santhony44 MSN, RN, NP

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

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    Need some help/advice

    santhony44 replied to wolfgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Write down everything he says or does, keep track of your witnesses, and the tape recorder might not be a bad idea. I understand that what he says when no one else is around becomes a he said/she said...
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    The Middle Wife

    santhony44 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    the "middle wife" by an anonymous 2nd grade teacher i've been teaching now for about fifteen years. i have two kids myself, but the best birth story i know is the one i saw in my own second-grade...
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    Do You Have Any Favorite OB Myths?

    santhony44 replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Eeeewwww is right!! I haven't heard that one. I have heard "having sex will feed the baby." :chuckle Bet some guy made that one
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    Do You Have Any Favorite OB Myths?

    santhony44 replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had a co-worker once tell us that her husband's grandmother told him "if you do it doggie style you'll have a boy." She was trying to get pregnant at the time. Needless to say this was way more...
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    generation gap among nurses

    santhony44 replied to angelcharm's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure this is a generational thing. I worked with nurses 20 years ago who told me a lot more than I wanted to know about their personal lives, and I've run into it recently. I've sometimes...
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    day shift nurses vs. night shift nurses

    santhony44 replied to angelluv1976's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't worked nights in ten years- it's not very compatible with family practice (doing an evening clinic is not good for the family or social life). However, I could probably do one tonight if I...
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    patient ratios?

    santhony44 replied to MIA-RN1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Any possibility of enlisting the docs whose patients you care for to help? If ACOG has a standard for safe staffing ratios your docs might be interested in knowing that those aren't being followed....
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    Pregnant but Negative Urine Preg?

    santhony44 replied to RunnerRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've seen a urine pregnancy test in a lab show positive two weeks after
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    day shift nurses vs. night shift nurses

    santhony44 replied to angelluv1976's topic in General Nursing

    Some of us gravitate to a certain shift because we are either night people or day people. Our clocks just seem to be set a certain way. I'm a night owl. I hate getting up in the morning. I have more...
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    You know you work nights when.......

    santhony44 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    that is too funny. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: don't blame him a
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    Pelvic Exam Question

    santhony44 posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I posted this question on the NP forum and only got one answer. While that was appreciated, I hoped for more! Anyone on this forum have an answer? I'm an experienced FNP, have done many pelvic exams,...
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    Problems with LPN... just need to vent.

    santhony44 replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't blame the guy's military background. I think this is his personality, and maybe nothing in the military helped any, but he wasn't a nice supportive person in the first place. One of the...
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    Nursing without license

    santhony44 replied to TouchstoneRN's topic in General Nursing

    Every place I've ever worked has verified licenses and has been on top of renewals. You present a license and it's verified before you ever start working. When your license is due to be renewed, the...
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    Are you scared of being sued or do you know someone who got sued for malpractice?

    santhony44 replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    I've been named once. It was a "fishing expedition" type suit that was quickly dropped when the hospital didn't fold immediately. Everyone whose name was in the chart was named in the suit. Still a...
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    Will somebody PLEASE tell these doctors....

    santhony44 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't ask why I'm calling you at 2AM with a vital sign exceeding the parameters you gave when you wrote the orders!!! That one always killed me when I worked in the hospital. If you call you get...
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    Cat like reflexes in nursing! LOL!

    santhony44 replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Not me, but a co-worker. We were working in an epilepsy monitoring unit. The patient had a seizure, I went to get the Ativan and she was getting the site ready. She'd squeezed in between the top and...
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    Knock Knock Joke

    santhony44 replied to Eilana's topic in Nursing Humor

    During a lecture in an LPN class the instructor kept talking about bilirubin. Due to her accent/manner of speech it did come out sounding like two words. One of my classmates finally raised her hand...
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    Suggestions for Holiday CNA gifts?

    santhony44 replied to Elektra6's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nice pens! Not cross, but the nice thick pens with the cushion. Works for male or female. A gift basket of inexpensive goodies- lotions, bath salts, a candle, etc. The home-baked treats are always...
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    Do You Have Any Favorite OB Myths?

    santhony44 replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've encountered a couple among patients of Mexican heritage. One is wearing a key or a safety pin pinned to the inside bottom of one's shirt, or the top of one's panties. This is to prevent birth...
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    Do You Have Any Favorite OB Myths?

    santhony44 replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    One of the OB myths I've always heard is that taking Castor Oil will bring on labor. I don't know that I've ever met anyone tired enough of being pregnant to try
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    working your way through NP school

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

    I was told that I would not be able to work all the way through my program. I really didn't have a choice. I worked at least 20 hours a week. I had been at that hospital for a long time so was able...
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    my first time seeing a dad almost pass out

    santhony44 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was helping with a delivery, mom was on the table, pushing. I was on one side of mom, her mom was at her head, hubby and another nurse were on the other side. I noticed that someone was breathing...
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    Cold weather causing pneumonia? *vent*

    santhony44 replied to wannabesedated's topic in General Nursing

    When it comes to your family, you will probably not ever convince them you know what you're talking about. :uhoh21: You will have much more success teaching people who know you as "nurse" and have...
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    Nervous about surgery!!!

    santhony44 replied to Wendy_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I had surgery on Friday, home Saturday, back in the clinic on Monday (no lifting etc). It was much better out than in!!! Saturday AM I had some nausea, not a lot. I don't remember any pain to speak...
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    Pelvic Exam Question

    santhony44 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm an experienced FNP, have done many pelvic exams, rarely have to repeat a pap for a bad specimen. I do an average of 1-2 a day. I also try to give as gentle a pelvic exam as possible. However, on...