MrsCrypes

MrsCrypes specializes in Case Mgmt, Home Health, Geriatrics.

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1. What would you do? ADN or BSN

   MrsCrypes replied to Vines812's topic in California

   I graduated from Borough of Manhattan Community College in NYC- it's part of the CUNY system.

2. ADN nurses with other BS degree

   MrsCrypes replied to njmomstudent's topic in General Nursing

   I also went the same route as you: I attended a fantastic community college for my AAS (it was soo competitive to get in b/c you practically paid nothing for it) and I already had a previous BS in Advertising and Marketing Communications. I found tha...

3. Why so much competition between nurses?

   MrsCrypes replied to MrsCrypes's topic in General Nursing

   oh c'mon tencat, can't blame a person for accomplished work behind their name, but the horn- tooting I can agree with. I have also known the nurses with a good amount of achievements behind their names and are not snobby about it at all. :)

4. Apical Pulse Rate

   MrsCrypes replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, sounds cool, but i have never heard or seen of the hand method either. would that work in an obese patient?

5. Apical Pulse Rate

   MrsCrypes replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

   with my stethoscope......

6. Apical Pulse Rate

   MrsCrypes replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

   anyone please correct me if I am wrong, to find the MPI - that's where you need to know where to find it (which is the 5th ICS at left Midclavicular line).... Otherwise i've known (and am guilty) of it myself, to listen to the heart (approx at 5th IC...

7. Counting respirations

   MrsCrypes replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

   why nurses skip it, beyond me...it's total laziness on their part. I just automatically count for 30 seconds as i check their pulse. the trick is the place their hand on their chest as you count their pulse - but use the hand with the watch on it. th...

8. Why so much competition between nurses?

   MrsCrypes replied to MrsCrypes's topic in General Nursing

   Better social skills....hmmm, resume reciting is just a huge turn off. When nurses do that to me, I usually tune off everything else that comes after that and move on to speaking to someone who doesn't have to show off - respectfully of course. Somet...

9. New Graduate LPN needs help finding job in New Jersey

   MrsCrypes replied to tumecaj1122's topic in New Jersey

   I totally agree with you, it's like a vicious cycle: no one will hire me b/c i don't have experience, but how can I get experience if no one will hire me.... I agree with another nurse who stated advance, they have a great web site and also the nursi...

10. Hello Nurses! I decided on a school, need feed back! =)

    MrsCrypes replied to tracey87's topic in General Students

    Personally, you are doing roughly the ball park amount of time of completing the LVN degree that you could be doing for the RN degree. Depending on the state, you make more (with more responsibility) as an RN. I went to a 2 yr community college and ...

11. Question re: med tests at interview

    MrsCrypes replied to Guest321574's topic in General Nursing

    For a home care position, I have a 10 question meds test in which I got 9/10 right. It was very simple I thought and what I got wrong had to do with the food you are NOT to administer to someone on Coumadin therapy.... for some reason I always screw ...

12. Why so much competition between nurses?

    MrsCrypes replied to MrsCrypes's topic in General Nursing

    Totally agree, but really, I have to hear someone recite their resume while at a certification course. Job fairs - it's fair game, but not during class / certification time.

13. Beautiful photos

    MrsCrypes replied to iNurseUK's topic in General Nursing

    Very erie and so powerful. I saw how the photos were hung on the wall with cloth tape, truly nursing move :-) Loved it!

14. Why so much competition between nurses?

    MrsCrypes replied to MrsCrypes's topic in General Nursing

    Very well said, and I couldn't agree with you more. I'm guessing you've seen this too, lol

15. Why so much competition between nurses?

    MrsCrypes replied to MrsCrypes's topic in General Nursing

    hahahah you're great! I will say this, I look younger than what I am and have dual degrees in a non-nursing area, and am not hard on the eyes