santhony44 MSN, RN, NP

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

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    Very Unhappy With My Career

    santhony44 replied to Nupe4sleep's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm not a CRNA either, but I think you've had some good advice. If you're in or near a rural area, consider working for smaller community hospitals. I've known a couple of CRNA's who did this- worked...
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    Nurse with Tourette's?

    santhony44 replied to imorgner's topic in General Nursing

    I have also worked with a physician with Tourette's. He had a facial tic that got more intense when he'd concentrate but I didn't think it was anything major. I never heard any verbal outbursts and he...
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    What should i do????new LPN!!

    santhony44 replied to candyLPN2Be's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Definitely give your current job a formal resignation and keep the tone professional. Don't burn any bridges, you never know who you'll run into in the future. (I live 1200 miles from where I went to...
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    Oh man did I miss an order

    santhony44 replied to MIA-RN1's topic in General Nursing

    You checked the chart and had discharge orders. It's not common to get other orders once those have been done. Then the resident didn't find you nor anyone else, didn't flag the chart, and had already...
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    Mom needs advice please!!!

    santhony44 replied to nurselala33's topic in General Nursing

    This might be the hardest thing for you to do, but I agree with the other posters who have said that you need to back off and let her handle it. If, at 17, she is mature enough to do the LPN program,...
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    2 nights of triage hell

    santhony44 replied to EmerNurse's topic in Emergency

    They were raised by moms who took them to the ER for every 101 temp, cough, sniffle, runny nose, episode of vomiting, or runny
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    What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    santhony44 replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I worked briefly in LTC as a GPN. A resident's NG tube, used for feedings, came out. She (the experienced LPN who had just returned from 10 years of retirement) replaced it. Didn't measure, lubricate,...
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    Is 26 too old to go back to school?

    santhony44 replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    I started with a BA and didn't want to teach. So I got an LPN diploma and went right on through to my ADN. I was 26 when I got that. I got my BSN 10 years after that! Then my MN a couple of years...
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    Brainless People!

    santhony44 replied to mickeypat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I went to a hospital "fire school" over 20 years ago now and saw a demonstration I'll never forget. A hospital bed had been made up with linens and then saturated in oxygen- pretty much the way it...
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    Lately I've been feeling the strain....

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

    Angie: Are you getting enough sleep? That won't "cure" you but I think we feel our aches and pains a lot more when we're tired in general. That's true for me, anyway. I'd suggest that you do see the...
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    Would becoming bilingual be useful in nursing?

    santhony44 replied to one2one's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know that there is any place in the US today where Spanish would not be useful. The answer is a big yes! I can fumble around a bit but still need an interpreter most of the
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    When does a multip become a grand multip?

    santhony44 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's not just her opinion, it's
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    Is it just me, or are nurses pushy?

    santhony44 replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Not to sound calloused or flippant here, but bad things do happen. Sometimes they are nobody's fault. I've seen people have bad allergic reactions to the penicillin they were given for their strep...
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    Is it just me, or are nurses pushy?

    santhony44 replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    my thoughts exactly. and sometimes it is these same "pushy" nurses who "coerce" the docs into ordering adequate pain relief, paying attention to what the patient is telling us, doing something about...
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    Freaked me OUT!!!!!!!!

    santhony44 replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Sorta proves the point that judgement is not fully developed until over 20 years of age, doesn't it? As far as stapling the male body part- I would point out that it could easily get infected and...
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    Ampules still being used, Ouch!

    santhony44 replied to NurseyPoo's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose those aren't considerd "hazardous" because the only blood involved is your own. They really shouldn't be used. "Ouch" is right. I have a scar on my right index finger from the exact same...
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    Questions re:Bible passage and nursing

    santhony44 replied to hopecandles's topic in General Nursing

    i could have written that second paragraph! i've reminded myself of that same verse more times than i can count. ministry can also sometimes be speaking the truth to someone even when they don't...
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    Questions re:Bible passage and nursing

    santhony44 replied to hopecandles's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: I agree. While praying for someone is never wrong, it would be wrong to not also do what needs to be done to take care of their needs. It means you don't say "Bless you" as you pass by...
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    I wanted to explain what happened to me...

    santhony44 replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    :flowersfo :balloons: :cheers: :icon_hug: : :yelclap: :balloons: :flowersfo congratulations! wonderful
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    ER Nurses. Read This!

    santhony44 replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    Not an ER nurse, but that's a great
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    I need some serious and honest advice please, regarding fibromyalgia and methadone

    santhony44 replied to FutureNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    You are not responsible for your sister!! She is making her own choices here. If she harms herself, it is not your fault! You cannot "fix" her and you can't help her at all if she's not willing. As...
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    I wanted to explain what happened to me...

    santhony44 replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's an awful way to be treated. They should have to not only take you back, but pay you for the time you missed. Probably won't happen, though. I don't take Ambien because I took it once and...
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    Much needed help with communication?

    santhony44 replied to USNOUMED's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a teaching hospital for a number of years also, and agree with all of the above. The smart med students/interns/residents (and attending physicians, for that matter) listen to the nurses....
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    RN as Inpatient, horrible and looong rant

    santhony44 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry you have had such a horrible experience. I learned a long time ago not to make assumptions about what people know or understand. What we know when we're the nurse can leave us completely...
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    Update on Gross Out Co-Worker

    santhony44 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Celia. I think she's got both psychological and physical issues. Normal people don't subject their co-workers to their personal physical problems. Accidents happen, but the millions of...