Tony35NYC

Tony35NYC

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  1. Any study tips for mental health nursing?

    Tony35NYC replied to Wen83's topic in General Students

    The big things with our psych instructor were: therapeutic communication, safety, meds, anxiety, mania, and maslow's pyramid. And about 80% of it was communication (i.e. what would be the nurse's best...

  2. problems with nurses at my clinical site

    Tony35NYC replied to Honeybun1206's topic in General Students

    The nurses who work at your clinical site don't know what they're missing. How can they not appreciate a extra pair of hands to help them get their work done? Do all the students in your clinical...

  3. Nurse sexually assaults patient

    Tony35NYC posted a topic in General Nursing

    I got an e-mail link to this story from a friend in Florida and I was wondering what this nurse was thinking when he did this. The article says he inappropriately "touched" and "put his mouth on" the...

  4. What if all docs had to nurses first?????

    Tony35NYC replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry...I guess the irony and intended humor in my comment got lost somewhere. But, nevermind. Be

  5. What if all docs had to nurses first?????

    Tony35NYC replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the docs who work our unit are very respectful to the nursing staff because they understand that their job would be impossible without the nurses, and they also appreciate that when it comes...

  6. where are the nursing shortages?

    Tony35NYC replied to jenago's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, DEFINITELY New

  7. nursing program = biology + chemistry ??

    Tony35NYC replied to elleon's topic in General Nursing

    Jamie, Congratulations to

  8. Is ADN the right choice?

    Tony35NYC replied to elleon's topic in General Nursing

    What do you mean when you say you want to go into psych nursing? Are you saying you want to be a psychiatric nurse, or a psychiatric nurse practitioner? Check with the school you're thinking about...

  9. Dating Patients

    Tony35NYC replied to bobnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think its gross. In fact, I don't see anything wrong with dating or marrying a patient after the care is

  10. college hazing

    Tony35NYC replied to ADykman's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a version of an urban legend I heard somewhere. Where did it

  11. NCLEX Nighmares

    Tony35NYC replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in General Nursing

    Melanie, Don't stress out. You already have the knowledge you need to pass the Nclex and you will, so don't go buying a lot of review books. There really are only a handful of books out there that...

  12. Single in nursing school

    Tony35NYC replied to FutureIsBlue's topic in General Students

    How do you know its not going to happen? Take it from a person who is married with children, family life is not always a happy, rosy, wonderful thing. Sometimes its VERY stressful, especially when...

  13. Support Wife&Kids while attending CRNA School

    Tony35NYC replied to snapster's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Snapster, I recommend that you don't borrow against your 401k, except as an absolute last resort and only in an emergency situation. 401k loans are convenient but they're not really such a good idea....

  14. Ever had 2 pts die on you in 1 day?

    Tony35NYC posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been interning in the ICU for less than a month and a double whammy like this is something I wasn't prepared for today. The first pt was a guy who got hit off his motorcycle by a speeding car....

  15. Ascites with cirrhosis

    Tony35NYC replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Today I took care of a patient who has this same condition. According to the doc, ascites from cirrhosis has about a 3-year mortality rate of 50% or less. If it is refractory, the time drops to about...

  16. Increasing number of deaths

    Tony35NYC replied to bellehill's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I'm glad someone else started this thread because I was thinking that maybe the ICU where I work was just having an unusually bad past coupla weeks with the high number of deaths. There have been a...

  17. ICU vs OR - Advice Please

    Tony35NYC replied to Tucwebb's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm biased because I'm working in the ICU, and since you already have the interest that's where I encourage you to go. Not saying that OR isn't a good place to be but it seems to me that the ICU is...

  18. how do you delegate to techs?

    Tony35NYC replied to jeepgirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked as aide for a short time, and I'm sure I'd frequently be too 'busy' to assist any nurse who says to me: "Nurse aide, can you...?" instead of using my name (That is so not cool!). I was...

  19. I Passed!!!!

    Tony35NYC replied to unknown99's topic in General Nursing

    That is SO cool!

  20. Application Fees to Oversubcribed Programs

    Tony35NYC replied to Fiona59's topic in General Nursing

    It seems unethical for them to keep all the money from those application fees. However, from an academic point of view, it makes sense for them to accept as many applications as possible before the...

  21. Governator kicks nurses butts!!!

    Tony35NYC replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about this. There is no reliable information that proves that illegals alone are to be blamed for the high cost of healthcare except for biased studies commissioned by anti-immigration...

  22. Phasing out LPN's.

    Tony35NYC replied to BJ, LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well said! There are other things to consider when passing meds besides the fact that they are due at 'x' O'clock. Nurses need to make important decisions about when to withhold certain meds and also...

  23. Governator kicks nurses butts!!!

    Tony35NYC replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    This is true. Many people see the governator as just a dumb, sweet guy with a charming accent, and so they smile at everything he says and does do matter how stupid it is. No one took him very...

  24. Tracheal Suction Technique

    Tony35NYC replied to diane1970's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Why not insert the catheter until you meet resistance at the carina? This is how I was taught to do it as

  25. Help with "Bait & Switch" tactics at new job

    Tony35NYC replied to TennNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with above posts, I'd quit that job if I were you. Sounds like a pretty nasty place to