santhony44 MSN, RN, NP

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

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    Some MD's can be a bit thick

    santhony44 replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    I expect that the primary doctor was quite frustrated himself. The GI doc gets paid the bigger bucks to take care of that particular problem. Whether or not the primary doctor can do anything about...
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    "My Mom Can't Sleep!"

    santhony44 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Good for Mom, even if they didn't listen!! What a bunch of
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    My question is: Why are nurses so mean to each other?

    santhony44 replied to LadyJRN1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree. My experience is been that you can sometimes end up in a barracuda pool. Most of the time, though, you aren't going to have problems with 8 out of 10 people. 1 or 2, maybe, since personality...
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    I had my 1st burn pt and I am fired up mad!!!

    santhony44 replied to racing-mom4's topic in Critical Care

    It sounds like a horrible situation. I'd like to be a fly on the wall when a burn surgeon gets a look at his
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    My bad attitude

    santhony44 replied to jessiern's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Daytonite: A copy of your post should go to every manager and adminstrator in the country!! The correct way to deal with people is all too uncommon. I don't know if it's not taught, or just not...
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    Hopeless? Hopeful? You be the judge...please

    santhony44 replied to Beary-nice's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that it's time to move on. I don't think this manager is going to let you move to ICU; you're too valuable where you are. And you are indeed very experienced, you are capable of doing...
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    santhony44 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Cologne, after shave, and vanilla extract. Nyquil too, at least it used to be. I'm not sure if it still has the same
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    My bad attitude

    santhony44 replied to jessiern's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You know, I feel like a real dummy. Reading this, now, I can look back and see situations where I got suckered into believing the "it's your attitude, no one likes working with you, you're not a team...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    santhony44 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Goodness! I almost sprayed my computer
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    New nurse making job unbearable!

    santhony44 replied to shelly304's topic in General Nursing

    We'll have no way of knowing, but I'd be willing to bet that the next place she goes will know nothing about the two jobs she's had in six months. If she can't come up with a good reason to leave...
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    slanted articles

    santhony44 replied to shock-me-sane's topic in General Nursing

    It does sound as if the reporter took the family's word for everything, and has no understanding of medical care at all. This guy was obviously very sick. The things the family is complaining about, I...
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    Opinions wanted, please

    santhony44 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    I'd go to HR, or my supervisor's supervisor, or to whomever necessary, but I'd get paid. If everyone else in the class got paid, then the facility clearly expected that attendees would be paid for...
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    Work situation not unique to health care

    santhony44 replied to rph3664's topic in General Nursing

    As the old saying goes (at least I heard it years ago when I was young) "Wouldn't be happy with a job in a pie factory tasting
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    Did not get new position

    santhony44 replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    Not me; I think you're absolutely right. She'll be gone within a year, and you're right about the reasons for the hiring choice, too. I also agree that RN- Jane would be best served by looking...
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    Work situation not unique to health care

    santhony44 replied to rph3664's topic in General Nursing

    Those of us who have kids find it maddening, too. I once worked in very close quarters with someone who had to tell everyone about everything going on with her kid, so by the end of the day I'd heard...
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    "And it's all going to be your fault"

    santhony44 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    The mental picture I get from this one is just way too
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    "If you want to be a doctor, go to medical school"

    santhony44 replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    If she causes trouble, or tries to, see if the ICU/Pulmonary attending will speak up for you. She was
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    santhony44 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have actually used that one, with pediatric clinic patients. "gimme a sticker" just grinds my
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    social intubation?

    santhony44 replied to fire_911medic's topic in Emergency

    The term "social intubation" sounds rather odd to me. I would expect most trauma centers and busy ERs get enough practice sedating and intubating patients without doing unnecessary ones for fun. I've...
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    The Great "Nursing Show" Discussion

    santhony44 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I really, really like the idea of the cop show format, something along the lines of The First 48- it shows what they do, how they talk it out, their reasoning, etc etc. This is what I'm doing, this is...
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    Should Nurses Accept Gifts from Patients?

    santhony44 replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago, I took care of an elderly lady who had been beaten and left for dead by someone who broke into her home. We had her for quite a while. Not long before she passed away, her niece , her only...
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    "fan out and go" + alchohol

    santhony44 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    You could say it, but you might expect to see a specimen cup in your near future. I wasn't thinking about blizzard, hurricane, or wild fire when reading the OP; I had in mind something like industrial...
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    "fan out and go" + alchohol

    santhony44 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    "My NP has told me that red wine may be beneficial to the cardiovascular system, and I just had my second dose for the evening..." Yes, she just did! I don't know why "I'm sorry, I've been drinking"...
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    Abusive male nurses

    santhony44 replied to irishbelle's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Exactly. Most of the guys I've worked with over the years have been excellent co-workers as well as excellent nurses. Some of the larger, more physically intimidating ones, are actually "teddy bears"...
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    Things you'd like to say to your co-workers, but never would ....

    santhony44 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    when i was a graduate student, i did think i'd lost my mind when i was doing a pap on a post-hysterectomy patient and found a cervix! my preceptor explained that, some years back, for reasons best...