think I'm Working Christmas??

    santhony44 replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked a lot of holidays and have always, always, always had plenty of advance notice. As in, by the end of October! They could have let you know in advance and didn't. You made plans....
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    What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    santhony44 replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's interesting that several people have posted about getting negative comments about not being social enough, and so forth. I think it's important to have a cordial relationship with my co-workers,...
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    What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    santhony44 replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That was a lovely compliment you gave her. Some people are just so bizarre! What on earth was disrespectful about
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    What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    santhony44 replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I did once work telephone triage; we worked in the same physical area as the answering service and the referral center. We worked evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. The referral center was 8-4,...
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    Destruction at work: What have YOU broken?

    santhony44 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I've spiked through the side of more than one plastic IV bag! Back when IV pumps were just that- pumps with no controller and no sensors- I exploded IV tubing more than once (if you close off the...
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    What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    santhony44 replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The nurse manager from you-know-where told me that my "body language" indicated that I did not want to be there. Let's see. I was working full time, going to school full time, had the NM from the...
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    STUPID PARENTS!! (vent here)

    santhony44 replied to tgb3rn's topic in General Nursing

    I think I'd go after the $1000 even if I never actually saw a penny of it. Teach your daughter that this isn't revenge but an attempt at making him face the consequences of his actions. As others...
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    Float pool, ideas on making it better

    santhony44 replied to wjf00's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked float I found this to be true on some floors as well. Other floors were grateful to have the help and tried to make it as easy on the float nurses as possible. Another problem was that...
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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    santhony44 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    I look at caps like that- and some are even foofier- and wonder how on earth someone could be taken seriously with that thing on her head??? I did have a cap, but ours was pretty
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    Holiday gift for manager?

    santhony44 replied to RNPamP's topic in General Nursing

    My personal philosophy is that the higher someone is on the food chain, the less $$$ should be spent on a gift. If you can, some sort of homemade goodie is nice, as is a handcrafted ornament. If you...
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    Age and Returning for BSN/MSN

    santhony44 replied to bshaw96's topic in General Nursing

    I got my BSN at 36, my MN at 38. There were several people older than I was during my BSN program, and probably half or more of the Master's classmates were older than I. In my FNP group there were 6...
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    Criminal or just Bad Judgement?

    santhony44 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: Your gut instinct was telling you something, listen to it! You may have always enjoyed working with this guy but don't let that stand in the way of doing what you need to do. If you...
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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    santhony44 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    The mercury just temporarily coated the ring turning it "silver." That happened to me once when I was cleaning up a broken glass thermometer. I don't remember what we did with it but nobody was...
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    Is this legal???

    santhony44 replied to cant_not's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I'd think, too. Whereas your grandmother was grandfathered in but got a license and thus has the right to call herself a nurse, this lady says she doesn't have a license and so I don't...
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    Pt demanded a stronger pain med

    santhony44 replied to AstrosFan's topic in Emergency

    You did fine. If there was a remote possibility shame would work, having a shocked expression on your face and saying something like, "Oh, no, our doctors are watched very closely on their pain...
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    Leaving work at work

    santhony44 replied to Lightning Bug RN's topic in General Nursing

    After almost 24 years, I know that I still don't leave work at work 100% of the time, but I've managed to survive and have been thinking about how. I don't talk about work at home, or very little....
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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    santhony44 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    There was a plastic version called a carpuject. I can't remember the name of the metal one either, but I always had one in my pocket. If you didn't have your own personal one, you could never find one...
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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    santhony44 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

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    Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    santhony44 replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a patient once who was quite old (or I thought so at the time) and very wrinkled. I knew she had a grown son and daughter but had not seen them. I walked into her room and she had this nice...
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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    santhony44 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget the toe pleat! And the open end of the pillowcase faces away from the
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    I had an appendectomy

    santhony44 replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    Get a firm answer from the surgeon. I'd tell him that you can't get light duty and have no way to assure you won't have to lift, pull, or tug on patients when you do go back. In fact, it sounds as if...
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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    santhony44 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    Stryker frames! Does anyone else remember Stryker frames? I had a fall a few years ago and refused to let anyone move me without a c-collar and logrolling. I told people later that I lay there and all...
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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    santhony44 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    We must have had the same nursing school instructors! I remember that well. If you wear gloves, the patients will think that you think they're "dirty."
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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    santhony44 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    You burned yourself testing for glucose. You put urine in a glass test tube and dropped a tablet in. It fizzed and changed colors, getting very hot in the process. You strained your eyes testing for...