santhony44 MSN, RN, NP

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

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    Sometimes I hate being the nurse in the family

    santhony44 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've had emailed pictures of an ankle. Mom, is it sprained?? Yes, looks that way. Mom gets vomited on no matter what. Being a nurse is just an added bonus! I will take that any day over being...
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    Does anyone know if this matters?...

    santhony44 replied to Pinky05's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guessing from this that yoyu're pretty young? Most employers don't necessarily expect a fairly young person, still living at home with Mom & Dad, to have extensive work experience. While it...
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    Toddler Has Strep Throat Again

    santhony44 replied to mookie's topic in General Nursing

    I hope this isn't considered medical advice! I just wanted to say that tonsillectomy does not always "cure" recurrent strep infections. I've seen patients who had them and still got
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    Annoyed about a bonus ...help *long*

    santhony44 replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

    No, this is not right, and no, you did not take it too far. A hospital is a business, yes, and they need to deliver on what they promise. Being a business does not excuse a lack of integrity in...
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    Best & Worst April Fool's Pranks

    santhony44 replied to Fran_Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I worked night shift on a small unit and decided to pull an April Fool's on our coordinator. I wrote out a letter and in it put the "resignation" of every single nurse on the unit, effective...
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    Myers-Briggs Type

    santhony44 replied to piscesguy's topic in General Nursing

    ISTJ here, too. One of the jobs listed was primary care physician. Not a physician, but
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    Rules for the ER (long)

    santhony44 replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    DO NOT let your kiddies play on the floor, with the trash or push the call light for their entertainment. The first two are just thoughtless and neglectful parenting. The last one just makes me...
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    Rules for the ER (long)

    santhony44 replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Absolutely! To paraphrase something I read somewhere else, truth is stranger than fiction because fiction has to at least sound plausible!!! I mean, if I made up a patient who only takes her birth...
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    I don't know how to feel about this

    santhony44 replied to sweetcheekers's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: :yelclap: Great
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    nurses with disabilities

    santhony44 replied to nurseash2's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Look into case management. Check with insurance companies about that type of work and also case reviews, prior authorizations, etc. Telephone triage is a good option if there is a service near you....
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    Delivering lab specimens...what do you think?

    santhony44 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    You may want to check and see if this is something that OSHA regulations address. I think I remember a few years back hearing this. I believe you are supposed to have special transport containers and...
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    Rules for the ER (long)

    santhony44 replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    I'm not an ER nurse and never have been, but I've been a nurse longer than some of the posters on this thread have been alive. Venting and "black humor" are a couple of the things that allow nurses...
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    drug testing q.... how sensitive are they

    santhony44 replied to Busy20yo's topic in General Nursing

    The drug tests I've had experience with- all urine tests- would probably not show anything from second-hand cocaine exposure. Cocaine is usually out of the body pretty fast for the user. I can't speak...
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    "But I'm pregnant . . ."

    santhony44 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in an ICU during my second pregnancy. One night the RT walked past and patted me on the shoulder. "This is the kind of pregnant woman I like," he said. "She doesn't talk about it all the...
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    Share your story: "I hate it when I'm right!"

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

    A number of years ago my husband's aunt had breast cancer. She had a mastectomy plus other treatment, did fine. Several years after that my sister in law called me one day and said that their aunt was...
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    Pt Threats and Name Badges (again)

    santhony44 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a link to an OSHA : http://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3148/osha3148.html This is from their website: Provide staff with identification badges, preferably without last names, to readily...
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    Pt Threats and Name Badges (again)

    santhony44 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I agree completely with this advice. This sounds like a serious threat to me- it sounds as if he means it. He knows and says exactly what he means to do, to whom, where, and how. This is not "I'll get...
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    Was I doing my job, or was I too attached?

    santhony44 replied to Megsd's topic in General Nursing

    You can't and won't get that attached to every patient that way. However, sometimes you just can't help getting attached to some. I think that if you ever get to the point that you don't get attached...
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    "Just found out somone I know was diagnosed with cancer"

    santhony44 replied to Little Panda RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it would mean so much to her to hear from you. Card, telephone call, both. I'm so sorry about your dad. It may be that having experienced this will help you in being able to help this lady...
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    Re-training to become a nurse--is it worth the sacrifice?

    santhony44 replied to GraceNotes's topic in General Nursing

    Try to find a less expensive program, maybe, but if it's what you want to do, go for it!! You'll be 53 in 3 years in any case! You can't judge the entire profession from one experience. And remember...
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    Can I see well enough to be a nurse?

    santhony44 replied to Steph2007's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who had retinopathy from birth. She got through nursing school and then specialized in psych nursing. Now she has other physical problems and teaches nursing. Give it a try, and good...
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    Need some suggestions about my mother in law

    santhony44 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the previous advice. A local support group, plus any organized diabetes education that's available. If you can find any good printed resources, have those available, but don't push....
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    Rules for the ER (long)

    santhony44 replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    A corollary: don't wait until 15 minutes before closing time on Friday to get your refills when you didn't keep your last two appointments. I'd like to paint in big letters on the waiting room wall:...
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    Call-a-Nurse /Telephone Patient advise

    santhony44 replied to goflyslow2's topic in General Nursing

    You need standardized protocols, approved by the physicians. This should include under what circumstances the physicians wish to be called. Also, keep a record of every call, who, what complaint, and...
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    I'm Upset...

    santhony44 replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    Are there any other possibilities in your area, like home health or hospice? Good