AnthonyD

AnthonyD

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  1. Online Prenursing Courses - University Of Rochester?

    AnthonyD replied to gkbroaro's topic in General Students

    This was my EXACT impression of this course. Of the three courses I took (Nutrition, Micro, and Developmental Psy.) this had the potential to be the best, as I also found the book to be very...

  2. Unit Secretary Doesn't Know Scope of Practice!

    AnthonyD replied to Okami_CCRN's topic in General Nursing

    That really sucks.. to put it bluntly. Makes you wonder what other tasks she's been "helping out" with. ??? I assume you had a brief chat with your

  3. Unit secretary....

    AnthonyD replied to sassiebaz's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I don't know how it compares to your area of the country, but as a Unit Secretary here in Rochester, NY I make about the same wage as the PCT's or CNA's in the same facility. I also work as a PCT,...

  4. Would You Prefer a Male Nurse?

    AnthonyD replied to djc1981's topic in Male Nursing Students

    To be honest, I think I'd prefer a female nurse... not sure why. But I suppose when it comes down to it, it doesn't really matter as long as they are competent. Having never been a patient (knock on...

  5. Too Busy to.....

    AnthonyD replied to DesertRoseAZ's topic in General Nursing

    Most nurses that have dietary related health issues know to take care of their needs, whether they stop for snack breaks or carry sports drinks etc. They are generally more attentive (or should be...

  6. Why is nursing considered a sexy career?

    AnthonyD replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    When I come home "smelling like hospital" (as my wife describes it)... she certainly doesn't find it sexy...

  7. Funniest thing a new co-worker asked you?

    AnthonyD replied to fultzymom's topic in Nursing Humor

    Working as a PCT in the emergency dept. I had a nurse hand me a blood gas to take to the lab, just in a bag. I said, "It needs to be on ice first," to which she responded. "No, that is a room air...

  8. Online Prenursing Courses - University Of Rochester?

    AnthonyD replied to gkbroaro's topic in General Students

    I'm going to be taking the FastTrack Nursing Prerequisites through Edvantage. I think most schools will probably require you to have labs, which these courses do not include, so just be sure to...

  9. Trying to research if this baby death actually happened...

    AnthonyD replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! That was the case. Here's a link to the DVD of the show, which appeared on A&E's "American Justice"...

  10. Trying to research if this baby death actually happened...

    AnthonyD replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    Now that I'm searching google, however, I can't seem to find anything. Maybe some web search guru's will chime

  11. Trying to research if this baby death actually happened...

    AnthonyD replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    I did see that show. I think it may have been "48 Hours Mystery". But yes, it was a true story, and included interviews with the people involved. Oh, and from what I recall, the Dr. is still...

  12. Do you have CNAs in your ICU?

    AnthonyD replied to bridgfor428's topic in MICU, SICU

    We have PCT's in our 14 bed ICU. There are 2 on Days, 1 on Evenings, and 1 on Nights. They help with bathing, turning, bed changes, and they do FSBG's and EKG's. The PCT's also do all of our room...

  13. can/t determine blood pressure..

    AnthonyD replied to lamphrey0213's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient is having ectopy or missed beats, that could account for the

  14. those catchy drug slogans...

    AnthonyD replied to eak16's topic in General Nursing

    Go lightly on the

  15. 'Impaired Nurse'.....other reasons?

    AnthonyD replied to suzy253's topic in General Nursing

    TIA (or stroke)... had a nurse a few years ago that seemed disoriented, etc... turned out to be a

  16. T-shirt slogan for Intensive Care

    AnthonyD replied to javajunkie's topic in General Nursing

    I came up with my ICU prayer, I think it would go well on a T-shirt... "Dear Lord, please let my next admission be Intubated, Sedated, and Paralyzed.

  17. Log roll transfer from Spinal Board

    AnthonyD replied to Billy Shears's topic in Emergency

    Head is always immobilized LAST when backboarding, and released FIRST when transferring off the backboard. This prevents spinal injury, because if the patients head were immobilized and the body free...

  18. For Those of You Who Have Press-Ganey At Your Hospital

    AnthonyD replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital we get emailed at the end of each month with the comments from the surveys. The names are blanked out of the negative ones, but left in the positive

  19. BSN vs MSN

    AnthonyD replied to biltz's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    What is your current career? Do you have any medical experience? (for example... worked in Dr's office, volunteered in a hospital, EMT, etc.) My suggestion, based on the fact that this is a career...

  20. SICU New Hire

    AnthonyD replied to ralphieralph's topic in MICU, SICU

    This a great resource, that I am constantly consulting!! It's exremely well written,

  21. First Day in ICU tomorrow

    AnthonyD replied to TX_ICU_RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    So how did it

  22. Funny video explaining heart rhythms

    AnthonyD replied to Dixielee's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the laugh! THAT was

  23. Chest Tubes

    AnthonyD replied to mdedmon85's topic in General Nursing

    If it's a 1000ml bottle, it will probably have to be changed when the fluid gets up over 500ml's otherwise there isn't enough vacuum to drain the tube. Hope that helps. Best bet is to ask the other...

  24. when a boxer is cut

    AnthonyD replied to Agnus's topic in General Nursing

    This is your answer. :) (I almost posted the exact same thing after reading the first page of the thread, since it hadn't been answered, then I saw there was a second page.

  25. ICU visiting hours

    AnthonyD replied to livingkennedy's topic in General Nursing

    That's a good point. We also don't allow anyone under 12, and the nurses have the final say whether their patients can have visitors or not, depending on what's going on. We also try to limit...