czyja

czyja MSN, RN

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  1. Deciding between ASN or BSN

    czyja replied to Backflip's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The OP noted that there was a 15-20 thousand dollar difference in price. That is significant in my book. On a loan of 20K, with an interest rate of 7% (current rate on a stafford loan = 7.22%), over...

  2. Assessment and Urgency a thing of the past?

    czyja replied to MAISY, RN-ER's topic in General Nursing

    Memory Eternal! I am sorry for your loss, but I am also glad that your father knew some comfort in his final hours. Thank you for being his advocate. And thank you for sharing your story.

  3. Nursing Theorists Trivia

    czyja replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I find your post frustrating. Rather than engage my argument, you mis-characterize my position. I have no beef with science - I worked in a cancer biology lab for five years and my research has been...

  4. What are my chances?

    czyja replied to allstarnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the previous poster - talk to a counselor. You may also want to find out about the school. Is GPA all they use? Some schools in my area (especially the ADN programs) have a lottery system...

  5. Nursing Theorists Trivia

    czyja replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Physics - cosmology if chock full of "unproveable/untestable ramblings of ivory tower inhabitants." Many of these ramblings are interesting and useful. Economics. Full of folks that describe...

  6. Nurse Ethicist?

    czyja replied to SmartieLaFance's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Welcome Smartie- I have a strong interest in ethics also - this summer I am starting on an MS Nursing. Nursing Ethics deals with ethics as it relates to the profession of nursing. Bio-medical Ethics...

  7. Assessment and Urgency a thing of the past?

    czyja replied to MAISY, RN-ER's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the update Maisy - you both remain in my prayers. What I find most disturbing is that your FIL has suffered needlessly at the end of his life. He is lucky to have you as his advocate....

  8. Blood

    czyja replied to Nidawi's topic in General Nursing

    Tell me it ain't true! Feeding plants WITH HUMAN TISSUE!!!!!!

  9. Blood

    czyja replied to Nidawi's topic in General Nursing

    read your last post - i don't think you are "weird" for being curious. curiosity is good! whole blood - the stuff we bleed - is useful combination of water, blood cells (the red one do the job of...

  10. "Patient" or "Client"?

    czyja replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! Is this what the New Britain is about? I thought with the NHS they would have stayed "patients." Looks like the Masters of Business Admin have attacked healthcare in the UK

  11. "Patient" or "Client"?

    czyja replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    "Customer" may even result in less than optimal outcomes. On the radio today I heard and ad from hospital letting prospective patients, clients, customers know that they have "caring nurses" that...

  12. "Patient" or "Client"?

    czyja replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I think psych may be the one place where it is actually used. Psych tx was so authoritarian for many years the forgoing of the term "patient" makes sense. And it works nicely with the concept of a...

  13. Assessment and Urgency a thing of the past?

    czyja replied to MAISY, RN-ER's topic in General Nursing

    Maisy - what a horrid situation. It upsets me to hear that your FIL is needlessly suffering. I went through a similar situation with a family member - it is awful. Don't lash out. I know it is...

  14. Truth or Myth: dairy increases mucus?

    czyja replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Tweety you are otherwise a genius and a total stud so I am hesitant to take umbrage at your post BUT-- While I agree that the food group junk of the gov't is complete hogwash promulgated at the behest...

  15. Truth or Myth: dairy increases mucus?

    czyja replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    LOL Indeed. I think there are some out there that still tell their pts that vitamin C prevents

  16. Truth or Myth: dairy increases mucus?

    czyja replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Aha! A kindred soul on the

  17. Truth or Myth: dairy increases mucus?

    czyja replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    The paper I cited above suggests that mucus is not increased nor is it thickened. They did, however, find that dairy can make mucus whiter in color. Because the mucus is more visible pt's think there...

  18. Truth or Myth: dairy increases mucus?

    czyja replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    This one is a CR*P. Wuthrich et al report in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition that "milk consumption does not lead to mucus production of occurrrence of asthma."...

  19. What would RN's do?

    czyja replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    You can! The moderator may edit your post at your request.Or you can upgrade your membership and edit

  20. What would RN's do?

    czyja replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    The varicella vaccine it could result in varicella infection. But the pathophysiology of shingles is rather complex so I dont know if this infection would present as chickenpox or shingles in...

  21. What would RN's do?

    czyja replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    You are wrong. In fact the above post makes no sense whatsoever. If he had chicken pox as child then he does not have natural immunity. His childhood infection conferred acquired immunity. Earlier...

  22. What would RN's do?

    czyja replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    You raise some important points. It strikes me that pharma wields significant influence in research and approval process. Pharma money often directs the research questions that get asked and the...

  23. What would RN's do?

    czyja replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    I profoundly disagree. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices does an excellent job of weighing the available evidence. They also listen to a...

  24. What would RN's do?

    czyja replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! Sorry, but you cannot! Socialism rests on the principle that groups rights trump individual rights. Libertarianism takes the exact opposite position (ie the one you hold). In Cuba for example,...

  25. What would RN's do?

    czyja replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    I am not comfortable with that website's impartiality either. But the story is kinda true. The NY Times reports on it here:...