santhony44 MSN, RN, NP

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

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    prescriptive authority

    santhony44 replied to athomas91's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Prescriptive authority definitely varies from state to state. Your state Board of Nursing is your best source of information for your particular state and your particular role. Not being a CRNA, I've...
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    Fired for refusing to draw blood without an order.

    santhony44 replied to deanzgurll's topic in General Nursing

    What an awful place to work. It is not typical of the clinics I've seen! If they want "walk-in" labs, then they need standing orders to cover this. I'm a provider. In our clinic, the nurse...
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    Being made to work as an aide...need advice

    santhony44 replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to your DON. You've proven your willingness to be a "team player." She needs to know that you are hurting yourself in trying to help out. I am sure that your co-worker would appreciate the break,...
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    Hello, I'm your nurse today: get off the darned phone!

    santhony44 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    The same thing happens in the clinic. Most people will get off the phone when someone comes into the room but occasionally one will keep on talking. They get left in peace to finish their...
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    Why don't nurses join the ANA?

    santhony44 replied to gauge14iv's topic in General Nursing

    I think they are elitist and have too broad a social/political agenda. If they stuck to NURSING issues (wouldn't it be great if they'd educate the public as to what we actually do, so that we might...
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    elder abuse

    santhony44 replied to knockandhello's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have a friend who is DON in a LTC, and she's had state come in to investigate allegations of abuse that were made by staff members as revenge against other staff members for percieved slights or...
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    She's a great nurse but she's driving me crazy

    santhony44 replied to not now's topic in General Nursing

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    She's a great nurse but she's driving me crazy

    santhony44 replied to not now's topic in General Nursing

    She took her lunch break in the report room that is next to the nurses station, came back and clocked in. Later that night she said "I'm going to the report room to sleep" Maybe I'm wrong, but the way...
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    Protecting my license..

    santhony44 replied to piglets2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would not only supply the "boss" with the information Karen has given you, I'd pass it along to her boss. Somebody, somewhere along the line, should have a clue that the facility itself is also at...
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    So frustrated...co-worker stealing drugs.

    santhony44 replied to ND76's topic in General Nursing

    Then how did she get licensed in your state? When I've gone from one state to another in the past, I had to have letters from the state boards where I was licensed in order to get licensed in the new...
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    Deadly Epidural

    santhony44 replied to WorkofHeart8's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had two c-sections with epidural anesthesia. I was profoundly thankful to be awake. My husband was able to be in the room and my babies were healthy. I had no complications at all from either the...
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    Pros vs. Cons of Geriatrics?

    santhony44 replied to maryruth's topic in Geriatric, LTC

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    Pros vs. Cons of Geriatrics?

    santhony44 replied to maryruth's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Julie: You do know, don't you, that you can call the state and they are obligated to come out and investigate? I believe that you can do this anonymously. I don't think they have to give any warning...
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    Reminiscing

    santhony44 replied to knockandhello's topic in General Nursing

    I remember learning about pneumoencephalograms, I don't recall seeing any done. We used to do tons of myelograms for back problems, we had to keep the patients flat for 24 hours. Some would "sneak" up...
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    Reminiscing

    santhony44 replied to knockandhello's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking of mitered corners and turning the open end of the pillowcase away from the door, does anyone else know what a toe pleat is?? I've tried explaining that to "younger" nurses and they look at...
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    Soo Many Posts On Criminal Records

    santhony44 replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    I taught a couple of years back and we were doing background checks on all our students. The hospitals in the area required these before clinicals could be done. That's why it surprises me that...
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    Ok maybe a dumb question but.....

    santhony44 replied to cristina2581's topic in General Nursing

    I had no experience whatsoever. I'd hardly even visited people in the hospital! What I did have was a liberal arts degree. I believe that it was a tremendous help to me in learning to think like a...
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    Make up...?

    santhony44 replied to ails's topic in General Nursing

    Many of my nursing instructors did not wear makeup themselves. As students, we were allowed to wear it but not by any means required. It did have to be subtle, though, you couldn't go to clinicals...
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    Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    santhony44 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I was an LPN student, many years ago, we did our initial clinicals at the local VA hospital. I remember one patient, not totally alert and oriented, who had been NPO for several days (I don't...
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    Funny Sign In Slips

    santhony44 replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

    A lady whose legs hurt from her "various veins." (Clinic, not
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    Reminiscing

    santhony44 replied to knockandhello's topic in General Nursing

    Yes- glass suction bottles, long incisions and NG tubes for gallbladders ( God bless whoever invented laparoscopy!), glass thermometers, Clinitest tablets, CT and MRI being brand new, logrolling the...
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    Why don't they like part-time nurses?

    santhony44 replied to lyceeboo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It makes no sense to not hire you part-time. It may be, though, that hiring policies are a "corporate" thing and the DON has her hands tied. Personally, I agree with the poster who preferred a couple...
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    Why don't they like part-time nurses?

    santhony44 replied to lyceeboo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It makes no sense to not hire you part-time. It may be, though, that hiring policies are a "corporate" thing and the DON has her hands tied. Personally, I agree with the poster who preferred a couple...
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    Here's what AAs really think of CRNAs

    santhony44 replied to Athlein1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am an NP and had never heard of AA's either. My personal experiences with CRNA's have been good. I have been slept by one and didn't even have a scratchy throat later. Even the ones I've known that...
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    Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    santhony44 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I can't say I regretted this one, but it was definitely a case of my mouth operating ahead of my brain. Many years ago I worked in a burn unit that was having MRSA problems. The infection control...