chrispicritah

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1. I just got a DUI...

   chrispicritah replied to McArdle's topic in Illinois

   if you drive drunk, you need to be shamed. after 22 years of nursing, i remember the worst thing i saw when i floated to the trauma unit was a multiple freeway accident caused by a drunk driver...he was drunk as cooter brown and ran into a woman who ...

2. Is age a factor for travel?

   chrispicritah replied to Puff RN's topic in Travel

   chile doan worry, dem just jealous! travel and do yuh 'ting... "why should i worry, why should i care, (s'ting, s'ting) cause i've got "street savoir faire"! go for it! cc soon to be retired june 30, 2006:balloons:

3. Is 50 Too Old

   chrispicritah replied to mccordd's topic in Travel

   50 is the new 35!!!! cc soon to retire on june 30, 2006:balloons: young!

4. Can someone help me figure out why my pts Labs were abnormal?

   chrispicritah replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

   CK goes up with a heart attack liver enzymes go up because of the drugs, some people are diabetics and don't know it, because it "hides". chondritis is an inflammation in the ribs, they call it costochondritis. good luck cc soon to retire june 30 200...

5. What to expect in Med/Surg and Psych/Mental Health?

   chrispicritah replied to marilynmom's topic in General Students

   M/S get a buddy who knows more, i was one of the youngest and there were a lot of LVN's in the program, so they helped me out. in psych we went to the VA, we all stuck together and helped each other. i had one buddy that i studied with. she was alrea...

6. Is it my Fault???

   chrispicritah replied to mask's topic in General Students

   well, you don't know if she was already like that, although i could understand you feel bad. it isn't anybody's fault. don't blame yourself for what you can't control. you are brand new and can't be expected to "know" these things. after 22 years i c...

7. Leaving the Profession!

   chrispicritah replied to chrispicritah's topic in General Nursing

   it's OK...don't get bitter, it's not healthy. it makes ulcers and who knows what else? don't wait until that happens because when it does, they will just find somebody else to hire in your place, drink coffee in your name if you die, and forget about...

8. Leaving the Profession!

   chrispicritah replied to chrispicritah's topic in General Nursing

   yes! and we don't thank ourselves and appreciate others enough. i don't believe that you have to become bitter to leave any profession, that is not healthy. but, management likes to sit and look busy, in their ivory towers. i mentioned this fact abou...

9. how do you introduce yourself to patients?

   chrispicritah replied to panamama's topic in General Nursing

   i would always make rounds and go to each person, and say "hello mr/mrs. so-and-so, i'm miss crispi and i am your nurse this evening. do you have any pain?" unless i was on the jail ward in which case i would not tell those inmates my name. i would ...

10. I'm considering becoming an LVN....need advice :)

    chrispicritah replied to tranquilskies's topic in General Nursing

    do you want to be a nurse because it is in your heart, or because of some other reason (i.e. not wanting another meaningless low paying job) that is not a good enough reason for going to school to be a nurse. it is hard work, and it gets harder every...

11. Leaving the Profession!

    chrispicritah replied to chrispicritah's topic in General Nursing

    well, your response is actually more of what i expected to find. and no, i am not venting. i am speaking the truth. speaking what i believe does not make me bitter, it makes me honest. if nursing students are discouraged from nursing because of what ...

12. Someone tell me its OK to have a 3.5GPA instead of a 4.0

    chrispicritah replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in General Students

    OK...but those are two different types of courses that require a different type of skillsets. it sounds like maybe you feel that one is more important or valuable than another? there are some people who are whizzes at chemistry but those same people ...

13. Someone tell me its OK to have a 3.5GPA instead of a 4.0

    chrispicritah replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in General Students

    it is not about getting an "A" it is about what you know, and how good you are at it. just because someone knows what is in a book or on a test, does not mean that they will be a good nurse. i did well in school, i worked hard for 22 years and burnt...

14. ohhhh my aching feet

    chrispicritah replied to bethneyann's topic in Uniform/Gear

    go to the doctor and make sure nothing is wrong with your feet like fallen arches or heel spurs :uhoh21: then try the other's suggestions. nursing shoes always bothered me. dansko clogs and some other kind i bought earlier this year were nice. but i ...

15. Why not let me have a PCA?

    chrispicritah replied to Kim O'Therapy's topic in General Nursing

    that sounds very antiquated, apparently that hospital is not up to standard on pain control. when i had several fibroids removed, the anesthesiologist asked me in the pre-op area, what i wanted, demerol, morphine, or dilaudid. i was not in a "elite"...