santhony44 MSN, RN, NP

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

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    Thinking of an incentive program for longevity....help

    santhony44 replied to NeosynephRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the idea of longevity incentives is way underutilized. Too many facilities give lots of perks for new hires and ignore their long-term, committed employees (if they have any). And I agree...
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    What is your take on multiple family members in room when they have roommate?

    santhony44 replied to hollyberry678's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Don't you just know if she'd skated past you and gone SPLAT it would have been ALL YOUR FAULT and mommy would've sued??? No one is allowed to thwart the little darlings, but you are still responsible...
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    Patients say the funniest things...

    santhony44 replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    If you're saying what I'm reading into this, then I'd be angry, too. I think what she was saying is mean and emasculating. I can't imagine many men finding humor in their SO joking about their...
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    Patients say the funniest things...

    santhony44 replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    Fortunately, while Versed makes me talk a blue streak, I'm still pretty well in control of what I'm
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    Parent Pet Peeves

    santhony44 replied to ICRN2008's topic in Pediatric

    Or how about the ones who make the appointment for 2:45 then need you to "hurry because I have to pick my other kid up at
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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

    Not everyone who has a seizure is invariably incontinent of urine every single time. The next time you have a seizure with no EEG changes, you really don't have to wet your
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    What is your take on multiple family members in room when they have roommate?

    santhony44 replied to hollyberry678's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's ridiculous. Even with private rooms, no patient needs a party going on next door, nor groups of people traipsing up and down the halls all night. It makes me feel old to recall that we not only...
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    Patients say the funniest things...

    santhony44 replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    Years ago when I was a nursing student, we were in our OB rotation in a hospital that was still using Twilight Sleep. The doctor came in to check this one particular patient's cervix while several of...
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    Is this wrong? Death and Dying

    santhony44 replied to Karynica, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree completely. When you share that, your students know that you really do know what you are talking about, and that you're not just teaching out of the textbook. Maybe you should tell her what...
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    Scrubs to tight? How do you tell someone?

    santhony44 replied to Absolutely13's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, being male, any comment you make will probably get an offended "Why are you looking?" reaction. Never mind that it's right in your face and you can't help but notice. I'd approach the...
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    what are these people thinking???

    santhony44 replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    Sad to say, that's pretty true for me, too. And, in a teaching hospital, it was usually a med student or
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    santhony44 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    neither was tide. i had a hospital patient once tell her roommate to douche with tide. judging by the look on the roommate's face, i doubt she went home and tried
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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

    Kristen: You said a mouthful,
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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

    That one has a corollary: If you want something done right the first time, tell me how you want it done to begin with. Believe it or not, everything isn't done the same way
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    Help! placing foley in obese females

    santhony44 replied to avatar78's topic in General Students

    If you use betadine, try to look and see where the betadine "puddles" because sometimes it will collect in the urethral opening just a bit. If you insert the catheter and it's in the lady parts,...
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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

    There's quite a difference between infection, and no recent acquaintance with soap and water. I've had patients I could barely tolerate doing a focused exam for a URI, clothed, without gagging. I...
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    NP's calling themselves MD's

    santhony44 replied to shelly304's topic in General Nursing

    I think that's where many PAs and NPs end up. We've never once introduced ourselves as "Doctor," have explained our titles repeatedly, wear our proper name tags, and just go on with our care of our...
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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

    I don't know why you suddenly decided to be sweet as pie to me, but you might as well stop. When you thought you were talking about me behind my back, I actually happened to be standing right behind...
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    I want her fired!!!!

    santhony44 replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    Too bad they don't all show up with an assortment of moving boxes and offer to help
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    Mr. One More Thing........LMAO

    santhony44 replied to JennRN65's topic in General Nursing

    In the clinic, this is known as the Doorknob Phenomeon. You've finished with the patient, you think, and put your hand on the doorknob, to walk out of the room. Then: "Oh, one more thing..." "Oh, by...
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    Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    santhony44 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just proves "you can't cure stupid." Having had a couple of abdominal surgeries, I can't imagine having any desire whatsoever to eat right away. But then, NG tubes aren't real high on my personal...
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    No more internet access

    santhony44 replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    I think there are too many filter and firewall programs now to make taking internet away altogether a reasonable way to solve the problem. In my current position, EBay and certain other sites are...
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    Things you'd LOVE to say to TPTB, and get away with it!

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

    If you can't figure out why you can't keep staff, look in the mirror!!! If your title is some form of "manager" then that's what you're supposed to do, manage, lead, or something along those lines....
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    Things you'd LOVE to say to TPTB, and get away with it!

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

    That could go for coworkers of any persuasion, actually. The saying about removing the log from your own eye before you worry about the speck of dust in mine- a paraphrase of a Bible verse- would work...
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    bulletin boards, the ones on your walls

    santhony44 replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    I think if the information on them doesn't change often, then people just stop looking at them. I know I do. I think putting cartoons up on a pretty regular basis helps get people's attention. Bright...