Christy1019 ASN, RN

Emergency/Trauma/Critical Care Nursing

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About Christy1019

Christy1019 has 11 years experience as a ASN, RN and specializes in Emergency/Trauma/Critical Care Nursing.


My parents always say that they knew early on that I would one day become a nurse, and I cannot remember ever wanting to do anything else. I am passionate about & addicted to learning anything medical/nursing related, and I am so proud to be able to call myself a R.N.

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  1. Christy1019

    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    Just recently had an elderly pt with the name Golatus. For the life of me I couldn't figure out why that name was chosen, until she introduced herself as Gladys! If you say Golatus fast enough, it sounds like Gladys! LOL!!
  2. How awful! I hope this person serves time for this. What in the world were they thinking???
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    Ramadan

    I live near one of the largest Muslim communities in the country so Ramadan is something that we tend to be very familiar with in this area. However, I wasn't sure which age they begin fasting so I just asked one of the Muslim nurses I am working wi...
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    Staffing and Unions: Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak

    I work within this health system, albeit not at that specific hospital, and have mixed feelings about starting a nursing union. My background was ER nursing for 9 years and I would have loved to have a 3 patient ratio, however I am now in a supervis...
  5. I highly recommend a great book called "In Shock" by Rana Awdish, a minority critical care physician who experienced a severe complication during her pregnancy and they would not listen to her, assuming they knew better, and it led to a cascade of te...
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    Best hospitals in the Detroit area

    I have worked for both Henry Ford hospital in Detroit and one of the suburban Beaumont hospitals. I much preferred the Henry Ford system over Beaumont, however the current Beaumont hospital is much closer to home. Welcome to Michigan!
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    Sen. Maureen Walsh Response to Backlash

    The thing that is so great about us nurses is that regardless of whatever ignorant comment she or anyone else may make, we will still take great care of them. She can hate on us all she wants, but I know what kind of nurse I am and will not let her ...
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    The Mayo Clinic Netflix Documentary

    I did enjoy the documentary and the history of the Mayo clinic, but I agree, it did feel more like a promotional video for them.
  9. I'm confused... were you all practicing catheter insertions on fellow students? lol There would've been no way they would've talked me into that one!
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    I think they are referring to the way that it is spelled "M'K'N'Z'Y" and not the name.
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    Neonatologist

    A good bet would be to get a bachelors degree in something like biology prior to going into medical school. I am not sure why you are going for an additional degree in ultrasound sonography if you are currently in nursing school, as a means to get i...
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    Where Were You...9/11

    I was in my senior year of high school, first-aid class when the teacher turned on the TV and was explaining what had happened. I have to admit that I didn't know what the WTCs were or their significance, and also believed it to be an accidental cra...
  13. My first one (not medical related) was when I was much younger, and a waitress at a Coney Island restaurant. We had a ton of regulars and it was very common for them to come in at lunch and order a couple Coney dogs and a Coke. I had one male custo...
  14. Interesting read.... What Does It Mean to Die? | The New Yorker Before having her tonsils removed, Jahi McMath, a thirteen-year-old African-American girl from Oakland, California, asked her doctor, Frederick Rosen, about his credentials. "How many ti...
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    Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    I was thinking the same thing, plus the whole wanting to use the last absence day for her last day had my head spinning, I would've never dared! lol