AnthonyD

AnthonyD

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  1. Day 5: 2016 Nurses Week Mashup Contest

    AnthonyD replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    StethoNope! (I forgot my stethoscope

  2. Day 4: 2016 Nurses Week Top 5 Things Contest

    AnthonyD replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    1. I'm not always right 2. I'm not always wrong. 3. Some patients will die. 4. Some patients will survive. 5. Keep calm, you will get through it... whatever it

  3. Day 3: 2016 Nurses Week Meme Contest

    AnthonyD replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    C-Diff negative! No more

  4. Day 2: 2016 Nurses Week Fill In The Blank Contest

    AnthonyD replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    a State

  5. How do people feel about male nurses?

    AnthonyD replied to Natgurad's topic in Men in Nursing

    Despite Nursing being a very predominantly female career, it is NOT ok to make generalizations about either sex. And to say that male nurses "are less apt to 'balk about patient needs' vs 'cost...

  6. Religiously, On AllNurses

    AnthonyD replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    Did I say something wrong, Far? I didn't use

  7. Religiously, On AllNurses

    AnthonyD replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    I read AN daily, multiple times per night if I have time. I don't post a lot, but I'm always on here reading. (My secret indulgence is reading the School Nurses's forum - they are the

  8. How do people feel about male nurses?

    AnthonyD replied to Natgurad's topic in Men in Nursing

    I don't want this to come across wrong, but if we reversed the roles in your statement it would be taken has highly inappropriate. I would never say that about the female nurses I work with, nor...

  9. Med Surg or Tele? How is it decided

    AnthonyD replied to venousr3tuRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    So true. In fact, sometimes they are observed less closely, due to the "I can see what they're doing on the monitor"

  10. How do people feel about male nurses?

    AnthonyD replied to Natgurad's topic in Men in Nursing

    Demand for male nurses? Of course!! There are lots of demands for male nurses - "Give me pain meds." "My dad needs to be suctioned ASAP!" "Let me go home" "Get me the doctor now!" "I want...

  11. Calibrating CVP/ART/etc

    AnthonyD replied to nurs1ng's topic in MICU, SICU

    When the transducer is being zeroed (open to air) it's reading atmospheric pressure, which is the same near the floor as it is at the bed level. When the transducer is closed, you're essentially...

  12. ICU RNs floated to floors?

    AnthonyD replied to jamisaurus's topic in Critical Care

    Where I've worked, the pay is the same in the ICU as the other floors. Not aware of any hospitals that pay more for ICU, at least not

  13. Weed and work.

    AnthonyD replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well I do NOW.

  14. New to the ICU: Need a book

    AnthonyD replied to Rich_'s topic in Critical Care

    Technically it is a book, but its content is available completely free on his website, definitely have a look through Mark Hammerschmidt's ICU FAQ at index www. icufaqs.

  15. ICU Suctioning equipment

    AnthonyD replied to PupTheNurse's topic in Critical Care

    Yes, we use closed suction for ventilated patients - both trached and intubated, using Ballard suction. For non-vented trach patients, we use a single-use suction catheter with a single-use bottle of...

  16. ICU Suctioning equipment

    AnthonyD replied to PupTheNurse's topic in Critical Care

    Are you talking about nasotracheal suction? Endotracheal tubes? Tracheostomy? Ventilated or non-ventilated

  17. Is it possible to get out of a signed contract if a nurse doesn't like her job.

    AnthonyD replied to VKALA's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a copy of the contract? Read it. See if it addresses the issue, it might be right there in front of

  18. The courage to say "I don't want to do this"

    AnthonyD replied to everlongRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    When I left my masters degree program, I told people I was "taking a break" from it. I left it up to them to decide whether they thought I meant permanently or temporarily. I'm still not sure...

  19. Cough drops

    AnthonyD replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    If you're going to get picky... It's one elipsis, which comprises three dots. Three ellipses would be nine dots. NINE, Far... As in far too

  20. tuition reimbursement- illegal?

    AnthonyD replied to saraelizanne87's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Same policy here. I used the tuition benefit for my pre-reqs, and when I switched from working full time to per-diem in nursing school, I had to pay back part of it (pro-rated because I had worked a...

  21. Catheterization, Proper Sterile Technique..

    AnthonyD replied to saralee728's topic in Infectious Disease

    Exactly

  22. Catheterization, Proper Sterile Technique..

    AnthonyD replied to saralee728's topic in Infectious Disease

    For school purposes, yes proper technique would avoid touching the member with clean (sterile) hand. In the real world, sometimes it happens. Realize, however, that the catheter itself is also...

  23. Breaking a New Grad Contract?

    AnthonyD replied to badwolf4's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Try your best to stay. You will grow into it! You are just about at the six month mark, a time when nearly EVERY new nurse goes through feelings like this, whether they work near home or far away....

  24. How long is your commute?

    AnthonyD replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    9 miles, and it takes me about 12

  25. Anywhere in NY pay school nurses well?

    AnthonyD replied to FloridaBeagle's topic in School

    Hi Far, Work's actually been busy, so not posting as